Steve Nedved
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Nov 30
Winter Storm Warning issued November 30 at 8:34PM MST until December 02 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow with light icing. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 13 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 6 …
Nov 30
Another early-season winter storm for the Heartland
Cold air will engulf the Plains late in the weekend and spread to the Atlantic Seaboard by the middle of next week. Significant precipitation will precede and accompany the surge of cold air, with wind-driven snow blanketing large sections of the northern and central Plains and upper Midwest starting later Friday and continuing into …
Nov 30
Feds accuse Fugees founder and former DOJ official of ties to Malaysian financial conspiracy
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A founding member of the Fugees music group and a former Justice Department official took part in a conspiracy to funnel tens of millions of dollars into the United States to help a Malaysian fugitive try to influence a series of Justice Department investigations and anti-crime efforts, prosecutors allege in …
Nov 30
Marriott’s data breach is large, but it’s not the largest
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Marriott International data breach on Friday affected up to 500 million customers — larger than the entire U.S. population — but it’s not the latest large-scale hack to hit a corporation. That distinction goes to Yahoo — now owned by Verizon — which experienced the largest data breach in history in …
Nov 30
Investing in agriculture in the Midwest
The managing director of Chicago-based S2G Ventures says consumer trends have a major impact on investments in food and agriculture. Aaron Rudberg says originally seen as fads, the demand for fresh foods, transparency, clean labels, and natural options are not going away. “We need to continue to innovate the supply chain and innovate closer to …
Nov 30
CoBank: Blockchain’s exciting but pump the brakes
Blockchain technology is getting a lot of attention but an ag economist with CoBank says “pump the brakes.” Will Secor tells Brownfield blockchain is exciting but there are issues with the transfer of information from the physical world to the digital world, “There can be mistakes, there can be outright fraud that is introduced within …
Nov 30
Workshops aimed at tapping Mexico’s ethanol market
Ron Lamberty of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) says there’s an opportunity to increase Mexico’s use of 10 percent ethanol blended gasoline. Lamberty recently returned from Mexico City where he was conducting workshops for local gas station owners about retailing 10 percent ethanol gasoline. Mexico’s fuel ethanol use is currently a tiny amount sold …
Nov 30
After “Looking for Christmas,” Clint Black finds a new holiday “Collection”
ABC/Image Group LA Clint Black was Looking for Christmas on his 1995 holiday album, and now he’s found it — and a whole lot more — on his new holiday offering. The Clint Black Christmas Collection includes songs from his first yuletide project, as well as tunes written for his new musical, also called Looking for Christmas. Clint’s wife, Lisa …
Nov 30
Keith, Kelsea, Kane, Luke Bryan, TR and more vie for major Pollstar Awards
ABC/Image Group LA Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Shania Twain are all vying for Best Country Tour at the 30th annual Pollstar Awards, given out by Pollstar, the trade publication for the concert industry. Keith’s tourmate, Kelsea Ballerini, also competes in the all-genre Best Support/Special Guest category, as does Harry Styles’ opener, Kacey Musgraves, and Kane Brown, who toured with Chris …
Nov 30
Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger indicted on murder charge for killing man in wrong apartment
Kaufman County Jail(DALLAS) — An ex-Dallas police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in his apartment has been indicted on a murder charge, records showed Friday. Amber Guyger, who is white, allegedly mistook the apartment for hers when she shot Botham Jean, who was black, in his home in September. Guyger was charged with …