Month: March 2019

Record cocaine bust in Philadelphia nets $18 million worth of product
Provided(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities seized at least 450 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, according to a source familiar with the massive drug bust. Bricks of the white powdery substance were [Read More…]

Racing pigeon sells for a record $1.4M at auction
PIPA(NEW YORK) — Armando is not your ordinary pigeon. He’s been called the Lewis Hamilton of pigeon racing. He’s mean, lean and one of pigeon racing’s top stars. Joel Verschoot, who raised and trained Armando [Read More…]

Prince Harry, Meghan visit New Zealand House to honor mosque shooting victims
Karwai Tang/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, made a somber visit Tuesday to pay their respects after Friday’s mosque shooting in New Zealand that left at least 50 people [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued March 19 at 8:54PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg Split Rock Creek Near Corson Rock River At Rock Rapids

Flood Warning issued March 19 at 8:54PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg Split Rock Creek Near Corson Rock River At Rock Rapids

Facebook agrees to hide demographics from landlords, creditors looking to advertise
alexsl/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook announced Tuesday that it will block landlords and creditors from using a person’s demographic data including a person’s zip code, gender and age, to target certain groups in online advertisements. The [Read More…]

Frantic 911 call made by wife of fatally wounded veteran Indiana firefighter is released
Evansville Fire Department(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) — Police in Indiana have released a 911 call made by a woman who found her veteran firefighter husband gunned down outside their home — two weeks after she was charged [Read More…]

New Zealand prime minister vows to ‘never’ say mosque shooter’s name
Mark Tantrum/Getty Images(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — The prime minister of New Zealand is working to prevent the Christchurch mosque shooter from gaining the infamy that follows so many mass shooters after their carnage. In an [Read More…]

Another jury rules glyphosate caused cancer
For the second time, a California jury has decided a man’s cancer was caused by a glyphosate-based weed killer. The six-person jury deliberated a full week, ruling Round Up was a significant factor in plaintiff [Read More…]

Flooding, blizzard impact on Nebraska ag could approach one billion dollars
Nebraska ag director Steve Wellman is estimating the economic impact of last week’s flooding and blizzard events—to agriculture alone—will approach one billion dollars. “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars, approaching a billion dollars of impact [Read More…]

Minnesota farmer looking for corn to bounce back
A southeast Minnesota farmer is hoping his corn crop bounces back this year. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says corn yields were down about 10 percent in 2018. “Mostly (because of) too much rain, (which) [Read More…]

Farmers scaling back on inputs
An independent agronomist anticipates another year of crop farmers pinching inputs. Nate Firle, owner and chief agronomist for southern Minnesota-based Ag Revival, says most of the growers he works with are making cost savings a [Read More…]

Davison County sets seasonal load limits
Davison County Commissioners have placed load restrictions on County roads due to deteriorating conditions caused by spring thaw, recent rains and melting snow. The limits take effect at noon, Wednesday, March 20th. A six ton [Read More…]

Thousands of customers sign petition complaining about Instagram fitness influencer
oatawa/iStock(NEW YORK) — An Instagram fitness influencer with more than 500,000 followers is facing complaints from thousands of dissatisfied customers. New complaints are being filed with the Texas Attorney General’s Office alleging that Brittany Davis, [Read More…]

West Virginia’s attorney general alleges Catholic Church allowed abusive priests to teach in schools
diego_cervo/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Catholic diocese allowed priests to serve in the West Virginia community and work in their schools in spite of known histories of sexual abuse, according to newly filed court documents. The [Read More…]

Surveillance video shows SUV colliding with school bus in Washington state
Fedorovekb/iStock(COVINGTON, Wash.) — Surveillance video captured a collision between a school bus and an SUV in Washington state. Two of the SUV passengers were critically injured and seven students from the bus had minor injuries [Read More…]

Infamous ‘Jack the Ripper’ serial killer might be identified through DNA, report says
PytyCzech/iStock(LONDON) — London’s mysterious “Jack the Ripper” serial killer, who was active over 100 years ago, might finally be identified through mitochondrial DNA left behind at the scene of one of the crimes, according to [Read More…]

Flooding issues across parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a record-setting crest on the Missouri River is approaching Rulo, Nebraska, as river levels in that area continue to exceed high-water marks originally set in June 2011. In addition, moderate to [Read More…]

A milder, but wetter pattern for the Heartland
Aside from rain across Florida’s peninsula and light precipitation in the nation’s mid-section, a quiet weather pattern will prevail during the next couple of days. Late in the week, however, storms will develop on opposite [Read More…]

Mitchell area waterways forecast to crest well above flood stage
Two Mitchell area waterways are rising as a result of recent rains and melting snow. National Weather Service hydrologist Mike Gillispie says Firesteel Creek at Mount Vernon is currently in moderate flood stage. “The crest [Read More…]
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