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Severe storms wind heavy rain, large hail expected Saturday evening/night

News, Weather

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Valley, NE., says severe storms are possible Saturday night through early Sunday morning across a large portion of east central Nebraska and parts of western Iowa. In the KJAN listening area, parts of  Crawford, Monona, Harrison, Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties will be under the gun for the most severe weather this weekend.outlook6-1024x459

In their Hazardous Weather Outlook issued this (Friday) morning, the Weather Service says very large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall can be expected, with some areas along and north of Interstate 80 picking up in excess of two-inches of rain.

An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, either Saturday evening. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK., has indicated that a “Moderate Risk” of severe storms will exist across most of the area. Storm spotters will likely be called into action Saturday afternoon and night.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., 6/13/2014

Podcasts, Weather

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Fremont County Authorities investigate theft of weapons

News

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Fremont County are asking for the public’s help in solving a crime that involves the theft of firearms. Sheriff’s officials say sometime between Monday, June 2nd and Monday, June 9th, a person or persons unknown entered a storage unit at Holliman Storage in Hamburg. Inside, they removed several firearms, including assault rifles.

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with the incident. If you have information you think might be helpful in solving the crime, call Fremont County Chief Deputy Steve Owen or Deputy Andrew Wake, at 712-374-2424.

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Area softball & baseball scores from Thu., June 12th 2014

Sports

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SOFTBALL SCORES:

A-H-S-T, Avoca 7, Griswold 0
Atlantic 10, Shenandoah 0
Atlantic 5, Shenandoah 2
Carlisle 1, Winterset 0
Charter Oak-Ute 5, Denison-Schleswig 4
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 11, Sioux City, West 2
Creston 17, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 1
Creston 21, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5
Des Moines Christian 15, West Central Valley, Stuart 3
Earlham 4, Woodward-Granger 1
Fremont-Mills 12, Nishnabotna 0
Nodaway Valley 7, Mount Ayr 6 (8)
Ogden 13, Panorama 7
Prairie Valley 5, Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Southwest Valley 17, East Union 11
Southwest Valley 17, East Union 11
Van Meter 14, Guthrie Center 7
Westwood, Sloan 11, West Harrison 7
Whiting 8, West Monona 7

BASEBALL SCORES:

CAM, Anita 21, Essex 12
Carroll 23, Greene County 11
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, East Sac County 5
Des Moines Christian 4, West Central Valley, Stuart 2
Earlham 9, Woodward-Granger 3
East Union, Afton 2, Southwest Valley 1
Harlan 8, Clarinda 0
Lamoni 5, Orient-Macksburg 4
Lenox 22, Bedford 0
Lewis Central 4, Glenwood 1
Nodaway Valley 6, Mount Ayr 5
Ogden 6, Panorama, Panora 5
Sioux City, West 7, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5
Sioux City, West 7, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 6
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 9, Red Oak 2
Stanton 30, Clarinda Academy 7
Underwood 12, Treynor 8
Van Meter 15, Guthrie Center 0
West Harrison, Mondamin 8, Westwood, Sloan 2

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Cruisin’ Highway 6 on motorcycle

News

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

More than 2,000 motorcycle enthusiasts are expected to begin a trek across Iowa today along U-S Highway 6, from Council Bluffs to Davenport, where they will be a part of the “20th Anniversary Rally on the River” event, Saturday night. The bikers are participating in the “River to River Motorcycle Cruise.”  In Council Bluffs, participants will meet at the 100 block of West Broadway. River to River

They’ll wave the checkered flag at 9-a.m., and take the original Broadway Ave/McPherson Ave alignment out of Council Bluffs, riding through the scenic Loess Hills. Among the communities the large group will be passing through is: Oakland; Atlantic; Wiota; Anita; Adair; Casey; Menlo: Stuart; Dexter; Redfield and Adel.

