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Dec 26
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Mitchell’s 20th annual Community Christmas dinner at the Masonic Lodge was a crowd pleaser. Organizer Troy Magnuson was overwhelmed. “We fed right at 700 people, 350 of those were deliveries,” said Magnuson. “We had a ton of volunteer help, my heart is full.” He says Santa Claus also showed up. Magnuson says the theme of …
Dec 26
Winter Storm Warning issued December 26 at 2:25AM MST until December 28 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
.A complex system will move into the central and northern Plains today and tonight. A band of precipitation will move through today which will bring lighter precipitation amounts, but 2 to 4 inches of snow will be possible in central SD as well as near highway 14 from Huron to Ivanhoe. Parts of southwest MN …
Dec 25
Winter Storm Warning issued December 25 at 8:21PM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHEN…From 6 PM Wednesday to 6 AM CST …
Dec 25
Hope fading for 15 coal miners trapped for weeks inside ‘rat-hole’ mine in northeast India
Vishwamanjunath Venktesh/EyeEm/Getty Images(LONDON) — Hope is fading over the fate of more than a dozen coal miners trapped for weeks deep inside one of northeast India’s notoriously dangerous “rat-hole” mines — as a rescue operation hobbled by limited resources has ground to halt while rescue crews try and locate a bigger water pump. “It all …
Dec 25
Winter Storm Warning issued December 25 at 2:17PM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and
Dec 25
Police officer killed during traffic stop by impaired driver on Christmas Eve
LMPD(LOUISVILLE, Kentucky) — A police officer in Kentucky was killed by a driver allegedly under the influence while she was conducting a traffic stop on Christmas Eve. Detective Deidre Mengedoht, 32, pulled over a pickup truck in Louisville and was subsequently hit by a different semi-truck. “The semi pushed the police car into the truck …
Dec 25
GoRefundMe: 1,400 donors to alleged hoax fundraising campaign made whole
ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — The fundraising website GoFundMe has fully refunded every one of about 14,000 people who donated more than $400,000 to a New Jersey trio now charged with concocting a cruel hoax involving a seemingly selfless homeless man, a gas can and a $20 bill. The scam first warmed, then broke the hearts of …
Dec 25
Elephant rights
While hosting a group of young farmers at Brownfield’s broadcasting headquarters, I asked what issues were top of mind for them. The first farmer said U.S.-China trade relations is his greatest concern. Another farmer spoke about over-regulation in agriculture and how thankful he is for the new clean water rule. The next one to speak …
Dec 25
Winter Storm Watch issued December 25 at 10:34AM MST until December 28 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Snow may briefly be mixed with rain or freezing rain on Wednesday. Total snow accumulations of 9 to 13 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Dec 25
Bernie Madoff’s secretary wants to use new Trump law to get out of jail early
iStock/Pattanaphong Khuankaew(NEW YORK) — One of the five employees of Bernie Madoff convicted in a $20 billion Ponzi scheme is seeking early release from prison based in part on the new criminal justice reform law signed last week by President Donald Trump. Annette Bongiorno, who was Madoff’s longtime secretary, has been in prison since February …