Month: April 2019
Teen climate change activist meets Pope Francis ahead of protest
TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images(ROME) — Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg met the pope in Rome Wednesday ahead of a youth rally against climate change this week. Thunberg, 16, met Pope Francis at the end of [Read More…]
Kim Jong Un to meet Vladimir Putin as North Korea pivots to Russia for help
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A month and a half after President Donald Trump ended his summit with Kim Jong Un without a deal, the young North Korean leader is preparing to step out again [Read More…]
Manhunt underway for fake deliveryman who shot woman with crossbow
Peel Regional Police(TORONTO) — Canadian authorities have released surveillance footage of a suspect who shot a woman with a crossbow on her front porch while posing as a delivery person. The video, released Monday, showed [Read More…]
Severe storms expected over next three days in the South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong storm system is moving out of the Rockies and strengthening as it arrives in the Plains on Wednesday. The system will bring severe storms with very large hail, damaging [Read More…]
Search underway for Fort Carson soldier who disappeared Monday night
Chmiel/iStock(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — A search is underway in Colorado for a Fort Carson soldier who vanished Monday night, officials said. The soldier, whose name has not been released, was last seen on foot around [Read More…]
State’s attorney calls Jussie Smollett ‘washed up,’ R. Kelly a ‘pedophile’ in texts
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx referred to Empire actor Jussie Smollett as a “washed up celeb who lied to cops,” according to newly revealed text messages. Foxx made the comment [Read More…]
Colorado authorities searching for Columbine-obsessed woman who threatened Denver schools
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images(DENVER) — Colorado authorities are searching for a woman they say is “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and made threats to schools in the Denver metropolitan area. The 18-year-old woman, [Read More…]
Police seek public’s help identifying man who pretended to be ride-share driver, robbed passenger
Montgomery County Department of Police(BETHESDA, Md.) — Police in Maryland have released surveillance footage in hopes that the public will help them identify a man seen on video attempting to steal a woman’s purse after [Read More…]
Suspect in motorized shopping cart steals wallet from floor of FL Walmart: Police
Clearwater Police Department(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a suspect in a motorized shopping cart who allegedly stole a Walmart shopper’s wallet. The victim and his girlfriend were inside [Read More…]
Wet fields continue to slow Wisconsin farmers
The Wisconsin maple syrup season is coming to an end, but many farmers haven’t begun to get into the wet Wisconsin fields. USDA’s third crop report shows spring tillage is only 3% complete, and in [Read More…]
Spreaders, plows, and planters mostly idle in Wisconsin
Very little field work is getting done in Wisconsin because of wet soils and cool conditions. James Giese of Alma Center is one of many farmers waiting to get in the fields. “It’s still too [Read More…]
Census of Ag shows Wisconsin details
A USDA statistician says the Census of Ag shows Wisconsin is a very diverse state, but the dairy industry remains the state’s ag leader. Greg Bussler says, “Wisconsin farms in 2017 sold 11.4 billion dollars [Read More…]
Trade talks with Japan will continue
The U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says discussions with Japan will continue. The U.S. negotiating team met with Japan’s economic revitalization minister in Washington Monday and Tuesday. Lighthizer says Agriculture, manufactured goods, and digital trading [Read More…]
Colorado authorities searching for Columbine-obsessed woman who threatened Denver schools
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images(DENVER) — Colorado authorities are searching for a woman they say is “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and made threats to schools in the Denver metropolitan area. The 18-year-old woman, [Read More…]
Capital Gazette wins Pulitzer citation for coverage of fatal newsroom shooting
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Pulitzer Prize Board honored The Capital Gazette with a special citation for its “courageous response” to the 2018 fatal shooting in the publication’s newsroom. The Pulitzer Prize Board honored [Read More…]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey grilled on harassment policies at TED Talk
David Becker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A TED Talk from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday was hijacked by tough questions from the public — via Twitter — about the platform’s failure to crack down on [Read More…]
Colorado authorities searching for Columbine-obsessed woman who threatened Denver schools
Marc Piscotty/Getty Images(DENVER) — Colorado authorities are searching for a woman they say is “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and made threats to schools in the Denver metropolitan area. The 18-year-old woman, [Read More…]
Woman asks for social media’s help to find man, girl in viral photo outside Notre Dame before fire
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(PARIS) — A woman is searching for a man and a little girl who are pictured in a photo she took in front of Notre Dame Cathedral before the iconic Paris Cathedral caught [Read More…]
High water, wet fields hinder field work
The swollen Missouri River is affecting field work for Missouri soybean growers. Robert Alpers, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Chairman, farms several hundred river bottom acres near Jamestown. More on that in this week’s Spotlight on [Read More…]
Hot dog and sausage season
It’s hot dog and sausage season, which starts with the Major League Baseball season. The Hot Dog & Sausage Council says their survey shows baseball fans are expected to eat more than 18 million hot [Read More…]