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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area (updated 4-am 6/24/15)

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Iowa egg production drops 28 percent with bird flu losses

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The U-S-D-A’s latest report on the number of egg-laying hens is showing the impact of the outbreak of bird flu with the flock at its smallest level since 2004. Iowa is the nation’s largest egg producer and the U-S-D-A says total eggs produced in Iowa dropped 28 percent this May compared to last year. The U-S-D-A’s Gregg Thessen says that type of drop would have raised concern in any other year.

” If we wouldn’t have known that there was a disease outbreak, obviously it would have been pretty stunning. But it hasn’t been a secret that there’s been a disease outbreak. So we pretty much knew that it was coming,” Thessen says. What’s not known is how long the flu outbreak will persist, though new reported cases in Iowa have slowed dramatically in June.

(Radio Iowa)

Bluffs convenience store robbed early Wed. morning

News

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating a robbery that occurred early this (Wednesday) morning, at a convenience store. Officers responded at around 1:15-a.m. to the report of an armed robbery that had occurred at the Kum & Go convenience store at 154 Bennett Avenue.

An investigation revealed that a white male, approximately 5-feet 7-inches to 6-feet tall, wearing a dark zipped up hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and grey in color work gloves, robbed the clerk at knife point. The suspect fled the area on foot with an unknown amount of cash. The clerk was not injured during the incident.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Council Bluffs police department crime stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Bluffs man arrested in burglary and other charges

News

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs responding to a reported violation of a restraining order, arrested the suspect on a 2nd-Degree burglary charge, as well as violating the restraining order. Authorities say officers were called to 1524 Avenue B at around 11:10-p.m., Tuesday. Their investigation revealed that the suspect, Wayne Thompson had broken into the residence of his ex-wife Michelle, and her current boyfriend.

Once inside the house, Thompson woke the two from their sleep and became involved in a physical altercation with the boyfriend. During the struggle the boyfriend struck Wayne Thompson in the head several times with a baseball bat. Wayne Thompson then fled the residence where he was located by officers a short distance away.

Thompson was transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment of what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. Thompson was later booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail.

Carlos Martinez helps Cardinals rally past Marlins 4-3

Sports

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) — Right-hander Carlos Martinez shook off a slow start and a fastball that hit him in the right shoulder to pitch seven innings, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 Tuesday.

Martinez (8-3) trailed 3-0 after 1 1-3 innings before settling down. He retired the final seven batters he faced, including three after taking a 94-mph fastball in the shoulder while trying to bunt in the seventh.

Martinez struck out nine and allowed eight hits. He gave up a two-run homer in the first inning to major league home run and RBI leader Giancarlo Stanton, a shot estimated at 484 feet. That matched Stanton’s previous longest this year, and he now has 26 homers, including the longest two in the majors in 2015. Justin Heyward hit his eighth homer for the Cardinals.

 

Virginia’s 3-0 win over Vandy forces Game 3 in CWS finals

Sports

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Surprise starter Adam Haseley and Josh Sborz combined on the shutout, senior utility man Thomas Woodruff drove in two runs, and the Cavaliers defeated Vanderbilt 3-0 on Tuesday night to force a winner-take-all game in the College World Series.

For the second year in a row, these two teams will go the distance in the best-of-three finals. Vanderbilt (51-20) will be playing for a second straight national title on Wednesday. Virginia (43-24) will be looking for its first.

Haseley, the Cavaliers’ regular center fielder, hadn’t pitched since May 23. The freshman gave coach Brian O’Connor all he could have hoped for, working into the sixth inning for his longest outing and turning over a scoreless game to Sborz (7-2).

Virginia broke through against Vandy starter Phil Pfeifer (6-5) for three unearned runs in the sixth after he had retired the first two batters.

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., June 24th 2015

News

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has issued a disaster proclamation for four Iowa counties affected by recent severe weather. Branstad issued the proclamation for Davis, Humboldt, Monroe and Wright counties. The areas were affected by severe weather Monday. The proclamation allows officials to use state resources to help affected people. It includes an assistance program that provides grants of up to $5,000 for certain households needing food, clothing and temporary housing.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado damaged homes and a grocery store in southern Iowa. Meteorologist Craig Cogil says the tornado received an EF-3 rating after peak winds were estimated at 142 mph near a damaged house in Lovilia on Monday night. The tornado developed in Marion County and briefly moved through Lucas County before ending in Monroe County, where the house was located. The tornado had wind speeds of 103 mph when it later ripped into a grocery store in Albia. No injuries have been reported.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A food supplier has filed a lawsuit alleging an Iowa farm breached an egg supply contract after its parent company lost millions of chickens to bird flu. Michael Foods Egg Products Co. filed a complaint in federal court alleging Hawkeye Pride Egg Farms is violating a January 2014 contract. Hawkeye Pride is a division of Sioux Center-based Center Fresh Group, which owns egg farms that lost 5.5 million hens to bird flu.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — A handful of Iowa lawmakers have reiterated their support for keeping open a state mental health facility in Mount Pleasant. The facility’s future became uncertain this year after Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget proposal removed funding for it and the state mental health facility in Clarinda. Lawmakers eventually approved legislation that would keep Mount Pleasant open and would seek a private provider to run Clarinda.

ALAN HILLGREN 61, of Stuart (Svcs. 6/26/15)

Obituaries

June 23rd, 2015 by admin

ALAN HILLGREN, 61, of Stuart, died Mon., June 22nd, at his home in Stuart. A Celebration of Life service for ALAN HILLGREN will be held 10-a.m Friday, June 26th, at the First Congregational Church in Stuart. Johnson Family Funeral home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Visitation will take place from 6-8-p.m. Thursday June 25th at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart. Online Condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

Memorials may be directed to the Alan Hillgren Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home (P.O. Box 246, Stuart, IA. 50250)

EDITH IRENE GUSTAFSON, 90, of Avoca (Svcs. 7/2/15)

Obituaries

June 23rd, 2015 by admin

EDITH IRENE GUSTAFSON, 90, of Avoca, died March 13th, at her home in Avoca. Graveside Services for EDITH GUSTAFSON will be held July 2nd at 9:30-a.m , at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Burial will take place in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.

EDITH GUSTAFSON is survived by:

Her Sons- Richard (Patricia) Gustafson, of Weimar, TX.; Ron (Allison) Gustafson, of Norwalk, and Randy (Lea) Gustafson, of Council Bluffs

Her Daughter- Alva (Steve) Reilly, of Riverside, CA.

Her Sisters- Barb Adams, of Denver, CO., and Willa Schunning, of Omaha.

10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

RICHARD LEE KOHLSCHEEN, 69, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 6/27/15)

Obituaries

June 23rd, 2015 by admin

RICHARD LEE KOHLSCHEEN, 69, of Elk Horn, died June 14th, at the Salem Lutheran Home, in Elk Horn.Graveside Services for RICHARD KOHLSCHEEN will be held 1-p.m Saturday, June 27th, at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

RICHARD KOHLSCHEEN is survived by:

His son- Michael Kolhscheen, of CA.

His Sisters- Norma (Ray) Spencer, of Los Angeles, CA, and Janice Allan, of Boise, ID.