Month: November 2018
Weather
Dense Fog Advisory issued November 30 at 2:12AM MST until November 30 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * VISIBILITY…Dense fog is widespread across the area with visibilities of a quarter mile or less. * IMPACTS…In addition to the reduced visibility, [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued November 29 at 9:47PM MST until November 30 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 10 AM CST Friday. * VISIBILITY…Dense fog [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Watch issued November 29 at 8:15PM MST until December 02 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Significant Winter Storm Possible This Weekend… …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…A winter storm is possible Friday night into Sunday morning, with a potential of 5 to [Read More…]
News
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now 2nd worst in history
naruedom/iStock/Thinkstock(KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo) — The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s volatile east is now the second largest in recorded history, with 426 confirmed and probable cases thus far, [Read More…]
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SEC charges Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled with cryptocurrency fraud
cosinart/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather and music prodcer DJ Khaled were charged with failure to disclose payments received for promoting inital coin offerings (ICOs) by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The cases are the [Read More…]
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Body cam video captures what deputy thinks are his final moments in Camp Fire
Gilitukha/iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — As he navigated the flames burning through Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, Butte County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Parmlet figured that he may not survive the day. According to the sheriff’s office, Parmlet [Read More…]
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Former CBS CEO Les Moonves may lose his $120 million payout after bombshell report
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Les Moonves stepped down as CEO of CBS in September amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault, he was still eyeing a $120 million payout. Now he [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed higher Thursday as traders buy back oversold positions. November closed down two cents at $14.47. December up eight cents at $14.14. January 12 cents higher [Read More…]
Ag News
Processing to alleviate dairy contraction in Michigan
Michigan officials say hopefully more dairy processing projects will sustain the state’s largest ag industry. Representative-elect Luke Meerman is a dairy farmer from Ottawa County. “I can still see the tractors running up and down [Read More…]
Ag News
More mixed signals from Trump
President Trump on Thursday continued to send mixed signals on resolving trade issues with China. As he prepared to leave for his high-stakes meeting in Argentina with his Chinese counterpart, Trump told reporters that while [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans down modestly prior to start of G20
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling. Contracts consolidated ahead of the G20 meeting and the expected talks between the U.S. and China. Ahead of the talks, there were more mixed signals [Read More…]
Ag News
Trade aid program keeping some farmers out of the red in 2018
A farm management specialist says USDA’s Market Facilitation Program will benefit farmers struggling this year. “Midwest farmers that raise soybeans will get a considerable payment. It will make the difference between profitability and unprofitability on [Read More…]
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Columbia University professor’s office vandalized with swastikas, anti-Semitic words
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A Columbia University professor’s office was painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic words, according to school officials. The professor, Elizabeth Midlarsky, told the Columbia Spectator that she was “in shock” when she walked [Read More…]
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Winter Storm Watch issued November 29 at 1:45PM MST until December 02 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Significant Winter Storm Possible This Weekend… …WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…A winter storm is possible Friday night into Sunday morning, with a potential of 5 to [Read More…]
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Mall shooting suspect apprehended days after police shoot and kill wrong man: Officials
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(HOOVER, Ala.) — A 20-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with a Thanksgiving shooting incident that turned deadly at a shopping mall in Hoover, Alabama. The initial shooting, which injured [Read More…]
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FBI pleads for help after 13-year-old Hania Aguilar’s body found: ‘We have to find out how she died and who did this to her’
FBI Charlotte(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The body of abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was believed to be recovered this week in North Carolina but the search for answers is far from over. “We have to find out [Read More…]
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DOJ distributes another $695 million to Madoff fraud victims
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice distributed an additional $695 million to investors who lost money in the largest known Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, orchestrated by Bernard Madoff, the agency announced [Read More…]
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US warships again transit Taiwan Strait over Chinese objections
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Navy ships transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the third time this year that U.S. Navy ships have sailed through the body of water separating China from Taiwan, [Read More…]
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Rohingya refugees say they would choose death over repatriation to Myanmar
ABCNews.com(LONDON) — Two weeks ago the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar deemed it safe to start repatriating Rohingya refugees to their home country. More than 2,000 refugees were put on a list, without their knowledge, [Read More…]
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Alabama mall shooting suspect apprehended: Sources
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(HOOVER, Ala.) — A 20-year-old man has been apprehended in connection to a Thanksgiving shooting at a mall in Hoover, Alabama, that left a 21-year-old dead, law enforcement sources told ABC [Read More…]