They’ll be checking out the Freedom Rock in Oakland, along with the the Jesse James and Bonnie & Clyde robbery sites.  The motorcycle enthusiasts will roll through Des Moines, Altoona, and Colfax before meeting up with Thunder Nites in Newton, where they typically have between 1500 to 2000 bikes on hand, and live music on the square.

U.S. Highway 6 stretches 3,205 miles from Provincetown, Mass., to Bishop, Calif. It formerly stretched 3,652 miles from Long Beach, Calif., to Provincetown, making it the nation’s longest highway, before portions of its California route were decommissioned. The River to River Motorcycle Cruise was inspired by the movie “River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6,” by award-winning filmmakers Kelly & Tammy Rundle, and inspired by the Highway 6 research and photography of David W. Darby.

(For more information: http://www.usroute6iowa.org/Cruises/River-to-River-Motorcycle-Cruise/2014/Cruise-Info)

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Des Moines lands NBA exhibition

Sports

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Harrison Barnes will be returning to the building he won two state championships in high school. The Ames native and his Golden State Warriors will play the Denver Nuggets in an NBA exhibition game October 16th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Barnes says his first experience with the NBA was an exhibition between the same two teams back in 1993 at Veterans Auditorium. Barnes says he is thrilled with the opportunity to play in his home state.

Arena general manager Chris Connolly says they have been working on this game for several months. It will be the first time Wells Fargo Arena has hosted an NBA exhibition game since it opened in 2005. Connolly says tickets to the general public go on sale next week.

(Radio Iowa)

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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area: 6/13/2014

Weather

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR…COOLER. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 80 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., 6/13/14

News

June 13th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

MILFORD, Iowa (AP) — The mayor and a City Council member in the northwest Iowa city of Milford have resigned because of disagreements with members elected last fall. The Sioux City Journal reports council member Rick Kilts acknowledged he and Mayor Don Lamb quit Wednesday night.

MURRAY, Iowa (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources has announced a boil advisory for part of the town of Murray, in south-central Iowa. The advisory was issued for the northern part of the city after a water main break on Wednesday. The advisory applies to portions of the city north of Fifth Street. Repairs were made yesterday morning and the system was being flushed. The boil advisory will remain in place until two sets of bacteria samples have been taken, and both show the water is safe.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police say a Council Bluffs man who went missing died in an accidental New Year’s Eve fire in southwest Iowa. The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports that 26-year-old Travis Bach disappeared around the time of the house fire near an Iowa Highway 370 bridge in Mills County.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Roughly 3,000 classic cars and hot rods will cruise through eastern Iowa as part of a tour. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the cars were to spend Thursday night in Bettendorf. Today they’ll pass through Maquoketa, Bellevue and Dubuque on their way to Wisconsin.

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CAROLE J. CHRISTENSEN, 75, of Salina, KS (Svcs. 6/14/14)

Obituaries

June 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CAROLE J. CHRISTENSEN, 75, of Salina, KS, died Tue., June 10th, at the Salina Regional Health Center. Funeral services for CAROLE CHRISTENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., June 14th, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 5-to 7-pm Friday.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

CAROL J. CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Her hsuband – Jerry L. Christensen, of Salina, KS.

Her daughter – Pamela Jo Christensen & her partner, Mary Jo Parker, of Salina, KS.

Her son – Scott (Dawn) Christensen, of Salina, KS.

2 grandchildren and 2 twin great-grandsons.

Her in-laws, other relatives & friends.

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6 Iowa counties qualify for storm damage help

News

June 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six Iowa counties hit by storms last week now qualify for emergency disaster assistance. Gov. Terry Branstad has issued proclamations for Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Mills, Taylor and Wayne counties. All were affected by severe storms that brought heavy rain, hail, and high wind on June 3. The proclamation allows state resources to be used.

The proclamation also activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Program for Decatur County which provides grants of up to $5,000 for households meeting income eligibility guidelines for home or car repairs, replacement of clothing or food, and other assistance.

State emergency management officials have requested a federal damage assessment to public infrastructure in 10 counties including Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Harrison, and Mills counties. Also included are Montgomery Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor and Wayne.

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