Month: April 2019
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“Don’t delay planting for nitrogen”
A lot of farmers are backed up on fertilizer application because of a wet fall but a nutrient management specialist says planting and weed control should take priority over nitrogen application. Peter Scharf with the [Read More…]
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Marines identify Raider killed in vehicle accident at Camp Pendleton
U.S. Marine Corps(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The Marine Corps identified Staff Sgt. Joshua Braica, 29, of Sacramento, California, as the service member who was killed over the weekend in a tactical vehicle accident at Camp Pendleton. [Read More…]
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Notre Dame Cathedral’s famed rose windows, organ spared: Church official
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(PARIS) — As towering flames shot through the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, some witnesses thought the Gothic structure that has stood for 850 years was doomed. But after firefighters battled for nine [Read More…]
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French President Macron says he wants Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt in 5 years
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — Even as officials continued to assess the damage and search for a cause in the massive fire that completely destroyed its roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron said in [Read More…]
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Amazon flooded by thousands of fake 5-star reviews, consumer watchdog group says
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of fake five-star reviews persist for consumer tech products on Amazon, according to a British consumer watchdog. Which?, a group devoted to informed consumer choices in the United Kingdom, [Read More…]
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Trio allegedly operating dark web drug storefront arrested in ‘largest pill seizure in New Jersey’s history’
Moussa81/iStock(NEW YORK) — Three New Jersey men have been arrested and charged with running a counterfeit drug storefront on the dark web that sold hundreds of thousands of narcotic pills nationwide in exchange for cryptocurrency, [Read More…]
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City of Mitchell to collect furniture, appliances and tree branches April 22nd-26th
The City of Mitchell will be holding a special collection of FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES ONLY during the week of April 22nd – 26th, 2019. These items will be collected on your regular garbage collection day [Read More…]
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Man who threw 5-year-old from Mall of America balcony was ‘looking to kill’: Police
BanksPhotos/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minneapolis man was looking for a random adult to kill over the weekend before he threw a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America, authorities said. Emmanuel Aranda, [Read More…]
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After Notre Dame Cathedral fire, concerns for treasures not yet accounted for
zefart/iStock(PARIS) — Notre Dame Cathedral itself is a precious landmark, but it also serves as a guardian to priceless artifacts and works of art, many of which are yet to be named and confirmed as [Read More…]
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French President Macron says he wants Notre Dame Cathedral rebuilt in 5 years
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — Even as officials continued to assess the damage and search for a cause in the massive fire that completely destroyed its roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron said in [Read More…]
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Remains found in Utah canyon believed to be woman who went missing in 2018
Utah County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — Human remains found in a remote ravine in Utah’s American Fork Canyon are believed to be those of a 24-year-old who went missing early last year, according to the [Read More…]
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Michigan’s fruit industry is growing
Michigan is the third largest fruit producer in the nation according to the latest census. Ty Kalaus with the Great Lakes Regional Field Office tells Brownfield when accounting for all fruit production, excluding citrus, Michigan [Read More…]
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Ohio farmer shows patience as wet conditions continue
A northwestern Ohio farmer says he’s in no rush to begin planting. “Let’s let the ground get another day or two more fit before we get out there,” he says. “I also do a lot [Read More…]
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Wet conditions slow corn planting progress
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says early season planting progress has been slow in much of the Midwest and Plains. “We call this crop progress but given the weather that we’ve been seeing in many major [Read More…]
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Michigan loses more than 4,500 farms in latest census
The number of Michigan farms are declining but a regional director with USDA’s National Ag Statics Services says they’re mostly very small farms. “Over half of that decrease occurred in the sales group of $2,500 [Read More…]
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Senate EPW hearing in Iowa to focus on Missouri River flooding
Flooding in Hamburg, Iowa (photo courtesy of IPTV) The Army Corps of Engineers’ management of last month’s Missouri River flooding will be the focus of a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing tomorrow [Read More…]
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Notre Dame Cathedral not just inspiration for the religious, but for countless films
Sony(PARIS) — The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire Monday and thanks to the firefighters who fought the blaze through the night, the famed cathedral is still standing today. The fire broke out at 6:50 [Read More…]
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Decimated Notre Dame Cathedral could take 3 years to reopen to public
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — Ravaged by a massive fire that completely destroyed its roof, the Notre Dame Cathedral will likely not be reopened to the public for three years, a spokesman for the 13th Century basilica [Read More…]
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Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies recalled due to ‘unexpected solidified ingredient’
(EasyBuy4u/iStock) FILE photo.(NEW YORK) — Mondelēz Global has issued a voluntarily recall of its 13-ounce packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy after receiving reports of an “unexpected solidified ingredient” in some packages, it announced on Tuesday. [Read More…]
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Student who applied to wrong college gets free trip to visit Utah campus
damircudic/iStock(LAFAYETTE, La.) — A college senior who applied to the wrong college was gifted a free trip to visit the campus due to her fateful mistake — and the power of Twitter. Kaitlynn Lovelady, a [Read More…]