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Pa. Attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge’s hazing death
Courtesy Piazza Family(NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he wants a judge to restore involuntary manslaughter charges against five fraternity brothers he claims had a hand in last year’s hazing [Read More…]

Facebook investigating whether employee stalked woman online
Facebook(NEW YORK) — An allegation that a Facebook employee potentially used work-granted access to stalk a woman online has prompted a company investigation. The alleged incident stems from a cybersecurity consultant who tweeted Sunday that [Read More…]

Vatican Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex assault charges
Michael Dodge/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cardinal George Pell was ordered to stand trial on decades-old sexual assault charges on Tuesday, making him the most senior official to be tried in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse [Read More…]

Inside terrifying ‘Golden State Killer’ crime spree, how 2 key ideas helped break the cold case open: Investigator
FBI(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The combination of two key ideas helped break open the decades-old “Golden State Killer” case. One of which was a forensic pathologist’s insistence on making duplicate rape kits and the second was [Read More…]

Committee knocks down governor’s attempt to discredit victim of alleged blackmail
J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A bipartisan committee investigating Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens released a document knocking down his attempt to discredit a hair stylist who claims he allegedly [Read More…]

US backed rebels in Syria resume fight against ISIS
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S.-backed rebel force in Syria says it will resume its offensive to defeat ISIS in the country. The renewed offensive comes months after the fight against ISIS in eastern Syria stalled after [Read More…]

Wisconsin Congressman wants subsidy changes in farm bill
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse tells Brownfield the proposed SNAP program reforms are not the only problem with the House Ag Committee version of the farm bill. Kind says there needs to be [Read More…]

Heavy selling pressures cattle futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures closed lower for a second consecutive day pressured by heavy selling. With forecasts for nice weather – strong retail demand is likely but will continue [Read More…]

Not much corn planted in South Dakota
Not much corn planting is done in South Dakota. Doug Noem completed his first 40 acres Monday on his east central South Dakota farm. “We farm about 1,000 acres of corn,” Noem told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

EU conditional approval to BASF for Bayer businesses
The European Commission reportedly has given conditional approval to BASF’s acquisition of some Bayer businesses. The deal includes Bayer’s vegetable seeds, broad acre seeds and traits business; several non-selective herbicide assets; and, potentially, its global [Read More…]

Tariff extension granted to EU and NAFTA partners
President Trump has extended his May 1st deadline to decide if the European Union, Canada and Mexico will be permanently exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs. The administration will have an additional 30 days to [Read More…]

All new cars in US now required to have backup cameras
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — All newly manufactured vehicles to be sold in the U.S. are required as of Tuesday to have backup cameras equipped as a standard feature. Advocates for the rule, which was mandated by [Read More…]

Strong tornadoes possible in central US; warmup arrives on East Coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A strong and slow-moving storm system has already brought severe weather to the Great Plains today, and over 25 million Americans in the central U.S. are at risk for severe weather over [Read More…]

Iran ordered to pay billions to relatives of 9/11 victims
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It might be a hollow victory but it’s a victory nonetheless for relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Iran to [Read More…]

Family credits Apple Watch for saving daughter’s life
Deanna Recktenwald via WFTS(LITHIA, Fla.) — Florida resident Deanna Recktenwald may be alive today because of her Apple Watch. The 18-year-old from Lithia, Florida, was at church on April 22 when she got a notification [Read More…]

CME cheese up, other dairy prices mostly down Tuesday
Dairy prices were mostly down except for cheese Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was up $.05 at $15.23 a hundredweight. June was unchanged at $15.69. July was down $.04 to [Read More…]

Minnesota consumers benefit most from B20 mandate
The CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Growers says consumers benefit the most from the B20 mandate. Effective May 1st, every gallon of diesel fuel sold in Minnesota will contain 20 percent biodiesel, as prescribed by [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 01 at 1:16PM MDT until May 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River near Estelline Big Sioux River Near Bruce

Wisconsin field work underway in south and central parts of the state
Farmers in parts of Wisconsin are getting some field work done, but much of the state is still too cold or wet to make progress. USDA reporters say corn and oats planting has begun in [Read More…]

Record number of veterans applying for farm grants
The Farmer Veteran Coalition has received a record number of grant applicants from veterans starting a farm business. “We had the most number of applications since the program began in 2011. We received over [Read More…]