Month: March 2025

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — One person is dead and three others are still missing after a boat capsized on St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department responded to a [Read More…]

Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on Sunday, Vatican says

Franco Origlia/Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday and return to his residence at the Vatican, his doctors announced at a press conference Saturday. The pope was in [Read More…]

London’s Heathrow Airport ‘fully operational’ after fire causes travel chaos

Leon Neal/Getty Images (LONDON) — London’s Heathrow Airport announced Saturday morning that it is “open and fully operational” and flights have resumed after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest [Read More…]

Three dead, 15 injured in shooting at park in New Mexico

Las Cruces Police Department (LAS CRUCES, N.M.) — Three people were killed and 15 were injured in a shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Friday night, according to police. The deceased [Read More…]

Columbia University cedes to Trump administration demands after threat to withhold funds

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds. The school posted a four-page memo entitled “Advancing [Read More…]

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation

Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Cornell University graduate student filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at going after universities and “foreign national” protesters, then he was asked to surrender [Read More…]

Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. Foreman, known during his post-boxing career for pitching [Read More…]

Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday. He was 76 years old. Foreman, known during his post-boxing career for pitching [Read More…]

Mitchell Secures $1 Million USDA Loan to Fuel Economic Growth and Expand Industrial Park

March 21, 2025 J.P. Skelly

The Mitchell Area Development Corporation has announced the preliminary approval of a $1 million zero-interest loan from the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program. The 10-year loan will support the development of a [Read More…]

USDEC & NMPF partner with Guatemalan Dairy Association

The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Guatemalan Dairy Development Association (ASODEL), signed a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen ties between the U.S. and Guatemalan dairy industries. The three [Read More…]

New bill introduced in Congress to lower egg prices

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill they say will lower the cost of eggs for consumers. Dusty Johnson, a U.S. Representative from South Dakota, is a sponsor of the Lowering Egg [Read More…]

Prepping for spring planting

Missouri farmers are getting ready for spring planting. “We’re basically playing the waiting game with Mother Nature.” Terry Schwoeppe from Franklin County says once the ground dries up, he’ll start applying spring fertilizer and scouting [Read More…]

Moran says “hard to get a handle on” federal cuts

A U.S. Senator from Kansas says it’s hard to get a handle on changes happening in the federal workforce. Jerry Moran tells Brownfield the situation changes daily. “We need to see the method by which [Read More…]

Farmer funding freeze litigation now in federal court

Nearly 20 nonprofit agricultural organizations and cities have joined in a lawsuit to restore federal funding for farmers. Pasa Sustainable Agriculture’s Hannah Smith-Brubaker tells Brownfield funding approved by Congress and allocated through federal contracts should [Read More…]

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, killed in Gaza air strike

Obtained by ABC News (DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza) — Former ABC News journalist Husam al-Titi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday evening local time, the night the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas [Read More…]

Wildfire warnings continue in parts of the country as strong winds persist

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Powerful winds and wildfire warnings persist in several states, with some areas still fighting existing flames, as a new cross-country storm emerges in the Pacific Northwest on Friday. Red flag warnings are [Read More…]

Trump suggests Tesla vandals should be sent to prison in El Salvador

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump seemed to issue a warning to individuals who participate in Tesla vandalisms, as reports of destruction to vehicles, dealerships and charging stations surge across the country. Early [Read More…]

Pentagon changed course for Musk visit after report about him viewing China war plans: Officials

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk was slated to visit the Pentagon on Friday and attend a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that would touch on China, among [Read More…]

Trump says student loans, special needs programs will be moved to new departments