Month: September 2019
Weather
Flood Warning issued September 12 at 2:40PM 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
Weather
Flood Warning issued September 12 at 2:40PM 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
News
Tropical threat develops in Atlantic, may bring more rain to hard-hit Bahamas
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As a tropical system developing in the Atlantic threatens the hard-hit Bahamas, the Midwest is recovering from — and facing more — severe weather. Over 78,000 customers lost power in Michigan [Read More…]
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NTSB releases preliminary report on California dive-boat fire that killed 34 people
Twitter/@VCFD_PIO(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — In a preliminary report on the Southern California blaze that erupted on an anchored dive boat and killed 34 people, federal investigators revealed that surviving crew members told them there were [Read More…]
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Alleged El Paso gunman Patrick Crusius indicted for capital murder by grand jury
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(EL PASO, Texas) — Patrick Crusius, the alleged gunman in the El Paso shooting, has been indicted for capital murder by a grand jury in Texas. Crusius, 21, allegedly cased the Walmart — located [Read More…]
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Davison County Flooding update
According to Michael Gillispie with the National Weather Service, Davison County has received 5-8” of rain in the last three days. The large amount of rain, on top of the already saturated soil, has caused [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA: cotton crop up sharply on year
The USDA has reduced its expectation for this year’s cotton crop, but it should still much larger than a year ago. Upland cotton production is seen at 21.145 million bales, down 3% from August, but [Read More…]
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New International Visitors Center at HHD
New to Husker Harvest Days this year is an International Visitors Center, a joint effort of the state of Nebraska, several of the state’s ag-related businesses and Husker Harvest Days. We discussed it with Adrienne [Read More…]
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Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify to Senate committee on extremism online
iStock(NEW YORK) — Leaders from Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before a Senate committee next week to explore “digital responsibility” when it comes to mass violence and extremism that is spread online. “In light [Read More…]
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1,300 registered as unaccounted for in the Bahamas in aftermath of Hurricane Dorian
iStock(NEW YORK) — As search-and-recovery crews comb through the hundreds of homes in the Bahamas wrecked by Hurricane Dorian, officials on the island nation released an alarming figure: 1,300 people have been registered by loved [Read More…]
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Water vapor and temperatures that could support life found on exoplanet, NASA says
iStock(NEW YORK) — Astronomers have located the first planet outside our solar system containing water vapor and temperatures that could support life, according to NASA. Data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope allowed astronomers from the [Read More…]
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Missing mom’s husband pleads not guilty to new charge; ‘Bring it on,’ defense says
iStock(NORWALK, Conn.) — Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a new charge that he tampered with evidence in the case. “Mr. Dulos is not guilty,” [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued September 12 at 9:38AM MDT until further notice by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Flood Warning for… Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Charles Mix County in south central South [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued September 12 at 9:38AM MDT until September 13 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Flood Warning for… Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Charles Mix County in south central South [Read More…]
Ag News
Perdue says MFP2 well accepted, don’t plan for MFP3
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says overall the second market facilitation program trade aid package has been well accepted. “Overwhelmingly, the comments we’ve heard on the sign-up have been positive.” Perdue is advising farmers not to [Read More…]
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Minimizing weed pressure to boost yield potential
Farmers want to see big yields every year regardless of the technology they use. In this Managing for Profit, Dan Puck an Enlist Field Specialist says by utilizing new herbicide-trait technologies farmers can reduce weed [Read More…]
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More than 100 business execs demand ‘urgent action’ for ‘America’s gun violence crisis’
Kameleon007/iStock(NEW YORK) — Scores of executives from some of the nation’s biggest business demanded “urgent action” from lawmakers on “America’s gun violence crisis,” writing in a letter that the tragedies are “preventable.” Uber CEO Dara [Read More…]
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‘Shock and profound sadness’: Deputy city attorney kills wife, son in murder-suicide, police say
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A Los Angeles deputy city attorney allegedly shot and killed his wife and 19-year-old son in their home on Wednesday before dying by suicide, police said. Eric Lertzman, 60, first killed his [Read More…]