Month: February 2019
West Virginia teachers to return to classes after strike over now-killed bill
ogolne/iStock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — Nearly a year after they went on strike and inspired educators nationwide to do the same, West Virginia teachers wielded their power again and this time politicians were quick to listen. Just [Read More…]
Bus driver arrested after she needed to be revived from overdose following crash
Newark Police Department(NEWARK, N.J.) — A bus driver is under arrest after she allegedly passed out behind the wheel from a heroin overdose and rolled through an intersection and into a tree. There were 12 [Read More…]
Police: NY man intentionally runs over family with car, killing one, injuring children
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A New York man was arrested Wednesday after he intentionally drove his car into a family of eight, killing a woman and injuring multiple children, police said. Jason Mendez, 35, was charged [Read More…]
Houston reviewing 1,400 criminal cases in light of botched police raid
amphotora/iStock(HOUSTON) — The Harris County District Attorney’s Office in Houston said Wednesday it would review at least 1,400 criminal cases with ties to Houston Police Department officer Gerald Goines, who allegedly lied about using a [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 21 at 2:52AM MST until February 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Snow expected, with periods of mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches expected, with ice [Read More…]
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing false report after allegedly staging attack: Police
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false report after allegedly staging the attack against himself in Chicago, police and the state attorney’s office [Read More…]
Couple hoping to identify Airbnb guests who stole TVs, toiletries in viral video
AndreyPopov/iStock(ATLANTA) — A Georgia couple who says their home was robbed is looking for the thieves — people who rented the space through Airbnb. The couple rented out one of its properties on Airbnb to [Read More…]
Supreme Court unanimously rules to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime
DNY59/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court moved Wednesday to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime, saying the forfeitures are subject to Eighth Amendment protection against excessive [Read More…]
DNA leads to man’s arrest 46 years after murder of 11-year-old Linda O’Keefe: ‘We have never forgotten Linda’
Newport Beach Police(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A man has been arrested through DNA and genetic genealogy in the decades-old cold case killing of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe, who was strangled to death in Southern California [Read More…]
Officers mourn NYPD detective slain by friendly fire: ‘Brian lived to protect all New Yorkers’
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — Grieving officers of the New York Police Department gathered Wednesday at an emotional funeral for Detective Brian Simonsen who was killed by friendly fire while responding to a robbery last week. Simonsen, [Read More…]
US Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting ‘to kill almost every last person on the earth’
Fedorovekb/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities have arrested a Marine veteran and U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant who they said was stockpiling weapons and “espoused extremist” and racist views for years as he sought to launch a major [Read More…]
Jussie Smollett charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing false report after allegedly staging attack: Police
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a false report after allegedly staging the attack against himself in Chicago, police and the state attorney’s office [Read More…]
2019 acreage a moving target
There are some predicting the swing to more corn and fewer soybeans in 2019 will be less pronounced than once thought. Illinois ag economist Todd Hubbs is forecasting 91 million acres of corn and just [Read More…]
Renewed efforts to bring ag license plate to Minnesota
The director of the Minnesota FFA Foundation says there’s progress in bringing a specialized agricultural license plate to Minnesota. Val Aarsvold tells Brownfield bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate after similar [Read More…]
Sombke thanks Gov. Noem for E30 support
South Dakota Farmers Union members were in Pierre Tuesday advocating for agriculture issues. Farmers Union President Doug Sombke met with Governor Kristi Noem expressing appreciation for the governor’s support of E30 ethanol blend fuel. “Also [Read More…]
MU specialist concerned about Missouri wheat
Missouri’s soybean specialist at the University of Missouri has concerns about this year’s winter wheat crop in the state, especially fields that were planted late, “We had, in many places, delayed planting of the wheat. [Read More…]
Walz and Noem to lead Governors’ Biofuels Coalition
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will lead the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition this year. Walz says they’ll continue urging EPA Administrator Wheeler to honor President Trump’s commitment to making E15 available [Read More…]
Amal Clooney among the stars spotted arriving for Meghan Markle’s New York City baby shower
Adrian Edwards/GC Images via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meghan Markle’s wedding to Prince Harry last May was a star-studded affair, and her baby shower Wednesday in New York City proved no different. Amal Clooney and [Read More…]
Wednesday Night Coaches Show: Feb. 20, 2019 CLICK HERE
Wednesday Night Coaches Show Audra Rew – Mitchell Gymnastics Jason Christensen – Dakota Wesleyan Women’s Basketball Matt Wilber – Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Travis Carpenter – Mitchell Wrestling Todd Nuendorf – Mitchell Boys Basketball Wes [Read More…]
Jussie Smollett ‘now officially classified as a suspect’ in alleged attack: Police
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — After weeks of investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim of being attacked last month by two men who shouted racist and homophobic slurs while physically beating him and leaving him with a [Read More…]