Steve Nedved
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Apr 03
Friends concerned about NYC teacher, mother missing for over four days
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — Friends and family are worried for the safety of a New York City schoolteacher and mother of three children who has not been seen since Saturday. Jeanine Cammarata, 37, works as a substitute public school teacher on Staten Island, but she didn’t show up to her job on Monday morning, sparking concerns …
Apr 03
“My Miracle”: How Brad Paisley’s sons helped him found his new Nashville non-profit
ABC/Image Group LA Wednesday in Nashville, Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, break ground on their new non-profit, known as The Store. It’s based on Unity Shoppe in Santa Barbara, California, a place that lets people in need shop in a regular environment without having to visit a food bank. Brad and Kim …
Apr 02
Flood Warning issued April 02 at 8:01PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls Western Avenue …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Huron
Apr 02
Missouri lawmakers hear both sides of transmission line argument
Some Missouri farmers and landowners want lawmakers to block construction of the high voltage, Grain Belt wind energy transmission line that will run through private property in Northern Missouri. State House members heard both sides of the argument: That the lines are in the public interest and the company can claim eminent domain, and the …
Apr 02
New band King Calaway gets the Garth Brooks seal of approval
Broken BowGarth Brooks has invited new country group King Calaway to open for him May 3 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It’ll be the first time the six-man band has ever played a venue so large. “Garth is a country music icon and a huge inspiration to us,” vocalist and guitarist Caleb Miller says. “It is an honor to …
Apr 02
Suspect captured in killing of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle
@LAPDHQ / Twitter(LOS ANGELES) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was captured Tuesday afternoon just hours after the Los Angeles police chief stared into a bank of TV news cameras and asked the alleged killer to give up. The suspect, Eric Holder, 29, was arrested in the L.A. suburb …
Apr 02
Woman with Taiwanese passports arrested at Mar-a-Lago with 4 cell phones, a laptop and a thumb drive with malware
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A woman carrying two Taiwanese passports, four cellphones, and a thumb drive containing “malicious malware” managed to skirt multiple layers of security at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Florida. An affidavit signed by a Secret Service agent described how Yujing …
Apr 02
As snow melts, farmer says Minnesota has more than 10,000 Lakes
A west-central Minnesota farmer says the Land of 10,000 Lakes could use a little less water this spring. Noah Hultgren of Raymond does not expect to begin fieldwork until the latter half of April at the earliest. “We’re still looking at a lot of lakes in the fields and ditches. We’re not as bad off …
Apr 02
Soybeans up, corn mixed ahead of more trade talks
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade continues to wait and see what happens in talks with China, which resume Wednesday. Progress is reportedly being made. The USDA’s attaché in China projects 2018/19 soybean imports at 88 million tons, rising to 91.5 million in 2019/20. The USDA says African swine …
Apr 02
Perdue discusses issues facing the ag industry during Purdue visit
It’s Ag Week at Purdue University and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Purdue President Mitch Daniels in discussing issues facing the industry. Perdue says trade is a top issue because the industry depends on it. “When you have a sector of your industry that is so productive that you have to depend on pushing that …