Steve Nedved
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Apr 06
Sixth-graders design ‘Smart School Bus Stop Sign’ to help save bus riders
iStock(HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.) — Though the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road — students are 70 times more likely to get to school safely compared with traveling by car — almost one-third of the students who died in school-transportation-related incidents from 2006 to 2015 were killed approaching or leaving the bus, according …
Apr 05
Flood Warning issued April 05 at 9:00PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
Apr 05
NRCS sets May 10th for next CSP deadline
The USDA’s NRCS agency has set May 10th as the deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program applications for Fiscal Year 2019. Jimmy Bramblett, deputy chief of NRCS, tells Brownfield Ag News the CSP has changed in the 2018 farm bill from acreage-based to cash-based – but, growers won’t see a difference at their levels, “Previously, it …
Apr 05
Conditions variable across Upper Midwest
An employee of a crop input distributor that covers 26 states says conditions across the Corn Belt are variable. Steve Carlsen, crop enhancement manager for Minnesota-based West Central Distribution, says most of his recent travels have been in the Upper Midwest. “In western North Dakota they’re pretty hopeful about getting out there early. In the …
Apr 05
Montana among states with ‘fake meat’ law
Montana is among the states passing laws restricting the use of the word ‘meat’ on food labels. It’s similar to a law passed in South Dakota that South Dakota Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Gary Cammack says is aimed at prohibiting food produced from cultured cells from being labeled as meat. “It can’t be labeled meat …
Apr 05
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is “excited” about second child
ABC/Image Group LATyler Hubbard says that he and wife Hayley Hubbard are feeling more confident as they prepare to welcome their second child. The couple announced in February that they are expecting a new baby and revealed during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that it’s a boy. “This time around is amazing,” he tells People. “It’s not as stressful as the …
Apr 05
Apple employee detained by US border agents over his iPhone and laptop speaks out
Courtesy Andreas Gal(SAN FRANCISCO) — When Apple employee Andreas Gal returns from an international trip, he said he’s usually on his way home within minutes. But when he arrived at San Francisco International Airport last November, he was detained for an hour by three armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, who demanded access …
Apr 05
Jake Owen shares story of confronting golfer Phil Mickelson
ABC/Randy HolmesJake Owen is not afraid to tell it like it is. Sitting down with the Barstool Sports podcast “Fore Play,” the country singer shares a story of how he confronted golfer Phil Mickelson about the disappointing game between him and Tiger Woods in the much buzzed about event dubbed The Match in November 2018. The game featured Mickelson and Woods …
Apr 05
Missing Louisiana girl Domeanna Spell has been found, older man arrested
FBI(Pagosa Springs, Colo.) — A 15-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing for over a week with an older man was found Friday, police said, and the suspect was taken into custody. Domeanna Spell, of Port Barre, was last seen getting off the school bus on March 28 around 7 a.m. by Port Barre High School …
Apr 05
Billy Ray Cyrus is “honored” to sing with Lil Nas X on “Old Town Road” remix
LOWFIELDBilly Ray Cyrus is lending his voice to a remix of rapper Lil Nas X‘s viral hit, “Old Town Road.” Lil Nas X, an Atlanta-based songwriter and rapper, rose to fame after the so-called “trap country” song surfaced on the video app TikTok in December 2018. Fans caught on to the song and it’s since become a …