Steve Nedved
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Dec 31
The Year in Country Music 2018: In other news…
ABC/Image Group LAThe year of historic chart diversity Country music may still be struggling when it comes to playing female artists on the radio, but in 2018, the format did make some strides in diversity. Over the course of the last year, three different black artists topped the chart: Kane Brown, Darius Rucker, and Jimmie Allen. In a practically unheard-of …
Dec 31
Search for answers in fatal lion mauling puts focus on North Carolina’s exotic animal laws
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — The investigation into how a lion at a North Carolina wildlife center managed to get loose and kill a young intern is putting a new focus on how keeping exotic animals in private facilities is regulated in the state. North Carolina is one of just four states in …
Dec 31
2018 marks worst yearly decline for stocks in a decade
lucky-photographer/iStock(NEW YORK) — Stocks ended the day higher on Monday but were still lower for the year in what turned out to be the worst year for stocks since 2008. The Dow ended the day at 23,327.46 up 265.06 points or 1.15 percent for the day. The Dow is down 5.6 percent for the year. …
Dec 31
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 31 at 2:28PM MST until December 31 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow accumulations of around one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero expected.
Dec 31
Wind Chill Advisory issued December 31 at 2:28PM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow accumulations of around one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero expected.
Dec 31
Lindsay Ell shares her top six moments of 2018
ABC/Image Group LALindsay Ell‘s 2018 was a year to remember. The singer spent the majority of her time on the road opening for Keith Urban, Sugarland and Brad Paisley, graduating from a van to a tour bus along the way. The “Criminal” singer shared her six most memorable moments of 2018 on Instagram on New Year’s Eve. In the first photo, …
Dec 31
Milk futures mixed, cash dairy unchanged
Milk futures lightly traded in a narrow range for the last day of 2018 while cash markets saw minimal activity. December Class III milk futures were unchanged at $13.83. January down nine cents at $14.32. February up a nickel at $14.72. March up two cents at $15.03. The milk futures from April through next July …
Dec 31
China could play big role in improving U.S. ethanol margins
The U.S. ethanol industry is hopeful China will play a significant role in improving margins. Randall Doyal, CEO of Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont, Minnesota says before the trade war, exports to China were trending higher. But the combination of lost market-share and oil refinery waivers issued by the EPA has turned many ethanol plants …
Dec 31
NCBA’s Houston says beef exports have momentum
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president-elect Jennifer Houston sees reasons to be optimistic about trade in 2019. “Things are going well on the trade front. Exports are still high, but we know we have some opportunities as the President talks about entering bilateral talks with Japan and EU. As well as the lessening of the trade …
Dec 31
With “confetti everywhere” and “sparkly pants,” Lauren Alaina was “born” to play “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”
ABC/Image Group LA Tonight, Lauren Alaina will ring in 2019 by playing the Hollywood Party on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini. The Georgia native says you can bet her fiance, Alex Hopkins, will be close by as well. “New Year’s is one of my very favorite holidays because you get to kiss someone, hopefully my fiance,” she jokes. …