Year: 2018
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Puerto Rico schools receive $500 million, but 283 schools slated to close
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Puerto Rico Governor’s Office announced on Monday that the island will be receiving $589 million in federal disaster assistance from the U.S. Department of Education as the island continues to recover [Read More…]
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Massive high-rise fire causes building to collapse in Brazil; at least 1 dead
iStock/Thinkstock(SAU PAULO) — A massive fire engulfed two high-rise structures in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, causing one of the buildings to collapse. Video posted on social media early Tuesday showed the 20-story building crumbling [Read More…]
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Border Patrol begins processing migrants from caravan
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The first migrants from the much-publicized caravan that had been making its way through Mexico for the previous few weeks are now being processed, according to authorities. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol [Read More…]
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Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein: ‘My career was damaged’ because I rebuffed him
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Actress Ashley Judd and her lawyers have filed a lawsuit Monday against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, claiming that he damaged her career by blocking her from getting major movie [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued April 30 at 9:22AM MDT until May 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa… Big Sioux River near Flandreau Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff Little Sioux River At Cherokee …The Flood Warning continues for [Read More…]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran lied about nuclear program
Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel had obtained thousands of Iranian documents detailing Tehran’s past nuclear weapons development program and showing what he said was a failure by Iran [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle showing season underway
It’s only April, but the cattle showing season has already begun. Show Chairman Kevin Jorgensen says the Wisconsin Dairy Showcase is a collective effort between the Red and White, Jersey, and the Wisconsin Holstein Associations. [Read More…]
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What the law says should happen to asylum seekers at the US border
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Immigrants from that caravan that crossed Mexico and drew the attention of President Donald Trump have arrived at a U.S. border post – and are trying to seek asylum. But what happens once [Read More…]
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Nine journalists killed in Afghanistan: This is ‘a reminder of the extreme dangers to media workers’
@RFERL/Twitter(KABUL) — Nine journalists were killed in dual blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday morning. The health ministry in Afghanistan released the names and affiliations of the nine journalists who were killed: Shah Marai, a [Read More…]
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Businessman offers local high school students free college because it’s ‘the right thing to do’
iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — A local business tycoon has decided to foot the bill for two-years of college for dozens of high school seniors in Minnesota. Dennis Frandsen, known around town as “Mr. Rush City,” has plunked [Read More…]
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How the T-Mobile and Sprint merger could impact consumers
T-Mobile(NEW YORK) — The merger between two of the country’s biggest cellphone providers may be far from a deal for consumers, experts say. T-Mobile and Sprint touted their recently announced merger as leading to lower [Read More…]
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Small grain planting underway in Minnesota
The USDA indicates planting has begun across Minnesota. The latest crop progress report shows the first acres of wheat, oats, barley, and potatoes are in. Sugar beet planting, at 10 percent complete, is well behind [Read More…]
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Ohio corn, soybeans are 1 percent planted
Corn and soybean planting in Ohio is 1 percent complete, well behind the five-year average. Farmers worked in the fields between scattered rain across the state last week. Other crops see continued growth with [Read More…]
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FMD vaccine development moves to U.S. mainland
National Pork Producers Council chief veterinarian Liz Wagstrom tells Brownfield a major hurdle has been cleared in the development of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. Last week, USDA authorized the movement of a non-virulent [Read More…]
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MCGA thanks MDA for releasing Nitrogen Rule while evaluation continues
The Minnesota Corn Growers appreciate the expedited release of the Groundwater Protection Rule as the Association continues evaluating the Department of Ag proposal. MCGA president Kirby Hettver is a crop farmer from De Graff in [Read More…]
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Planting begins for some Hoosier farmers
Warmer and drier weather has allowed some Hoosier growers to plant corn and soybeans. According to the latest crop report, corn is 8 percent planted and soybeans are 3 percent planted, both behind the last [Read More…]
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‘Going to kill you’: Hear chilling phone call allegedly made by ‘Golden State Killer’
Sacramento Police Department(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — “Going to kill you … going to kill you … going to kill you.” Those are the words heard on a chilling 1977 phone call that is believed to have [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 30 at 4:38PM MDT until April 30 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 58 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BEADLE BON HOMME BRULE CHARLES MIX DAVISON
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Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein: ‘My career was damaged’ because I rebuffed him
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Actress Ashley Judd and her lawyers have filed a lawsuit against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, claiming that he damaged her career by blocking her from getting major movie roles in [Read More…]
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High winds, dirt cause ‘blackout’ on South Dakota road
MILLER, S.D. (AP) — Motorists found driving difficult on a stretch of South Dakota road not because of a blizzard but a “dirt storm” instead. According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, several car crashes [Read More…]