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Tuesday Girls Regional Soccer Results

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June 3rd, 2015 by Jim Field

Class 1-A First Round
Underwood 5, Atlantic 0
Tri-Center 6, Riverside 0
Treynor 3, Harlan 1
St. Albert 10, A-H-S-T-W 0
Nodaway Valley/WCV/AC 8, Creston 0
Sioux City Heelan 10, Missouri Valley 0
Gilbert 5, Kuemper Catholic 0

Class 2-A Semifinals
Lewis Central 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 3, Thomas Jefferson 1
Winterset 2, Glenwood 0

Bluffs Police investigate Wed. morning carjacking incident

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an early morning car jacking incident. Bluffs Police Sgt. Ben Roth says officers were sent to the 1200 block of 7th Avenue today (Wednesday) at around 3:15-a.m.  The victim, 18-year old Caine Petersen, of Council Bluffs, told police he was driving down the street when someone hit his VW Jetta with a hard object. When Petersen stopped and got out of his vehicle to investigate, he got into a confrontation with a white male, who produced a metal chain with a lock on the end. The suspect began swinging the lock and chain at Petersen.

Petersen began to run down the street with the suspect chasing him, but at some point, the suspect ran back to Petersen’s vehicle, which was left idling on the street. The man jumped into the car and took off. Officers found the car shortly thereafter, in the area of South 9th Street and 5th Avenue. The vehicle was still running.

The suspect, who was described as being about 6-feet tall, weighing 170-pounds, was wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and had brown facial hair. The incident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Criminal Investigations Division.

Iowans being warned of higher electric bills this summer

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Many Iowans can expect higher electric bills soon, thanks to higher summer temperatures and higher rates being charged by MidAmerican Energy. The Des Moines Register reports that the Des Moines-based utility is notifying customers their bills will likely climb during the summer months of June, July, August and September.

MidAmerican Energy spokeswoman Ruth Comer says summer rates are higher “because our cost to produce electricity increases … as demand increases.” In addition, MidAmerican is raising its base rate this month by 3.5 percent, thanks to Iowa regulators who approved three years of rate increases. Last year’s 3.6 percent annual average increase didn’t become effective until September. Comer says the average annual increase next year will be 3.3 percent.

Special Weather Statement – Cass & area Counties

Weather

June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
530 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015

…A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL IOWA…

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG AND WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS GUSTS
THOUGH 7 AM.

June is one of the top months for car-deer collisions

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Motorists in Iowa might not think of June as being a high-risk time for running into deer. But, Kevin Baskins, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says this is one of the more dangerous months of the year for car versus deer collisions. “This time of the year is the time when last year’s fawns are kind of being pushed away from the mother. These are deer that are kind of finding their own way at this point, they aren’t used to being away from mom, so they sometimes don’t really have their wits about them,” Baskins says.

In addition, Baskins says deer aren’t immune to the thought that the grass might be greener on the other side of the road. “Right now is also the best time for them to eat,” Baskins says. “Everything is budding, there is a lot of green vegetation out there for them to feed on, and a lot of times they want to cross roads to get to what they perceive to be a better place to eat.”

According to Iowa Department of Transportation statistics, most car-deer crashes happen during harvest season in October, November and December. The month of June is usually fourth on the list. Baskins says deer are usually on the move at daybreak and sunset — so those are the times when most crashes occur. “And sometimes the lighting conditions can be a little more difficult for motorists too. That setting sun and rising sun can create a glare that makes it a little harder to see,” Baskins says. “So, those are times when people want to be more cautious.”

(Radio Iowa)

Rural Red Oak woman arrested for assault

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A rural Red Oak woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon, for Domestic Assault. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 25-year old Jessica Faye Davis was taken into custody at around 3:45-p.m.  Davis was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 cash bond.

KJAN listening area weather forecast from the NWS, 6/3/15

Weather

June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

402 AM CDT WED JUN 3 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 80. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

 

Three-wheeled Romeo arrested in Council Bluffs

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man was cited for public intoxication after he was found on the Pottawattamie County Jail grounds trying to make contact with his incarcerated girlfriend. The Omaha World-Herald says according to an arrest report, at around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, deputies found 46-year old Todd O. Roberts near the north shed at the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and jail area. Roberts was riding a tricycle.

Sheriff Jeff Danker said Roberts told deputies that he was trying to contact his girlfriend, who’s currently in jail. The Sheriff’s Office arrested Roberts on suspicion of public intoxication.

 

Former Middle School Teacher from Underwood pleads guilty to sex abuse charges

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June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A former western Iowa school teacher accused of sexually abusing a student has taken a plea deal.

Barret Glasnapp

Barret Glasnapp

Barret Glasnapp pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of sex abuse and two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. The 46-year-old Glasnapp had taught at Underwood Middle School and was accused of having sexual interaction with a female student while she was 13 and 14-years-old and in 8th grade. Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney Dan McGinn says, as part of the plea deal, Glasnapp will serve 90 days in jail and then spend up to two years in a residential treatment center and complete sex offender treatment.
“Right now he’s not allowed to have contact with any children, including his own, until he gets through treatment,” McGinn said. Glasnapp is married and has two children under the age of 14. If Glasnapp were to violate his probation over the next two years, he’d likely face a long prison term. “We would make an application to the court to have the suspended sentences imposed and he could go to prison for a maximum of 25 years,” McGinn said.

Glasnapp’s trial had been scheduled to begin Tuesday. He’s required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

(Radio Iowa)

Davis and Dwight named to Hall of Fame ballot

Sports

June 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Former Iowa State running back Troy Davis and former Iowa standout Tim Dwight have been named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Davis holds nearly every rushing record at ISU and was the first player in NCAA history to rush for more than two thousand yards in two seasons. He was a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist.

Dwight was a two time All American for the Hawkeyes as a receiver and kick returner. Also on the ballot is former Iowa defensive end Andre Tippett. He was part of Hayden Fry’s first Rose Bowl team that won the Big Ten title in 1981. The 2016 ballot includes 76 players and five coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision.

The next Hall of Fame class will be announced January eighth in Scottsdale, Arizona as part of the College Football Playoff national championship weekend.

(Learfield Sports)