Steve Nedved
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Feb 14
Green New Deal no big deal to ethanol industry
The leader of the Renewable Fuels Association says the Green New Deal is No Big Deal for ethanol. CEO Geoff Cooper says RFA is still trying to figure out what the Green New Deal really is. “And I don’t think we’re terribly threatened or concerned about the omission of ethanol because there’s just really no …
Feb 14
A different approach to the bottom line
The sagging farm economy has forced farmers to reevaluate how they look at their bottom line. In this Managing for Profit, Curt Hudnutt with Rabo AgriFinance talks about how they are coaching farmers to better understand their cost of production and how that impacts their farm income. AUDIO: Managing for Profit, Curt Hudnutt, Rabo AgriFinance Continue …
Feb 14
Denver teachers strike ends with ‘historic’ deal
ogolne/iStock(DENVER) — Striking Denver public school teachers could be headed back to classrooms Thursday after reaching a “historic” deal with the school district to boost their pay. The Denver Classroom Teachers Association declared its three-day strike over on Thursday and members are set to vote on whether to ratify a deal reached with the Denver …
Feb 14
Parkland massacre one year later: Remembering the 17 victims
RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — A high school football coach who ran toward the sound of gunfire, trying to shield his students. A 15-year-old Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet who dreamed of attending West Point, but died helping his classmates escape. And a precocious 16-year-old girl ready to head to college and “change …
Feb 14
Tech firm warns of online dating scams, Nigerian connection
playb/iStock(NEW YORK) — Men and women looking for prospective romantic partners online should take note of these two: Laura Cahill, who described herself as an aspiring young model living in Paris, and Britney Parkwell, who pointed to her relative youth as a 27-year-old from sunny San Jose, California. There’s one big problem: Despite profiles that …
Feb 14
Local Sports for Thursday February 14th
On a night where senior guard Rylie Osthus broke a career high in points and set a school record for steals in a game, the No. 5 Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team cruised to a victory over Valley City State University, 80-65 last night in Valley City, N.D. The Tiger women improved to 25-4 …
Feb 14
Atmospheric river brings record rains, snow to California
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The West Coast is feeling the effects of an atmospheric river, dumping record rain and snow from San Diego to San Francisco and Seattle. The top rainfall on Wednesday was 9.04 inches in Venado, California, north of Santa Rosa, while San Francisco set a daily record with 2.5 inches. Redding, California, …
Feb 14
Greg Alyn Carlson, among FBI’s 10 most wanted, likely killed in police shootout
Raghu_Ramaswamy/iStock(APEX, N.C.) — Greg Alyn Carlson, one of the country’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, was likely shot and killed in a standoff with authorities on Wednesday, according to the FBI. The shootout happened early Wednesday morning at a hotel in Apex, North Carolina, about 15 miles west of Raleigh, as police investigated reports about a …
Feb 14
Parkland students, victims’ parents on their healing and activism one year after massacre
Fred Guttenberg, the father of 14-year-old Jaime Guttenberg. (ABC News)(PARKLAND, Fla.) — The dreams Fred Guttenberg had — to watch his 14-year-old daughter realize her dreams — were ripped from his hands one year ago on Valentine’s Day. That was when a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, walked into …
Feb 14
Woman shot in face with crossbow drives herself to hospital
Cross County Sheriff’s Office(HOUSTON) — An Arkansas woman shot in the face with a crossbow drove herself to the hospital and lived to tell the tale. “It was an odd sight to see, someone with an arrow in their face and they’re still conscious and talking to me,” Capt. Jeff Nichols of the Cross County …