Steve Nedved
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Apr 01
Exports remain key to profitability
Beef and pork exports started of 2019 with a less than stellar performance and that’s not good news for US producers. In this Managing for Profit – a livestock economist takes a closer look at exports, how values are holding up, and what all of this potentially means to profitability as production is expected to …
Apr 01
University of Hartford student arrested for allegedly stabbing fellow classmates while ‘acting out’ movie scene
kali9/iStock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — A 21-year-old college student in Hartford, Conn., is facing attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed two fellow classmates while rehearsing a scene from a movie as a class assignment. University of Hartford student Jake Wascher was “acting out” a scene from a film when he allegedly began stabbing both victims …
Apr 01
Local Sports for Monday April 1st
Sometimes teams get off to a slow start in the spring after a long winter as teams get used to being outside and getting in shape. That was not the case for the Mitchell spring high school baseball team. Mitchell headed out west and went 4-0 by sweeping Douglas on Saturday 18-3 and 17-3 then …
Apr 01
American arrested for trying to steal part of train tracks at Auschwitz
Gatsi/iStock(MOSCOW) — A 37-year-old American man has been arrested for attempted theft in Poland after trying to steal part of the train tracks at former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to Polish officials. Malgorzata Jurecka, a police spokeswoman in the near-by town of Oswiecim told ABC News the man, who is from Texas, was “charged …
Apr 01
Luke Combs plans a “Beautiful Crazy” 4th of July with Willie Nelson
ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs will be spending Independence Day this year with Willie Nelson in Texas. The “Beautiful Crazy” hitmaker is set to play Willie’s annual 4th of July Picnic this summer. The event will take place at Circuit of the Americas Austin360 Amphitheater, in the capital of the Lone Star State. Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Steve Earl & the …
Apr 01
Philadelphia police chief inspector’s son, 20, shot dead: ‘Our hearts are broken’
(WPVI) Nicholas Flacco, 20, was fatally shot in the chest in Philadelphia, March 30, 2019. (PHILADELPHIA) — The 20-year-old son of the Philadelphia police’s chief inspector of internal affairs was shot dead this weekend in a “random encounter” and now the grieving department is looking for answers. When officers responded to FDR State Park at …
Apr 01
Flood Warning issued April 01 at 9:48AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa… Big Sioux River near Jefferson Little Sioux River At Linn Grove …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota…
Apr 01
Maren Morris expands “Girl: The World Tour” and makes Friday plans with Ellen DeGeneres
Columbia NashvilleMaren Morris is adding three dates to Girl: The World Tour this fall. She’ll follow her two previous sold-out shows in Los Angeles with a September 14 show at the Greek Theatre. The other two new additions are September 20 in San Luis Obispo, California and November 15 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pre-sales for the new dates start …
Apr 01
U.S.-China talks resume this week in Washington
The next round of trade talks between the U.S. and China will take place in Washington starting this Wednesday. Last week’s talks in Beijing were described as “constructive” by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, while Chinese officials touted “new progress” in the negotiations. Beijing’s official news agency reports that U.S. and Chinese negotiators are studying …
Apr 01
Purdue Ag Week kicks off today
It’s Purdue Ag week. As part of the weeklong celebration, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels will have a discussion with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue tomorrow morning about issues facing the ag industry. A Hammer Down Hunger event will take place tomorrow afternoon. Students will pack 150,000 meals for families in need for the university’s 150th …