Month: October 2019
16-year-old Ohio boys charged in deadly log tossing incident
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — A pair of Ohio teenagers have been charged in a deadly log tossing incident that claimed the life of a photography teacher last month. The 16-year-old boys were arrested and charged with [Read More…]
Somalian restaurant opens ‘window to Africa’ in central Ohio
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Hoyo’s Kitchen is a newcomer to Columbus, Ohio’s bustling North Market — an old warehouse filled with food stalls by local restaurants. This new vendor is exposing Central Ohioans to [Read More…]
Prince Harry and Meghan talk baby Archie at gala for kids with serious illnesses
NataliaCatalina/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, made their first joint appearance since their South Africa tour to attend the WellChild Awards, an awards ceremony for kids with serious illnesses [Read More…]
Nephew tells investigators aunt retrieved gun before being shot by cop: Warrant
Tarrant County Sheriffs Office(FORT WORTH, Texas) — An 8-year-old boy who witnessed his aunt being fatally shot by a Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who fired through a window of their house told investigators she [Read More…]
Authorities release sketch of ‘possible witness’ in case of missing 5-year-old
New Jersey State Police(NEW YORK) — Authorities released a sketch on Tuesday of a man they believe may have information on 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, whose disappearance nearly a month ago from a New Jersey [Read More…]
Device at school believed to be IED determined to be harmless plastic bottle: Sheriff
vmargineanu/iStock(HELENA, Mont.) — A device found at a Montana elementary school on Tuesday that authorities initially said was an explosive actually turned out to be a plastic bottle covered in tape, police said. “This information [Read More…]
Missouri corn harvest 33 percentage points behind last year
Missouri corn is 92 percent mature. Forty-six percent of the crop is harvested, which is 33 percentage points behind last year. It’s 45 percent good to excellent. Sixty-nine percent of Missouri soybeans are dropping leaves [Read More…]
Harvest behind in Minnesota sugarbeet country
Harvest is behind in the heart of Minnesota’s sugarbeet country. Noah Hultgren grows beets, soybeans, corn and alfalfa near Raymond in the west-central part of the state. “Our co-op just started to pull harvest last [Read More…]
Harvest about two weeks behind in Minnesota
Harvest is about two weeks behind in Minnesota. The latest crop report from USDA shows corn harvested for grain at five percent, 17 days behind last year and 13 days behind the five-year average. Soybean [Read More…]
Arkansas rice harvest nears completion
Moderate to heavy rainfalls have slowed Arkansas’ harvest pace. According to the latest crop report from the USDA, 51 percent of soybeans have been harvested, that’s 9 percent behind the 5-year average. Eighty-nine percent of [Read More…]
Woman from Russian ‘troll factory’ that targeted 2016 election briefly detained in Minsk
Martin Holverda/iStock(MOSCOW) — A Russian woman indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller as an employee of the Russian “troll factory” that conducted a propaganda campaign targeting the 2016 U.S. presidential election was briefly detained and [Read More…]
American lawyer fatally shot in Pacific nation of Micronesia, officials say
Prathaan/iStock(LONDON) — An American lawyer was shot and killed on the Pacific nation of Micronesia on Monday evening, officials said. Rachelle Bergeron was shot as she returned home from her daily jog on the tiny [Read More…]
Family of UK teen killed in crash involving US diplomat’s wife coming to White House
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The family of Harry Dunn, a British teenager killed when the wife of an American diplomat crashed into his motorcycle in August, is coming to the White House Tuesday for a meeting [Read More…]
Man arrested in 1993 cold case rape after he’s identified by DNA: Police
Newark Police Department(NEWARK, Del.) — Twenty-six years after a young woman was sexually assaulted in the middle of the night in Delaware, a man unknown to police at the time has been arrested after DNA [Read More…]
Founder of Facebook Marketplace Deb Liu shares how Sheryl Sandberg convinced her to join
bombuscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) — When an opportunity to work for Facebook fell into Deb Liu’s lap while she was on maternity leave, she wasn’t convinced she should take it. She was living in Hawaii working part-time [Read More…]
What happens when people are given $500 a month? A California city experiments with guaranteed income
Heidi Gutman/Walt Disney Television(STOCKTON, Calif.) — For Falaviena Palefau, being able to buy her 12-year-old daughter new shoes for her birthday was a present for both of them. Normally, when the date rolled around, Palefau [Read More…]
1-year-old girl dies after being left inside car all day in Tampa
wsfurlan/iStock(TAMPA, Fla.) — A 1-year-old girl died after being left inside a hot car for hours on Monday in Florida, marking the fifth hot car death in the Sunshine State this year and the 50th [Read More…]
Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association searching for next director
The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association is looking for a new executive director. Ashley Kohls, who has been in that role since 2014, recently resigned to pursue other opportunities within the beef industry. President Mike Landuyt, [Read More…]
Iowa Cattlemen seek better transparency in cattle markets
Cattle producers continue to call for more market transparency. Concerns about price discovery in cattle markets were magnified following the Tyson beef packing plant fire in Kansas two months ago. Iowa Cattlemen’s Association CEO Matt [Read More…]
Harvest underway for western Indiana farmer
Soybean harvest is underway for Western Indiana Farmer Erin Holbert. “We were able to get started September 26, about three weeks later than we have gotten started in the past couple of years, and things [Read More…]