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Feb 03
School police officers reassigned after using stun gun on teen girl
iStock(CHICAGO) — A violent and “disturbing” confrontation between a female high school student and two Chicago police officers caught on cellphone video at a city school has resulted in felony charges for her and the reassignment of both officers. The 16-year-old student allegedly got into a confrontation with the assistant principal at John Marshall Metropolitan …
Feb 03
14 injured when bus carrying girls basketball team crashes in West Virginia
iStock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — Fourteen people were injured Saturday in West Virginia in a charter bus accident, officials said. One of the victims, a student, had to be airlifted to a trauma care center in Charleston, according to Elaine Bobo, director of communications for Berkeley County Schools. Martinsburg High School Principal Trent Sherman said, “All early …
Feb 02
KMMO Ag Day
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Tom Steever will speak at Brownfield radio affiliate KMMO’s Ag Day on Thursday, March 21 near Marshall, Missouri Continue reading KMMO Ag Day at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 02
MU Strip Trial Results
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground for MU Strip Trial Results in Boonville, Missouri on February 26, 2019. Continue reading MU Strip Trial Results at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 02
Cowboys at the Capitol
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground with Cowboys at the Capitol (Missouri Cattlemen’s Association) in Jefferson City February 20, 2019. Continue reading Cowboys at the Capitol at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 02
As Super Bowl fans descend on Atlanta, it’s game time for this subway station agent
Janet Weinstein/ABC News(ATLANTA) — Georgia resident James Bray eyes a group of fans as they approach the subway exit gates. One fan in particular needs help adding money to his train card. The 65-year-old Bray, a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority station agent, rushes over to help. “I love working with people,” Bray told ABC …
Feb 02
Boy Scouts of America welcomes girls into all of its programs for the first time
Courtesy: Kim Foli(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Olivia Foli, 14, grew up wanting to be in the Boy Scouts like her older brother. Now she’s going to be able to follow in his footsteps. Friday marked a milestone in the more than 100-year history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA): the organization now accepts girls into …
Feb 02
Congressman Dusty Johnson lauds U.S.S. South Dakota during commissioning
Congressman Dusty Johnson offered his thoughts during Saturday’s commissioning of the submarine USS South Dakota. He told the crowd, in his words, “this is our boat”, in three ways: as South Dakotans, as citizens of the United States and because of the values that power it. “American values. The people gathered here today love freedom, …
Feb 02
Police seize $2M in drugs after trucks tried to avoid border checkpoint
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office(GILA BEND, Ariz.) — Authorities in Arizona announced on Friday the seizure of two massive truckloads of marijuana and methamphetamine worth $2 million and the arrests of three suspects in the case. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday night that detectives saw two trucks avoid a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint …
Feb 02
Putin orders Russia to develop new missiles after US leaves treaty
iStock(MOSCOW) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to begin developing new medium-range missiles in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States is leaving a key Cold War nuclear arms treaty. Putin announced that Russia was also suspending the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces, or INF treaty, a day after the U.S. said …