Archive

638 Wisconsin dairy farmers left the business in 2018
The economic downturn caused many dairy farmers to get out of the business in 2018. In Wisconsin, Ag Department officials say the Dairy State lost 1.7 licensed dairy herds every day. Fifty-four more dairy operations [Read More…]

CPTPP concerns Japanese meat buyers
Tamara Heim represented Iowa beef farmers on a recent meat trade mission in Japan and South Korea. An Iowa cattle producer who recently returned from a trade mission to Japan says Japanese meat buyers were very [Read More…]

PETA erects anti-meat billboard in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska is the latest U.S. city to be targeted with an anti-meat, pro-vegan billboard sponsored by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The billboard features a Holstein cow saying, “I’m [Read More…]

‘I’m heartbroken, I’m shocked’: Utah police officer, 29, shot dead in the line of duty
Provo Police(NEW YORK) — A police officer in Provo, Utah, was killed in the line of duty this weekend. Officer Joseph Shinners was shot in the nearby town of Orem trying to apprehend a fugitive [Read More…]

Massive lines at New York City airport amid worries about government shutdown, TSA callouts
Katie DenDaas/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of frustrated travelers were stuck on snaking lines inside the Delta Airlines terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City Sunday afternoon, as a handful of airport employees tried [Read More…]

Family of 5, including 7-year-old girl, killed in wrong way crash on interstate
Chalabala/iStock(NEW YORK) — A family of five headed home to Michigan from a Florida vacation was killed in a head-on crash by a pickup truck driver going the wrong way on a Kentucky interstate, police [Read More…]

Suspect charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’; 2nd man in custody
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire on her family’s [Read More…]

Kevin Spacey, media to descend on Nantucket for actor’s sexual assault arraignment
Chris Francescani/ABC New(NANTUCKET, Mass) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is facing a high-visibility arraignment on Monday on a felony charge of indecent assault and battery on an 18-year-old busboy in Massachusetts stemming from an alleged [Read More…]

President Donald Trump confirms death of alleged USS Cole plotter killed in US airstrike
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump confirmed that a U.S. military strike in Yemen last week killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda operative believed to be involved in the deadly 2000 [Read More…]

Shutdown prompts National Park Service to use money from fees for basic services
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The National Park Service plans to use money collected from entrance and usage fees in previous years to help pay for trash cleanup, restroom maintenance and increase law enforcement in [Read More…]

Suspect charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’; 2nd man in custody
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder in the death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire on her family’s [Read More…]

Major storm slams into West Coast with powerful winds, heavy rain and snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong Pacific storm came ashore late Saturday in the western U.S., bringing widespread strong gusty winds, very heavy rain and mountain snow. Rainfall rates of nearly eight-tenths of an inch [Read More…]

Babysitter returned dead infant to mom, disguised as if he were sleeping: Authorities
aijohn784/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Wisconsin babysitter is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities said that a 2-month-old infant died of blunt force trauma while in her care and that she then tried to hide [Read More…]

Man charged with murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in case of ‘mistaken identity’
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old man has been charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston last month. Barnes was in the back seat of her mother’s car when [Read More…]

Texas man arrested after allegedly killing three young children, shooting woman in the head
Texas City Police Department (TEXAS CITY, Texas) — Police arrested a Texas man who allegedly killed three young children and shot a woman in the head Thursday. Junaid Mehmood, 27, allegedly killed an infant and [Read More…]

Family rallies for slain 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes
Chalabala/iStock(HOUSTON) — Relatives and strangers gathered in Houston on Saturday to rally for action in the search for the man who fatally shot 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was one of those who [Read More…]

CES 2019 preview: 5G data, 8K TVs and other things to expect at this year’s trade show
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — The second week in January is like Christmas for gearheads and technofiles because it’s when the annual CES tech convention hits the Las Vegas strip. The Consumer Technology Association, which [Read More…]

Slain California police officer Ronil Singh remembered as a ‘great man’ at emotional funeral
KXTV(SAN FRANCISCO) — Loved ones of slain Cpl. Ronil Singh shared heartfelt memories at his funeral on Saturday, more than a week after he was killed in the line of duty. Randy Richardson, the chief [Read More…]

Desperate search for driver who allegedly struck and killed manicurist enters 2nd week
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police(LAS VEGAS) — The manhunt for a woman who allegedly struck and killed a Las Vegas salon owner continued Saturday, a week after police say she skipped out a $35 manicure and [Read More…]

Dramatic video shows civilians, police rescue elderly man from burning car
Corpus Christi Police Department (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Police in Texas just released harrowing footage of the daring rescue of an elderly man who was rescued from a burning car. The incident happened in Corpus [Read More…]