Steve Nedved
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Feb 08
Chill returns to Midwest, Northeast over weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Snow, ice and rain are wreaking havoc on roadways throughout the middle of the country. Some roads are blanketed with up to 1 foot of snow and some drivers are crippled by blinding whiteout conditions. Freezing rain has also coated streets, trees and power lines with ice. In Minnesota, some roads …
Feb 08
State attorney to seek death penalty against bank mass shooting suspect
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(SEBRING, Fla.) — A Florida state attorney general will seek the death penalty against the suspect in a mass shooting at a bank that left five women dead last month. Zephen Xaver, 21, accused in the Jan. 23 shooting inside the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, allegedly called 911 after the crime, telling dispatchers, “I …
Feb 08
USDA report confirms Illinois record crop yields
The USDA supply and demand report released Friday confirmed record average yields in Illinois for both corn and soybeans in 2018. Soybeans averaged 65 bushels per acre, up from 58 a year ago. Corn averaged 210 bushels per acre, compared to 201 in 2017. Todd Hubbs with the University of Illinois says with reports of …
Feb 08
Soybeans up, corn down after USDA numbers
Soybeans closed modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, following a muted initial response to the USDA reports. The USDA confirmed record soybean production, higher quarterly stocks, and higher U.S. ending stocks, with a lower U.S. export projection. Those were mostly cancelled out by the department lowering production estimates for Argentina and Brazil and …
Feb 08
Illinois farm family supports Trump despite trade uncertainty
An Illinois farm family says the impact of trade disruptions are hurting, but they still support President Trump’s actions. “He’s finally putting his foot down. The easiest way to squeeze any country is food and that hurts quick and hurts hard. It just sucks that we are at the bottom end of the totem pole.” …
Feb 08
Hall monitor, 56, shot at Baltimore high school; adult suspect in custody: Officials
aijohn784/iStock(BALTIMORE) — A staff member was shot at a Baltimore high school on Friday, triggering a shutdown of the building, officials said. The victim, a 56-year-old hall monitor, was hospitalized and listed in “serious but stable” condition, police officials said. The 25-year-old suspect — a visitor — entered a vestibule area of the building just …
Feb 08
Rascal Flatts invites a who’s-who of country stars to complete their Summer Playlist
ABC/Image Group LARascal Flatts will be curating their own Summer Playlist this year on tour. Billy Currington, Jordan Davis, Jimmie Allen, Morgan Evans, LOCASH, and Lee Brice will join the superstar trio at different points on the Summer Playlist trek. “We’ve been so fortunate on our journey to be able to have the best of …
Feb 08
Kellyanne Conway says a woman assaulted her at restaurant for her political views
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said in an interview that aired Friday on CNN that a woman assaulted her while she was at a Maryland restaurant celebrating her middle school-aged daughter’s birthday. The incident happened last October at an Uncle Julio’s Mexican restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland. The woman, identified by …
Feb 08
Police: Chicago baby, California boy both shot in head while in cars in separate cases
sshepard/iStock(CHICAGO) — (CHICAGO) — A 1-year-old boy was shot in the head and critically injured in Chicago Thursday night, according to police. In California, a 10-year-old boy was also shot in the head and hospitalized, authorities there said. The baby in Chicago was rushed to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, said …
Feb 08
Listen now: Chris Janson drops some “Good Vibes” on you with his new song
Warner NashvilleChris Janson’s sending you some “Good Vibes” with his new single. The lead release from his forthcoming third album is available to stream or download now, and in fact, Chris says he hopes “Good Vibes” becomes more than just a hit — he wants it to become a movement. “When we wake up in …