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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sat., 5/31/2014

Weather

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny w/scattered showers & thunderstorms, mainly after noon. High near 84. S-SE winds @ 5-15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/Isolated showers & thunderstorms before 9-pm. Low around 68. S-SE wind @ 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Partly Sunny & breezy, w/a 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms after 4-pm. High near 87.   South wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sun. Night: Mo. Cldy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 7-pm. Low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday: Partly Sunny w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83. SW wind 10 to 20-mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 80.

Baseball/Softball Scores from Fri., 5/30/14

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Baseball Scores: Knoxville 6, Winterset 3
Lewis Central 8, Shenandoah 0
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 6, Woodbury Central, Moville 5
Pleasantville 12, Mount Ayr 0
Ridge View 11, West Monona, Onawa 0
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2 (Game called in the 7th due to lightning)
Treynor 7, Missouri Valley 3
Underwood 4, Logan-Magnolia 3
West Harrison, Mondamin 16, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1 (4 Innings)

Softball Scores:

A-D-M, Adel 10, Nodaway Valley 0
Atlantic 13, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0
Boone 10, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 0
Charter Oak-Ute 10, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
Clarke, Osceola 8, Creston 0
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10, Atlantic 0
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 12, Carroll 0
Earlham 8, Chariton 1
Exira-EHK 6, Glidden-Ralston 1
Glenwood 6, A-H-S-T, Avoca 1
Griswold 11, Audubon 1
Guthrie Center 6, CAM, Anita 0
Harlan 7, Van Meter 4
Lenox 12, Red Oak 1
Logan-Magnolia 5, Underwood 1
Martensdale-St Marys 5, East Union 0
Missouri Valley 7, Treynor 4
Sioux City, East 3, Denison-Schleswig 2
Wayne 12, Bedford 0
Winterset 12, Interstate 35, Truro 0
Woodbury Central 6, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 4

Bumgarner, Pence help Giants beat Cardinals 9-4

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Madison Bumgarner struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings and Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer off Adam Wainwright as the surging San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night. Bumgarner (7-3) allowed three hits and matched a season high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Minnesota. He walked one. San Francisco has won eight of nine and owns the best record in the majors at 36-19.

Pence had two hits and scored twice. Pablo Sandoval extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and a double, but his run of nine straight games with an RBI was snapped. Hector Sanchez and Gregor Blanco each had a two-run single for the Giants, who scored seven runs with two outs. San Francisco has scored 117 runs with two outs, tops in the big leagues.

Cardinals call up prospect Taveras

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals announced after Friday night’s game with the San Francisco Giants that they have called up top prospect Oscar Taveras from Triple-A Memphis. Taveras, a 21-year-old outfielder, was batting .325 in 49 games with Memphis with seven homers and 40 RBIs. He will take the place of Matt Adams, who was put on the disabled list with a left calf strain.

Cardinals senior vice president and general manager John Mozeliak said the move was made when they found out Adams would not be available for a couple more days. “It made sense in two ways,” Mozeliak said. “One, let Matt Adams heal, and two, it’s an opportunity to give Oscar some playing time and not have to worry about the balance of power and worry about who’s playing and who’s not.”

The Cardinals signed Taveras in 2008 out of the Dominican Republic. Before this season, Taveras was ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America. He has a career .321 average over six minor league seasons.

Calcavecchia, Shorts share Champions Tour lead

Sports

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia and Wes Short Junior shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Calcavecchia, third last year at the Wakonda Club, had three straight birdies on the back nine for his best start of the season. Short birdied the 18th hole to join Calcavecchia atop the leaderboard.

Bobby Clampett, Peter Senior and Shane Lowery were a stroke back.

Iowa News Headlines: Sat., May 31st 2014

News

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that will end greyhound dog racing in Council Bluffs by 2016. Branstad’s office said the governor signed the bill Friday along with more than a dozen other bills.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have recovered a body from the Des Moines River. The Des Moines Fire Department says the body was recovered yesterday afternoon after a woman spotted it south of the Center Street Dam. A water emergency team used a boat to recover the body. Des Moines police later identified the body as 24-year old Sachin Rayappa of Des Moines. He had been reported missing Tuesday.

SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the theft of farm and construction equipment. The Sioux City Journal reports Michael Block of Sibley entered his written plea Thursday in Osceola County District Court. He faces seven counts of first-degree theft, 10 counts of second-degree theft and one count each of third- and fourth-degree theft.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia and Wes Short Junior shot 6-under 66 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic. Calcavecchia, third last year at the Wakonda Club, had three straight birdies on the back nine for his best start of the season. Short birdied the 18th hole to join Calcavecchia atop the leaderboard.

HOWARD HOOVER, 66, of Fontanelle (Private Svcs. )

Obituaries

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HOWARD HOOVER, 66, of Fontanelle, died Friday, May 30th, at the Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle. Private family services will be held for HOWARD HOOVER at a later date. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the Howard Hoover Memorial Fund to be established by the family.

HOWARD HOOVER is survived by:

His wife – Claudia Stutzman, of Fontanelle.

His son – Chad (Melissa) Hoover, of West Union.

His step-children: Chad (Jenn) Stutzman, of Altoona; Shawn (Heather) Stutzman, of Staplehurst, NE; Luke Stutzman, of Waukee, and Chance Stutzman, of Greenfield.

His sisters – Julie Vance, of Des Moines, and Deborah Vaughn, of Tennessee.

3 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, 1 step-great grandchild, other relatives & friends.

(Updated 6:50-a.m.) Shooting suspect at large in Montgomery County

News

May 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in southwest Iowa are on the lookout for a man suspected in a shooting incident early this (Saturday) morning, in Red Oak. According to Red Oak Police, 34-year-old Raphael Baptista is suspected of shooting 36-year old Clyde Ziegler several times. The incident happened at 407 4th Street at around 12:15-a.m.  Ziegler was flown by medical helicopter to an Omaha hospital, where he was reported to be in critical condition.

Baptista is described as being a Hispanic male, about 5-feet 8-inches tall, weighing 170-to-180 pounds. he has black hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. Authorities say it appears he suffered a gunshot wound to his left hand. Area hospitals have been put on alert to notify authorities of anyone coming in with suspicious wounds, especially to their hand or hands. Baptista is considered to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on his location should contact Red Oak Police at 712-623-6500, or call 9-1-1.

Multiple law enforcement converged on Red Oak during a search for the suspect, including deputies from Cass County, an aircraft from the Omaha Police Department, and the Iowa State Patrol. The Red Oak K-9 unit was also deployed in an attempt to locate Baptista.

At around 2-a.m., Montgomery County Emergency Management issued a Code Red Alert to residents at the request of Red Oak Police, urging residents to remain in their homes as a possibly armed suspect was at large. Red Oak Police gave the all clear to any immediate threat in or around the Red Oak area just before 5-a.m.

Former Glenwood H.S. teacher arrested on sexual exploitation charge

News

May 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Mills County say a former Glenwood High School Teacher was arrested Friday on suspicion of sexual exploitation by a school employee and supplying alcohol to a minor. According to Mills County Attorney Eric Hansen, 38-year old Russell Crouch, a social studies and communications teacher who resigned May 21st, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student who attended Glenwood High School and of supplying alcohol to another student.

Glenwood Superintendent Devin Embray has said earlier, that Crouch was the subject of an internal school district investigation, which was subsequently suspended and turned over to law enforcement. Embray had indicated it was a personnel matter involving an alleged situation was brought to the attention of administrators on May 16th. Crouch was placed in paid administrative leave May 19th, two days before he resigned.

If convicted on the Aggravated Misdemeanor sexual exploitation charge, Crouch would be required to register as a sex offender. He may also have to serve up to two years in prison and pay a fine of $6,250. Supplying alcohol to a minor is a serious misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a minimum fine of $500. Crouch’s bond was set at $3,000.

Branstad OKs bill ending Council Bluffs dog races

News

May 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that will end greyhound dog racing in Council Bluffs by 2016. Branstad’s office said the governor signed the bill Friday along with more than a dozen other bills.

The measure will end greyhound racing in Council Bluffs but allow dog owners to continue operating a track in Dubuque. It requires casinos that have long-subsidized the dog racing tracks to pay $72 million. That will pay for a retirement fund for dog owners and breeders and help the Iowa Greyhound Association negotiate a lease for the Dubuque track.

Branstad signed five bills publicly Friday, including legislation that legalizes the use of cannabis oil to treat severe epilepsy.