Steve Nedved
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Dec 20
Improvements to Commodity Title in new farm bill
A farm management specialist says farmers will benefit from changes to the ARC and PLC programs, as well as crop insurance in the new farm bill. University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey says the 2018 Farm Bill makes improvements to the commodity title I program. Continue reading Improvements to Commodity Title …
Dec 20
2019 Corn Palace murals complete
The final ear of the 2019 Corn Palace mural theme, “Salute to Military” was nailed in place Wednesday afternoon thanks to the persistent efforts of the decorating crew and a little help from Mother Nature. Decorator Dan McCloud is pleased. “It turned out really nice and I hope all the veterans love it,” said McCloud. …
Dec 19
A tour through the ‘floating island’ that 100,000 Rohingya refugees may have to call home
ABC News(BHASAN CHAR, Bangladesh) — Miles off the coast of Bangladesh, deep within the Bay of Bengal, is a low-lying, flood-prone island that the Bangladeshi government hopes to be the new home for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled violence in neighboring Myanmar. It’s called Bhasan Char, which translates to “floating island.” …
Dec 19
Video shows harrowing moment 5-year-old wakes up alone on locked school bus
iStock/jetcityimage(ALTOONA, Pennsylvania) — It’s heartwrenching video that any parent or caregiver of a child would find difficult to watch: a 5-year-old crying after he wakes up alone in a locked, empty school bus. That’s what happened Friday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when Uneisha Bradford’s son was heading to aftercare on a Special Transit Services bus. Bradford …
Dec 19
Marine Corps veteran thwarts armed suspect demanding cash from bar
iStock/Thinkstock(ALTOONA, Pennsylvania) — An armed suspect probably didn’t consider that the man he or she was demanding money from would be trained in combat. Surveillance video released by the Altoona Police Department shows a hooded suspect walking the bartender of Ajay’s Bar on Maple Avenue toward the cash register at gunpoint around 1 a.m. Wednesday. …
Dec 19
Korean airlines raise cancellation fees after K-pop fans delay a flight
iStock/AlexeyPetrov(SEOUL) — Two South Korean airlines announced a penalty increase on Tuesday to passengers who cancel international flights, a few days after extreme K-pop fans insisted on a refund minutes before takeoff. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines said they would increase refund penalties to 200,000 KRW (approximately $177) for customers who cancel international flights after …
Dec 19
Florida authorities searching for gunman who shot, killed 15-year-old walking to school
Facebook/OrangeCoSheriff(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Authorities in Florida are searching for clues to find the gunman who shot and killed a 15-year-old walking to school on Monday morning. Alejandro Vargas, a sophomore at Boone High School in Orlando, was shot around 6:30 a.m. while on his way to class, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded …
Dec 19
Brexit preparations: Troops on standby as businesses are ‘watching in horror’
iStock/LanceB(LONDON) — The U.K. government is stepping up its preparations for a “no-deal Brexit,” including placing the military on standby. The country has been trying to figure out how to manage a Brexit — wherein the U.K. would leave the European Union — since citizens voted for it in 2016. “As yet we have not …
Dec 19
An ‘unspeakable tragedy’: Connecticut town stunned by arrest of 12-year-old in killing of twin sister
iStock/madsci(HARTFORD, Connecticut) — A 12-year-old boy allegedly killed his twin sister by stabbing her in the neck and torso and attacking his mother, a prominent lobbyist, in what a family friend described as an “unspeakable tragedy” in their Connecticut home, officials said. Brigid Curtin was identified Wednesday as the 12-year-old who was killed by her …
Dec 19
Royals gather for Queen’s pre-Christmas lunch
Instagram/@kensingtonroyal(LONDON) — The royals are getting into the Christmas spirit ahead of the holiday. Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, among other members of the royal family, attended the Queen’s annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted arriving at the palace on Wednesday. …
