Month: March 2019
More moisture ahead for the Plains, Corn Belt
A slow-moving storm system will affect the West, particularly northern California, before reaching the nation’s mid-section late in the week. A surge of warmth will precede the storm’s arrival. Storm-total precipitation in northern California and [Read More…]
Michael Avenatti under arrest, charged with extortion, prosecutors say
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday announced the arrest of Michael Avenatti, the former personal attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, on charges related to an alleged $20 [Read More…]
Slain Chicago police officer John Rivera targeted because he was Hispanic: Police
amphotora/iStock(CHICAGO) — Two men have been arrested for the murder of Chicago police officer John Rivera, who was ambushed and gunned down hours after finishing his shift this weekend, authorities said Monday. Rivera, 23, was [Read More…]
North Korean staff return to Kaesong inter-Korean liaison office without explanation
Korea Pool/Getty Images(KAESONG, North Korea) — Several North Korean officials returned to the inter-Korean liaison office on Monday, just three days after the entire North Korean staff was withdrawn due to unspecified orders from “superiors.” [Read More…]
Prince Charles has been a rock for Prince Harry and Meghan during 1st year of marriage, director says
Richard Pohle – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Charles has helped his son and daughter-in-law, Prince Harry and Meghan, “soldier on” in their first year of marriage, according to the director of a documentary about [Read More…]
Dad of Sandy Hook school shooting victim dies in apparent suicide: Police
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Jeremy Richman, the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim, was found dead Monday morning from an apparent suicide, according to police in Newtown, Connecticut. The body of Richman, 49, was [Read More…]
Dad of Sandy Hook school shooting victim dies in apparent suicide: Police
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Jeremy Richman, the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim, was found dead Monday morning from an apparent suicide, according to police in Newtown, Connecticut. The body of Richman, 49, was [Read More…]
Trinity Love Jones, 9-year-old found dead in duffel bag, to be laid to rest
LA County Sheriff’s Office(LOS ANGELES) — Nine-year-old Trinity Love Jones, whose body was found in a duffel bag in Hacienda Heights, Calif., will be remembered at an interfaith memorial service on Monday. Trinity’s body was [Read More…]
Rural Mainstreet Index is up despite flooding, low commodity prices
The Rural Mainstreet Index for March shows the rural economy is expanding even though the ag industry continues to face challenges. “Agriculture continues to limp along,” he says. “It has a lot to do [Read More…]
Global water demand will increase, create competition
A new report says the global demand for water will continue to increase because of a growing population and will also create a competition across agriculture and urban sectors. Mark Rosegrant, the lead author of [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued March 25 at 8:50AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Vermillion James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg
Flood Warning issued March 25 at 8:50AM MDT until March 30 at 4:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Vermillion James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg
12-year-old girl killed in hit-and-run: Police
kali9/iStock(CATONSVILLE, Md.) — The suspect fled the scene after the Friday night crash in Catonsville. A 12-year-old girl was killed and a pregnant woman was hurt when a car plowed into them in a hit-and-run [Read More…]
Two men charged with murder of off-duty Chicago police officer
amphotora/iStock(CHICAGO) — Two men have been arrested for the murder of an off-duty Chicago police officer, authorities said. Menelik Jackson, 24, of South Holland, Illinois, and Jovan Battle, 32, of Chicago, have been identified by [Read More…]
Eating with parents helps kids’ body image
Eating meals with parents, especially breakfast, can help kids have a better body image. That’s what a new study has found. Ginny Winter, director of the University of Missouri Center for Body Image Research says [Read More…]
Kremlin declines to comment on Mueller report findings
macky_ch/iStock(MOSCOW) — In its first response to the report that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence of conspiracy between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, the Kremlin said it is not able to [Read More…]
It’s ‘show time’ for Apple: News, video streaming and credit card with Goldman Sachs
PeskyMonkey/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — So this is what Tim Cook does with $1 billion. That’s the amount that Apple has invested in developing its entertainment division, including original programming in the company’s closest approximation of a [Read More…]
World’s second-largest Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000 cases
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has exceeded 1,000 cases in less than nine months. A total of 1,009 people have reported symptoms of hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of [Read More…]
Severe weather heading east as record flooding continues
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Almost 90 reports of damaging storms were recorded over the weekend from Texas to Illinois, including a tornado near St. Louis and golf ball-sized hail that covered the ground near the [Read More…]
Arsonist who burned California mosque referred to New Zealand attack in graffiti: Police
KLH49/iStock(ESCONDIDO, Calif.) — Someone set fire to a mosque in Southern California on Sunday and left graffiti referencing the deadly terror attack at two mosques in New Zealand, authorities said. Seven people were inside the [Read More…]