Month: May 2019
Flood Warning issued May 04 at 9:08AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Nebraska…Minnesota… Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff Big Sioux River above Hawarden Big Sioux River At Akron
Department of Defense Boeing 737 plane skids off Florida runway into the water; 21 taken to hospital
iStock Photo/Bogdan Khmelnytskyi(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A Department of Defense plane from Guantanamo Bay skidded off a runway into shallow water in Jacksonville, Florida, late Friday, but officials said there were no serious injuries. Jacksonville Fire [Read More…]
Texas woman seeks to change law after DNA test reveals shocking truth about her genetic family tree
ABC News(CENTER, Texas) — Eve Wiley’s story wasn’t always so complicated. She was born in 1987 and grew up in Center, Texas, a small town just a few miles from the Louisiana border. Her father, [Read More…]
North Korea launches ‘barrage’ of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — In a surprise move, North Korea launched a “barrage” of unidentified short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, American and South Korean military officials confirmed to ABC News on Friday evening. [Read More…]
Interim President Juan Guaido says ‘we must evaluate all our options’ to rescue Venezuela
ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Two days after violent clashes ended in Venezuela, interim President Juan Guaido said that although the protests did not end President Nicolas Maduro’s “usurpation,” those who stood in opposition had still [Read More…]
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks protecting customers’ private data, limiting screen time: ‘You are not our product’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Apple CEO Tim Cook is worried – about the protection of personal data, kids’ relationships with their devices, and the amount of time consumers are spending on devices. In an exclusive [Read More…]
Alleged burglar arrested for 2017 home invasion of former ‘RHONJ’ reality star: Officials
Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald(NEW YORK) — An alleged home invader was arrested on Friday for the 2017 burglary involving former “Real Housewife of New Jersey” reality star Dina Manzo and her then fiancée [Read More…]
Woman injured in Venezuela’s May Day protests says ‘It was like war, everyone was shot’
Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Violent clashes this week between anti-government protesters and security forces in Venezuela led to at least four deaths and hundreds of injuries. But one protester who was injured in the [Read More…]
Minnesota’s repeal of marital rape exemptions highlights existing legal loopholes
iStock/Veronaa(MINNEAPOLIS) — The governor of Minnesota closed a legal loophole this week in the state’s marital rape law — just one of what advocates describe as scores of legal loopholes still permeating state criminal justice [Read More…]
Woodland Park Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe and it’s a boy!
Courtesy Woodland Park Zoo(SEATTLE) — It’s a boy! The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington welcomed one of its latest and tallest babies this Thursday. Olivia, the zoo’s 12-year-old giraffe gave birth to a healthy [Read More…]
USDA narrows relocation sites for ERS/NIFA
The USDA has narrowed the list of applicants for the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) office relocation to: the Greater Kansas City area, several locations in Indiana (including [Read More…]
Missouri Drive to Feed Kids aims to raise money, food
Missouri agriculture businesses and groups are coming together to address food insecurity among Missouri children. There are many Missouri children who face hunger on a regular basis, according to Ashley McCarty, executive director of Missouri [Read More…]
Stick with corn through May
A University of Missouri Extension agronomist says Missouri growers should strongly consider sticking with corn planting until the end of May. Bill Weibold tells Brownfield he looked at five years of planting data in central [Read More…]
Agencies converge to meet with NW Missouri farmers
The Missouri Farm Service Agency has held two days of meetings in Northwest Missouri with federal and state agency folks to help farmers get questions answered about flood recovery. Meetings were in Atchison and Holt [Read More…]
Minnesota U.S. Senator looking for refinements to USMCA
A U.S. Senator who supports the USMCA points out it’s not a perfect deal. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith tells Brownfield she’s concerned about a part of the proposed agreement that would allow drug companies to [Read More…]
Former White House chief of staff joins unaccompanied migrant children shelter board
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former White House chief of staff John Kelly has joined the board of directors for a company that operates shelters for undocumented migrant children. Kelly was a top aide to President [Read More…]
South Dakota governor ‘not welcome’ at reservation over opposition to Keystone protesters, says Oglala Sioux Tribe
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe have told South Dakota’s governor that she is no longer welcome to visit their land after signing two bills into law regulating protests over the [Read More…]
African swine fever further erodes soybean demand
African swine fever (ASF), which is decimating China’s hog herd, is also eroding the demand for U.S. soybeans. “This African swine fever is kind of like piling on when you take into account the trade [Read More…]
Planting delays continue
Southern Indiana Farmer Dave Gottbrath says it will likely be another week before he’s able to begin planting. “We’ve had rain just like everyone else, the ground has not dried out, it’s been cold, and [Read More…]
Wheat gives back some gains
Soybeans were mixed, mostly fractionally lower. Fundamentally, as South America’s harvest advances and export demand remains slow, supply is a bearish factor and beans are waiting to see what happens next with China. Talks are [Read More…]