Month: May 2019
CrossFit quits Facebook and Instagram, citing privacy concerns
iStock/South_agency(NEW YORK) — CrossFit, the popular fitness and lifestyle program with a cult-like following, broke up with Facebook and Instagram on Friday, citing security and privacy concerns. CrossFit, Inc., which boasts 15,000 affiliates and millions [Read More…]
‘I took back my freedom’: Jayme Closs’ powerful statement read as her kidnapper faces sentencing
DNY59/iStock(GORDON, Wis.) — Jayme Closs vowed to never let her kidnapper take her freedom or her spirit from her in a powerful statement read at the sentencing hearing of Jake Patterson, the 21-year-old Wisconsin man [Read More…]
Mitchell cemetery visitors asked to avoid wet areas this weekend
A jump in cemetery visitation is normal for Memorial Day weekend. However continuing standing water and wet, soft areas are making it difficult this year. Mitchell Cemetery Director Kevin Thurman is asking visitors for help [Read More…]
3 more die on Mount Everest amid heavy crowding
iStock/Zzvet(NEW YORK) — A total of five people have died this week on Mount Everest, as crowds of climbers experienced bottlenecks as they rushed to take advantage of a short window of good weather to [Read More…]
’88 days living in fear’: Jayme Closs’ family speaks movingly as her kidnapper faces sentencing
DNY59/iStock(GORDON, Wis.) — Relatives of 13-year-old Jayme Closs spoke movingly at Friday’s sentencing hearing for Jake Patterson, the Wisconsin man who pleaded guilty to abducting Closs, killing her parents and then holding her captive until [Read More…]
40% of Americans don’t have $400 in the bank for emergency expenses: Federal Reserve
iStock/Hydromet(NEW YORK) — Almost 40% of American adults wouldn’t be able to cover a $400 emergency with cash, savings or a credit-card charge that they could quickly pay off, a Federal Reserve survey finds. About [Read More…]
5 former priests charged with sexual misconduct: ‘Just the tip of the iceberg’
WXYZ(DETROIT) — Calls to a tip line led to the arrests of five former Michigan priests over allegations of sexual misconduct. Michigan’s attorney general announced the arrests Friday and detailed the charges against the men, [Read More…]
5 former priests charged with sexual misconduct: ‘Just the tip of the iceberg’
WXYZ(DETROIT) — Calls to a tip line led to the arrests of five former Michigan priests over allegations of sexual misconduct. Michigan’s attorney general announced the arrests Friday and detailed the charges against the men, [Read More…]
Beverage magnate who pleaded guilty in college admissions scandal assaulted by son
iStock/Graffizone(NEW YORK) — A few days before beverage magnate Gregory Abbott pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with the college admissions cheating scam, police say he was beaten up by one of his [Read More…]
Beverage magnate who pleaded guilty in college admissions scandal assaulted by son
iStock/Graffizone(NEW YORK) — A few days before beverage magnate Gregory Abbott pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with the college admissions cheating scam, police say he was beaten up by one of his [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 12:16PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Sixmile Creek near Brookings …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 12:16PM MDT until May 29 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Sixmile Creek near Brookings …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain
Michigan Farm Bureau says prevent plant acres should be covered
Michigan Farm Bureau wants to see prevented plant acres included in the new trade aid package for farmers. Ernie Birchmeier says while the single country rate for farmers from USDA is intended to not sway [Read More…]
NPPC president-elect confident U.S. can keep African swine fever out
The president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council is confident the U.S. can prevent the introduction of African swine fever. Wisconsin pork producer A.V. Roth points to another foreign animal disease that’s been kept at [Read More…]
Martin County From the Ground Up Farm Crawl
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Martin County, Minnesota on Thursday, July 25 for the Martin County From the Ground Up Farm Crawl (tour of farms.) Continue reading Martin County From [Read More…]
Rains put damper on crop fertility plans
Unrelenting rains continue to put a damper on crop fertility plans. Helena fertilizer manager Scott Dettmann says it’s been very challenging getting product in place for timely applications this spring. “We’ve had the river situations [Read More…]
Disaster bill stalls in House
The comprehensive disaster aid bill that passed the Senate Thursday failed today in the U.S. House by one vote. Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas said the bill does not contain anything, in his words, [Read More…]
Explosion on a street corner in Lyon, France, leaves 8 with minor injuries
midesi69/Twitter(LYON, France) — An explosion in the French city of Lyon on Friday left eight people with minor injuries, local officials said on social media. The blast occurred at the corner of Victor Hugo Street [Read More…]
Patrick Frazee pleads not guilty to the murder of his fiance Kelsey Berreth
Teller County Sheriff via KMGH(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Patrick Frazee, the Colorado man accused of killing his fiancé, Kelsey Berreth, in a vicious assault in her home, pleaded not guilty on Friday. At Friday’s court [Read More…]
New charges against Julian Assange prompt outcry from Edward Snowden, civil liberties groups
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Julian Assange has always been a lightning-rod for controversy, but the latest charges against him have journalism watchdog groups crying foul. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was charged by U.S. authorities Thursday [Read More…]