Month: April 2019
News
City of Mitchell declares snow emergency
The City of Mitchell is declaring a snow emergency in anticipation of the forecast evening and overnight snowfall amounts effective at 12:00 am Thursday, April 11th. All vehicles shall be removed from the designated Snow [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska ranchers brace for another big storm
Freezing rain was turning to snow Wednesday afternoon on the Ostrander ranch south of Gordon, Nebraska, with forecasters predicting a foot or more of snow by Friday morning. Jecca Ostrander tells Brownfield they’re just starting [Read More…]
Ag News
Wholesale values support hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day under light pressure from technical selling and the moderate cash trade that was steady with last week’s business. Feeder cattle futures were also pressure [Read More…]
Weather
Blizzard Warning issued April 10 at 2:45PM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HISTORIC APRIL WINTER STORM MID TO LATE WEEK… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 21 inches [Read More…]
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Police investigating death of college student who collapsed at off-campus party
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) — Authorities in South Carolina are trying to determine why a 20-year-old college student collapsed and died at an off-campus party in Hilton Head Island. On Tuesday, Hilton Head Island Fire [Read More…]
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center agrees to discontinue using race during admissions
DenisTangneyJr/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A top House Democrat on Wednesday grilled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over whether the administration was doing enough to encourage black men to enroll in medical school. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, asked DeVos [Read More…]
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One dead, 15 injured from fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina: Officials
WTVD(DURHAM, N.C.) — One person has died and 15 others were injured after a fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday morning, according to officials. The blast was felt city-wide, according to Durham Fire Chief [Read More…]
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Fight against ISIS continues in Iraq and Syria, despite declaration of victory
U.S. Army(WASHINGTON) — The U.S.-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is not over, despite a declaration of victory against the group’s last remaining stronghold in eastern Syria last month. In [Read More…]
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The first photo of a black hole is finally here
National Science Foundation(WASHINGTON) — We finally know what a black hole looks like. After decades of conjecture and simulations, an international consortium of scientists released the first ever photos of a black hole on Wednesday. [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. ethanol production back over 1 million barrels a day
U.S. ethanol production climbed back over the million barrel a day mark last week, but continues to show the effects of recent flooding. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.002 million barrels a [Read More…]
Ag News
Cautious optimism a common theme as ag waits for trade war resolution
Cautious optimism seems to be the prevailing theme as U.S. agriculture waits for an end to the trade war with China. Joe Smentek, executive director of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, says word from the [Read More…]
Ag News
Teens talk to ag lawmakers during National 4-H Conference
Teen 4-H members have gathered in Washington D.C. this week to talk about ag issues with U.S. lawmakers. Jill Parrent, a 4-H alumnus from Illinois and student at Iowa State University, was the leader of [Read More…]
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U.S. Representative Craig calls dairy struggles “heartbreaking”
A U.S. Congresswoman from Minnesota says it’s heartbreaking to see so many dairy farms going out of business. Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield 10 percent of the dairies in her state have gone under in [Read More…]
Ag News
Spring storm the latest setback for many farmers
Farm of Bob Worth near Lake Benton, Minnesota The latest setback for many Midwestern farmers came in with a bang Wednesday morning. Southwest Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says he awoke to the sound of thunder. [Read More…]
Weather
Blizzard Warning issued April 10 at 11:37AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HISTORIC APRIL WINTER STORM MID TO LATE WEEK… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 21 inches [Read More…]
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Zookeeper hospitalized after being ‘nipped’ by orangutan, Tampa zoo says
stedenmi/iStock(TAMPA) — A zookeeper at a Florida zoo has been hospitalized after he was “nipped” by an orangutan Wednesday morning. The worker, a member of ZooTampa’s animal care staff, was giving the female orangutan its [Read More…]
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Alleged ISIS member on trial for allegedly killing 5-year-old girl in landmark case
Jennifer W. stands in between her lawyers Ali Aydin and Seda Basay-Yildiz at the first day of her trial. (Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images) (MILAN) — A trial is now underway in Munich against a 27-year-old German [Read More…]
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Ariana Grande might have a ‘Thank U, Next’ beauty collection on the way
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Billboard(NEW YORK) — The title of Ariana Grande’s hit song “Thank U, Next” might soon become the name of a new beauty collection. The 25-year-old pop star trademarked the title “Ariana [Read More…]
Ag News
Coalition of food and ag groups urge congress to fund urban ag programs
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and a coalition of food and ag groups are urging Congress to fund initiatives in the 2018 farm bill that promote urban agriculture. Nathan Bowen, executive director [Read More…]
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It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed April 7-13 as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana. It costs the state millions of dollars each year to prevent, monitor, and control invasive species. They are also a [Read More…]