SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A man has died following a single-vehicle rollover crash in northwest Iowa. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 20. The driver was traveling eastbound when his car left the roadway, entered a ditch and rolled.
The name of the driver has not been released. The crash remains under investigation.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Sioux City man accused of fondling an 8-year-old girl has pleaded not guilty.
The Sioux City Journal reports 45-year-old David Winne entered his plea Wednesday in Woodbury County District Court to one count of indecent contact with a child.
Winne is accused of touching the girl over her clothes while she was sitting on his lap at his home last year. A complaint in the case says Winne also asked the girl to touch herself. Court documents say Winne told authorities he did not remember the incident.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports significant travel concerns are expected Saturday evening into Sunday morning over much of central Iowa. A two part system, with the first looking to pass over Missouri overnight tonight into Saturday will provide the potential for a wintry mix over south-central to southeast Iowa Saturday morning. The second and stronger piece of energy will bring the main snow band across central Iowa late Saturday afternoon and into Saturday evening.
With the sharp cold front Saturday evening, strong northwest winds combined with falling snow will likely lead to areas of blowing snow and visibility restrictions late Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Temperatures are forecast to quickly plummet with the strong push of cold air Saturday night and may result in roads becoming icy and causing significant travel concerns. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow is forecast over central Iowa by late Saturday night with the higher amounts along and south of Interstate 80 and east of Interstate 35.
Again, the snow amounts are not the major concern, it is the falling snow coupled with the very strong winds Saturday night into Sunday morning. Bitter cold temperatures and wind chills are expected all day Sunday into Sunday night and the cold will persist through much of the work week. Another clipper system looks to bring accumulating light snow to northern Iowa Monday night into Tuesday.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is describing 2014 as a year of big challenges, big issues and big accomplishments for farming. The former Iowa governor says one of the biggest challenges for farmers and ranchers was the effect of supply and demand on markets and prices. A smaller supply of pork and beef led to higher prices and some consumers turning to other food choices. “And a bumper crop of other commodities brought the prices from fairly high levels down to levels that could potentially trigger some of the safety net programs at USDA in terms of the Farm Bill,” Vilsack said.
Those other commodities that dropped in price included two of the biggest crops in Iowa — corn and soybeans. One of the bigger accomplishments and challenges of 2014 was implementing the new Farm Bill. Vilsack believes the USDA did a remarkable job of instituting so many of the complex provisions of the new law. “Starting with the Disaster Assistance Program….now 465,000 producers receiving over 4.2 billion dollars of assistance. The development of the dairy margin protection program. The new safety net programs. The agricultural risk coverage program. New crop insurance opportunities for specialty crops,” Vilsack said.
One of the good things about the Farm Bill, according to Vilsack, was the way it got passed. “It underscores what can happen when people are willing to compromise, when people are willing to find middle ground as we were able to work with Republicans and Democrats on both sides in the House and in the Senate to try to ultimately get this bill done and the President signed the bill in February of 2014,” Vilsack said.
The Ag Secretary believes President Obama’s executive action on immigration this past November could help farmers keep the workers they need. Vilsack estimates it will impact up to 400 thousand individuals who are working in agriculture. As for 2015, Vilsack says trade will be critically important for creating new and expanded opportunities for U.S. agriculture and rural America. Those opportunities include, Vilsack says, gaining access to huge, growing and lucrative Asian markets that represent one third of all world trade.
(Radio Iowa)
Nearly a month of build up comes to an end today (Friday) as Iowa and Tennessee collide in the Taxslayer Bowl in Jacksonville. For the Hawkeyes it is a chance to end what has been a disappointing season on a positive note but they will need to get by a Volunteer team that is making its first bowl appearance since 2010. The Hawkeyes struggled this season against dual threat quarterbacks and Tennessee has one in sophomore Joshua Dobbs, who took over midway through the season after an injury to Justin Worley.
Coach Kirk Ferentz says Tennessee will try to keep the Iowa defense off balance. Iowa’s offense should have more big play ability with a healthy Jordan Canzeri getting some carries at running back. Jake Rudock will start at quarterback but C.J. Beatherd is also expected to play in the opening half.
Tennessee coach Butch Jones says his players are ready for kickoff, but it will take a great effort to beat the Hawkeyes. Tennessee has 17 freshmen in the two-deep. If the Volunteers have a weakness it is the offensive line and right tackle Jacob Gilliam says they will need to find a way to handle Iowa’s defensive line.
Iowa is 7-5 and Tennessee is 6-6 and this will be their third meeting. The Hawkeyes beat the Volunteers 28-22 in the 1982 Peach Bowl and Tennessee claimed a 23-22 win in the 1987 Kickoff Classic. Catch the game today beginning at Noon, on KJAN.
(Learfield Sports)
VAN METER, Iowa (AP) – Thieves have emptied an ATM they yanked out of a bar in Van Meter. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the owner of Legends Field House discovered the crime on Wednesday morning when he found a broken window, glass on the floor and an empty space where the ATM had stood.
Police say an item had been thrown through the window so two men could get inside. A security recording showed them hooking a tow strap to the ATM before it was pulled off its mounts and out a door.
The empty ATM was found Wednesday afternoon near the spillway at Saylorville Lake.
Disagreements between the residents of the Hamburg and Farragut school districts will require intervention from the Green Hills Area Education Agency. The Omaha World-Herald reports a mediator will help the districts reach an agreement on whole-grade sharing, which is linked to their facility plans. The districts have indicated that buildings will need to be closed next year.
About 40 parents, students and residents attended an emotional joint school board meeting last week. Hamburg Superintendent Terry Kenealy told the paper several speakers supported the current grade-sharing deal, while several wanted to change the configuration. But school board members were unable to arrive at a resolution for both boards to consider, so the issue will be referred to the Green Hills agency for mediation.
The two districts tried to reorganize in December, but the effort failed by seven votes in Hamburg despite passing in Farragut. Both districts also face accreditation and financial concerns, leaving further uncertainty about the future. They must go before the School Budget Review Committee this month and the Iowa Department of Education in February.
The outcome of those meetings will decide whether the Farragut and Hamburg districts will continue or be dissolved. If they continue to operate, the districts have suggested that Marnie Simons Elementary School in Hamburg and the shared Nishnabotna High School in Farragut will be their remaining open buildings.
A Red Oak resident reported to police Thursday, that someone had kicked-in the front door of her residence on East Market Street, and stole items valued at $50. The incident happened sometime over the course of the two previous day. The victim reported the loss of a Harley Davidson collectible sign and cell phone, in addition to damage to the door, which was estimated at $100.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Red Oak Police at 712-623-6500, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001.
400 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2015
EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY. MUCH COLDER. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW.
MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 10 TO 15.
Members of the Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold their first regular meeting of the year today (Friday), in Greenfield. Their meeting begins at 9-a.m. The Board will take care of several administrative matters, including: Electing a Board Chair and Vice-Chair; Approve Deputy/Assistant/Clerk appointments by County Recorder, Treasurer and Attorney. They’ll also act on: a travel policy resolution; Master Matrix resolution and the appointment of Supervisors to area board and commissions.
The Adair County Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30-a.m. with regard to a FY 2015 Budget Amendment, along with resolutions approving the amendment and appropriations. At 10-a.m, they’re expected to receive a Compensation Board FY 2016 recommendation for Elected Officials, which they will take under consideration, along with the FY 2016 hourly wage increases for full- and part-time County employees.
And then at 10:15, County Engineer Nick Kauffman will address the Board with regard to various administrative and other departmental matters.
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