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Iowa set for make-or-break stretch

Sports

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is still in control of its destiny in the West division.  But a collapse could be imminent if the Hawkeyes don’t make major progress over the next few weeks. Iowa’s rush defense was broken down repeatedly in its last two games. The Hawkeyes are also thinner at linebacker now that Reggie Spearman is suspended for the next two games after he was charged with drunk driving last weekend.

The offense remains among the worst in the Big Ten, and the sudden departure of wide receiver Derrick Willies will further test Iowa’s ability to push defenses. Iowa kicks off a stretch of five games in 28 days on Saturday against Northwestern (3-4, 2-2).

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Hawkeyes look to put late collapse behind them

Sports

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Last year’s Hawkeyes could have been the team to revive the program. Instead, they’ll be remembered for crumbling down the stretch. Iowa was ranked 15th in the country before it dropped seven of its last eight games, including a first-round loss to Tennessee in the NCAA tournament. Then Hawkeyes finished 20-13 and 9-9 in the Big Ten.

Iowa has enough talent to make its loyal fan base forget about last season’s stumble, even with the loss of star guard Devyn Marble. The real question is whether the Hawkeyes can overcome adversity instead of being overwhelmed by it.

Iowa opens the season on Nov. 14 against Hampton.

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Iowa WR Willies to transfer

Sports

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa freshman wide receiver Derrick Willies is leaving the program and sophomore running back LeShun Daniels Jr. is out for the rest of the season because of an undisclosed injury. Coach Kirk Ferentz says Willies is expected to transfer to be closer to his father, who is having health issues.

Willies caught four passes for 71 yards this season. The player from Rock Island, Illinois, was considered one of the program’s most promising young talents. Daniels rushed for 42 yards on 14 carries this season playing behind Mark Weisman and Jordan Canzeri.

The Hawkeyes (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) host Northwestern (3-4, 2-2) on Saturday.

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Regional Volleyball Quarter final scores, Tue., Oct. 28 2014

Sports

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 1A
(3-1) Stanton 21-25-25-25, Bedford 25-23-17-16
(3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-24-22-25-15, Guthrie Center 25-27-9-22-9
(3-1) Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 25-25-20-25, Adair-Casey 22-16-25-20
(3-0) Griswold 25-25-25, Lenox 9-15-17
(3-2) Westwood 25-16-25-18-16, Boyer Valley 22-25-18-25-14
(3-2) Murray 25-17-25-22-16, Mount Ayr 16-25-14-25-14
(3-2) Fremont Mills 25-25-21-22-15, Sidney 10-15-25-25-10
(3-0) Ar-We-Va 25-25-25, Woodbine 22-17-12

CLASS 2A
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-26-25, Earlham 23-24-23
(3-0) South Central Calhoun 25-25-25, Audubon 12-11-9
(3-0) Lawton-Bronson 25-25-25, MVAO 14-13-16
(3-2) Tri-Center 22-25-18-26-15, Missouri Valley 25-18-25-24-10
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, IKM-Manning 18-18-16
(3-0) St.Albert 25-25-25, Underwood 12-22-16

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LLOYD R. JORGENSEN, 83, of Audubon (Svcs. 10/31/14)

Obituaries

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LLOYD R. JORGENSEN, 83, of Audubon, died Mon., Oct. 27th, at Thomas Rest Haven, in Coon Rapids. Funeral services for LLOYD JORGENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Fri., Oct. 31st, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral, where the family will be present 6-p.m. Thursday.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LLOYD JORGENSEN is survived by:

His wife – Shirley Jorgensen, of Audubon.

His sons – Frank D. (Vickie) Jorgensen, of Carroll, & David (Kathleen) Jorgensen, of Des Moines.

His daughter – Debbie Jo (Jeff) Hamling, of Council Bluffs.

His brothers – Franklin (Carol) Jorgensen, of Audubon; Eric Jorgensen (& Beatrice Welch), of Audubon, and Davin (Nadene) Jorgensen, of Exira.

His sisters – Geneva Krauel, of Mesa, AZ; Yvonne Staples, of Papillion, Ne; Virginia (Norbert) Stoberl, of Manning, & Marlene (Kent) Walters, of Audubon.

8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Red Oak Police investigate vandalism

News

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak are investigating an incident of vandalism in the City’s Legion Park. Employees with the Parks and Rec Department notified police late Tuesday evening, that four park tables had been damaged by vandals. The incident happened sometime Monday or Tuesday. The damage was estimated at $450.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Red Oak Police at 712-623-6500.

