Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Yesterday’s high was 78 and the low was 60. This day last year the high was 83 and the low was 60. The all-time record high was 107 set back in 1936 and the record low was 45 in 1929. Sunrise today is 6:27 a.m. and sunset is 8:21 p.m.
(Modale, Iowa) – Missouri Valley Fire Department officials reported on social media, Monday morning, that a car-versus-train accident happened at around 9:37-p.m., Sunday. No injuries were reported. The crash happened when the car struck a coal train on the north side of the railroad tracks on Harrison County road K-45.
Missouri Valley FD received mutual aid from the Modale Volunteer Fire Department, who took the lead, because officials say “It was difficult for us to get to that side due to crossings blocked, but we were able to assist in fighting the fire and providing medical services.” The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.
Photos from the MVFD Facebook page
While no on was hurt, the MVFD says the incident “could have been a lot worse. Even with technology, training and guarding available, accidents like these still occur. Please keep an eye out for trains.”
They said it took the train about one-half mile to stop after the collision. MVFD reminds you to “Always look for trains at crossings.”
Iowa defensive tackle Noah Shannon is waiting to find out when his final season might begin, The native of Illinois announced this summer he is involved in a gambling investigation and opted out of an appearance at Big Ten Media Days. He has not been charged in the investigation.
Shannon is waiting to see if he will be suspended by the NCAA.
Shannon missed much of the off season with a shoulder injury but has been cleared to return to practice. His focus early in camp has been getting some of young defensive linemen to get ready.
Shannon says he has not been following the entire gambling story and instead is getting ready for his potential return to the field.
Iowa opens September second at home against Utah State.
The Iowa Hawkeye men’s basketball team closes out a trip to Europe today (Monday), with a game against the Barcelona All-Stars. The Hawkeyes are 2-0 on the trip after topping the Valencia All-Stars 119-83.
That is Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who felt his team made progress in the second game.
(Radio Iowa) – Former President Donald Trump swooped into the Iowa State Fair this weekend, drew big crowds and touted endorsements from a group of U-S House members from Florida — the state where his chief rival is governor.
Three other G-O-P presidential candidates joined Governor Kim Reynolds for one of her Fair Side Chats Saturday morning. Thirty-eight-year-old businessman Vivek Ramaswamy presented himself as the way for Republicans to win young voters and he rapped to an Eminem song as he left the stage.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley didn’t say Trump’s name, but offered this suggestion: “It’s time for a new generational leader. It is time that we leave the negativity behind, the drama behind.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined Reynolds, too. A bit later, a reporter asked DeSantis about Trump’s refusal to sign a loyalty pledge to support whomever Republicans nominate in 2024.
“If someone’s not willing to do that, that just shows you their campaign is more about them than the broader public and the American people,” DeSantis said. As DeSantis was at the Pork Tent on the fairgrounds, Trump’s plane flew overhead. DeSantis left, the crowd size grew and they erupted when Trump arrived at the same spot. Trump didn’t flip pork chops, but signed hats — and gave a couple of his hallmark red hats to two young girls hanging over the fence.
Trump then ducked into the Animal Learning Center. A W-H-O T-V reporter asked Trump why he wasn’t joining Governor Reynolds on the fairgrounds and Trump repeated his beef that Reynolds hasn’t endorsed him.”You know I helped the governor a lot. I won the race for the governor, but I like the governor,” Trump said. Reynolds has said she’s remaining neutral in order to welcome all the candidates — and she credits Iowa voters for her 2018 win. DeSantis says Trump’s criticism of Reynolds is out of bounds.
Trump had several of the Floridians who’ve endorsed him speak to the crowd at a bar on the fairgrounds, then Trump left the crowd with this message:
Democrats Robert F. Kennedy, Junior and Marianne Williamson — who are running against President Biden — also campaigned at the fair this weekend.
(Arispe, Iowa) – An accident north of Arispe, in Union County, early Sunday morning, resulted in two people being injured. The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports a 2011 Dodge pickup truck driven by 18-year-old Jayson Lee Shimer, of Creston, was traveling southbound on Highway 169 at around 2-a.m., Sunday, when Shimer fell asleep at the wheel.
The pickup went out of control, left the road toward the east, and came to rest in a ditch. Shimer suffered nose and hand pain, and was transported by EMS to the Greater Regional Hospital, in Creston. His passenger, 17-year-old John Brayden Cook, of Diagonal, was transported to the hospital by a parent, before law enforcement arrived on the scene.
The pickup sustained $1,500 damage during the crash.
(Sioux County, Iowa) – A 17-year-old from Rock Valley was injured during a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon northeast of Hawarden, in northwest Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 3:25-p.m. at 390th Street and Cherry Avenue.
Officials say a 20111 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle operated by 55-year-old Jamie Kelsheimer, of Windom, MN, was traveling northwest on Cherry Avenue. As it approached the curve, Kelsheimer moved over to avoid sand and gravel in the road. He was not able to traverse the curve and lost control of the motorcycle, which toppled onto its side before flipping and landing in the north ditch.
Kelsheimer and his unidentified 17-year-old passenger were ejected from the cycle. The teen was transported by Hawarden EMS to the hospital in Hawarden.
(Liberty, Iowa) – A UTV accident Sunday evening in southern Iowa claimed the life of a man from Osceola. The Iowa State Patrol reports 24-year-old Dignan Ray Forry died, and 24-year-old Kaylie Jo Burke, of Carlisle, was injured, when the UTV they were riding in topped a hill at 2827 Scott Street in Clarke County, and went out of control.
The UTV, which was traveling at a high rate of speed, entered the south ditch and rolled over before coming to rest in a field on the south side of the road. Forry and Burke were ejected from the machine. Forry died at the scene. Burke was transported by Life Net Mercy to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
The crash happened at around 4:30-p.m. Neither of the victims were wearing seat belts.
Tee times for the final day of the 2023 Tournament of Champions have been delayed one hour due to rain this morning. Check out the pairings at the links below and add one hour to the tee times.
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