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Lone 18-year-old kills 19 people, many of them teens, in shooting and bomb attack at college, Russia says
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 19 people, many of them teenagers, were killed, and over 50 others were injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was [Read More…]

Canada moves to expedite pardons for minor marijuana convictions
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — The Trudeau administration has announced a plan to expedite pardons for Canadians convicted of minor marijuana offenses. “We will be introducing legislation to introduce an expedited pardon process, with no fee, for those [Read More…]

Uber driver who allegedly groped customer charged with kidnapping, wire fraud
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An Uber driver has been charged in federal court after allegedly kidnapping a woman, groping her after she fell asleep and then charging more than $1,000 for the ride after abandoning her [Read More…]

Friday Mega Millions jackpot soars above $900 million
Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The prize for Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to more than $900 million after no one won it Tuesday. The projected prize would be the second-largest payout in U.S. [Read More…]

Analyst views harvest weather as neutral to friendly
An analyst describes recent harvest weather as neutral to friendly for commodity prices. Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says cool and wet conditions have slowed fieldwork across the Corn Belt. “Most of this data is [Read More…]

Woman defends herself after video shows her refusing to let black man into his own apartment building
Courtesy D’Arreion Toles(ST. LOUIS) — A white woman in St. Louis dubbed “Key Fob Kelly” by social media users is defending her actions in a new interview after videos of her trying to block a [Read More…]

Mitchell takes another step in city government transparency
Mayor Bob Everson is working to make Mitchell City government more transparent and accessible to the community. Currently all city council and committee meetings are open to the community. Everson says all meetings will now [Read More…]

State trooper, an 11-year veteran, shot dead during traffic stop in North Carolina
NC Highway Patrol(COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C.) — A veteran state trooper in North Carolina was shot dead while making a traffic stop early Wednesday, authorities said. The deadly confrontation unfolded when Kevin Conner, an 11-year veteran, [Read More…]

Agronomist says yields are surprisingly good despite disease, insect pressure
An agronomist with Ohio-based Maria Stein Grain says yields in the Eastern Corn Belt are above-average despite less than ideal conditions. “For corn I’ve seen whole fields average 240, 250, and even 230,” he says. [Read More…]

Helping farmers with their dicamba applications
A new web tool has been launched to help farmers remain timely with their dicamba applications. In this Managing for Profit, US Crop Protection Execution Lead Jim French explains how the new Roundup Ready Xtend [Read More…]

Indiana corn farmers pleased with E15 announcement
The president of Indiana Corn Marketing Council says President Trump’s directive to allow year-round sales of E15 will benefit both consumers and farmers. Mike Beard grows corn and soybeans in Clinton County. “That will give [Read More…]

Groups say no farm bill is better than partisan House version
Food, farm, and environmental groups say although it’s critical to pass a farm bill this year, an extension of the expired 2014 farm bill would be better than the House version of the bill. During [Read More…]

Russia says a student’s shooting rampage and bombing killed at least 18 at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]

Russian officials say a student’s shooting rampage and bombing killed at least 18 at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]

At least 18 dead, 40 injured in bomb, shooting attack by student at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]

At least 13 dead, most of them teenagers, in blast at college in Crimea that Russia suspects is terror attack
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — An explosion at a college in Crimea has reportedly killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, in what Russian counterterrorism officials suspect is a terror attack. The explosion occurred at a [Read More…]

10 dead, dozens injured in explosion at college in Crimea that Russia suspects is terror attack
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — An explosion at a college in Crimea has reportedly killed 10 people and injured dozens, in what Russian counterterrorism officials have said they suspect is a bomb attack. The explosion occurred at [Read More…]

More flooding likely in Texas as record rains continue to fall
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — A weather pattern stalled over Texas has produced the worst flash flooding since 1935 in Llano County in the central part of the state. The area got as much as 13.24 inches of [Read More…]

Wisconsin community holds vigil for missing girl Jayme Closs
ABC News(BARREN, Wisc.) — Community members in western Wisconsin gathered for a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, bringing together family members, friends and neighbors who are all praying for a missing girl’s safe return. Attendees were [Read More…]

Family of woman killed in ‘cold medicine murder’ filled with regret
Courtesy Lauren Hugelmaier family(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The family of Lauren Phelps, who was brutally murdered by her husband last year, spoke out in an exclusive interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday to warn other [Read More…]
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