Month: November 2018
Massive explosion rocks Kabul after suicide bomber targets security compound
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — At least 11 people were injured when a suicide attacker drove a vehicle full of explosives into a compound housing a foreign security company in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Afghan officials said. Following [Read More…]
Malawi probes mysterious mass deaths of hippos at national park
iStock/Thinkstock(LILONGWE, Malawi) — Wildlife officials in Malawi are investigating the mysterious deaths of more than two dozen hippos in a national park. The first carcasses — eight in total — were discovered Oct. 10 in [Read More…]
Weather-related issues across much of the Nation
Across the Corn Belt, cold, breezy conditions persist. Excess soil moisture continues to inhibit fieldwork, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. On November 25, topsoil moisture in Ohio was rated 65% surplus. The U.S. soybean [Read More…]
An unsettled pattern throughout the Heartland
Windy, cold weather will linger across the Northeast into Thursday, while significant rain and snow will fall across much of the West. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 4 to 8 inches or more in the [Read More…]
Keeping the crop healthy and keeping costs down
Commodity prices aren’t expected to make a rapid recovery anytime soon. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Bruchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how their incentives program helps growers keep up their weed management strategies [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 8:54AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations less than an inch, with sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a few hundredths of an [Read More…]
All eyes on Magnus Carlsen as he tries to win his 4th world chess championship
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for World Chess(LONDON) — The world’s next chess champion will be decided Wednesday in London. Reigning champion, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, and his American challenger, Fabiano Caruana, have so far battled it out [Read More…]
Indiana house fire kills at least 1 as officials search for more bodies
iStock/Thinkstock(LOGANSPORT, Ind.) — At least one person has died after getting trapped in a house fire near Logansport, Indiana. The fire ignited at the residence just before 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday in a [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 7:04AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations less than an inch, with sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a few hundredths of an [Read More…]
Indiana house fire kills six, including four children
iStock/Thinkstock(LOGANSPORT, Ind.) — Four children and two adults have died after getting trapped in a house fire in Logansport, Indiana. The fire ignited just before 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to Cass County [Read More…]
Hunger Tree seeking your help
In the spirit of the Christmas holiday season the Mitchell Adult Nutrition Program is once again sponsoring the Hunger Tree. City Community Services Director Jessica Pickett says the tree holds the names of 51 seniors [Read More…]
Ivanka Trump gets first-hand look at new tech partnership with Apple
ABC News(WILDER, Idaho) — Ivanka Trump traveled to Wilder, Idaho, Tuesday to meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook and learn more about a technical skills training initiative that Apple is implementing in the rural community. [Read More…]
Pompeo, Mattis to brief Senate amid push to punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi, Yemen
FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis will brief the Senate Wednesday on Saudi Arabia and Yemen, amid increasingly vocal calls in Congress for the U.S. to penalize [Read More…]
‘I felt I was going to die,’ says migrant mother seen fleeing tear gas with children at border
GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Honduran mother seen in a widely circulated photo wearing a colorful Disney Frozen T-shirt while fleeing from tear gas at the U.S.-Mexico border with her children told ABC News [Read More…]
Major storm to bring snow and rain to West Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A new storm system is about to slam California with heavy rain and heavy snow. Numerous flash flood watches have been posted for burn scar areas in the northern part of [Read More…]
Authorities seize $1.3M in cocaine from suitcase at NY airport
U.S. Customs and Border Protection(NEW YORK) — Would the owner of a suitcase filled with $1.3 million in cocaine please report to the baggage claim at John F. Kennedy Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection [Read More…]
Army National Guardsman vanishes in Ohio after Thanksgiving celebration
Texas Equusearch Ohio/Midwest Chapter(CINCINNATI) — Friends and family members joined together in Ohio this week to search for an Army National Guardsman who disappeared after attending a Thanksgiving party. Jordan Middlebrooks, 21, vanished on the [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 3:05AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations less than an inch, with sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a [Read More…]
How residents of this US-Mexico border town reacted to US troops, migrants’ influx
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As a caravan of thousands of migrants arrived near the U.S.-Mexico border, the residents of Brownsville, Texas, have found themselves on the frontlines in the debate over border security. After President [Read More…]
4 high school football players charged for allegedly raping teammates with broom, prosecutors say
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — Four sophomore junior varsity football players from a Maryland high school have been charged with rape for allegedly sexually assaulting freshman players with a broom, according to court records. The alleged incident occurred [Read More…]