Steve Nedved
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Jan 05
Rain expected to bring washout, slick roads for Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A slow-moving storm system is sliding up the East Coast Saturday and bringing rain and some mixed precipitation to the Northeast. After bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of the south central U.S. earlier this week, the storm system brought strong winds to parts of Tennessee on Friday, with trees …
Jan 05
Woman in vegetative state for 10 years, apparently assaulted, gives birth to baby boy: Report
KNXV(PHOENIX) — Phoenix police are investigating a report of sexual assault committed against a female patient who had been hospitalized in a vegetative state for a decade after the woman stunned hospital staffers when she gave birth to a child last month. While citing patient confidentiality laws in declining to confirm the details of the …
Jan 05
3 dead, 4 injured in shooting at California bowling alley
iStock/Thinkstock(TORRANCE, Calif.) — Three people were killed and four other injured in a shooting at a bowling alley in Torrance, California, late Friday evening. The shooting stemmed from a fight that took place between a group of people at Gable House bowling alley, according to eyewitnesses on the scene. “Upon arrival, officers discovered multiple subjects …
Jan 05
Missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth’s parents file wrongful death lawsuit against fiance Patrick Frazee
Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The parents of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Patrick Frazee, Berreth’s fiance and the man charged with her murder. This is the first public acknowledgement by Kelsey Berreth’s family of what police first said Dec. 21: She is …
Jan 04
Teen makes personalized teddy bears for families of fallen police officers
Megan O’Grady(NEW YORK) — This new year, one Florida teen is pushing forward with her mission to ensure that the families and particularly children of fallen law enforcement officers have a little something to cuddle to help them remember their loved ones. Megan O’Grady, 16, of Cape Coral, Florida, runs the nonprofit organization Blue Line …
Jan 04
Faces of the shutdown: USAID contractor says ‘it’s not my fight’
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Yillah Rosenfeld says she and her boyfriend have enough savings to cover the next month of rent, but they’re not sure what they’ll do after that if the partial government shutdown continues. Rosenfeld is a contractor that does graphic and web design for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She said …
Jan 04
German politicians’ personal information leaked on Twitter in mass cyberattack
Mika Schmidt – Pool/Getty Images(BERLIN) — German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have become the victims of a mass cyberattack after hundreds of documents containing personal information were leaked to Twitter. On Friday, German journalist Michael Götschenberg reported that members of all of Germany’s political parties, except for those from the far-right group AfD, had …
Jan 04
Nebraska’s AFAN selects new executive director
Steve Martin The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN) has a new executive director. He is Steve Martin, who has been serving as ag promotion coordinator in the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Martin replaces Kristen Hassebrook, who took a position with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. AFAN works with livestock producers and …
Jan 04
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 4, 2019
Mar. corn closed at $3.83, up 3 1/4 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $9.09 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $315.10, up $2.40 Jan. soybean oil closed at 28.41, up 23 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.17, up 3 and 1/4 cents Feb. live cattle closed at $121.92, down …
Jan 04
Japanese beetle nets in the works
A way to stop crop damage from Japanese beetles without spraying is in the works. As they move westward, Japanese beetles are among the biggest crop problems causing economic damages in corn and soybeans. University of Missouri researchers are working on a solution. Kevin Rice, entomology & extension specialist, says scouting of crops is essential …