Steve Nedved
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Dec 04
South Dakota Preseason Basketball Poll
Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll Teams are ranked by points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Boys Class AA Yankton (16)—95 O’Gorman (4)—71 Brandon Valley—43 Stevens—33 Lincoln—32 Receiving votes: Washington 8, Huron 7, Harrisburg 6, Roosevelt 4, Aberdeen Central 1. Class A Tea Area (19)—99 …
Dec 04
Two key groups label Rohingya slaughter ‘genocide’ as Trump administration stays mum
yorkfoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Myanmar’s violence against the Rohingya, a Muslim-majority ethnic group, constituted a genocide, according to two new reports released Monday — a determination that the Trump administration still has not made, even after releasing an exhaustive fact-finding report in September that documented the atrocities in horrifying detail. The administration’s silence on genocide is …
Dec 04
California fearing potential mudslides from West Coast storm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong, slow-moving storm system is beginning to affect California, with rain up and down the coast and snow in the mountains. The core of the system is trailing a heavy band of rain expected to arrive later Tuesday morning or afternoon. The system will continue moving south on Wednesday morning, …
Dec 04
Pentagon to resume sending green card holding recruits to training
PeteMuller/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon will resume sending thousands of military recruits, who are lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), to basic training in order to comply with a federal court order. The recruits had been effectively barred from joining the military because of a new Pentagon rule requiring a lengthy background check before legal permanent residents could …
Dec 04
Wisconsin Farm Bureau votes to “consider” possible dairy supply management
Wisconsin Farm Bureau members are not pushing for dairy supply management, but they are willing to consider it. Paul Zimmerman with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield Monday’s lively floor discussion led to policy language that opens the door for possible changes. “They adopted language that we’re willing to consider, where that way, our dairy committee, …
Dec 04
Farmers react to Trump announcement on trade with China
President Trump’s announcement on tariffs and Chinese ag purchases has given farmers including Dave Bechel of Elmwood, Wisconsin some hope. He says, “I’m just hoping that it turns around because some days, I feel like I’m just hanging on by a thread.” John Krings has farmed all of his life near Plum City, Wisconsin, and …
Dec 03
Hemp production expected to skyrocket after farm bill is passed
A processor of industrial hemp expects widespread growth after the passage of the new farm bill. Ken Anderson with Legacy Hemp tells Brownfield the demand for hemp seed is going up. “The crux has always been not having enough buyers, and that’s really because hemp was being put on food and not in food, in …
Dec 03
Senator Blunt relieved trade dispute did not escalate
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says he’s relieved about the positive outcome of the meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi, but he thinks China needs to clean up its act as a trading partner. Senator Blunt tells Brownfield he’s glad there’s no escalation in the trade dispute between China and the U.S. He says, however, the …
Dec 03
Florida state trooper struck by car after pushing bystander out of harm’s way, authorities say
WPEC(NEW YORK) — A Florida state trooper has been seriously injured after he was struck by a car while investigating a scene on a busy highway. Trooper Mithil Patel was having a conversation with a witness on the shoulder of Interstate 95 near Hobe Sound, about 35 miles north of West Palm Beach, when he …
Dec 03
George H.W. Bush in Washington for final honors before burial in Texas
Cynthia Johnson/Liaison(WASHINGTON) — After “Hail to Chief” and a 21-gun salute rang out, the casket of President George H.W. Bush was carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol as the setting sun cast a pastel sky over Washington in a final nod to one of America’s great public servants. The late president’s son, former …