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River Friendly Farmer Awards Ceremony
Amie Sites will emcee the River Friendly Farmer Awards Ceremony by the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts on Wednesday, August 15 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. Continue reading River Friendly Farmer [Read More…]
Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event.
Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in Perrysville, Indiana Thursday, August 16 for the Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event. Continue reading Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event. at Brownfield Ag News.
Farmer says crops are looking good despite some disease pressure
An eastern Illinois farmer says he had one of the easiest planting seasons and his crops are looking good. David Olson grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Vermillion County. “We’ve had some recent rains here [Read More…]
Prime minister of New Zealand returning to office after maternity leave
Jacinda Adern/Facebook (AUKLAND, New Zealand) — Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, announced she will return to work after a six-week maternity leave, according to a video posted on her Facebook page. Ardern, [Read More…]
Farmers say harvest success depends on August weather
In some parts of the Upper Midwest, the soybean crop looks as if it will yield well. “The crop looks very good and has the potential to be extremely good,” said farm manager Tom Peters, [Read More…]
Community may hold clue to find missing University of Iowa student, father says
Facebook(NEW YORK) — The father of a missing Iowa college student says the search for his daughter may go in vain without tips from the general public. Speaking in an interview with Good Morning America, [Read More…]
Boy Scout found after going missing for nearly 2 days while on hiking trip
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office(SUBLETTE COUNTY, Wyoming) — Police said they have found a Utah teenager who disappeared over the weekend while hiking with a Boy Scout troop in western Wyoming. Garrett Hunter, 13, of [Read More…]
Minneapolis police release video of fatal shooting of black man as family calls for cops to be charged
Minneapolis Police (MINNEAPOLIS) — Minneapolis police released multiple videos on Sunday of the frenetic chase that led to the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in an alley as he fled from officers. The video [Read More…]
American college student goes missing while swimming in Israel
Michael Goyberg / EyeEm / Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) — A University of Kentucky student spending the summer in Jordan has gone missing after she was swept out to sea while swimming at a beach [Read More…]
New report says it’s still unknown why Flight MH370 disappeared
SOPA Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new report investigating the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 does not conclude why the aircraft vanished, the lead investigator said on Monday. The report confirmed that [Read More…]
California firefighters make progress in battling deadly wildfire
ABC News(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters made progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California on Sunday that has leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area. The Carr Fire [Read More…]
Pittsburgh dad works 3 jobs to gift daughter her dream dress
ABCNews.com(PITTSBURGH) — A Pittsburgh dad working three jobs knew he had to make his daughter’s dream come true for her eighth-grade dance, surprising her in a now viral video seen by tens of thousands. Nevaeha [Read More…]
Rev. Al Sharpton to join family in demanding justice for Florida man killed in ‘stand your ground’ shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Loved ones of an African-American man shot dead in a Florida parking dispute by a white man invoking the state’s controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law are about to get a boost [Read More…]
Death toll from fires in Greece climb to 91 as investigation points toward arson
Le Pictorium / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images(ATHENS. Greece) — The death toll from wildfires that swept through a seaside area of Greece last week rose to 91 on Sunday and officials [Read More…]
Two children, great-grandmother killed in Northern California wildfire
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.) — A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren were killed when a rapidly-spreading wildfire swept into a Northern California town of 92,000 people, trapping them inside their home as one [Read More…]
Dashcam video shows wild police chase end with car rolling and ejecting driver
Florence County Sheriffs Office(FLORENCE, S.C.) — A wild police chase straight out of “Grand Theft Auto” ended with the woman’s SUV rolling over three times and ejecting her from the car. Somehow, the 24-year-old South [Read More…]
Three dead, seven injured in New Orleans shooting; killers on the loose
WGNO via ABCNews.com(NEW ORLEANS) — Three people are dead and another seven were injured in a hail of gunfire outside a jazz bar in New Orleans on Saturday night. According to the New Orleans Police [Read More…]
West continues to deal with scorching summer heat, low humidity
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There are heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and watches issued for parts of the western U.S. on Sunday as the region continues to see above-average temperatures. The heat is also [Read More…]
Zimbabwe to hold 1st election since the end of nearly 4 decades of rule by Robert Mugabe
ABC News(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Zimbabweans will go to the polls Monday to vote in the first election in nearly four decades without the name of former ruler Robert Mugabe on the ballot. The election [Read More…]
Final report on missing Flight 370 unlikely to yield answers
SOPA Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The government of Malaysia on Monday will release what it calls a full and final report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 carrying 239 people more than four [Read More…]