Fall harvest double digits ahead of last year’s pace
Reports show the U.S. corn and soybean harvests are double digits ahead of their five-year averages. Most reports credit the fast pace to dry weather stretched across most of the U.S. through the past week. Corn harvest
Missouri ag creates vaccine to protect cattle
A University of Missouri researcher has developed a new vaccine to protect cattle from a tick-borne disease that is common in Missouri. Bovine anaplasmosis infects the red blood cells of cattle and causes millions of dollars in
Foreign policy: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
File photo -President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin- photo courtesy White House BY: ASHLEY MURRAY WASHINGTON — The next U.S. president must steer the nation through crises across the globe, including worsening violence
Drought conditions worsen in Iowa, but rain is in the forecast
(Radio Iowa) – The map released this morning by the U-S Drought Monitor shows -all- of Iowa is again experiencing some level of drought. Last week’s map showed about two-and-a-half percent of the state was still in
Woman found by courts to be wrongly convicted in 1980 St. Joseph murder nears freedom
Sandra Hemme/Missouri Dept. Corrections By BRENT MARTIN St. Joseph Post A woman that a court has found was wrongly convicted of a St. Joseph murder in 1980 has taken yet another step toward freedom. The Western Missouri
Trick-or-treating can bring genuine scares for Iowa kids on busy streets
(Radio Iowa) – Halloween is one of the deadliest nights of the year for pedestrians, according to a University of Iowa researcher who studies how to make roads, sidewalks and crossings safer. Elizabeth O’Neal, a U-I professor
Boeing workers reject new labor contract, extending strike
Photo International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers SEATTLE – Frontline Boeing workers voted 64% against accepting the latest contract proposal put forth by their employer, according to a media release from the International Association of Machinists and
Missouri to launch new driver licensing system early next month
New technology to streamline renewals will speed lines at license offices, allow for online renewals for some adults, officials say BY: RUDI KELLERMissouri Independent Of the many annoyances in life, a trip to the local motor vehicle office
McDonald’s president reassures customers after deadly E. coli outbreak linked to quarter pounders
The president of McDonald’s USA said Wednesday that customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants as the company seeks to minimize the damage from an E. coli outbreak linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in
At least 4 dead in terrorist attack on Turkish defense company
Officials say that at least four people were killed and 14 injured in a reported “terrorist attack” at the headquarters of one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday. Turkish media reported explosions and gunfire from the