Month: December 2018

Peter Goldsbrough, a professor at Purdue University, says GMO foods are needed for food security as the population grows. Although it’s important to be able to increase food production he says many times people just [Read More…]

Young firefighter dies in Christmas morning crash while responding to call

Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company 18-2(MIZPAH, N.J.) — A young volunteer firefighter from New Jersey was killed Christmas morning when her car crashed into a guardrail as she responded to an emergency call. Natalie Dempsey, 21, [Read More…]

Young firefighter dies in Christmas morning crash while responding to call

Mizpah Volunteer Fire Company 18-2(MIZPAH, N.J.) — A young volunteer firefighter from New Jersey was killed Christmas morning when her car crashed into a guardrail as she responded to an emergency call. Natalie Dempsey, 21, [Read More…]

Four dead as car plows into tanker truck on New Jersey highway

WABC-TV(BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — Four people are dead after a sedan plowed into the back of a tanker truck in New Jersey overnight on Wednesday. The accident took place just before 3 a.m. on the [Read More…]

Major storm to deliver heavy rain, snow for end of holiday week

December 26, 2018 J.P. Skelly

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm system is moving out of the west and will redevelop in the Plains, bringing severe storms to the south and heavy snow to the north. Up to 2 [Read More…]

Hundreds attend Mitchell’s annual Community Christmas dinner

Mitchell’s 20th annual Community Christmas dinner at the Masonic Lodge was a crowd pleaser. Organizer Troy Magnuson was overwhelmed. “We fed right at 700 people, 350 of those were deliveries,” said Magnuson. “We had a [Read More…]

Winter Storm Warning issued December 26 at 2:25AM MST until December 28 at 8:00AM MST by NWS

December 26, 2018 J.P. Skelly

.A complex system will move into the central and northern Plains today and tonight. A band of precipitation will move through today which will bring lighter precipitation amounts, but 2 to 4 inches of snow [Read More…]

Winter Storm Warning issued December 25 at 8:21PM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth [Read More…]

Hope fading for 15 coal miners trapped for weeks inside ‘rat-hole’ mine in northeast India

Vishwamanjunath Venktesh/EyeEm/Getty Images(LONDON) — Hope is fading over the fate of more than a dozen coal miners trapped for weeks deep inside one of northeast India’s notoriously dangerous “rat-hole” mines — as a rescue operation [Read More…]

Winter Storm Warning issued December 25 at 2:17PM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze expected. Winds [Read More…]

Police officer killed during traffic stop by impaired driver on Christmas Eve

LMPD(LOUISVILLE, Kentucky) — A police officer in Kentucky was killed by a driver allegedly under the influence while she was conducting a traffic stop on Christmas Eve. Detective Deidre Mengedoht, 32, pulled over a pickup [Read More…]

GoRefundMe: 1,400 donors to alleged hoax fundraising campaign made whole

ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — The fundraising website GoFundMe has fully refunded every one of about 14,000 people who donated more than $400,000 to a New Jersey trio now charged with concocting a cruel hoax involving a [Read More…]

Elephant rights

While hosting a group of young farmers at Brownfield’s broadcasting headquarters, I asked what issues were top of mind for them. The first farmer said U.S.-China trade relations is his greatest concern. Another farmer spoke [Read More…]

Winter Storm Watch issued December 25 at 10:34AM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Snow may briefly be mixed with rain or freezing rain on Wednesday. Total snow accumulations of 9 to [Read More…]

Bernie Madoff’s secretary wants to use new Trump law to get out of jail early

iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(NEW YORK) — One of the five employees of Bernie Madoff convicted in a $20 billion Ponzi scheme is seeking early release from prison based in part on the new criminal justice reform law [Read More…]

Winter storm forecast to arrive Wednesday morning

We’re getting a better idea what to expect when a major winter storm arrives in the region starting on Wednesday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew Kalin tells KORN News Radio precipitation is forecast to start [Read More…]

Saving money and soil planting into green cover crops

Tony Peirick from Watertown, Wisconsin and Adam Lasch from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin are just two of the producers embracing green planting to build soil, resist weeds and disease, and save money. Managing For Profit [Read More…]

Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spotted at Christmas Day service

Stephen Pond/Getty Images(SANDRINGHAM, England) — The royal “Fab Four” — Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — stepped out together on Christmas Day along with other members of the royal family. The [Read More…]

Sisters burst into tears as school mascot is revealed to be military dad

WTVD(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A set of twin sisters received an early Christmas gift on Monday, as their military father surprised them while disguised as a school mascot. During a basketball game, Technical Sgt. Anthony Pasco [Read More…]

Suspect kills police dog in shootout outside mall on Christmas Eve, police say