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Remaining 5 members of Coleman family killed in duck boat accident laid to rest
Family handout via WRTV(INDIANAPOLIS) — The remaining five members of the close-knit family who were killed in last week’s tourist boat accident were laid to rest Saturday. An afternoon funeral service was held at Eastern [Read More…]
Deadly Northern California wildfire nearly doubles in size overnight
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.) — A fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that has killed two people almost doubled in size overnight, officials said Saturday. The Carr Fire in Shasta County had burned an area [Read More…]
Authorities ‘hopeful’ missing University of Iowa student is ‘still alive’ as search enters 10th day
Rob Hess/ABC News(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — It’s been 10 days since 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts mysteriously vanished in a rural Iowa town, but investigators say they haven’t given up hope that they will find her alive. “At [Read More…]
K-pop program ‘Produce 48’ puts creative power in the hands of online voters
CJ ENM(South Korea) — “National producers, thank you for your vote and support!” That’s the message from performers of Produce 48, a K-pop idol audition program in South Korea, to their “producers” — or the [Read More…]
Family of 6 dies in motel fire in Michigan
iStock/Thinkstock(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — A 26-year-old woman and five of her young relatives, ages 2-10, were killed early Saturday in a motel fire in Michigan, authorities said. Kiarre Samuel died when the blaze ignited at [Read More…]
Woman, 5 children killed in motel fire in Michigan
iStock/Thinkstock(BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — A 26-year-old woman and five of her young relatives, ages 2-10, were killed early Saturday in a motel fire in Michigan, authorities said. Kiarre Samuel died when the blaze ignited at [Read More…]
No relief expected over weekend for hot, dry conditions in West
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are more than 60 large, uncontained wildfires burning in 13 western states on Saturday as the region deals with bone-dry humidity levels and temperatures in the 90s and above. Dangerous [Read More…]
Five dead in apparent murder-suicide at house, nursing home in Texas
iStock/Thinkstock(ROBSTOWN, Texas) — Three people were found dead at a nursing home in south Texas after police responded to calls of an active shooter at the location. Further investigation found two more people dead at [Read More…]
Duck boat captain checked weather, discussed life jackets, report says
ABC News(BRANSON, Mo.) — The captain of the ill-fated duck boat that sank in Missouri earlier this month had checked the weather reports and discussed safety procedures, including the location of life jackets, an initial [Read More…]
Ford starts initiative to save honeybee populations
Ford(DEARBORN, Michigan) — Cormac Wright didn’t know anything about honeybees two years ago. Now he’s the de facto spokesperson for a new Ford Motor initiative to help save the nation’s dwindling population of honeybees. Six [Read More…]
Good Samaritans come to the aid of police officers after serious crash: Video
Facebook/Kevin Russell(CHICAGO) — Good Samaritans in Chicago came to the aid of two police officers who crashed their car into a tree, a new video shows. The officers, who had been responding to a foot [Read More…]
2 Massachusetts police officers shot in Cape Cod
moodboard/Thinkstock(FALMOUTH, Mass.) — Two police officers have been shot in Cape Cod, according to Massachusetts State Police. Patrol, tactical investigative and forensic units are responding to Falmouth, Massachusetts, to assist local police in the response [Read More…]
Australia a model of successful free trade
The director of market development for the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council points to Australia as a model of successful free trade. Kim Nill says as the U.S. faces trade disruptions from other importers, [Read More…]
Iowa farmer says Trump aid package won’t allow ag to flourish
A central Iowa farmer and member of Farmers for Free Trade says the aid package proposed by the Trump Administration does little to address his concerns. Scott Henry of Nevada tells Brownfield bailouts won’t allow [Read More…]
Farmer says crops looking good despite hot temps
An east central Illinois farmer says although it’s shaping up to be one of the hottest summers on record, his crops are looking good. Tom Kentner grows corn and soybeans in Vermillion County. “Corn yields [Read More…]
This week’s lower wholesale values pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business. Trade volume was light. Feeder cattle were mostly lower, pressured by supply and demand concerns. August [Read More…]
New data says crop insurance is responsive to price
Some previous studies on crop insurance have determined that the risk management tool is so critical to farmers that is unresponsive to price, but a new study by Cornell University says that that isn’t true. [Read More…]
Woman 8 months pregnant goes into labor after kick in stomach by off-duty Miami police officer, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A rookie North Miami Beach Police officer has been relieved from duty and charged with aggravated battery after she allegedly kicked a woman 8 months pregnant in the stomach during an altercation on [Read More…]
1st funeral held for family that lost 9 in duck boat tragedy
iStock/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Four family members who died in a duck boat accident in Missouri on July 19 were laid to rest at a ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday. Tia Coleman, who was with 10 [Read More…]
‘Golden State Killer’ may be behind 1979 murder that another man died in prison for, attorney argues
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — In the 1980s, William Evins pleaded guilty to the brutal rape and murder of young Southern California mother Joan Anderson. But now, the Orange County district attorney’s office agreed to [Read More…]