Month: May 2019
School staffer disarms gunman outside Oregon high school
KATU-TV(PORTLAND) — Oregon police say a suspect with a gun was disarmed by a school staffer Friday afternoon. Officers responded to reports of a man with a gun near Parkrose High School in Northeast Portland. [Read More…]
Farmer hopes to begin planting this weekend
Central Indiana Farmer Mike Beard says there’s still little planting progress in his area. “We have finished some spraying and sometimes we sprayed around spots that we didn’t want to track through because of wet [Read More…]
Milk futures over $17 again, cash dairy mixed
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the week higher with traders optimistic Mexico could lift tariffs. May Class III milk up two cents at $16.30. June up 22 cents at $16.45. July 29 [Read More…]
Farm Bureau says a solution is still needed for ag labor
The head of American Farm Bureau says President Trump’s focus to fix the immigration system is welcomed but it must address farm labor shortages. Zippy Duvall says farmers need a reformed guest worker program that [Read More…]
USMCA progress good news for US pork
A livestock market analyst says getting the USMCA trade deal across the finish line is nothing but good news for US agriculture. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says the news Friday that the US would [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 17, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $3.83 and 1/4, up 4 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at 8.21 and 3/4, down 18 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $294.30, down $7.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.22, down 50 [Read More…]
Russian ‘The Voice Kids’ finale to be redone after bots rig final result
Channel One(MOSCOW) — The final result of Russia’s version of the popular TV singing talent show, “The Voice Kids,” has been cancelled after it was found that thousands of automated calls and text messages were [Read More…]
3 money-saving travel sites you can’t afford to miss
Pruvo(NEW YORK) — Memorial Day is fast approaching and with it, the unofficial start of the summer travel season. If you haven’t booked your summer vacation yet, here are three sites worth checking out. Pruvo [Read More…]
Investigators say university ignored nearly 2 decades of ‘shocking and painful’ sex abuse allegations
iStock/DenisTangneyJr(COLUMBUS, OH) — An investigation has determined that Ohio State University officials ignored nearly two decades of accusations of sexual abuse against a long-time university doctor, according to an independent report released Friday by the [Read More…]
Local officials in Florida complaining about DHS plans to transfer detained migrants from Texas
Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Getty Image(MIAMI) — Local officials in Florida were shocked this week when federal authorities informed them of plans to bring hundreds of undocumented migrants from the border to [Read More…]
NYPD officer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot against her ex-husband: Sources
iStock/Graffizone(NEW YORK) — An NYPD officer allegedly asked her boyfriend to help her hire a hitman to murder her ex-husband, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Officer Valerie Cincinelli, 34 of Oceanside in New York’s [Read More…]
Historic number of African American women set to graduate from West Point
Cadet Hallie H. Pound/U.S. Army(NEW YORK) — Thirty-four African American women are expected to graduate from West Point next weekend — the highest number of black women to graduate in the same class in the [Read More…]
Facebook bans Israeli company that it says tried to manipulate elections in Africa, Asia
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook has banned an Israeli company and taken down hundreds of its accounts that were aimed at manipulating elections in Africa and southeast Asia, the company announced on Thursday. The social media [Read More…]
On Brown v Board of Education’s 65th anniversary, school segregation remains: Report
iStock/fstop123(NEW YORK) — It has been 65 years since Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled segregated schools are unconstitutional, but a recent study reveals that black students remain segregated [Read More…]
NASCAR champion Joey Logano teaches journalist how to drive stick
Ford(CONCORD, N.C.) — Learning to drive a car with manual transmission is intimidating no matter what the circumstances. I was about to get a lesson in driving stick from Joey Logano, the reigning NASCAR champion. [Read More…]
Minnesota Ag Policy bill heads to Governor’s desk
The Minnesota Ag Policy bill is headed to the desk of Governor Walz. House Ag Committee chair Jeanne Poppe tells Brownfield the legislation passed both the House and Senate unanimously. “Most of it is just [Read More…]
Wet soils make farmers pick their planting spots
A lot of farmers are having to pick and choose where they can plant based on field conditions. Winfield United agronomist Jon Zuk recommends evaluating the worst parts of fields first. “We know those spots, [Read More…]
Planting delays take toll on Minnesota farmer
Planting delays are taking a toll on southwest Minnesota farmer Bill Gordon. “It’s tough, it’s emotionally tough, but this is what we do. Last year was not much different (so) we’re hoping it straightens out [Read More…]
A good week for planting in northeast Iowa
A northeast Iowa farmer says it’s been a good week for planting in his area. “There’s been a lot of corn put in the ground, and some beans, from Monday on through today,” says Mark [Read More…]
Nebraska Corn supports NCGA’s ‘penny won’t cut it’ push
Image courtesy NCGA The president of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association says his group supports the National Corn Growers’ “A Penny Won’t Cut It” campaign. Dan Nerud says if there’s another round of trade mitigation [Read More…]