Month: March 2019
Ag News
Peoria Ag Lab removed from closure list in 2020 budget
Photo courtesy of USDA Representatives Cheri Bustos and Darin LaHood have announced the Peoria Ag Lab has been removed from the closure list and is recommended to be funded in President Trump’s FY2020 budget proposal. [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri River management is still a sore spot for Grassley
The way the U.S. Corps of Engineers is managing the Missouri River continues to be sore spot for Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Grassley says the flood control needs to be the Corps’ number one priority. [Read More…]
News
Charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped in emergency hearing
ABC News(CHICAGO) — In a stunning move, prosecutors in Chicago dropped all charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, a month after he was hit with felony counts stemming from what police said was [Read More…]
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Single mom wins $153K in child support 50 years after divorce
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A California woman was finally awarded child support 50 years after her ex-husband moved to Canada without making any of the court-ordered payments. Toni Anderson, 74, said she raised her 3-year-old [Read More…]
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reaches $270 million settlement related to opioid crisis
Pureradiancephoto/iStock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, settled its first significant lawsuit on Tuesday related to its aggressive marketing of a painkiller that is part of the ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic. The [Read More…]
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15-year-old girl mysteriously dead in LA; motive, suspects remain unknown: Sheriff
(KABC) People gather at a makeshift memorial for 15-year-old Samantha Bustos in Compton, Calif., March 25, 2019.(LOS ANGELES) — A 15-year-old girl was found mysteriously dead in Los Angeles early Monday morning — and a [Read More…]
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Charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped in emergency hearing
ABC News(CHICAGO) — When news broke of the alleged racist attack on a star from one of the most popular shows on television, it riveted everyone, drawing the nation into a heated discussion about race, [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued March 26 at 9:40AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… East Fork Vermillion River Near Parker …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
Weather
Flood Warning issued March 26 at 9:40AM MDT until March 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… East Fork Vermillion River Near Parker …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
Ag News
Dry, tranquil weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Tuesday morning’s low temperatures locally dipped below 20° in the Great Lakes region. The Missouri River crested 11.61 feet above flood stage on Monday [Read More…]
Ag News
Flood relief efforts continue; damaged rail lines affect ethanol production
State and federal officials provided an update on flood relief efforts in Nebraska during a roundtable discussion Monday in Lincoln. USDA undersecretary Greg Ibach, a former Nebraska director of agriculture, said the Livestock Indemnity Program [Read More…]
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Widespread rains ahead for the Great Plains, Corn Belt
In the wake of a departing storm system, cool weather will prevail in the East through mid-week. Meanwhile, precipitation will overspread a broad area of the country, mainly stretching from northern California and the Pacific [Read More…]
Ag News
Availability of phosphorus is key
Phosphorus plays a critical role in every major building block of the plant. In this Managing for Profit, Todd Carpenter with Verdesian Life Sciences talks about how farmers can make sure their crops are getting [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana Farm Bureau is preparing for the next 100 years
Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating its history by planning for the future. Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron says the organization is reviewing its programs to make sure it continues to meet the needs of [Read More…]
News
Prize-winning show dog vanishes at Atlanta airport
Obtained by ABC News(ATLANTA) — It’s been three days since a prize-winning show dog disappeared at one of the world’s busiest airports after being checked in for a flight. Gale, a pure-bred American Staffordshire Terrier [Read More…]
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History-making all-female spacewalk canceled because of lack of right-size spacesuits
3DSculptor/iStock(HOUSTON) — The history-making, all-female spacewalk that was scheduled to happen on Friday, during Women’s History Month, has been canceled by NASA. The cancellation is due in part to “spacesuit availability,” NASA announced Monday. In [Read More…]
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What would the impact be from Trump administration announcement on capping student loans?
AndreyPopov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A new White House proposal backed by Ivanka Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to limit certain federal student loans has sparked a debate on how the federal government should address the growing [Read More…]
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UK beauty brand makes mascara wands for people with disabilities
Grace Beauty(NEW YORK) — Grace Beauty, an emerging cosmetics line, features products that keep people with physical disabilities top of mind. The U.K.-based brand currently has three reusable mascara wand add-ons available for pre-order and [Read More…]
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Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane ‘black box’ data now in international hands
Jemal Countess/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ethiopian investigators looking into the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crash have now shared raw data from the flight data recorder with U.S. and other international parties, three sources told [Read More…]
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Gun advocates request emergency stay from Supreme Court as bump stock ban looms
Luevanos/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Bump stocks, devices that allow a semiautomatic firearm to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger, will be banned in the United States starting Tuesday. In December 2018, [Read More…]