Steve Nedved
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Feb 22
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 22 at 2:35AM MST until February 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… * WHAT…Snow, with periods of mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and
Feb 21
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 21 at 7:59PM MST until February 22 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Snow, with periods of mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches expected, with ice accumulations of a light glaze possible. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and
Feb 21
Pope Francis calls for ‘concrete and effective measures’ at historic sex abuse summit
Birute/iStock(ROME) — On the first day of a historic conference that’s likely to become a defining moment of his papacy, Pope Francis appeared prepared to tackle the excruciating, decades-long epidemic of child sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests. “We hear the cry of little ones calling for justice,” the pope said as he …
Feb 21
Sex abuse summit in Vatican comes amid growing number of investigations of Catholic priests in the US
Hornet83/iStock(ROME) — The meeting of Catholic leadership in the Vatican to address clerical sex abuse comes amid a busy and controversial time for the church within the United States. There are now at least 17 states or cities that have open investigations into their respective local dioceses, and a number of states and cities have …
Feb 21
Court resets fouled up furlough
A 31 year old Mitchell man awaiting a furlough from jail ended up in front of Judge Chris Giles after some apparent confusion. Giles granted Nicholas Tischler a four-hour furlough earlier this week to see his three-month old son for the first time at his mother’s home in Mitchell. However an apparent communication breakdown led …
Feb 21
Judge sets $100,000 bond for Jussie Smollett, orders ‘Empire’ actor’s passport surrendered
Chicago Police Dept.(CHICAGO) — A Chicago judge set Jesse Smollett’s bond at $100,000 on Thursday and ordered him to surrender his passport, hours after a remarkable Chicago Police Department press conference in which Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson blasted the ‘Empire’ star, saying that Smollett’s alleged staging of a hoax attack was a “publicity stunt…to promote …
Feb 21
Defendant reaches a deal with prosecutors over a 2015 fire and attempted poisoning
A woman accused of trying to poison her husband and starting a fire in October of 2015 in Mitchell has reached a deal with prosecutors. 40 year old Dawn Long pleaded no contest to aggravated assault during a Thursday court appearance. In exchange for the guilty plea prosecutors agreed to dismiss an attempted first-degree murder …
Feb 21
State ag group, bioengineers critical of FDA regulations on gene editing
The policy expert that leads the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is critical of the federal government’s regulation of livestock gene editing. Dr. Barbara Glenn says, “Clearly for livestock and poultry, the current regulatory path is broken. It’s not risk-based. It’s not getting the animals and the animal products to market. The chilling …
Feb 21
Minnesota farmer says he has to be optimistic about trade
A southwest Minnesota farmer says he’s got to be optimistic about the U.S. and China agreeing to a trade deal soon. Brandon Fast grows corn and soybeans near Mountain Lake. “I’m very optimist, but that’s just what a farmer is. We’re the eternal optimists.” President Trump has hinted at a possible extension of the March …
Feb 21
Rural Mainstreet Index shows strain of farm economy
The Rural Mainstreet Index for February shows the rural economy expanding but the strain of tariffs and low ag commodity prices continues to weaken the farm sector. Dr. Ernie Goss with Creighton University in Nebraska tells Brownfield the survey of ag bankers in 10 states found two-thirds of them increasing the collateral requirements on farm …