Steve Nedved
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Nov 16
Winter-like pattern continues across most of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground—following Thursday’s storm—from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, further delaying late-season soft red winter wheat planting efforts. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest, several factors—including locally excessive soil moisture and partially frozen soils—are an impediment to completing corn and …
Nov 16
Attorney for female GoFundMe suspect claims she, too, was duped
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for a seemingly selfless homeless military vet claimed in a new interview with ABC News that she herself was victimized by …
Nov 16
Alleged Khashoggi killers discussed plot minutes before he arrived: Turkish officials
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The team of alleged assassins sent to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi discussed their plan to kill the writer while he was making his way to Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a high-level Turkish official familiar with the investigation told ABC News. The exchange, captured on recordings of Khashoggi’s …
Nov 16
New definition of kilogram ditches old metal object for natural constants
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Scientists from 60 countries voted in a historic event in Versailles, France on Friday to change the definition of the kilogram, basing it on electric currents rather than a single solid object. The decision, made at the General Conference on Weights and Measurements, will retire the object known as “Le Grand K,” a …
Nov 16
NCGA says DEMAND its top three goals
When it comes to the U.S. corn industry – corn leaders say it’s about this, “Our #1, #2 and #3 goals are demand, demand and demand,” says Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers’ Chief Executive Officer, interviewed by Brownfield at the 2019 NAFB Convention. NCGA President Lynn Chrisp, a Nebraska corn grower, tells Brownfield things weren’t …
Nov 16
Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt among most played artists at Waffle House
Courtesy Waffle House Tunie AwardsCountry music was well represented at the first-ever Tunie Awards on Thursday. The TouchTunes Jukeboxes, located in over 1,900 Waffle House restaurants, celebrated the most selected songs over the past 12 months. Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt and Keith Urban were among the winners. Chris, who ranked at number six with “Tennessee Whiskey,” had the most country …
Nov 16
Kelsea Ballerini will be hosting her first Thanksgiving this year
ABC/Image Group LAKelsea Ballerini will host her first Thanksgiving dinner at her home in Nashville next week with husband Morgan Evans. “I will be learning how to baste the turkey,” she tells People. “Wish me luck!” While she describes Morgan as a “great cook,” he recently became a vegetarian, which leaves cooking the turkey up to her. “He …
Nov 16
Florida teen accused of killing mom over a bad grade charged as adult with murder
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida teenager accused of killing his mother over an argument about his school grade has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. A Volusia grand jury indicted Gregory Ramos, 15, this week on one count of first degree murder — a crime that could be punishable by a life sentence, …
Nov 16
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi remembered in funeral service as controversy over murder continues
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Friends and family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi gathered in the rain at Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, one of the city’s oldest and most magnificent, to conduct funeral prayers over a bier that remained symbolically empty. More than a month after the writer’s murder inside the Saudi Arabian consulate …
Nov 16
Mitchell man accused of a stabbing death pleads guilty
A Mitchell man accused of stabbing another man to death in August of 2017 now says he’s guilty. 50 year old Anthony Lewis was set to stand trial late this month on murder charges in the death of Quinn Patrick Schleuning in the 100 block of East Second. Lewis agreed to plead guilty to first-degree …