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Rising healthcare more and more a burden on Minnesota farmers
The president of Minnesota Farmers Union is frustrated because elected officials aren’t doing enough to bring healthcare costs down. Gary Wertish accuses the state and federal government of playing politics at the expense of many. [Read More…]

Corn, soybean export inspections mixed
The USDA reports soybean export inspections as of the week ending August 16th, 2018 remain on pace to meet projections for the 2017/18 marketing year. The current marketing year for beans, corn and sorghum runs [Read More…]

Employee opens fire at Texas food warehouse, killing manager, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(MISSOURI CITY, TX) — A woman opened fire at a large food warehouse in Texas early Monday, killing a manager and injuring a fellow employee, authorities said. The alleged shooter, an employee of the warehouse, [Read More…]

71-year-old woman injured severely in bear attack recounts the ‘horrible experience’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 71-year-old woman who was severely injured in a confrontation with a bear in her kitchen recounted the “horrible experience.” Apryl Rogers of Groton, New Hampshire, who is wheelchair-bound, came across the [Read More…]

Victim dies from apparent alligator attack in South Carolina
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An unidentified victim has died from an apparent alligator attack on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina Monday morning, according to local authorities. Witnesses saw the person being attacked near a golf [Read More…]

Former Miss America slams pageant
Steve Mack/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A former Miss America is speaking out days after the reigning titleholder, Cara Mund, reportedly released a letter slamming the pageant’s current leadership, including chairperson Gretchen Carlson. Caressa Cameron-Jackson, Miss [Read More…]

Texas high school where 10 killed in mass shooting starts new year with metal detectors
Scott Olson/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Students at a Texas high school where 10 died in a shooting this spring are starting their new school year with beefed-up security including metal detectors. The new security measures come [Read More…]

Stewardship Tech in the Field
Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in Frankton, Indiana on Tuesday, August 21 for Stewardship Tech in the Field (hosted by Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Growers Association) Continue reading Stewardship [Read More…]

Farm Science Review
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground at Farm Science Review September 18 & 10 in London, Ohio. Continue reading Farm Science Review at Brownfield Ag News.

Dad of missing Iowa jogger ‘reluctantly’ returns home to California as investigation continues
Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — The father of missing Iowa jogger Mollie Tibbetts has “reluctantly” returned to his home in California as the investigation into his daughter’s mysterious disappearance continues. “Very reluctantly, I’m being [Read More…]

Friend of Colorado woman allegedly killed by husband not ‘shocked’ by his arrest
iStock/Thinkstock(DENVER) — A close friend of Shanann Watts, the woman who was found dead along with her two young daughters last week, said she wasn’t surprised when she found out that her friend’s husband was [Read More…]

Bandmates remember friend killed in series of ‘cold-blooded’ Nashville shootings
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The bandmates of a man shot and killed outside a Nashville bar this weekend are remembering their friend murdered on his birthday in a string of crimes police believe could be connected. [Read More…]

Woman who fell off cruise ship: ‘I am very lucky to be alive’
iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — A British woman was pulled out of the Adriatic Sea on Sunday after falling off a cruise ship and treading water for 10 hours. The woman was on the Norwegian Star near Croatia [Read More…]

2 dead, including woman who opened fire, in Texas warehouse shooting: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(MISSOURI CITY, TX) — Police in Texas said two people are dead, including a woman who opened fire at a large food warehouse early Monday. One person was killed and another injured in the gunfire, [Read More…]

Memorial service for singer Aretha Franklin held in Detroit
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) — A memorial service honoring the late Aretha Franklin was held in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday. The “Queen of Soul” died on Aug. 16 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was [Read More…]

Bolton: Election meddling by China, North Korea, Iran a concern
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — National Security Adviser John Bolton said Russia is only one of four countries that could potentially try to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. In an exclusive interview Sunday morning, [Read More…]

Sacramento police vehicle crashes into 16-year-old fleeing from bike violation
iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO) — A teenager who was stopped by Sacramento police for not having a light on his bicycle ended up being hit by a cop car going 27 mph in dramatic video released by the [Read More…]

Flooding threatens Midwest, South through beginning of work week
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Strong summer storms caused 14 people to be injured at a Backstreet Boys concert in Oklahoma on Saturday night, and now another system developing in the same region is set to [Read More…]

ICE detains California man taking pregnant wife to hospital for delivery of their baby
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) — A man driving his pregnant wife to a hospital for delivery of their baby was detained and taken into custody by immigration agents, according to the couple’s lawyer and a news [Read More…]

12-year-old girl in Mississippi allegedly took mother’s car and crashed into sheriff’s deputy
ABC News(MERIDIAN, Miss.) — A 12-year-old girl allegedly took her mother’s car and led police on a chase around a trailer park before crashing into a sheriff’s deputy responding to the incident, authorities said. Video [Read More…]