Month: August 2025
4 people, including 2 children, found dead from gunshot wounds in New Hampshire home: Police
kali9/Getty Images (MADBURY, N.H.) — Four members of a family, including two children, were found dead in a New Hampshire home and police are investigating the incident as a possible murder-suicide, authorities said. A toddler [Read More…]
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over detainees’ legal access at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The temporary detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” was built on a rarely used airstrip in the Florida Everglades. Peter Charalambous/ABC News (MIAMI) — A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit from [Read More…]
Hurricane Erin tracker: Category 2 storm prompts evacuations for North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Hurricane Erin – The Fifth Named Storm Map/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Erin, now a Category 2 hurricane, has prompted a tropical storm watch for North Carolina’s Outer Banks and is expected to bring dangerous [Read More…]
Key takeaways from Trump and Zelenskyy’s meeting, pivotal talks with European leaders
: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral [Read More…]
Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said on Tuesday that children ages 6 months to 23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, in contrast with federal health officials. The recommendations [Read More…]
In brief: Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Costner to star in ‘Honeymoon with Harry’ and more
Apple Original Films has acquired the new sports comedy The Dink. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar director Josh Greenbaum helmed the film, which stars Jake Johnson as a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save his struggling club, decides to get [Read More…]
Labor issues continue to be concern of many producers
The Kansas Secretary of Agriculture says on-going labor issues are top of mind for many producers across the state. Mike Beam tells Brownfield immigration reform could help provide a stable and reliable workforce. “I think there were [Read More…]
Excessive moisture highlights need for risk management tools
Iowa’s Ag Secretary says drought is no longer impacting the state after a wetter than expected summer. Mike Naig tells Brownfield farmers had been dealing with dry conditions the last several years. “After five years [Read More…]
Get Suspect Weeds Diagnosed for Resistance
Erin Hill with the MSU Plant and Pest Diagnostics Lab tells Brownfield seeing weed escapes doesn’t necessarily mean plants are herbicide resistance. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll learn how to submit samples for herbicide [Read More…]
Russia launches largest attack of August on Ukraine after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine’s air force reported a major Russian attack on Monday night and into Tuesday morning — the largest overnight barrage for weeks, coming while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with [Read More…]
Stalker sentenced to decades in prison after keeping woman in soundproof bunker
ABC Studios (NEWS YORK) — A Michigan man was sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison for kidnapping and torturing a woman he stalked for more than a decade, in a case that highlighted [Read More…]
Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins
Graham for Maine Graham Platner, a military veteran and oysterman from a small town near Maine’s Acadia National Park, will run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat, he announced on Tuesday, in an effort to [Read More…]
Immigrant families fear Trump’s deportations as children return to school
Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Many of the nation’s school districts are returning to the classroom with immigrant families fearful of the Trump administration’s targeting of undocumented migrants, according to educators, [Read More…]
Missouri attorney general appointed co-deputy director of FBI
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Photo Courtesy: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Andrew Bailey, who serves as the Missouri attorney general, has been appointed as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to [Read More…]
Kaitlyn Bristowe, Colton Underwood unpack season 1 of ‘Are You My First?’
Colton Underwood and Kaitlyn Bristowe hosting ‘Are You My First?’ (Disney/Jeff Daly) Are You My First?, a dating show about helping single virgins find “the one,” is now available to stream on Hulu. Bachelor Nation alums Kaitlyn Bristowe and Colton [Read More…]
Regular insurance checkups are important
Weather, commodity prices, and the cost of fertilizer are not the only constantly changing things on the farm. For many, so is the inventory. Jason Munson with Rural Mutual Insurance says that’s why farmers and [Read More…]
A celebration of conservation is coming to Dakotafest and the Corn Palace Festival
A special art display celebrating conservation in agriculture is coming together just in time for Dakotafest and Corn Palace Festival. A news conference and unveiling of photographs of Mitchell area producers is set for 5pm [Read More…]
Triticale serves dual purposes on Wisconsin dairy
A Wisconsin dairy farmer says triticale is an awesome multi-purpose crop on his farm. Joe Bragger farms in Buffalo County near Waumandee. He tells Brownfield triticale makes an excellent cover crop, especially for planting green. [Read More…]
Missouri corn and soybean conditions improve
Corn and soybean conditions are still improving across much of the state, despite some variability. USDA says the state’s corn crop is rated 77 percent good to excellent, a slight increase from the previous week. [Read More…]
No complaints as MO hay production continues
Livestock producers in central and southwestern Missouri say the heat is starting to take a toll on some forage. But Chris Brundick, who raises cattle and crops in Osage and Maries Counties, tells Brownfield he [Read More…]