Month: April 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal court ruling that a Minnesota law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry handguns in public is unconstitutional remained on hold Monday while the state pursues a potential [Read More…]

Not an ideal start for spring planting

April 4, 2023 nedvedmedia

An atmospheric scientist says early spring weather may not be ideal for crop establishment in portions of the United States. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions tells brownfield the Northern Plains is getting a late-season [Read More…]

MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s new rules are working as hoped through the first four days of the season. The average game time has dropped by 30 minutes, stolen bases have doubled and batting average [Read More…]

WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC

WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor [Read More…]

UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU

HOUSTON (AP) — After six games and 240 minutes of pure dominance that ran through March, then part of April, it finally became clear there was only one thing that could stop the UConn Huskies. [Read More…]

Kepler, Gallo homer early, unbeaten Twins rout Marlins 11-1

MIAMI (AP) — Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli believes his team’s early success this season has hinged on starting pitching. The Twins pitched two shutouts during their opening series in Kansas City, then held down [Read More…]

Winter Weather Advisory issued April 04 at 2:23AM MDT until April 05 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

April 4, 2023 J.P. Skelly

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch. Winds [Read More…]

Winter Weather Advisory issued April 03 at 8:22PM MDT until April 05 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS

April 3, 2023 J.P. Skelly

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth [Read More…]

US Marshals catch couple charged with murder, child sex abuse in Mexico

Ilkay Dede / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday caught a Washington state couple who was on the run after they allegedly murdered and sexually abused a child. [Read More…]

Suni Lee ending college gymnastics career due to kidney issue

Katharine Lotze/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Suni Lee is wrapping up her college gymnastics career early in order to shift her focus to a health issue, she announced Monday. “I have been dealing with a [Read More…]

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix’s Apple TV+ epic ‘Napoleon’ is headed to theaters

Apple TV+ Gladiator‘s Oscar-winning director, Ridley Scott, is returning to the big screen with that film’s villain, Joaquin Phoenix, in the title role for the historical epic Napoleon. The Apple TV+ project will debut in [Read More…]

Demand for dairy-beef genetics faces volatility

Breeding trends in the dairy industry are creating new avenues for beef producers. International director Dr. Sophie Eaglen with the National Association of Animal Breeders tells Brownfield low beef supplies along with affordable sexed semen [Read More…]

Corn planting underway in Kansas

Corn planting is underway in Kansas. In its first crop condition and rating report of 2023, the USDA says corn is 1 percent planted, on par with the five-year average and 1 percent behind a [Read More…]

Michigan fields over-saturated, sap is flowing

Persistent wet conditions are delaying the start of planting in Michigan. In the first crop report of the season, USDA says about 90 percent of the state has no drought, with many areas of the [Read More…]

Soil moisture deficits stand out in first Nebraska crop report of 2023

A close to normal start to oat planting highlights USDA’s first crop progress and condition report for 2023 in Nebraska. USDA says oats are eight percent seeded, compared to 12 percent last year and the [Read More…]

Michigan Cattlemen discuss potential environmental issues

The Michigan Cattlemen’s Association says environmental issues outside of their control are causing concern. Policy committee chair Matt Germane, a producer from mid-Michigan, tells Brownfield producers are worried about what proposed standards on per- and [Read More…]

School officials were told 1st grader had gun before he shot teacher: Lawsuit

Kristen Zeis for The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia first-grade school teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student filed a $40 million lawsuit against [Read More…]

Secret Service agents subpoenaed in special counsel’s probe of Mar-a-Lago documents

CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Multiple U.S. Secret Service agents connected to former President Donald Trump’s security detail have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, according to a source familiar with the [Read More…]

Marjorie Taylor Greene interview about her past controversies stirs controversy of its own

CBS via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced fresh questions about her history of incendiary behavior and spreading baseless attacks on Democratic opponents — but doubled down in an interview with [Read More…]

New research shows even moderate drinking isn’t good for your health