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NWS/KJAN listening area weather forecast: Wed., 10/29/14

Weather

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

345 AM CDT WED OCT 29 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. LOW 27 TO 37.

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Day 1 of Metzker-Madsen Trial: Foster Mom says he didn’t know right from wrong

News

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A teen accused of killing his 5-year-old Atlantic foster brother last year would throw things and hit inanimate objects during temper tantrums. The Omaha World-Herald says 18-yearold Cody Metzker-Madsen‘s foster mother said in a 2011 email, that he didn’t understand the difference between right and wrong when he was playing and that he didn’t comprehend that if he copied the wrestling moves he saw on TV, that it could hurt him or someone else. Even so, 53-year old Julie Coolman, of rural Logan, said she didn’t believe Cody was a threat to her family. She said he was never aggressive toward them.

The testimony came Tuesday during the first day of Metzker-Madsen’s first-degree murder trial in the death of Dominic Elkins. The teen has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say Metzker-Madsen, who was 17 at the time, killed Dominic as the two were playing outside Aug. 31, 2013.

Dominic’s body was found in a wooded ravine. An autopsy determined that he died from blunt-force head injuries and drowning. Dominic’s mother earlier this month sued the Coolmans, accusing them of negligence in her son’s death.The lawsuit filed by Dominic’s mother accuses Don and Julie Coolman of failing to properly care for and supervise Dominic and Metzker-Madsen; failing to protect Dominic from harm or unreasonable risk of injury; failing to respond quickly to the incident and Dominic’s injury; and leaving the boys in the care of a juvenile female.

Julie and Don Coolman were away from home at the time of the attack alleged by authorities, leaving the two boys under the supervision of one of the Coolman’s twin daughters; the girl was 12 at the time.

Metzker-Madsen’s attorney is using an insanity defense. Public defender Michael Williams contends that his client suffers from “certain mental health disorders.” Earlier this year, a psychologist and a psychiatrist who examined Metzker-Madsen testified that he showed symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and fetal alcohol syndrome. The psychiatrist, Dr. Arnold Andersen, said in a hearing in April that Metzker-Madsen’s mother used methamphetamine while pregnant with him.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Oct. 29th 2014

News

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor says BNSF Railway Co. violated federal law when it disciplined a worker in Iowa who was sick and took doctor-ordered leave. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says BNSF disciplined a conductor at its Ottumwa station in retaliation for the sick time. The company has been ordered to pay $12,000 in damages, remove disciplinary information from the worker’s record and provide whistleblower rights information to its employees.

WILLIAMS, Iowa (AP) — Officials are investigating a manure spill in north-central Iowa caused by a pipeline break. The state Department of Natural Resources says the spill was discovered Monday by a farmer harvesting corn near Williams in Hamilton County. The farmer reported finding liquid manure pooled in his field. The DNR says a break in an underground manure pipeline at a Prestage Farms operation led to the spill.

SALIX, Iowa (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer was sent to a hospital after his vehicle struck an Interstate 29 overpass in Iowa. The crash happened Tuesday morning at the Port Neal Interchange near Salix. A sand silo being carried by the semitrailer struck the bottom of the overpass. The silo went into the medium and struck two parked cars. The semitrailer continued on for about 100 feet and hit a construction crane. The driver was taken to a local hospital.

LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A murder trial has begun for an 18-year-old charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy outside a rural home where they were foster children. Lawyers for Cody Metzker-Madsen plan to use an insanity defense in the 2013 death of Dominic Elkins. Authorities say Elkins was killed while the boys were playing outdoors at their home near Logan, in western Iowa. He died as a result of blunt-force head injuries and drowning.

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Royals force Game 7

Sports

October 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have stretched the World Series to the limit. The Royals have forced a seventh game by erupting for seven runs in the second inning of a 10-0 rout of the San Francisco Giants. Eight Royals scored a run or drove in a run — or did both — during the rally. Lorenzo Cain hit a two-run single and Eric Hosmer added a two-run double before Billy Butler capped the barrage with an RBI double.

Cain went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Mike Moustakas was 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. Winning pitcher Yordano Ventura was outstanding over seven innings, giving up three hits and five walks with four strikeouts. Jason Frasor and Tim Collins each threw one inning of relief to complete the six-hitter.

Giants starter and loser Jake Peavy was chased in the second, charged with five runs and six hits in 1 1/3 innings. Jeremy Guthrie starts Wednesday night for Kansas City against Tim Hudson in a rematch of Game 3, won by Kansas City 3-2. The 39-year-old Hudson will become the oldest Game 7 starter in Series history.

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