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The State DOT reported that a tractor trailer jack-knifed on I-88 at about 11:30 this morning in the westbound between Exit 12 Otego and Exit 11. both lanes were blocked & traffic was detoured to state Route 7. DOT officials and other emergency personnel were on scene. WCDO will have additional details as they become available.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-17-23

State Police will step up speed enforcement efforts along the New York portion of U.S. Highway 20 today, as part of a 1 day project, targeted at reducing speed related crashes on non-interstate highways. The program was created by the Iowa State Patrol, U.S. Highway 20 spans 3,365 miles coast to coast. New York State has jurisdiction over 372 miles of the highway, other participating states include Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Smithfield Packaged Meats of Iowa, has recalled about 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat bacon topping products. The bacon is being recalled because it may be contaminated with "extraneous materials, specifically metal," Consumers who have purchased these products are to return them to their place of purchase, or throw them out.

The New York State Department of Agriculture issued an order prohibiting all live fowl shows and exhibitions in New York State this year to help prevent the spread of the avian flu that has hit 17 states so far. Four flocks have tested positive for the avian flu so far in New York. It's also been detected in wild birds, including snow geese and wild ducks across the State. Several other states have joined New York, banning poultry exhibitions including Arkansas, Iowa, and Georgia. The ban will remain in effect until further notice.

A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 3-25-21

New York Attorney General Letitia James called on Facebook and Twitter to take stronger measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 vaccine disinformation being spread by anti-vaxxers on their social media platforms.  Joining Attorney General James are the attorneys general of Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

State Police responded Tuesday Morning at about 11:30, to Interstate 88 west in the town of Bainbridge for a 2-vehicle crash involving a State Department of Transportation Plow and a garbage truck.   The westbound lanes were closed at exit 9 for several hours to remove the two vehicles.  An investigation revealed that the plow truck was in the left lane plowing the passing lane and shoulder of the roadway.  The garbage truck passed on the right and struck the snowplow wing on the passenger side.  The impact caused both vehicles to go into the median. The garbage truck was registered to Global Transportation in Iowa & was being operated by 77-year-old male from Tennessee, The DOT truck was operated by a 22-year-old male of Oxford with a 55-year-old passenger of Greene, and No injuries were reported.  The roadway reopened around 2:20 p.m.

A woman reported missing from Smyrna, has been located in
Iowa.  Amber Garrison told Police that
she was kidnapped at a truck stop in Pennsylvania in July, and was taken
through several states.  James Smith of
Mexico New York has been charged with kidnapping, assault & obstruction of
emergency communication, Garrison was treated for injuries at an Iowa hospital,
the investigation is continuing.

Democratic Attorneys General from 17 states are calling on Congress to abandon NRA-backed legislation that would allow concealed-carry gun permits issued in one state to be valid in all states. The top prosecutors in states like New York, Pennsylvania and Iowa warn that reciprocity measures under consideration in Congress "will lead to the death of police officers and civilians, the proliferation of gun traffickers, and acts of terrorism" in a letter sent to congressional leaders.

On Saturday, dentists with Progressive Dental of Kirkwood, Endwell, Norwich, & Montrose Pennsylvania, and Chenango Bridge Dental will participate in the annual "Doctors With A Heart Program" and will offer free dental care. Spokesperson Michelle Parker explains:

(Michelle Parker 9-19-17)

The program started 21 years ago in Iowa and has spread throughout the country. Services will be performed Saturday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, more information is available at 722-5464.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced settlements with 6 ticket brokers that illegally purchased and resold hundreds of thousands of tickets in New York State since 2011, including on popular ticket resale platforms like StubHub and Vivid Seats. 5 of the companies violated New York’s ticket laws by using illegal ticket “bots” to purchase large numbers of tickets on websites such as Ticketmaster.com before the tickets could be obtained by consumers, then resold them at a large profit. The settlements require the six companies to pay a combined total of $4.19 million in penalties, a separate settlement was reached with Componica of Iowa, that developed software libraries used by ticket bots to try to get around security tests used by ticket selling websites.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today selected Chobani Greek yogurt as the supplier for a school lunch pilot program that will expand to 12 states this fall. The USDA awarded Chobani the first 1-month contract to supply Greek yogurt to New York, Arizona, Idaho, California, Iowa, Illinois and Mississippi.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said the U.S.D.A will begin soliciting proposals on May 20th from Greek yogurt makers, who want to provide Greek yogurt to 12 states, as part of USDA’s  Greek yogurt pilot program. Schumer is urging New York Greek yogurt producers like Chobani & other  to apply for the  program, which will expand to 8 new states, from September 2014 to June 2015 and include New York, Arizona, Idaho, Tennessee, California, Iowa, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, Vermont, Washington and Mississippi. USDA will select one or multiple vendors to provide Greek yogurt.

Distribution of Greek yogurt, through the federal school lunch program, will expand to 12 states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the expansion, they have been testing the Greek yogurt on school breakfast and lunch menus as a higher-protein alternative to regular yogurt. New York was 1of 4 states selected for the pilot program that began last year. The school lunch program will also be offered in the fall in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced that he is leading a coalition of more than a dozen states in filing a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which refuses to recognize for same-sex marriages valid under state law. The brief will be filed today in the case of United States vs. Windsor, other states involved in the filing include Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia.

The state Senate IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO ALBANY THIS WEDNESDAY For a special session to pass several pieces of legislation.  The bills that are expected to pass include one that reforms the tax code, another that provides money for continued flood recovery and approves tax incentives (http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121207/NEWS01/102020002/Libous-Tax-reform-flood-aid-BAE-incentives-pass?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE) to keep BAE Systems in the Southern Tier.  The package of bills would drop New York to the 6th highest income tax burden behind  Hawaii, California, Iowa, New Jersey and Vermont, the state has traditionally placed first or second in that dubious category.