Madison County Sheriffs Office(ELWOOD, Ind.) — The superintendent of a public school district in central Indiana turned herself in to police after claiming a student as her son when taking him to see a doctor. Casey Smitherman returned to her job as superintendent of Elwood Community Schools on Thursday but is now facing fraud charges, …
Jan 24
90 horses found dead in Australian Outback during massive heat wave
LOSHADENOK/iStock(LONDON) — Ninety wild horses have been found dead in the Australian Outback in the latest sign the nation is struggling to cope with this week’s record breaking heat wave. A team of Aboriginal Rangers made the discovery at Santa Teresa, Central Australia, near a dried up waterhole, the local authority Central Land Council said …
Jan 24
Trump and Venezuela’s Maduro set for showdown
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro have set themselves up for a showdown. After Trump recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the interim president on Wednesday, Maduro said he was severing diplomatic ties with the U.S. and ordering all American diplomats out of the country within 72 hours. But …
Jan 24
St. Louis police officer kills another officer in accidental shooting: Authorities
kali9/iStock(ST. LOUIS) — An off-duty police officer was accidentally shot and killed by another officer in St. Louis early Thursday morning, authorities said. The accidental shooting occurred around 1 a.m. local time after two off-duty officers stopped by one of their homes during their shift. Another female officer came by the residence and was shot …
Jan 24
Coming soon to a town near you: The Old Dominion dating service
ABC/Image Group LAOld Dominion is made up of five guys who’ve all navigated the ups and downs of relationships, so when they heard about a fan who was going through some heartbreak, they were happy to help. “I had plans to [propose] to my girlfriend at your Philly show in May, but was cheated on,” fan Joe …
Jan 24
North Carolina searchers push through rain for missing Casey Hathaway
TheaDesign/iStock(CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C.) — Searchers are pushing through heavy rain and whipping winds Thursday in the hunt for a missing 3-year-old boy in coastal North Carolina. Casey Hathaway was reported missing in Craven County on Tuesday by a relative, the FBI said. He had been playing outside when he disappeared. Hundreds of professional searchers and …
Jan 24
Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he doesn’t ‘understand’ why federal workers lining up at food banks
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the partial government shutdown stretches into day 34 and 800,000 federal workers are set to start missing their second paycheck starting Friday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is downplaying the effects on government employees and the overall economy. Asked in an interview with CNBC Thursday about workers who have been …
Jan 24
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 24 at 9:12AM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY… …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
Jan 24
Getting the most out of your seeds
Early on seeds are extremely vulnerable to injury, disease, and water stress. But putting together the right support system of crop protection products can protect yields. In this Managing for Profit, Meredith Van Sambeek talks about the role seed treatments play in that system. Continue reading Getting the most out of your seeds at Brownfield …
Jan 24
Local Sports for Thursday January 24th
Behind Ty Hoglund’s 41-point performance, the No. 17 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team defeated No. 10 Briar Cliff University, 83-70 in a GPAC showdown last night at the Corn Palace. The Tigers improved to 17-6 overall and 10-5 in the conference while the Chargers fell to 16-5 overall and 10-4 in the GPAC with …