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Jan 30
Attorneys question Davison County indigent public defender contract
Two attorneys are asking Davison County Commissioners to reconsider their decision on a new public defender contract. The commission has reached an agreement with two firms: Alvine Weidenaar LLP, represented by Zach Flood and Stiles, Papendick and Kiner of Mitchell represented by Doug Papendick. The contract, which has yet to be signed would run from …
Jan 30
Illinois Pork Producers install new president
The Illinois Pork Producers Association is under new leadership. Pam Janssen began her duties as President of the Illinois Pork Producers Association on Tuesday at the IPPA annual meeting and pork expo. “Our vision at this point is to help expand our foreign markets and also to try and keep young people interested in this …
Jan 30
Endangered species
The Endangered Species Act recently turned 45 years old. I learned during a couple of PBS documentaries about a few species on our planet that have been rescued because of this legislation. I’m glad to see the peregrine falcon and the small key deer that live in south Florida have not vanished from the face of …
Jan 30
Brutal, bone-chilling cold moving into Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Colleges have cancelled classes and even the U.S. Postal Service has suspended deliveries in parts of the northern U.S. as wind chills of minus 60 and below have officials warning of life-threatening conditions. Airlines had cancelled 1,718 flights nationwide as of 6 a.m. on Wednesday and over 5,000 have been cancelled …
Jan 30
How a high school student ‘stumbled upon’ Apple’s FaceTime bug
bombuscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) — Grant Thompson was trying to get some friends together to play video games one Saturday when he discovered an alarming glitch in Apple’s popular FaceTime application. “I stumbled upon this glitch that like the whole world knows about now,” Thompson told ABC News in an interview Tuesday night. The 14-year-old student in …
Jan 30
New hate crime charges filed against Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect
Kuzma/iStock(PITTSBURGH) — A federal grand jury added new hate crime charges on Tuesday in a new superseding indictment against Robert Bowers, who allegedly killed 11 Jewish worshipers in an anti-Semitic attack in Pittsburgh last October. Bowers, 46, originally faced 44 federal charges over the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life synagogue. The …
Jan 30
Search underway for man caught on video punching two women at food cart
Los Angeles Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — An alleged argument over a hot dog devolved into a violent confrontation on the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday. Now, police are sharing video of the viral incident in hopes they can find the suspect. The incident took place over the weekend on a crowded downtown Los Angeles …
Jan 30
Kane Brown’s living out his “Bohemian Rhapsody” fantasies on the Live Forever Tour
Alex GarciaTuesday afternoon, Kane Brown took a break from his Live Forever Tour to celebrate his latest number one, “Lose It,” with a bowling party in Nashville. Kane just finished the third weekend of his sold-out headlining trek, and already he has some unforgettable memories. One in particular was inspired by the Oscar-nominated biopic about Queen‘s Freddie Mercury, and …
Jan 30
Wind Chill Warning issued January 30 at 2:23AM MST until January 30 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…LIFE-THREATENING COLD THROUGH TONIGHT… Life-threatening wind chill values are expected with readings as cold as 40 to 60 below zero through midday, and 35 below zero or colder through Wednesday night. …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM
Jan 30
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 30 at 2:23AM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…LIFE-THREATENING COLD THROUGH TONIGHT… Life-threatening wind chill values are expected with readings as cold as 40 to 60 below zero through midday, and 35 below zero or colder through Wednesday night. …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM