Month: July 2019
Agronomist’s soybean yield goals washed away this year
An Illinois agronomist says his goal of 100-bushel soybeans literally got washed away this year. Kris Ehler says coming out of a record year for yields in 2018, wet conditions made his growers retool their [Read More…]
California man charged for using an electronic device to manipulate a credit card terminal
A California man is charged with using an electronic device in trying to manipulate a credit card terminal at a Mitchell business. On July 22nd the Mitchell Police Department received report of a suspicious male [Read More…]
Friends mourn slain Ole Miss student Ally Kostial: ‘She didn’t deserve this’
Ally Kostial/Facebook(OXFORD, Miss.) — Shocked friends are mourning the beloved Ole Miss student who was allegedly killed by a college classmate. The body of Alexandria “Ally” Kostial was discovered in Harmontown, Mississippi, on Saturday. Brandon [Read More…]
US regulators fine Facebook $5 billion for privacy claims; sue Cambridge Analytica
Facebook(WASHINGTON) — U.S. regulators fined Facebook a record $5 billion penalty to settle claims that the company deceived its users about the privacy of their personal information in the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, [Read More…]
Bernie Madoff applies for clemency, asks for commutation of his 150-year sentence
Stephen Chernin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced financier Bernard “Bernie: Madoff has petitioned the U.S. government to commute his 150-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in an elaborate, long-running Ponzi scheme. Madoff filed a petition for [Read More…]
Ethanol stocks up for fourth week in a row
Ethanol stocks climbed again last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says supplies were up more than 324,000 barrels on the week to 23.689 million, the biggest reserve since late March and the fourth week [Read More…]
Be intentional with your words
Commentary. There are no more manholes in Berkeley, California. Gone are bondsmen, craftsmen and firemen. No more heirs, manpower or pregnant women. Fraternities and sororities are no longer recognized. No more he and she when [Read More…]
Growth Energy launches new ad campaign criticizing EPA
Ethanol advocacy group Growth Energy has launched a new ad campaign criticizing the EPA for failing to address lost ethanol demand caused by small refinery exemptions. Growth Energy CEO, Emily Skor, said the ads give [Read More…]
Texas man Tekoney Blackledge charged with murder of 62-year-old Saron James
The James Family via Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — Texas police are searching for a 19-year-old man accused of killing a 62-year-old woman while she was riding in an SUV with her husband and just [Read More…]
‘Conrad’s Law,’ named for teen who died in texting-suicide case, aims to criminalize suicide coercion
Conrad Roy’s mother, Lynn Roy, is escorted from court on June 16, 2017. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — The mother of Conrad Roy III, an 18-year-old who died by suicide after encouragement [Read More…]
Two months into search for missing Connecticut mom, police have 1,200 tips but no answers
New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — Wednesday marks two months into the search for Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, who mysteriously vanished amid a contentious custody battle with her estranged husband. While New Canaan police [Read More…]
PA school district refuses CEO’s offer to settle lunch debt after threatening to place children in foster care
ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — A Pennsylvania school district that threatened to have children placed in foster care if their parents’ didn’t pay outstanding lunch tabs has apparently rejected a businessman’s offer to cover the cost. Todd [Read More…]
Missouri flood advisory task force isn’t just for Missouri
Missouri’s Ag Director says Governor Parson’s new flood advisory task force is not just to benefit Missouri, “What steps are we going to take forward? This isn’t just about Missouri. We’ve got to work with [Read More…]
Perdue: Farm financial situation “not a rosy picture”
Farm income is declining, and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says crop yields won’t make up for it this year. “It’s not a very rosy picture right now.” Farm income is expected to be 50% below [Read More…]
Perdue: farmers will get at least $15 an acre in trade aid
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says farmers who qualify for the next round of market facilitation program payments will get at least $15 an acre. Talking to reporters Tuesday, he said more details will be announced [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 24 at 8:33AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa… South Dakota… Big Sioux River near Canton …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood
US regulators fine Facebook $5 billion to settle privacy claims
Facebook(WASHINGTON) — U.S. regulators fined Facebook a record $5 billion penalty to settle claims that the company deceived its users about the privacy of their personal information in the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. [Read More…]
Top aide to embattled Puerto Rico governor resigns amid mounting pressure
TexPhoto/iStock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The chief of staff to Puerto Rico’s embattled governor has resigned amid mounting pressure on the office and calls for the governor himself to resign. Gov. Ricardo Rossello and his [Read More…]
Europe faces second ‘intense heat wave’ of the summer after hottest June on record
SUNG YOON JO/iStock(LONDON) — Millions of Europeans are facing a second heat wave of the year as record breaking temperatures sweep across the continent this week. The city of Bordeaux, France, registered a peak temperature [Read More…]
Pleasant mid-Summer pattern covers the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, seasonally cool, dry weather is easing stress on summer crops, although a few pockets of unfavorable dryness exist. Crop development remains significantly behind the normal pace, despite last week’s heat wave. [Read More…]