Month: April 2019
Flood Warning issued April 08 at 9:47AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda Big Sioux River Near Brookings Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids
IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be in Springfield on April 13, 2019 as a member of the committee to select the 2019-2020 Illinois State FFA Officer team. Continue reading IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee [Read More…]
Kudlow expresses “guarded optimism” on U.S.-China trade talks
White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow says the U.S. and China are getting “closer and closer” to a trade deal. He says progress was made when the Chinese Vice Premier was in Washington last week, [Read More…]
Chinese woman in Mar-a-Lago security controversy expected in court
Zolnierek/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Yujing Zhang, the Chinese national who sparked security concerns after she allegedly talked her way into the president’s Mar-a-Lago country club, is set to appear in a federal court in Florida Monday afternoon [Read More…]
Trump administration designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a ‘foreign terrorist organization’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday moved to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a wing of the Iranian military, as a foreign terrorist organization. “This action will significantly expand the scope [Read More…]
Diana and Doria: How the 2 grandmothers are expected to influence the royal baby
Ben Stansall – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan prepare to welcome their first child any day now and become first-time parents, many royal watchers are looking at how the [Read More…]
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 5:55AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…POTENT SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID-LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more possible. Winds could [Read More…]
USPS announces new ‘Forever’ stamp honoring the late George H.W. Bush
cherylsb63/iStock(NEW YORK) — The United States Postal Service announced that it is issuing a new commemorative stamp honoring the late President George H. W. Bush. The stamp, which is now available for pre-order, will be [Read More…]
American Airlines cancellations extend into June amid Boeing 737 Max grounding
santirf/iStock(NEW YORK) — American Airlines is extending flight cancellations into early June as Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft remain grounded. The world’s largest airline announced Sunday that it will cancel approximately 90 flights per day through [Read More…]
US officials worry as Turkey poised to purchase Russian defense system purchase: Sources
bedo/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As Turkey moves forward with the controversial purchase of Russia’s most sophisticated and advanced air defense systems, some State Department and Department of Defense officials are privately blaming President Donald Trump for failing [Read More…]
Motel 6 will pay $12M to settle lawsuit after sharing guest info with ICE
domnicky/iStock(NEW YORK) — Motel 6 has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit that accused several Washington state locations of sharing personal guest information with U.S. immigration officials. The budget motel operator illegally [Read More…]
South Carolina mom complained about bullying before deadly 5th-grade fight
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Still reeling from the sudden death of her 10-year-old daughter, a South Carolina mom said she complained about her child being bullied multiple times before she died after a fight with [Read More…]
Severe storm threat pushing farther east after tornadoes in Texas, Mississippi
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The slow-moving system that just generated almost 200 reports of damaging storms produced two tornadoes in Texas and one in Mississippi in addition to flash flooding up through Arkansas, which at [Read More…]
Tennessee man accused of killing mom asked co-workers for help with alibi: Police
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(ATLANTA) — A Tennessee man allegedly killed his 76-year-old mother over the weekend and asked his co-workers to take pictures of him at work to help form an alibi, according to police. [Read More…]
Boy, 12, inside his NY home killed by stray bullet to the head
Buffalo Police Department(BUFFALO, N.Y.) — A 12-year-old Buffalo, New York boy who was inside his own home was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet Saturday night, police said. Bandar Elwaseem was inside [Read More…]
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 2:46AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…POTENT SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID-LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more possible. Winds could [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 07 at 9:27PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota… Pipestone Creek below Pipestone …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids
Next round of severe weather could bring damaging wind, hail from Texas to Carolinas
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm system that brought damaging winds and large hail from Texas to Mississippi on Saturday will interact with a developing storm to bring the next round of severe weather to [Read More…]
College students busted for making $900K in iPhone fraud scheme
iStock(CORVALLIS, Ore.) — A pair of Oregon college students from China have been charged in a fraudulent iPhone return scheme that allegedly netted them nearly a million dollars. The pair of students, Yangyang Zhou and [Read More…]
American woman and tour guide rescued after kidnapping ordeal in Uganda
ABC News(RUBIRIZI, Uganda) — An American woman and her safari guide who were kidnapped in a Ugandan wilderness park and held five days by armed captors were returned safely on Sunday after a ransom was [Read More…]