Month: April 2019
Parents who allegedly tortured, held their kids captive to be sentenced
Kuzma/iStock(PERRIS, Calif.) — David and Louise Turpin, the California parents, who garnered national attention for allegedly torturing and holding most of their 13 children captive, will face a judge for sentencing on Friday. They are [Read More…]
Six tips for millennial home buyers from realtors across the country
Feverpitched/iStock(NEW YORK) — When it comes to home buying, millennials rule the game. Millennials as a whole accounted for 37 percent of all buyers last year, making them the most active generation of buyers for [Read More…]
Twitter not equipped to deal with violent threats: Expert
RomanOkopny/iStock(NEW YORK) — Granted, he’s a cybersecurity expert, but it only took Chad Loder a couple of hours to funnel hundreds of death threats to freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar into a Twitter “Moment”. “Please help [Read More…]
Cummings accuses Republicans of obstructing drug prices investigation
busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Democratic chairman of the House Oversight Committee, on Wednesday accused his Republican colleagues of obstructing the committee’s sweeping investigation into rising drug prices, after they sent letters sent to [Read More…]
Lawsuit against water park claims ‘pathogen soup’ let amoeba eat son’s brain
BSR Surf Resort owner Stuart E. Parsons Jr. (ABC News)(WACO, Texas) — The mother and father of a New Jersey man who died of a rare brain-eating amoeba after visiting a Texas water park have [Read More…]
Columbine-obsessed teen Sol Pais, who threatened local schools, found dead: Police
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office(DENVER) — An armed teenager allegedly obsessed with the Columbine shooting was found dead in Colorado from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday, bringing an end to a massive manhunt. [Read More…]
Fort Carson soldier who disappeared Monday night found alive
Chmiel/iStock(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Fort Carson soldier, missing since Monday night, has been found alive and in good condition after a 24-hour search, the Army announced on Wednesday. The soldier, whose name has not [Read More…]
University at Buffalo student dies after possible hazing incident
Chanintorn.v/iStock(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A University at Buffalo student who was on life support after a “potential” hazing incident over the weekend died on Wednesday. The school in western New York delivered the news that 18-year-old [Read More…]
Illinois day care workers charged with ‘force-feeding’ infants
Left to right: Maura Healy, 38, Stephanie Radke, 24, and Mariah Flemister, 20. (Downers Grove Police Department)(DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.) — Police on Wednesday charged three women seen in a video force-feeding infants at a day [Read More…]
Man arrested after approaching St. Patrick’s Cathedral with gas cans, light fluid
TriggerPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — A man was arrested in New York City on Wednesday night after he tried to enter a cathedral with gas cans, triggering worries about a possible arson attempt in the wake of [Read More…]
Rescuers recover diver who disappeared while exploring underwater cave
Courtesy Chuck Sutherland(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A highly experienced British diver who went missing as he explored an underwater cave east of Nashville, Tennessee has been rescued. The diver was identified Wednesday night as Josh Bratchley, [Read More…]
Lobbyist says farmers wonder if lawmakers are listening
Farmers and ag groups want to make sure their elected officials understand rural issues. Shawn Pfaff Agricultural lobbyist Shawn Pfaff tells Brownfield representation in the State Capitol has become more urban and less rural, and [Read More…]
NCGA official promotes more grassroots ag advocacy
A commodity group leader says farmers engaging with elected officials on agricultural issues can be very effective. Steve Uram with the National Corn Growers Association says grassroots advocacy is a team sport and everybody plays, [Read More…]
North Korea test-fires new tactical guided weapons, state media reports
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL) — North Korea reportedly test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon on Wednesday in a move that could dampen the prospects of a successful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader [Read More…]
Man arrested after approaching historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral with gas can
TriggerPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — A man was arrested in New York City on Wednesday night after he tried to enter a cathedral with gas cans, triggering worries about a possible arson attempt in the wake of [Read More…]
Missouri farm income projection is down
The Missouri farm income projection by FAPRI-MU is down for 2019. Director Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield the estimate is based on 2017 information, “As we look forward, these very preliminary projections look like to us [Read More…]
Cattle futures mixed ahead of Cattle on Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed, mostly higher, with nearby contracts under pressure with position squaring ahead of the Cattle on Feeder report, but the higher cash trade did help to support [Read More…]
Iowa hearing focuses on Corps’ Missouri River flood management
From left to right, Kanas Senator Moran, Iowa Senator Grassley, Iowa Senator Ernst and New York Senator Gillibrand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of the 2019 Missouri River Basin flooding was the focus [Read More…]
Mitchell Street Dept. is asking for patience with deteriorating conditions
The Mitchell Street Department says city streets are in rough shape The road surfaces and sub-surfaces are wet due to the amount of rain, snow, and melt that’s occurred over the last week. Standing water, [Read More…]
31,000 striking Stop & Shop workers poised to get boost from Joe Biden
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) — As a strike by 31,000 unionized Stop & Shop supermarket workers throughout the Northeast stretched into its seventh day Wednesday, Joe Biden was ready to speak up. The former vice president [Read More…]