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Critically endangered Mekong river dolphins start to show signs of a comeback
Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After decades of decline, the critically-endangered Mekong river dolphin has increased in population for the first time in a census released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the government [Read More…]
10 dead after van hits pedestrians in Toronto, driver in custody: Police
CTV/ABC News(TORONTO) — Ten people were killed and 15 others injured after a white van rammed pedestrians in Toronto today, police said. The driver is under arrest, Toronto police told ABC News. The suspect was [Read More…]
Firefighter rescues baby deer from brush fire
Monroe County BOCC/Facebook(MONROE COUNTY, Fla.) When Jen Shockley Brack saw a baby deer running for its life, she jumped into the flames to save the endangered Key deer fawn. “I wasn’t scared. I saw his [Read More…]
High school golfer attacked by goose
iStock/Thinkstock(ADRIAN, Mich.) — Birdies on the golf course are usually a good thing. Just not when that bird is a very angry goose. At a high school golf tournament in Adrian, Michigan, a Blissfield High [Read More…]
Father charged after child found in suitcase is identified as his missing daughter
ABCNews.com(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) — A dead baby girl found in a suitcase in April has been identified as a missing two-year-old girl from Virginia. A Port Authority employee completing a routine inspection midday April 11 [Read More…]
Waffle House shooting suspect captured after 4 slain
Metro Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The suspected gunman in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville, Tennessee, that left four people dead was captured Monday afternoon in a wooded area less than two miles from [Read More…]
Mitchell High Art students competing for $75,000 prize
A group of Mitchell High School art students is in the running for a $75,000 prize and needs your help. Art Teacher Marica Shannon says Mitchell is one of 50 schools competing in the Van’s [Read More…]
Mitchell convenience store robbery suspect arrested in Iowa
Mitchell Police say eighteen-year-old convenience store robbery suspect Montez McClain is in custody. “Police in Davenport, Iowa happen to notice him at a pharmacy and then arrested him without incident,” said Lieutenant Don Everson. He [Read More…]
Today’s Weather
Tonight A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%. Tuesday Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with [Read More…]
Wisconsin urging farmers to report storm losses
Wisconsin’s Ag Secretary wants farmers impacted by snowstorm damage to report their losses. Sheila Harsdorf says property damage and livestock losses should be reported to county FSA offices. Harsdorf says, “It is critical that farmers [Read More…]
Iowa Swine Day
Brownfield’ Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Ames for Iowa Swine Day on June 28, 2018. Continue reading Iowa Swine Day at Brownfield Ag News.
Fuel Ethanol Workshop/Expo
Brownfield’ Ken Anderson will be on the ground for a Fuel Ethanol Workshop/Expo in Omaha, NE on June 12, 2018. Continue reading Fuel Ethanol Workshop/Expo at Brownfield Ag News.
More field work delays in Ohio
The USDA says cold and wet weather kept most Ohio farmers out of fields last week. There was less than two days suitable for fieldwork. Oats are 12 percent planted, much slower than [Read More…]
Slow start in Iowa, but things are looking up
Iowa farmers have some catching up to do on corn planting. Very little corn has been planted in Iowa so far because of cold, wet and (in some cases) snowy weather. The state’s five-year average [Read More…]
10 dead after van hits pedestrians in Toronto, driver in custody: Police
CTV/ABC News(TORONTO) — Ten people were killed and 15 others injured after a white van rammed pedestrians in Toronto today, police said. The driver is under arrest, Toronto police told ABC News. The suspect was [Read More…]
Defense rests in Bill Cosby’s retrial
Michael Bryant-Pool/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — The defense team in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, rested its case on Monday, paving the way for key closing arguments Tuesday. “You now have all [Read More…]
New royal baby follows in footsteps of siblings Prince George, Princess Charlotte with newborn accessory
Karwai Tang/WireImage via Getty Images(LONDON) — When Prince William and Princess Kate’s newborn made his debut outside a London hospital, he did so in a shawl steeped in royal history. The baby, whose name has [Read More…]
Nine dead after van hits pedestrians in Toronto, driver in custody: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — Nine people were killed and at least 16 others injured after a white van hit pedestrians in Toronto, Canada, on Monday, police said. The driver is under arrest, Toronto police told ABC News. [Read More…]
5% of U.S. corn, 2% of soybeans planted
U.S. corn planting made some progress over the past week, but remains slower than normal because of cool, wet conditions in some key U.S. growing areas. Conditions this week in most of the region [Read More…]
Analyst sees USDA dairy report as “bullish”
Agricultural economist Mary Ledman with Rabobank Research says Friday’s USDA dairy production is up but, “I look at this report being more bullish.” Ledman tells Brownfield the dairy herd size is down and milk production is [Read More…]