Month: May 2023

Aurora Fire Rescue (AURORA, Colo.) — Six people were injured, including two in life-threatening condition, after mechanical equipment collapsed in a pool area at a Colorado resort, authorities said. The Aurora Fire Rescue said its rescue [Read More…]

Tech firms push ‘passkeys’ to usher in password-free logins

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When it comes to the password habits of Americans, there’s some room for improvement. But some tech companies are hoping a new security technology known as a “passkey” may offer [Read More…]

Migrants desperate to live in US endure inhumane conditions near the Mexican border: Reporter’s notebook

Mireya Villarreal/Jim Scholz/ABC News (MATAMOROS, Mexico) — Most U.S. border towns, from Texas to California, thrive on a healthy relationship with their Mexican counterparts. Goods and labor flow back and forth, helping tourism and the economy [Read More…]

One dead in Texas graduation party shooting, no arrests made

Tetra Images/Getty Images/STOCK (HOUSTON) — A teenager was killed in a shooting at a high school graduation party in Houston, Texas, the local sheriff said in a statement. The deceased has been identified by police as [Read More…]

One dead, Six injured in shooting at Mississippi restaurant: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.) — A teenager was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant Friday night, authorities said. Police responded to a shooting shortly before [Read More…]

As Young Thug awaits trial, the push to limit the use of rap lyrics in court gains bipartisan support

Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for The Recording Academy (NEW YORK) — The indictment of rapper Young Thug on gang-related charges in May 2022 sparked a movement in the music industry against the use of rap lyrics as [Read More…]

DOJ seeks 25-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes

Philip Pacheco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 25 years in prison following his conviction along with other members of the [Read More…]

Late season spring turkey hunting tips

May 6, 2023 nedvedmedia

It’s the month of May and turkey season continues in many states. Iowa hunter Nick Martin, known as the Iowa Bird Chaser on social media, tells Brownfield the later part of the season can lead [Read More…]

Kepler hits two-run homer, Twins blank Guardians 2-0

May 5, 2023 Travis Kriens

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Kepler hit a two-run homer and Bailey Ober pitched seven innings in a combined three-hitter, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Ober [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 05 at 7:05PM MDT until further notice by NWS

May 5, 2023 J.P. Skelly

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Bon Homme, Hutchinson and Yankton Counties. James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. James River near Forestburg [Read More…]

Death row inmate Richard Glossip’s execution halted by Supreme Court

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) – The Supreme Court has granted a rare stay of execution in the case of Richard Glossip, the Oklahoma death row inmate who the state’s attorney general now says may be [Read More…]

CDC won’t track COVID transmission levels anymore in major shift

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is changing the way it does surveillance of COVID-19 in the United States as the emergencies related to the virus come [Read More…]

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ vets Ray Romano, Brad Garrett on “no-brainer” decision to join ‘Bupkis’

Peacock/Heidi Gutman Pete Davidson‘s new comedy series, Bupkis, is now on Peacock. The show takes a fictionalized view of Davidson’s real life as he tries to juggle family and a career, as well as mental [Read More…]

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ blasts off with $17.5 million in previews

Marvel Studios While it remains to be seen what the final Guardians of the Galaxy film does in theaters over the weekend, where it goes head-to-head with another Chris Pratt-fronted film — the more than billion dollar-grossing Super Mario [Read More…]

Van Orden: Midwest coalition stood up for farmers & ethanol

A Wisconsin congressman says Midwestern representatives stood up for farmers and the ethanol industry while working on the debt ceiling bill. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden tells Brownfield the original Limit, Save, and Grow [Read More…]

Chipping potatoes starting to bloom

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says chipping potatoes are starting to bloom. John Halverson with Black Gold Farms tells Brownfield it hasn’t been an easy spring with cool, wet conditions causing seed rot in [Read More…]

MO lawmakers pass budget, now focus on foreign ag land

The Missouri State Legislature passed a $50 billion budget proposal on Friday. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield there is enough money for the ag department to address black vultures and invest in the [Read More…]

Biden admin announces $4B investment in port infrastructure upgrades

The Biden administration is investing $4 billion in low-carbon infrastructure upgrades for the nation’s ports to help make the shipment of ag commodities more efficient. Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says the [Read More…]

Delayed crop emergence in the Bootheel