Steve Nedved
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Dec 20
Burglary suspect sought
On December, a residence in rural Davison County was burglarized. During the Burglary, a safe from the residence was stolen. The safe contained personal documents, savings bonds and checks. Surveillance video was obtained from local banks of an individual that maybe connected. The Davison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to identifying …
Dec 20
Mitchell Chamber of Commerce re-configures CVB Director position
The Mitchell Chamber of Commerce is re-configuring its Convention Visitors Bureau Director position. Executive Director Mark Vaux evaluated all positions within the Chamber when he came on board. He discovered duplicating efforts in the CVB area and decided to take a different approach. “Just a more stream-lined, better use of talents, resources and it makes …
Dec 20
Garth Brooks sells over 100K tickets for 2019 Minneapolis tour stops
ABC RadioGarth Brooks clearly has a massive number of fans in Minnesota. The singer has reportedly sold over 100,000 tickets for his upcoming two concert dates set for U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis next year. The country superstar announced that he’ll return to Minneapolis for the first time in over four years for a concert on …
Dec 20
DHS Secretary Nielsen says asylum seekers will be forced to wait in Mexico
VallarieE/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has reached a deal with the Mexican government to force asylum seekers at its southern border to remain in Mexico while they wait to bring their case before an American immigration judge, the Trump administration announced Thursday. The move comes as the Trump administration has faced setbacks in court for hardline …
Dec 20
Family, co-workers mourn slain librarian as police release surveillance video of suspected killer
kali9/iStock(MIAMI) — As family and co-workers mourn a Florida librarian who was shot dead in his car, police are hunting for the killer and releasing surveillance video from the crime scene. Jaime Humet, 47, was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, the Miami Gardens Police Department said. …
Dec 20
Carrie Underwood approves of singing bartender belting “Blown Away”
ABC/Image Group LAOne singing bartender on Nashville’s Lower Broadway caught Carrie Underwood‘s attention. Kristin, a bartender at WannaB’s Karaoke Bar, showed off her powerful pipes during a recent night in Music City. In a video that has since gone viral, the bartender belts Carrie’s 2012 hit “Blown Away” all while manning the bar. In the midst of …
Dec 20
Aaron Watson enlists hit songwriters for 2019 Ryman Auditorium show
ABC/Image Group LAAaron Watson will return to Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium in 2019, and he’s bringing along several of his fellow Texan songwriting friends. The Texas native will headline a concert on January 24 and his opening act will include a songwriter in-the-round showcase with Rodney Clawson, whose hits include George Strait‘s “I Saw God Today” and Jason Alsean‘s …
Dec 20
NCGA disappointed in MFP payment for corn
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is disappointed that corn wasn’t treated better in the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments. The MFP corn payment was left at one cent per bushel, despite efforts by NCGA to convince USDA to recalculate the tariffs’ impact on corn prices. NCGA president and Nebraska farmer Lynn Chrisp …
Dec 20
Putin’s annual press conference touches on Trump, war in Syria
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, a marathon event in which he fielded questions for hours from hundreds of journalists on topics ranging from Donald Trump to the war in Syria to his marriage prospects. This year, the Kremlin said it had accredited 1,700 Russian and …
Dec 20
US indicts alleged Chinese hackers for ‘unrelenting effort’ to steal tech
DragonImages/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice has indicted two Chinese nationals, accused of working in association with Chinese state security in what the department called an “unrelenting effort” to steal U.S. commercial and defense technology going back more than a decade. An indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Zhu Hua and Zhang Shilong of being members of …
