Steve Nedved

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Replacement demand driving equipment sales

The vice president of North America for Case IH says despite the sluggish farm economy equipment sales have increased slightly. Scott Harris says 2019 is shaping up to be a lot like last year.  “I think we’ll continue to build on the replacement demand that really drove our industry in 2018,” he says.  Lower farm …

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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 15 at 7:53AM MST until February 15 at 8:00AM MST by NWS

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… Temperatures will continue to modify through the morning and afternoon.

The ultimate Presidents Day deals and what to buy now

NiroDesign/iStock(NEW YORK) — Presidents Day is just around the corner and the sales are already starting to heat up. ABC News’ Good Morning America teamed up with Lori Bergamotto, style director of Good Housekeeping magazine, to find the biggest can’t-miss deals for the upcoming holiday weekend and help breakdown which items to buy now for …

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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 15 at 5:39AM MST until February 15 at 8:00AM MST by NWS

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.

Water rushes onto bus as driver plows through flooded street in California

Twitter/@EricaJoy(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Passengers on a public transit bus in Oakland, California, were up to their ankles in water after a driver plowed through a flooded intersection on Thursday. The Bay Area has been deluged by record rains this week, causing streets to flood around the region. But one driver’s decision to risk the rising …

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Wide-ranging temps; active pattern all to continue

Western storminess will gradually shift eastward, allowing widespread, locally heavy precipitation to taper to scattered rain and snow showers. Still, coastal and mountainous areas of California could receive additional precipitation totaling 2 to 6 inches. As Western storminess wanes, significantly below-normal temperatures will continue to dominate the West. Meanwhile, a series of disturbances will affect …

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Spring anhydrous

Nitrogen plays a critical role in corn development.  Many Midwestern farmers apply anhydrous ammonia in the fall to help recharge soil fertility.  But a wet harvest has forced many growers to wait for better conditions this spring.  Pioneer field agronomist Jay Zielske tells Brownfield compaction was common this past autumn while fertilizer applications became the …

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Local Sports for Friday February 15th

It was a back and forth game last night between Mitchell and Yankton at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton that saw the Gazelles lead by five and then the Kernels led by eight.  It all came down to the final seconds of the fourth quarter when senior Jordyn Cranny hit a three-point shot from …

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Nine Louisiana State University students arrested over fraternity hazing

BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Nine members of a fraternity at Louisiana State University were arrested Thursday in connection to hazing activities that allegedly took place throughout the fall semester, officials said. The university confirmed that Charles Eugene Brakenridge, 23, Blake Andrew Chalin, 20, Cade Rain Duckworth, 23, Gaston Thomas Eymard, 23, Shakti P. Gilotra, 22, …

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West Coast stays unsettled after record rainfall caused flooding, mudslides

ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm brought widespread heavy rain to California on Thursday and caused flash flooding, mudslides and the need for water rescues in many parts of the state. Palm Springs, California, received 3.68 inches of rain on Thursday, which was its third-wettest day on record. In the higher elevations of Sonoma County …

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