Steve Nedved
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Apr 17
Iowa hearing focuses on Corps’ Missouri River flood management
From left to right, Kanas Senator Moran, Iowa Senator Grassley, Iowa Senator Ernst and New York Senator Gillibrand. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers management of the 2019 Missouri River Basin flooding was the focus of a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing today in Glenwood, Iowa. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a member …
Apr 17
Sugarland is on for summer, while Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush also pursue solo projects
ABC/Randy HolmesThey haven’t exactly said a whole lot about it, but Sugarland will be playing about a dozen dates in June, July, and August promoting their Bigger album, which came out last summer. Since their Still the Same Tour wrapped in 2018, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush have been focusing on their solo work: Jennifer just released her new single, “I Can Do …
Apr 17
Mitchell Street Dept. is asking for patience with deteriorating conditions
The Mitchell Street Department says city streets are in rough shape The road surfaces and sub-surfaces are wet due to the amount of rain, snow, and melt that’s occurred over the last week. Standing water, wet surfaces, and saturated areas beneath the roadway are causing the surface to soften and fail. Fixing potholes and other …
Apr 17
31,000 striking Stop & Shop workers poised to get boost from Joe Biden
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(BOSTON) — As a strike by 31,000 unionized Stop & Shop supermarket workers throughout the Northeast stretched into its seventh day Wednesday, Joe Biden was ready to speak up. The former vice president is scheduled to join the striking workers at a rally at one of their picket lines in Boston on Thursday, …
Apr 17
Feds launch investigation into American Airlines accident at JFK airport
XavierMarchant/iStock(NEW YORK) — The National Transportation Safety Board is launching an investigation into an accident that occurred last week when an American Airlines jet struck a runway distance marker upon take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, the agency announced Wednesday. On April 10 at 8:40 p.m., the Airbus A321 scheduled to fly to …
Apr 17
Honky Tonk Money Machine? George Strait rakes in record cash at two recent shows
MCA Nashville George Strait might’ve retired from touring five years ago, but he’s still making as much money on the road as he ever has. King George ranks #2 on Billboard’s latest Hot Tours ranking, second only to pop star Pink. There’s a pretty considerable difference though: Pink raked in more than $28 million for fourteen dates, while …
Apr 17
Columbine-obsessed teen Sol Pais, who threatened local schools, found dead: Police
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office(DENVER) — An armed teenager allegedly obsessed with the Columbine shooting has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities announced Wednesday. The 18-year-old woman, Sol Pais, had allegedly made threats to schools in the Denver area, sparking a massive manhunt that started Tuesday. Pais traveled this week from Miami …
Apr 17
Notre Dame Cathedral fire inspires fundraiser to help rebuild burned Louisiana churches
gbarm/iStock(ST. LANDRY PARRISH, La.) — About $1 billion has already been raised to help reconstruct the fire-torn Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, but it’s the rebuilding of three smaller churches that’s become a viral campaign. More than $1 million has been raised for three historically black churches in Louisiana’s St. Landry Parrish that were burned …
Apr 17
More cows but fewer dairy farms in Michigan
Michigan’s dairy farmers have expanded their herds since the last census while farm numbers are down. “Milk cows actually increased 17 percent to 442,000 although we did see a good decrease in the number of milk cow operations, 251 fewer operations than we had in 2012.” Ty Kalaus with the Great Lakes Regional Field Office …
Apr 17
Thomas Rhett will “Remember You Young” this Friday
The Valory Music Co. Thomas Rhett fans can look forward to the next taste of his new album on Friday. TR revealed on his socials the record’s twelfth track, “Remember You Young,” will be out April 19. He also shared some of the lyrics, along with several throwback pictures with his wife Lauren — including one where his hair resembles …