Steve Nedved
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Mar 26
Dry, tranquil weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Tuesday morning’s low temperatures locally dipped below 20° in the Great Lakes region. The Missouri River crested 11.61 feet above flood stage on Monday in Waverly, Missouri, edging the July 1993 high-water mark by 0.46 foot. On the Plains, dry weather prevails. However, significantly …
Mar 26
Flood relief efforts continue; damaged rail lines affect ethanol production
State and federal officials provided an update on flood relief efforts in Nebraska during a roundtable discussion Monday in Lincoln. USDA undersecretary Greg Ibach, a former Nebraska director of agriculture, said the Livestock Indemnity Program will help cover livestock losses, but he said loss of stored grain is something that Congress would have to include …
Mar 26
Widespread rains ahead for the Great Plains, Corn Belt
In the wake of a departing storm system, cool weather will prevail in the East through mid-week. Meanwhile, precipitation will overspread a broad area of the country, mainly stretching from northern California and the Pacific Northwest eastward across the central Plains and the lower Great Lakes region. Of greatest concern will be rain, locally totaling …
Mar 26
History-making all-female spacewalk canceled because of lack of right-size spacesuits
3DSculptor/iStock(HOUSTON) — The history-making, all-female spacewalk that was scheduled to happen on Friday, during Women’s History Month, has been canceled by NASA. The cancellation is due in part to “spacesuit availability,” NASA announced Monday. In other words, the agency did not have enough spacesuits sized for women on the International Space Station. The spacewalk was …
Mar 26
Local Sports for Tuesday March 26th
The South Dakota State women’s basketball team advances to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time in program history following a 75-64-win last night over No. 12 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome before 2,474 fans. The No. 6-seeded Jackrabbits, who have now won 18-straight games, will play No. 2 seed Oregon Friday in …
Mar 26
What would the impact be from Trump administration announcement on capping student loans?
AndreyPopov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A new White House proposal backed by Ivanka Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to limit certain federal student loans has sparked a debate on how the federal government should address the growing crisis of student loan debt. The White House is hoping that limiting the amount available to students would, in turn, …
Mar 26
UK beauty brand makes mascara wands for people with disabilities
Grace Beauty(NEW YORK) — Grace Beauty, an emerging cosmetics line, features products that keep people with physical disabilities top of mind. The U.K.-based brand currently has three reusable mascara wand add-ons available for pre-order and the first one to appear on Instagram was The Ring Grip. “Anyone, regardless of ability, should be able to use …
Mar 26
Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane ‘black box’ data now in international hands
Jemal Countess/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Ethiopian investigators looking into the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crash have now shared raw data from the flight data recorder with U.S. and other international parties, three sources told ABC News Monday. The parties were able to listen to the cockpit voice recorder as well. Information from both “black …
Mar 26
Gun advocates request emergency stay from Supreme Court as bump stock ban looms
Luevanos/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Bump stocks, devices that allow a semiautomatic firearm to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger, will be banned in the United States starting Tuesday. In December 2018, the Justice Department issued a ruling that banned bump stocks after President Donald Trump had earlier issued guidance to former …
Mar 26
Storms approaching West Coast as Midwest rivers remain high
ABC News(NEW YORK) — As a major storm moved east Monday, golf ball-sized hail and damaging winds were reported throughout the Deep South, especially sections of Alabama. While that system is moving along, a series of storms over the Pacific Ocean takes aim at the West Coast, after which the storms will continue moving west …