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Heat on the Plains, rain in parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are boosting soil moisture for rapidly developing summer crops. On June 3, Missouri led the Midwest with topsoil moisture rated 39% very short to short. Currently, some of [Read More…]
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These are the animal attacks that happened this week
moodboard/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As the weather warms and the official start to summer approaches, people are moving outdoors to spend their leisure time interacting with nature and wildlife. For some, the wildlife interaction has been [Read More…]
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Man charged after 31 active pipe bombs found
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A North Carolina man was charged with manufacturing weapons of mass destruction after 31 active pipe bombs were discovered in the woods in Person County, officials said. Randall Allan [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 08 at 9:25PM MDT until June 09 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 164 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LAKE MINER [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mostly up again Friday
The dairy markets were mostly up again to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. Class Three June milk was up $.05 to $15.47. July was unchanged at $16.04. August was up $.01 [Read More…]
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An active pattern ahead for the Heartland
A nearly nationwide spell of hot weather will end during the weekend with the arrival of cool air across the northern Plains, the Northwest, and California. In addition, cool conditions will linger along portions [Read More…]
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Everything you need to know about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With just days to go until North Korea’s leader is slated to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for a historic summit in Singapore, the world is paying close attention to [Read More…]
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Body camera footage shows monkey clinging to its owner as he’s arrested for allegedly stealing a car
ABC News(PASCO COUNTY, Fla.) — Police in Florida proved that there’s no monkeying around when it comes to stolen cars. Deputies from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office pulled over 23-year-old Florida resident Cody Hession on [Read More…]
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Trump gives dairy example of trade deficits at Canada G7 Summit
President Trump says America has trade deficits with Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, and all have unfair trade policies. Trump told reporters in Quebec, Canada Friday that dairy trade is just one example. “You [Read More…]
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Wisconsin Senators support McConnell hemp bill
Both of Wisconsin’s Senators have signed onto Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill that would remove industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act. Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin join Wisconsin Representatives [Read More…]
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Missouri dairy farmer: People need to see this
June is Dairy Month. Southern Missouri dairy farmer Lloyd Gunter is hosting tours of his dairy farm, he tells Brownfield, because it’s important. “When you have hands-on or eye-on contact by seeing what’s there, it’s [Read More…]
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Reactions come in as Senate releases their farm bill
The Senate Ag committee’s draft farm bill released Friday got a much warmer reception than the House version. Senate Ag Committee member Tina Smith of Minnesota tells Brownfield she likes what’s in their draft farm [Read More…]
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McKinney to lead trade mission to Japan
USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade is leading a trade mission to Japan next week with dozens of people from several state ag departments, businesses and commodity groups. Ted McKinney says Japan is already a top market [Read More…]
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Missing woman in Florida believed to be dead after she was bitten by an alligator, officials say
ABC News(DAVIE, Fla.) — A missing woman is believed to have died after she was bitten by an alligator, according to Florida wildlife officials. The woman had been walking two dogs at the Silver Lakes [Read More…]
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19-year-old Iowa man killed weeks after being deported to Mexico
iStock/Thinkstock(ZACATECAS, Mexic) — It’s hard for his mother to believe that 16 years to the day after she arrived with her firstborn son in the United States, he would be killed in the country they [Read More…]
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NYPD officer who tackled James Blake loses 5 vacation days
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The NYPD officer who tackled former tennis star James Blake outside a Midtown hotel in September 2015 was docked five vacation days as punishment. Blake’s lawyer Kevin Marino called it “woefully [Read More…]
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US military service member killed in Somalia attack
iStock/Thinkstock(JUBALAND, Somalia) — An American service member was killed in Somalia Friday and four others were wounded in a firefight with Al Shabab fighters, according to U.S. Africa Command (Africom). “During an operation June 8, [Read More…]
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Chicago man who died in ‘armed encounter’ with police was shot in the back, medical examiner says
ABC News(CHICAGO) — The Chicago man whom police killed Wednesday was shot in the back, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. The shooting had already become the subject of a police oversight agency probe [Read More…]
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Spanish king swears in cabinet with majority of women
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images(MADRID) — The King of Spain, Felipe VI, swore in the new government of the 46-year-old prime minister, Pedro Sanchez — including a majority of women. The government of the self-proclaimed feminist [Read More…]