Steve Nedved
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Apr 19
Professor bought one-way ticket to Rome before cathedral arson attempt: Police
Essex County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A part-time philosophy professor was charged with attempted arson on Thursday after he entered a historic cathedral with gasoline and lighter fluid, investigators said. Marc Lamparello, a former director of music at a New Jersey Roman Catholic Church, was arrested at the historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York …
Apr 19
Kenny Chesney taught Old Dominion how to “Make It Sweet” on tour
ABC/Image Group LAOld Dominion‘s currently on their own headlining Make It Sweet Tour, but after several summers opening for Kenny Chesney, they’re not too proud to admit they’ve borrowed some of the superstar’s best ideas. OD’s backstage area, particularly, is modeled after what you’d see at a Kenny show. “I think we’ve ripped everything from Kenny!” …
Apr 18
One million pledged to dairy Beverage Innovation Center
Wisconsin’s dairy farmers and state government are investing in additional dairy product research. Governor Tony Evers told the Cheese Industry Conference that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will invest 750-thousand dollars, “to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center for excellence that would be housed in the Center for Dairy Research on the University …
Apr 18
Transgender ROTC cadet says he lost military scholarship after new DOD policy took effect
Courtesy Map Pesqueira(AUSTIN, Texas) — A transgender ROTC cadet says he lost his military scholarship at the University of Texas due to the Trump administration’s new policy toward transgender service members. In the wake of President’s Donald Trump’s implementation of the policy first ordered with a tweet in July 2017, reversing an Obama administration rule …
Apr 18
USMEF Spring Conference
Brownfield’s Meghan Grebner will be on the ground in Kansas City, Missouri May 22 to 24 for the USMEF Spring Conference. Continue reading USMEF Spring Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 18
Eminent domain bill advances to Senate
The Missouri House has given approval to a bill that would prevent private companies from using eminent domain. The bill, HB 1062, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hansen, was written to head off construction of the Grain Belt Express power transmission line, which would run through eight Northern Missouri counties. The Missouri House spent time Tuesday …
Apr 18
Iowa ethanol leader: ‘No justification’ for more RFS exemptions
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw (l) and Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig discussed small refinery exemptions at a news conference Wednesday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) says if the EPA approves more RFS exemptions for small oil refiners, it will “irreversibly undermine” the Renewable …
Apr 18
Watch now: Morgan Evans gets “Day Drunk” on “Tequila” in new mash-up
ABC/Image Group LAWhat would happen if you mixed Morgan Evans latest hit, “Day Drunk,” with Dan + Shay‘s smash, “Tequila?” You can find out in the Aussie’s new performance video, which features him singing a mash-up of the two songs. It’s a tip of the hat to his label mates and pals Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, who he toured with …
Apr 18
Two More Bottles of Wine: Little Big Town, Old Dominion and more will drink to help fight cancer on Monday
ABC/Image Group LAYou can count Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Lady A’s Charles Kelley, Kix Brooks, and Martina McBride among the country stars who are willing to drink some wine for a good cause. They’ll all be a part of Monday’s annual Best Cellars dinner at Nashville’s Loews Vanderbilt Hotel to raise money for the T.J. Martell Foundation. Celebrity chef Vivian Howard, known …
Apr 18
Three ‘highly experienced’ climbers presumed dead after avalanche at Canadian national park
Craig Zerbe/iStock(NEW YORK) — One American and two European climbers are presumed dead after after an avalanche at a national park in Canada. The mountaineers, who have not been named, were attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak at Banff National Park in Alberta on Tuesday but were reported overdue on Wednesday, Parks …