Month: April 2025

2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp moderates the 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum. The post 2025 affiliate radio station KNUJ Farm Forum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Remains of 4th missing US soldier found in Lithuania
U.S. Army (PABRADĖ, Lithuania) — The fourth U.S. Army soldier who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, last week was found dead on Tuesday, according to the Army. “The Soldier was found after [Read More…]

US pledges $2 million for Myanmar quake, but China already filled the void
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command military personnel continue to work alongside Thai military and first responders near the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok, Thailand, which fell after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, March 28, 2025. (U.S. [Read More…]

Woman pulled alive out of Myanmar earthquake rubble after 91 hours: Officials
Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via Getty Images (MANDALAY CITY, MYANMAR) — A 63-year-old woman was pulled alive from under the rubble Tuesday about 91 hours after Myanmar was struck by a devastating, 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the [Read More…]

Shooter in 2022 Buffalo mass shooting wants trial moved to New York City
Derek Gee/Buffalo News/Pool via Xinhua (BUFFALO, N.Y) — Payton Gendron, the teenager who killed 10 Black people at the Topps supermarket in East Buffalo in 2022, claims he cannot get a fair trial in Western [Read More…]

Attorney General Pam Bondi directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
XNY/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, she announced [Read More…]

Dangerous, potentially historic flooding to hit from Arkansas to Ohio this week
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and potentially historic flooding event is bearing down on 22 million Americans from Arkansas to Ohio, and residents are urged to prepare now. The life-threatening flooding will likely [Read More…]

Stocks slide on the eve of Trump’s tariff announcement
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading on Tuesday, just a day before President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of sweeping new tariffs, which threatens to escalate a global trade war. [Read More…]

Cast for Sam Mendes’ Beatles films confirmed; movies coming in April 2028
L-R: Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn; Photo by: John Russo After months of rumors and speculation, Sony has finally confirmed the four actors who’ll play The Beatles in Sam Mendes’ four [Read More…]

In brief: James Gunn shares behind-the-scenes look at ‘Supergirl’ film and more
James Gunn has shared a new behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The co-head of DC Studios shared a photo of actress Milly Alcock, who is playing the superhero in the [Read More…]

Southern Illinois farmer ready and waiting
A southern Illinois farmer is ready and waiting for the start of the planting season. Matt Raben, who grows corn and soybeans in White County, says he just needs the weather to change. “We’re [Read More…]

Michigan invests in regional food infrastructure
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced nearly $4 million in funding to support more than 50 value-added and regional food system projects. Director Tim Boring says theinvestments highlight the diverse and [Read More…]

Shipping Michigan Soybeans
From the field to the elevator and then over highways and railroads, Michigan soybeans have a long journey to the port. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan Agricultural Commodities on how they [Read More…]

Brownfield Ag News announces partnership with WOWO
It was this week in 1925, radio station WOWO debuted in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brownfield Ag News radio network is pleased to announce the heritage ag radio station has joined the network. “Congratulations to WOWO [Read More…]

Investing in Youth Education
Ag Education on the Move is a comprehensive curriculum that provides third-grade students across the state with information about the state’s agriculture industries. In this episode, program director Heather Fletcher discusses how support from the [Read More…]

Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,700, local media reports
Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via Getty Images (MANDALAY CITY, MYANMAR) — At least 2,719 people have been confirmed dead in the aftermath of Friday’s massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, a government official reportedly told local [Read More…]

High levels of carbon monoxide found in Miller Gardner’s hotel room: Costa Rican police
This undated photo posted by the New York Yankees on the social media site X shows 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of former Yankees players Brett Gardner, who died, Mar. 21, 2025, from a sudden [Read More…]

Russia launches no strike drones into Ukraine for first time since December
Hnat Holyk/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia launched no long-range strike drones into Ukraine on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, Ukraine’s air force said, marking the first night since December [Read More…]

Karen Read, alleged to have killed police officer boyfriend, retrial set to begin after earlier mistrial
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — Karen Read’s second trial is set to begin Tuesday, seven months after a first prosecution in the alleged murder of her police officer boyfriend ended with [Read More…]

ICE admits to an ‘administrative error’ after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison
(BALTIMORE) — A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an “administrative error,” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official admitted in a sworn declaration [Read More…]