Month: September 2019
Flood Warning issued September 08 at 8:17AM 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
Illinois man smashed in head with bowling ball fighting for his life, suspect still on the run
vmargineanu/iStock(CICERO, Ill.) — A 28-year-old Illinois man is in critical condition and fighting for his life after he was struck in the head with a bowling ball during an altercation at a bowling alley last [Read More…]
Tropics remain active ahead of peak hurricane season, heat returns to South
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian may have transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone but three more systems are developing in the Atlantic Ocean ahead of the peak of hurricane season. Tropical Storm Gabrielle remains [Read More…]
Hurricane Dorian racing toward Nova Scotia after lashing Massachusetts
ABC News(CAPE HATTERAS, N.C.) — Hurricane Dorian is making its way for Nova Scotia, Canada, with dangerous storm surge and strong winds, after lashing the Massachusetts coast during its northward path. Tropical storm conditions had [Read More…]
Sony to produce a special 40th anniversary Walkman
Sony(NEW YORK) — Nostalgia is king. As Hollywood cashes in on “Aladdin,” “Toy Story,” and “Fast and Furious” sequels and remakes, technology companies are following a similar path. In 2017, Nintendo released its Super NES [Read More…]
Russia, Ukraine hold prisoner exchange in major diplomatic breakthrough
iStock/Iacob MADACI(MOSCOW) — Russia and Ukraine on Saturday completed a highly-anticipated major prisoner exchange, with Russia handing over the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and 24 Ukrainian sailors who were seized during a naval confrontation [Read More…]
Inside a wrongfully convicted man’s 24-year quest to clear his name
iStock/moodboard(NEW YORK) — As Sundhe Moses sat in a Brooklyn courtroom more than 20 years ago, he insisted that he had been forced into confessing to a crime he didn’t commit. Nevertheless, he was convicted [Read More…]
How a local election sparked Moscow’s summer of protest
ABC News(MOSCOW) — Moscow will hold its city council elections on Sunday, a normally little-noticed vote that this year has sparked a summer of protests in the Russian capital. In mid-July, election authorities refused to [Read More…]
US soldier killed in Kabul car bomb attack identified
US Army(KABUL, Afghanistan) — US soldier killed in Kabul car bomb attack identified as Sgt. 1st Class Elis Angel Barreto Ortiz of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Serving with the 3rd Combat Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Barretto [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued September 07 at 8:38AM 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
3 SEAL Team 7 leaders fired for team’s alleged misconduct
Senior Airman Erin Piazza/U.S. Navy(WASHINGTON) — In a rare move, the three senior leaders of the U.S. Navy’s elite SEAL Team 7 have been removed from their positions due to a “loss of confidence” after [Read More…]
Growers make common marketing mistakes, but there are still opportunities
An assistant ag economics professor at Purdue University says there are some common marketing mistakes growers make including holding grain in storage too long and reluctance when it comes to pre-harvest marketing. Nathan Thompson says [Read More…]
California wildfire evacuation orders reduced to warnings
Erin Donalson/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities in Murrieta, California, have downgraded mandatory evacuation orders to evacuation warnings, after the fast-moving Tenaja wildfires scorched nearly 2,000 acres in Riverside County. “Murrieta police officers will be in the [Read More…]
US condemns Iran for telling EU it will break nuclear deal on uranium enrichment
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Iranian government moved Friday to break another commitment it made under the nuclear deal as it struggles under U.S. economic sanctions reimposed after President Donald Trump withdrew from the historic accord. [Read More…]
‘What are they waiting for?’: Whistleblowers look to Vatican as embattled Buffalo bishop clings to power
ABC News(VATICAN CITY) — A pair of whistleblowers are calling for the Vatican to act amid a growing scandal surrounding Bishop Richard Malone of the Diocese of Buffalo, who has faced widespread criticism for his [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures end week sharply lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply lower, pressured by the disappointing cash trade and weakening wholesale values. October live cattle closed $3 lower at $94.87 and December live cattle [Read More…]
Farm stress could make this fall more hazardous
A safety official says stress on the farm could lead to more accidents this fall. Minnesota Safety Council president Paul Aasen tells Brownfield harvest is a challenge even when times are good. “Stress makes everything [Read More…]
McKinney concerned lawmakers want to reopen USMCA
The USDA Undersecretary for Trade is concerned that some lawmakers are seeking significant changes to the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. On a conference call with reporters during a trade mission to Canada, Ted McKinney says [Read More…]
Hurricane Dorian: Crews rescuing residents stranded in North Carolina’s Outer Banks floods
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Dorian made landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Friday, battering the state’s barrier islands — the Outer Banks — with torrential rain, ferocious winds and dangerous rising floodwaters. That led [Read More…]
Chef Jose Andres helps feed hundreds of Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas
CHUYN/iStock(NEW YORK) — Chef and humanitarian José Andrés is on the ground with kitchen supplies, food and volunteers to help those in The Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian. The chef, whose organization World Central Kitchen [Read More…]