Month: April 2019
News
Waffle House good Samaritan shot to death paying for meals, handing out $20 bills
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — A good Samaritan was fatally shot over the weekend while handing out $20 bills and paying for meals at a Florida restaurant, according to police. Police arrested Ezekiel Hicks, [Read More…]
Weather
Blizzard Warning issued April 09 at 2:52AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HIGH IMPACT APRIL WINTER STORM MID TO LATE WEEK… …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 15 to 23 inches and [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin board will hear CAFO appeal
The dispute between a DePere area farm and local government officials over a farm expansion permit will be heard by a state board. The Livestock Facility Siting Review Board will hear the appeal of Ledgeview [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued April 08 at 8:47PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota…South Dakota…and Iowa… N. Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone Split Rock Creek Near Corson Ocheyedan River Near Spencer …The Flood Warning continues for the following [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 8:11PM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HIGH IMPACT APRIL WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID TO LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of a foot [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri Soybean Checkoff invested heavily in crop improvement research
The Missouri Soybean Annual Research Report shows several projects with what Research Director Greg Luce says is a significant investment of checkoff dollars to improve the crop. To learn more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA: fieldwork still limited in Minnesota
Spring fieldwork continues to be extremely limited across Minnesota. The latest crop progress report from USDA says there was less than one day suitable last week, mainly because of melting snow. There were scattered reports [Read More…]
Ag News
FAPRI-MU ’19 Outlook sees farm finances pressured
The 2019 U.S. Baseline Outlook for U.S. agriculture projects continued financial stress. Pat Westhoff is director of FAPRI, the Food & Agricultural Policy Researcher Institute, with the University of Missouri, “We are showing a little [Read More…]
Ag News
Another winter blast due this week
A winter storm is expected this week after spring-like weather covered much of the Midwest this past weekend. “This will be a wet, at least a wind-driven packing snow,” said Brownfield Meteorologist Greg Soulje. “Livestock [Read More…]
Ag News
Fertilizer disruptions anticipated this spring
A crop input supplier expects fertilizer disruptions throughout the spring. Steve Carlsen with Minnesota-based West Central Distribution says recent flooding and the prospect of more moisture is complicating the transport of ag products to certain [Read More…]
News
American tourist kidnapped on safari in Uganda begins journey home
Wild Frontiers Uganda(NEW YORK) — U.S. citizen Kimberly Sue Endicott has left Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, after being kidnapped while on a safari there and held hostage for four days. Endicott was seen Monday [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 2:39PM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HIGH IMPACT APRIL WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID TO LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of a foot [Read More…]
News
Three American service members, 1 contractor killed in attack in Afghanistan
flySnow/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Three American service members and a contractor were killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Monday, according to Col. David Butler, a spokesperson for U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Three other Americans service [Read More…]
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Actress Felicity Huffman among 14 to plead guilty in college admissions cheating scandal
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Actress Felicity Huffman was among 14 defendants to agree to plea guilty in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scam that rocked elite schools this spring. The group [Read More…]
Ag News
Vietnam increasing efforts to control African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asia. Cases have now been identified in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. According to the USDA’s Foreign Ag Service, the disease has spread quickly through Vietnam since it [Read More…]
Ag News
Opportunities and risks of emerging hemp industry
In times of tight margins farmers are looking for ways to diversify their operations and add additional forms of revenue. For some farmers – that means adding hemp into their crop rotation. In this Managing [Read More…]
News
Feds charge DC-area man accused of plotting to ram stolen truck into pedestrians, sources say
krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities have charged a man they believe was plotting to ram a stolen truck into pedestrians at the National Harbor development in Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital, sources familiar with the [Read More…]
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London introduces Ultra Low Emissions Zone for vehicles with charges up to $130
BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — London introduced a new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) on Monday, a radical new step to clean up the city’s air and improve public health that the mayor’s office described as [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 11:05AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…POTENT SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID-LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more possible. Winds [Read More…]
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Top Russian director freed from house arrest in case that drew international outcry
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — A Moscow court has released Kirill Serebrennikov, one of Russia’s most celebrated theater directors, from house arrest — a major change in a case widely criticized as a political show trial [Read More…]