Steve Nedved
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Apr 29
Missouri soybean acreage has grown
Missouri’s soybean acreage is growing. Tom Steever spoke to Bob Garino, State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service, who says the latest Ag Census indicates a million more acres in the last 20 years. To find out more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers and their checkoff. Continue reading Missouri soybean acreage has grown …
Apr 29
They will rock you, but not all will rock on: ‘American Idol’ eliminates two more on “Queen Night”
L-R: Adam Lambert, Wade Cota — ABC/Eric McCandlessThey will, they will, rock you! American Idol’s top eight took on some classic Queen songs Sunday night with the help of eighth season runner-up and current Queen frontman Adam Lambert. But not all of the contestants will get to rock on for another week. Walker Burroughs and …
Apr 29
For a mother and her two daughters at Delta, piloting is a family business
ABC News(NEW YORK) — On a warm Los Angeles afternoon, Kelly Jacobson is inspecting nearly every external inch of her 200,000-pound aircraft through the thick aviator sunglasses she fuses with her Delta Air Lines uniform. She’ll be flying the Boeing 757 alongside a pilot she has a lot of hours with outside the cockpit. Several …
Apr 29
Sri Lanka bans face coverings after Easter bombings that killed over 250
Carl Court/Getty Images(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lanka has barred face veils in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed hundreds of people at churches and high-end hotels. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all kinds of face coverings, which are worn by some Muslim women, would be prohibited starting Monday — eight …
Apr 29
Commander of prison at Guantanamo is fired
zudin/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Navy admiral in charge of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has been fired for an unspecified “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” “Commander, U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, relieved U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Ring, commander, Joint Task Force – Guantanamo, April 27, due to …
Apr 29
Young Navy recruit dies suddenly during boot camp
U.S. Navy(GREAT LAKES, Ill.) — A young recruit died at the Navy’s boot camp training center in Illinois last week, marking the second sudden death at the facility in recent months, authorities confirmed Sunday. Seaman Recruit Kelsey Nobles, 18, died on Tuesday shortly after she collapsed at the Navy Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, …
Apr 29
Even after you “Make It Sweet,” Old Dominion confesses it can be hard to believe just how far you’ve come
ABC/Image Group LAThis week, Old Dominion claims their latest number one with the lead single from their forthcoming third album, “Make It Sweet.” OD started out as a bar band made up of songwriters, and even though they’re now the reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year, they admit it can often be hard to …
Apr 29
Central US expecting severe storms, flooding, snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A rare snowstorm on Saturday dropped more than half a foot of snow in northern Illinois, and Chicago ended up with about 2.5 inches — a record for this late in the season at O’Hare International Airport. A raging blizzard in Montana on Sunday deposited almost 30 inches of snow, with …
Apr 28
Former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar dies
Richard Lugar, Indiana’s longest-serving senator, has died. The six-term Republican was known for his accomplishments in foreign affairs and his support of the agriculture industry. Lugar, 87, was a chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. He served as mayor of Indianapolis from 1968 to 1975 and served in the Senate from 1977 to 2013. In …
Apr 28
Youngest victim of California synagogue shooting says ‘I don’t feel safe’
ABC News’(SAN DIEGO) — At the age of 8, Noya Dahan has already fled rocket attacks in the Gaza Strip, witnessed her home in California vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti and, now, she’s survived a shooting at her synagogue that left one beloved member dead and she, her rabbi and her uncle with bullet wounds. The …