Steve Nedved
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Feb 01
Firefighters join Mozilla in net neutrality fight, citing ‘public safety’
Urupong/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Last summer, during the largest fire in California history, firefighters encountered an unexpected danger. It had nothing to do with flames or smoke or wind speeds. They couldn’t communicate. In the middle of battling the Mendocino Complex Fire, Verizon was throttling, or deliberately slowing, internet speeds on their phones, Santa Clara fire officials …
Feb 01
Detroit police officer under investigation after alleged racist social media video
rustythedog/iStock(DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer is under investigation Thursday after he allegedly posted racist video of a black woman he pulled over for driving with an expired license plate. The Detroit Police Department said it placed officer Gary Steele on restrictive duty while it looks into allegations of racism and misconduct stemming from the …
Feb 01
NJ man caught on camera faking slip and fall, authorities say
Middlesex County Prosecutors Office(WOODBRIDGE, N.J.) — A New Jersey man was arrested in mid-January and charged with insurance fraud after he was caught on surveillance video tossing ice on the floor and allegedly faking a slip and fall, authorities said Thursday. Alexander Goldinsky, a 57-year-old independent contractor, was working for a company in Woodbridge, New …
Feb 01
Missing Tennessee 14-year-old found alive in Wisconsin
Monroe County Sheriffs Office(MADISONVILLE, Tenn.) — A missing 14-year-old girl was found alive in Wisconsin on Thursday, nearly 700 miles away from her home in Tennessee, police said. She had been reported missing earlier this month, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday night. Police arrested her adoptive father, Randall Pruitt, on rape charges earlier …
Feb 01
Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death of person looking into FL mother’s death
OConnell Family(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) — Florida police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious” death of a private citizen who was conducting their own personal investigation into the 2010 death of young Florida mother Michelle O’Connell. The victim was found shot dead at a condo in the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida, …
Feb 01
Three dead, five critically injured in walkway collapse at school in South Africa
omersukrugoksu/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Three teenagers have died and five more were listed in critical condition after a bridge linking classrooms at a school in South Africa collapsed. The incident occurred in Vanderbijlpark, a city about 40 miles south of Johannesburg. Panyaza Lesufi, the head of the Gauteng Province Education Department, told ABC News that …
Feb 01
For LOCASH, Super Bowl LIII “Feels Like a Party” with the Patriots
ABC/Image Group LAWhen it comes to this weekend’s Super Bowl, LOCASH is likely the most connected act in all of country music. That’s partly because they spent much of this season playing football games on the Pepsi Tailgate Tour, and also due to the fact that they’ve built a strong bond with the New England Patriots. So …
Feb 01
Kent Nutrition Group working with producers to meet nutrition needs
The president of Kent Nutrition Group says nutrition plays a vital role livestock producer’s profitability. Mike Gauss tells Brownfield it all starts with a strong nutritional foundation. Kent launched a new product for beef called NutriVantange during the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention. On the beef side, Gauss says the product can be used across all …
Jan 31
Wisconsin Corn Program launches education foundation
Mark Hoffmann The Wisconsin Corn Program is starting a new organization to focus on agricultural education. Mark Hoffmann with Wisconsin Corn Growers tells Brownfield the new Wisconsin Corn Foundation will offer scholarships as well as stipends to attend Corn/Soy Expo and Commodity Classic. “The goal is to raise money for scholarships. We’ll use it for …
Jan 31
Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole for a third time
MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been recommended for parole for the third time, but it will be up to California’s new governor to decide if Leslie Van Houten will go free after serving more than 40 years in prison for murder. The California Board of …
