Steve Nedved
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Jan 08
Country stars join with pop and rock artists to salute The King on NBC’s “Elvis All-Star Tribute,” airing February 17
2019 NBCUniversal Media, LLCIt was announced last year, but now we have details on NBC’s planned tribute to Elvis Presley, courtesy of Variety. Elvis All-Star Tribute will air February 17 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Blake Shelton, the special was taped in October, and features Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town, Pistol Annies, …
Jan 08
Four killed, hundreds injured in rush hour train crash in South Africa
omersukrugoksu/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Four people are dead and hundreds more were injured when two trains collided during the early morning rush hour commute in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday. Hundreds of commuters remain trapped inside the carriages and emergency response officials say the number of fatalities might rise as the wreckage is being cleared. Shawn …
Jan 08
Local Sports for Tuesday January 8th
The weekly South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls are out after the holiday break and in boys’ basketball Lincoln takes over the top spot in Class AA with Tea Area in Class A and Bridgewater/Emery in Class B as the states top team. In the girls’ basketball poll this week, O’Gorman leads Class AA, Lennox …
Jan 08
Millennial invasion: The top five trending vacation spots in 2019
spooh/iStock(NEW YORK) — Where in the world will millennials travel in 2019? Hopper has the answer: Bora Bora St. Martin Aspen, Colorado Denpasar, Indonesia (Bali) Kahului, Hawaii (Maui) The app, primarily used by millennials, analyzed millions of trips being searched in the app for 2019. Why these places? According to Liana Corwin of Hopper, “From …
Jan 08
Snow and strong winds expected in Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It was lightly snowing early Tuesday in New York City’s Times Square as the first of several rounds of snow hit the Northeast. This same storm system brought snow to the Midwest on Monday. Parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula saw more than a foot as wind gusts of up to 50 …
Jan 08
Mother charged in death of 7-year-old who was found in Denver storage unit
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(DENVER) — A mother has been charged in connection with the death of her 7-year-old son, who was found dead in a self-serve storage facility last month. Elisha Pankey, 43, was charged with child abuse resulting in death, a second-degree felony, and abuse of a corpse on Monday, more than three weeks after police discovered …
Jan 08
Student arrested for allegedly planning mass shootings at California schools
rustythedog/iStock(NAPA, Calif.) — Police have arrested a middle school student who allegedly planned to carry out mass shootings at schools in Northern California. The Napa Police Department disclosed the arrest in a statement on Monday, saying it had thwarted potential shootings at River Middle School and Vintage High School in Napa, California, during winter break …
Jan 08
Two Marines, Navy corpsman under investigation in death of US contractor in Iraq: Officials
Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman are under investigation in connection with the death of a U.S. contractor in northern Iraq, according to two U.S. officials. The New York Times was the first to report the incident. The contractor’s death followed a physical altercation which took place …
Jan 08
No pictures please: Why Old Dominion caved to the pressure to put their own photo on “Make It Sweet” cover
RCA NashvilleOld Dominion marks a career milestone of sorts with their latest hit, “Make It Sweet”: It’s one of the few times the five-man-band has used their own photo on the cover of one of their albums or singles. “That’s one of the first times,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey agrees, as the band laughs. “Well, but we’re not …
Jan 08
Wind Advisory issued January 08 at 2:05AM MST until January 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * TIMING…Wind speeds will increase by late this morning, then gradually diminish through the late afternoon. Strongest winds are expected from 11 am through 4 pm. * WINDS…Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph gusting 40 to 50 mph are expected.