Month: August 2019
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Man arrested after opening fire at Chicago VA hospital, police say
Roberto Galan/iStock(CHICAGO) — Authorities arrested a man on Monday who allegedly opened fired inside a Chicago VA hospital. The unidentified man allegedly entered the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago with an assault rifle [Read More…]
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‘Our hearts ache’: California Highway Patrol officer gunned down at traffic stop
Fedorovekb/iStock(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is grieving one of its officers who was gunned down in a shootout during a traffic stop. The slain officer, Andre Moye, initiated the traffic stop during [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued August 13 at 7:43AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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Canadian teen murder suspects died in apparent suicide, police say
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police(NEW YORK) — Canadian authorities believe two teens wanted for multiple murders died by suicide. Autopsy results released on Monday confirmed that the bodies found near the shoreline of the Nelson [Read More…]
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Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile ‘likely’ cause of fatal explosion in Russia, US official says
republica/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The explosion in northern Russia last week that killed 7 people “likely” involved Russia’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile, a U.S. official said. Russian authorities have given conflicting information about the explosion and whether [Read More…]
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Dangerous heatwave set to blanket much of the country
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Thirteen states from Texas to Kentucky in the South are under heat alerts Tuesday with some areas expecting the heat index to rise to 115 Fahrenheit. It has already been an [Read More…]
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Newark handing out bottled water as filters appear to fail to protect residents from lead
SergeyKlopotov/iStock(NEWARK, N.J.) — More than eight months after officials in Newark, New Jersey, began handing out nearly 40,000 filters to help protect residents from elevated levels of lead, tests of three homes containing filters earlier [Read More…]
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New FAA administrator says there is no timeline for the 737 MAX’s return to service
Margarita Polyakova/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Stephen Dickson commented on the 737 MAX’s return to service shortly after he was sworn in as the agency’s 18th administrator on Monday. [Read More…]
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California Highway Patrol officer and suspect die in gun battle after traffic stop
Fedorovekb/iStock(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) — A California Highway Patrol officer and a suspect both died on Monday after gunfire was exchanged following a traffic stop. Two other officers were struck by bullets, and two civilians received minor [Read More…]
Ag News
Disappointment–and outrage–over EPA’s RFS waivers
Randolph, Iowa famer Duane Aistrope (right) is the chair of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board The ag community continues to express its disappointment—and, in some cases, outrage—over the EPA’s RFS waivers. Duane Aistrope, a farmer [Read More…]
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Youth benefit from Wisconsin State Fair auctions
Auctions at the Wisconsin State Fair brought in the bucks for FFA and youth animal projects. The Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction raised almost 100-thousand dollars for the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation to support 4-H education, [Read More…]
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French officials call for investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘links with France’
Ben185/iStock(PARIS) — A pair of French government officials are calling for an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s activities in France, citing the “many unanswered questions” in the wake of Epstein’s suicide in jail over the weekend. [Read More…]
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Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile ‘likely’ cause of fatal explosion in Russia, US official says
macky_ch/iStock(MOSCOW) — The explosion in northern Russia last week that killed 7 people “likely” involved Russia’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile, a U.S. official said. Russian authorities have given conflicting information about the explosion and whether [Read More…]
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Wisconsin’s crops had good growing conditions last week
USDA reporters say most of Wisconsin’s crops had excellent growing conditions last week as temperatures in the upper 70’s and 80’s plus a little rainfall helped pollination and growth. Most of the state had some [Read More…]
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Nebraska crops stayed mostly dry last week
It was another mostly warm and dry week for Nebraska’s crops. There were five days suitable for fieldwork. Fourteen percent of the cropland is either short or very short on moisture. Ninety-five percent of the [Read More…]
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Dryness continues in Iowa
It was a good week for fieldwork, but not so great for growing Iowa’s crops. USDA reporters say it remains abnormally dry for a third straight week across most of the state, with 29% of [Read More…]
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Illinois crops suffer as dryness lingers
A switch from too much moisture to not enough is taking a toll on Illinois crops. The latest weekly report from USDA shows the condition ratings for both corn and soybeans has declined. For corn, [Read More…]
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Agriculture groups praise Endangered Species List rule changes
A final rule modernizing the Endangered Species Act is getting praise from agricultural groups. Ethan Lane with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association tells Brownfield the new rule deals with key issues impacting producers, like the [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 8:21AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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Trump admin quiet on Moscow protests while defending Hong Kong’s demonstrations
Man at Work/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For more than a month now, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of two major cities to demand democratic reforms and been met by strong crackdowns by their government. [Read More…]