The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.
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7:06-a.m. local and area News from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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If you’re trying to decide what to wear today (Friday), consider something red, as this is Go Red For Women Day. Cassie Wessing, spokeswoman for the Des Moines chapter of the American Heart Association, says heart disease is the number-one killer in America and in particular, of women in Iowa, so wearing red is a show of solidarity and support. “We use this opportunity to get everybody out, get everybody dressed in red and to raise awareness that heart disease is taking the lives of one in three women each year, but we can do something about it,” Wessing says. “Eighty percent of cardiac events are preventable by eating healthy, not smoking, getting your recommended physical activity.”
Regular check-ups at your doctor’s office are also an important part in preventing heart attacks, something to which Wessing reminds, no one is immune. “Sometimes we think we’re invincible but yes, they can happen to anyone at any age, anytime, but we can do something about it,” Wessing says. “We want people to stand up and take charge of their own health in the fight against heart disease.”
Several Iowa communities are holding “Go Red” events today, including a three-block-long Go Red Dash in Ankeny. Learn more at heart-dot-org.
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A collision Thursday night between a car and an SUV on Atlantic’s east side resulted in minor injuries to two juveniles. According to reports, the collision occurred on Highway 71 near the east entrance to the Wal-Mart store, when the car, which was traveling south on 71, hit the SUV pulling out of the parking lot.
Police said the two juveniles were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac ambulance. A third person in the Sedan and the driver of the SUV were not hurt.
Additional information is expected to be released later this morning.
The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.
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Police in Audubon says tips from the public lead investigators to arrest a woman authorities were looking for, in connection with a Jan. 18th hit-and-run incident near the Ace Hardware Store, in Audubon. 27- year old Janae Nicole Anderson of Audubon, was arrested Wednesday. Anderson was charged with Failure to Maintain Control, Striking an Unattended Vehicle, and Failure to Provide Proof Of Insurance. She was released from custody on promise to appear. During the incident which led to her arrest, police says sometime during the evening hours of Jan. 18th, an dark navy blue vehicle struck a parked car in front of the hardware store, causing over $5000 damage.
Testimony from the alleged victim took up most of the proceedings during the first day of the sexual abuse trial Thursday, of John Osborn of Council Bluffs. The 47-year old is charged with four counts of third-degree sexual abuse for alleged acts with a 14-year-old girl. The alleged victim played softball and was good friends with Osborn’s daughter. The Daily NonPareil reports in his opening statement Dan McGinn with the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office described a relationship between Osborn and the alleged victim that started with a conversation at a softball game about whether the teenager was pretty. The pair started texting and having phone conversations, which quickly escalated to sexual in nature.
On the night of July 16-17, the girl stayed at the Osborn home to hang out with Osborn’s daughter. The 14-year-old said she was there to celebrate Osborn’s daughter making a select softball team. The teen testified that after Osborn’s wife had gone to bed, around midnight the daughter was asleep and Osborn told the teenager to make up her bed. The alleged victim said Osborn followed and pushed her up against a wall and kissed her, fulfilling a wish of his they’d discussed in a text. The two then engaged in four separate sex acts, the teen said. She said before and after each act, Osborn checked to make sure his daughter was still asleep.
In his opening statements, Defense attorney Jordan Glaser argued that John Osborn went to sleep at 11 p.m. on the night in question, joining his wife, who was already in bed. The defense said the two young girls went to bed around 11:45 p.m., with the daughter’s friend falling asleep quickly, while the daughter stayed up, tending to a new puppy and watching Netflix, until 3 a.m.
Glaser said testimony from Osborn’s wife and daughter will show Osborn was in bed by 11 p.m. and that the friend didn’t leave the bedroom, corroborating the defense’s assertion that no sexual acts happened that night. The defense attorney then admitted that Osborn had committed reprehensible acts communicating via text and phone about sexual topics with the alleged victim.
The girl’s mother testified that she found out about the relationship when she was looking at a photo on the victim’s phone and a text message came from Osborn, with a link to a love song. The first day of trial included the testimony of Council Bluffs Police Department detectives Chris Anderson and Mike Roberts, Nosimilo Dube with Child Protective Services, the victim’s aunt and the victim’s mother’s boss.
The trial is expected to resume this (Friday) morning.
(updated 4-a.m. 2/6/15 – NWS/Des Moines)
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.