Month: January 2019
Police: Driver, 14, was fleeing from person with gun before fatal Houston crash
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A Houston teenager was allegedly fleeing from an armed driver on Tuesday when he ran a red light and slammed into the driver’s side of a truck at an intersection, killing a 30-year-old [Read More…]
New Yorker takes home New Year’s Day $425M Mega Millions jackpot
youngvet/iStock(NEW YORK) — One person in New York will be ringing in 2019 with a whole lot of cash. There was one big winner in Tuesday’s $425 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing, the eighth-largest jackpot [Read More…]
US fires tear gas into Mexico as migrants attempt to cross border into San Diego
ABC News(SAN DIEGO) — U.S. border authorities fired tear gas into Mexico on Monday night when a group of roughly 150 migrants attempted to illegally cross the border into San Diego. Customs and Border Protection [Read More…]
Dealing with difficult times
One of the sessions at the recent Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference in Ames focused on ways to alleviate stress in farm country and how to help others deal with difficult times. We visited with the presenters, ISU [Read More…]
Opportunities besides commodity soybeans
At the recent Nebraska Soybean Day event in Wahoo, we visited with Darwin Rader with Zealand Farm Service (ZFS) about growing and marketing specialty soybeans, and the opportunities for increased profits. Rader is responsible for expanding international [Read More…]
Oregon man tries stealing bike in front of police station, immediately gets arrested
Gladstone Police Department(GLADSTONE, Oregon) — It’s almost like he planned to get caught. An Oregon man was arrested last week for trying to steal a bike that was locked up at the front door of [Read More…]
Family of Paul Whelan, American detained in Russia for alleged spying, ‘deeply concerned for his safety’
iStock/yulenochekk(MOSCOW) — The family of an American man arrested in Russia on spying charges has said they are certain he is innocent — and are worried about his well-being. Paul Whelan was arrested Friday by [Read More…]
Child injured during ‘Rhino Encounter’ at Brevard Zoo in Florida
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child was injured after falling into a rhino exhibit Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The toddler, who is approximately 2 years old, and the mother were taken [Read More…]
Child falls into exhibit during ‘Rhino Encounter’ at Brevard Zoo in Florida
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County [Read More…]
Child falls into rhino exhibit at Florida zoo
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County [Read More…]
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 10:46AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY… Temperatures continue to warm slowly on New Years day across the region. Highs will climb into the single digits above or below zero in most locations. [Read More…]
Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
Focusing on fungicides in 2019
A Bayer Crop Science representative focusing on fungicide says they are battling disease resistance and new diseases in Midwest corn going into 2019. “Controlling diseases is harder and choosing the right products is more important [Read More…]
CPTPP increases pressure to begin negotiations with Japan
With the CPTPP agreement—the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement—now in effect, there is increased pressure on the U.S. to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. USDA undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says Japan is [Read More…]
Russia detains US citizen on suspicion of spying
ronniechua/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russian authorities have detained an American citizen over accusations of spying, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). In a short statement, the agency noted that the FSB detained a U.S. citizen named [Read More…]
‘We won’t rest’: Police release photo of suspect’s truck in ‘unprovoked’ killing of 7-year-old Texas girl
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) — Texas authorities released a surveillance image of a pickup truck the man suspected of killing a 7-year-old girl was driving the day of the apparent “unprovoked” attack. Jazmine [Read More…]
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 8:03AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below to 35 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast South Dakota, [Read More…]