Steve Nedved
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Dec 08
Inmate steals prison van, honks goodbye to fiancee as he escapes from custody
WAPT-TV(NEW YORK) — An inmate in Mississippi managed to hop out of a prison van while handcuffed and shackled and drive away from police — all while pausing to honk at his dumbstruck fiancee looking on. Timothy Clinton Moudy, 46, from Canton, Mississippi, was still on the loose late Friday and is considered armed and …
Dec 08
Major storm to bring heavy rain to South, snow to North Carolina
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy rain was already falling in the South on Saturday morning as western North Carolina prepares for the potential for as much as a foot of snow this weekend. A major storm in the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of rain in Texas on Friday night into early Saturday morning. Areas …
Dec 08
Mother, brother of double murder suspect arrested for alleged plot to kill witnesses
South_agency/iStock(NEW YORK) — The mother and brother of a double murder suspect are now under arrest themselves after allegedly conspiring to kill witnesses to their family member’s slayings. Joseph Federico and Wendy Federico, both of Chesterfield, Virginia, were arrested on Friday after police alleged they took part in the murder-for-hire plot. The murder-for-hire plot was …
Dec 08
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will remain in jail as Canadian court outlines case against her
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer and heir apparent to Chinese tech giant Huawei, will at least be spending the weekend in a Vancouver jail after a bail hearing on Friday. Court was adjourned at about 4 p.m. local time with no decision made on bail, so the daughter of …
Dec 08
Dense Fog Advisory issued December 08 at 1:00AM MST until December 08 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 10 AM CST this morning. * VISIBILITY…Several areas with 1/4 mile or less at times. * IMPACTS…Freezing fog could lead to patchy black ice and difficult …
Dec 07
Pork cutout props up hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed ahead of widespread direct cash business. Contracts were pressured by less than stellar weekly export sales totals and weakness in the stock market. December live cattle closed $.05 lower at $117.80, February live cattle closed $.27 lower at $121.52, and April live cattle closed $.15 higher …
Dec 07
Beef board will spend more on producer communications
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board, which administers the one dollar per head national beef checkoff, has increased its budget for producer communications in 2019. Board chair Joan Ruskamp of Nebraska says they haven’t done a very good job of communicating “the great story of the checkoff”. “What concerns me, as I’ve watched thing unfold around our …
Dec 07
Farmers Union official hopes farm bill provides ‘stability’
A vote on the 2018 farm bill is expected next week. National Farmers Union senior vice president of public policy, Rob Larew, says passage of the bill should help provide some certainty for farmers at a time when it is badly needed. “Even though we don’t expect to see dramatic changes—and we would certainly prefer …
Dec 07
Charlottesville car rammer found guilty of first-degree murder
AndreyPopov/iStock(NEW YORK) — The man who rammed his car into a crowd at the Charlottesville rally in 2017 where one counter-protester was killed and others injured has been found guilty of first-degree murder. Suspect James Alex Fields was on trial for the death and injuries he is accused of causing when he drove his car …
Dec 07
Rascal Flatts plays their pop-rock favorites on new Jukebox EP
Big MachineYou can hear Rascal Flatts covering some of the biggest names in pop-rock music on their new, surprise Jukebox EP. The trio does Foreigner’s “Feels Like the First Time,” “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates, and Kenny Loggins’ “Heart to Heart” on their new passion project, which is available to stream or download now. A fourth track, their take …