Steve Nedved
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Apr 10
Watch “God’s Country (The Prequel)” now, as Blake Shelton prepares the full video for Friday
Warner NashvilleGet ready for a tour of “God’s Country”: The video for Blake Shelton’s hit — co-written by his label mate Devin Dawson — will arrive on Friday. In the first preview clip Blake shared on social media, he stands on a cliff overlooking a field, a scene that’s juxtaposed with black-and-white scenes of Oklahoma’s dust bowl days. The song’s …
Apr 10
Perryville, Missouri is the proud home of Chris Janson and his “Good Vibes”
ABC/Image Group LAIf you put out enough “Good Vibes,” they eventually put up a sign in your hometown honoring you. At least that’s the case for Chris Janson, whose Missouri birthplace did just that this weekend. “Welcome to Perryville: Home of Grand Ole Opry Member Chris Janson,” the sign reads. The “Buy Me a Boat” and …
Apr 10
Nebraska ranchers brace for another big storm
Freezing rain was turning to snow Wednesday afternoon on the Ostrander ranch south of Gordon, Nebraska, with forecasters predicting a foot or more of snow by Friday morning. Jecca Ostrander tells Brownfield they’re just starting to calve. “Our son spring calves. He’s kind of at a lull with his heifers, which is a blessing. But …
Apr 10
Wholesale values support hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day under light pressure from technical selling and the moderate cash trade that was steady with last week’s business. Feeder cattle futures were also pressure by the days firm move in corn. April live cattle closed $.02 lower at $125.87 and June live cattle closed …
Apr 10
Blizzard Warning issued April 10 at 2:45PM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…HISTORIC APRIL WINTER STORM MID TO LATE WEEK… …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 21 inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch expected. The highest snow amounts in central South
Apr 10
Cowgirls Don’t Cry — but they might on Saturday: Reba’s dad to be honored by the National Cowboy Museum
ABC/Mark LevineWith Sunday’s 54th ACM Awards behind her, Reba McEntire has yet another major awards show coming up this weekend. “My Daddy, Clark McEntire, is being inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City this Saturday!” she shared on social media on Wednesday, along with a link to a feature …
Apr 10
Police investigating death of college student who collapsed at off-campus party
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) — Authorities in South Carolina are trying to determine why a 20-year-old college student collapsed and died at an off-campus party in Hilton Head Island. On Tuesday, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue released a 911 call connected to the death of Caroline Smith on Friday night. “The original information obtained from …
Apr 10
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center agrees to discontinue using race during admissions
DenisTangneyJr/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A top House Democrat on Wednesday grilled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over whether the administration was doing enough to encourage black men to enroll in medical school. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, asked DeVos what the administration was doing to increase the enrollment of black men in medical school, noting that there are fewer …
Apr 10
One dead, 15 injured from fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina: Officials
WTVD(DURHAM, N.C.) — One person has died and 15 others were injured after a fiery explosion in Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday morning, according to officials. The blast was felt city-wide, according to Durham Fire Chief Robert Zoldos. The explosion was caused by a gas leak after a contractor drilling into the sidewalk struck a 2-inch …
Apr 10
Blake Shelton mourns the passing of eighties country icon Earl Thomas Conley
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images“My heart is absolutely destroyed today…” Blake Shelton tweeted on Wednesday, after learning of the death of Earl Thomas Conley. “I’m sad to report that Earl Thomas Conley passed away very early this morning,” Blake continued. “Earl was my all-time favorite singer, hero and my friend.” “Prayers to his family,” Blake added. “We will all miss …