Month: May 2019
News
North Korea fires projectile for second time in week, South Korea says
MarkRubens/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired an unidentified projected eastward from Sino-ri, about 50 miles from Pyongyang, around 4:30 p.m. local time, South Korean officials said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the [Read More…]
Weather
Frost Advisory issued May 09 at 2:38AM MDT until May 10 at 7:00AM MDT by NWS
…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Frost Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM to 8 AM CDT [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Ag leaders on Mexican trade trip
A delegation of about a dozen Wisconsin dairy and agribusiness companies is on the way to Mexico for a trade mission. Ag Secretary Brad Pfaff is on the trip to Expo Leche, Mexico’s largest annual [Read More…]
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Huawei executive to fight extradition to the US on charges of bank, wire fraud
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Chinese tech giant Huawei will fight the extradition of its chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman Meng Wanzhou to the United States, where she would face criminal charges, after she [Read More…]
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‘Hero’ student describes how he, 2 classmates, thwarted suspect in Colorado school shooting
Courtesy John Castillo(HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.) — A high school student who helped tackle an accused gunman at his Colorado high school this week said his feeling of “absolute and complete fear” evaporated as he watched [Read More…]
Ag News
Graves: Flooded farmers in a real bind
Many farmers in Northwest Missouri won’t get any income from 2019 crops this year because of flooding. Congressman Sam Graves, who’s from Tarkio, Missouri, says he has heard from many farmers who won’t be able [Read More…]
Ag News
Committee hears testimony on working animals bill
Legislation that would prevent Missouri cities from banning the job of working animals passed out of the state Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday. The committee held a hearing this week on the bill sponsored by Wentzville [Read More…]
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Drug makers must start listing prices on TV ads: HHS Secretary Azar
busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Drug makers must begin disclosing their list prices in television commercials this July, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. The move by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is aimed at driving down [Read More…]
Ag News
Brief window for southwest Minnesota farmer
A southwest Minnesota farmer says a recent window for fieldwork has temporarily closed. Chris Hill of Brewster tells Brownfield activity picked up over the weekend and continued until rain pushed him and many others back [Read More…]
Ag News
More rain brings added flooding problems
Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk, IowaCourtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District More severe weather has crossed the nation this week possibly resulting in more problems with rivers leaving their [Read More…]
Ag News
Throwing darts at impact of #Plant19 delays on corn market
There’s plenty of speculation about how planting delays might impact corn prices as more rain moves across the Midwest. Analyst Elaine Kub says weather was probably the biggest reason the futures market gained about 10 [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans down ahead of talks with China
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. The trade is waiting to see what happens in this week’s negotiations with China. It’s been a week of conflicting signals, but talks finally get underway [Read More…]
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Intelligence on Iran that prompted US carrier move came on Friday afternoon
U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — The intelligence that Iran or its proxies were planning something against U.S. interests in the Middle East reached senior U.S. officials on Friday afternoon, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told Congress on [Read More…]
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US dismisses Iran’s threats to withdraw from nuclear deal, imposes new sanctions on Iran’s metal industries
Eblis/iStock(WASHINGTON) — One year after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, Iran has warned the pact’s remaining signatories that it would stop implementing parts of the agreement if they don’t [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer nervous about trade breakdown with China
Farmers are nervous about a possible breakdown in trade negotiations with China. George Goblish grows corn and soybeans in southern Minnesota. “I hope to God they can get it done here soon because the markets [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmer still waiting to make up for fall delays
A north central Iowa farmer is still waiting to catch up on fieldwork. Larry Sailer of Iowa Falls says torrential rains in September and October slowed harvest and prevented any fall tillage or fertilizer application. [Read More…]
Ag News
Fieldwork at a standstill for SW Minnesota farmer
A farmer in southwest Minnesota has yet to turn a wheel this spring. Joel Schreurs grows corn and soybeans in Lincoln and Lyon Counties. “We just can’t catch a break. It seems like as soon [Read More…]
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Feds now investigating 850 possible domestic terrorists across US: FBI
House Homeland Security Committee(WASHINGTON) — The FBI is currently investigating nearly 850 people across the United States as possible domestic terrorists, including many white supremacists and anti-government Americans, and U.S. authorities are seeing “a tide [Read More…]
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Amanda Knox will return to Italy for first time since her acquittal
Paula Lobo/ABC via Getty Images(ROME) — Amanda Knox will take part in a three-day conference on criminal law in Italy, according to the conference’s organizers. The conference, scheduled to take place in the northern Italian [Read More…]
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Missing piece of Stonehenge returned 60 years later
Ahrys Art/iStock(LONDON) — For decades, a missing piece of sarsen stone from England’s famed Stonehenge monument was thought to have been lost during archaeological excavations. This week, the organization that takes care of Stonehenge announced [Read More…]