Steve Nedved
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Mar 25
Rural Mainstreet Index is up despite flooding, low commodity prices
The Rural Mainstreet Index for March shows the rural economy is expanding even though the ag industry continues to face challenges. “Agriculture continues to limp along,” he says. “It has a lot to do with trade agreements and agriculture commodity prices continue to be weaker than we’d like to see.” Ernie Goss with Creighton …
Mar 25
Global water demand will increase, create competition
A new report says the global demand for water will continue to increase because of a growing population and will also create a competition across agriculture and urban sectors. Mark Rosegrant, the lead author of study by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, says water scarcity impacts food security and threatens economic and political security …
Mar 25
Flood Warning issued March 25 at 8:50AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Vermillion James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg
Mar 25
Flood Warning issued March 25 at 8:50AM MDT until March 30 at 4:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon Vermillion River Near Vermillion James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg
Mar 25
Two men charged with murder of off-duty Chicago police officer
amphotora/iStock(CHICAGO) — Two men have been arrested for the murder of an off-duty Chicago police officer, authorities said. Menelik Jackson, 24, of South Holland, Illinois, and Jovan Battle, 32, of Chicago, have been identified by police as the individuals who opened fire on the car Officer John Rivera was sitting in early Saturday morning. One …
Mar 25
Eating with parents helps kids’ body image
Eating meals with parents, especially breakfast, can help kids have a better body image. That’s what a new study has found. Ginny Winter, director of the University of Missouri Center for Body Image Research says children and adolescents are under a lot of pressure from social media and pop culture about their physical appearance. Continue …
Mar 25
Kremlin declines to comment on Mueller report findings
macky_ch/iStock(MOSCOW) — In its first response to the report that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence of conspiracy between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, the Kremlin said it is not able to comment because it has yet to see the full report and again denied that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. …
Mar 25
It’s ‘show time’ for Apple: News, video streaming and credit card with Goldman Sachs
PeskyMonkey/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — So this is what Tim Cook does with $1 billion. That’s the amount that Apple has invested in developing its entertainment division, including original programming in the company’s closest approximation of a Hollywood studio to date. The company is expected to reveal its lineup of shows and movies, in addition to how …
Mar 25
World’s second-largest Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000 cases
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has exceeded 1,000 cases in less than nine months. A total of 1,009 people have reported symptoms of hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri since Aug. 1. Among those cases, 944 have tested positive for …
Mar 25
Severe weather heading east as record flooding continues
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Almost 90 reports of damaging storms were recorded over the weekend from Texas to Illinois, including a tornado near St. Louis and golf ball-sized hail that covered the ground near the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. That storm system is heading east Monday and expected to deliver more severe weather to the …
