Month: July 2019
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Nearly 4,000 civilians in Afghanistan killed or wounded through June: United Nations
AHDesignConcepts/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amid ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, 1,366 civilians have been killed and another 2,446 wounded in the first half of this year, according to the United Nations. The 3,812 casualties are a 27 [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 30 at 10:02AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
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Canadian farmer grows organic industrial hemp
Adam Ornawka One of the breakout sessions at the recent Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Summit in Des Moines focused on industrial hemp. It featured Adam Ornawka, a farmer from Saskatoon, Canada, who has been growing organic industrial [Read More…]
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Japanese beetle presence decreasing, but watch for stink bugs
An Illinois field crop entomologist says overall insect pressure has been minimal so far, but there are some later season pests to watch out for. Nick Seiter with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield Japanese [Read More…]
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NPPD’s Community Solar Program
Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. Today, we discuss NPPD’s Community Solar Program with Tim Arlt, general manager of retail for NPPD. Arlt [Read More…]
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ETBE made with US ethanol arrives in Japan
The first shipment of ETBE made with US corn-based ethanol arrived in Japan last week. Ryan LeGrand, the president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council, says the arrival of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) made [Read More…]
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Man charged with murder in San Fernando Valley shooting spree that killed 4, including father and brother
Alex_Schmidt/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with killing four people, including his father, brother and ex-girlfriend, during a 12-hour shooting spree across Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley region last week. Gerry Dean [Read More…]
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Italian authorities say slain cop didn’t have gun when attacked by American teens
piola666/iStock(ROME) — The questioning of two American teenagers who confessed to their involvement in the slaying of a newlywed police officer in Rome last week was conducted lawfully, an Italian prosecutor said Tuesday. “The suspects [Read More…]
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2-year-old boy dies after he’s left in scorching hot van outside Florida day care: Sheriff
vmargineanu/iStock(OAKLAND PARK, Fla.) — A 2-year-old boy has died after he was left in a scorching hot van outside a Florida day care, according to authorities. Noah Sneed was found dead by a day care [Read More…]
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2-year-old boy dies after he’s left in scorching hot van outside Florida day care: Sheriff
vmargineanu/iStock(OAKLAND PARK, Fla.) — A 2-year-old boy has died after he was left in a scorching hot van outside a Florida day care, according to authorities. Noah Sneed was found dead by a day care [Read More…]
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2 killed, officer hurt in shooting at Mississippi Walmart: Officials
iStock(SOUTHAVEN, Miss.) — Two people were killed and an officer was hurt in a shooting at a Southaven, Mississippi, Walmart Tuesday morning, according to ABC Memphis affiliate WATN. The suspected shooter was shot by a [Read More…]
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It’s sweet corn season
It’s sweet corn season in many parts of the country – a treat many of us look forward to every summer. Think of sweet corn as human food. Most of the corn grown in the [Read More…]
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Corn Palace Director Scott Schmidt is moving on
Mayor Bob Everson announced Monday that Corn Palace Director Scott Schmidt has resigned. “He is taking a position as a faculty member at Dakota Wesleyan University,” said Everson. Schmidt’s final day with the City is [Read More…]
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Woman arrested in massive Capital One data breach, impacting over 100 million people
Roman Tiraspolsky/iStock(SEATTLE) — A Seattle-area woman was arrested on Monday morning in connection with a newly-disclosed Capital One data breach that impacted more than 100 million people. Capital One said it identified a security breach [Read More…]
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As Instagram tourism booms at Horseshoe Bend and other national parks, officials consider preservation
ABC News(NEW YORK) — If you’re on Instagram, then chances are you have a friend who’s taken a selfie at Joshua Tree National Park or one of the poppy fields in California, or maybe even [Read More…]
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Moniteau County health board meeting
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be on the ground in California, Missouri on Monday, August 5 for the Moniteau County health board meeting where a CAFO proposal is on the docket. Continue reading Moniteau County health [Read More…]
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NCBA encouraged by this week’s trade talks
It’s a big week for trade talks as the US heads back to the table with both China and Japan. NCBA’s senior vice president for government affairs Collin Woodall says trade deals with China and Japan [Read More…]
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Eight-percent of Arkansas corn mature
Eight percent of Arkansas corn has reached maturity, behind last year and the average. As of Sunday, corn was nearly equal parts fair, good and excellent, with 17 percent poor to very poor. One percent [Read More…]
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South Dakota corn development 50 points behind normal
South Dakota corn is rated 61 percent good to excellent, but development is behind with only 27 percent of the crop silking. That’s 50 percentage points behind normal. Half of South Dakota soybeans are good [Read More…]
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Missouri corn improves slightly
Missouri corn silking is at 77 percent, 22 percentage points behind last year. The crop is only 34 percent good to excellent, but it’s slightly better than last week. Soybean blooming is 38 percent this [Read More…]
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