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Southern Miss Hires Sadler as Basketball Coach

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May 1st, 2014 by Jim Field

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Southern Mississippi has hired former Nebraska coach Doc Sadler as its next basketball coach.

The school announced the hiring late Wednesday and will have a news conference Thursday afternoon.

Sadler coached the Cornhuskers from 2006 to 2012, leading them to three appearances in the NIT. He was an assistant at Iowa State last season under Fred Hoiberg, and the Cyclones finished with a 28-8 record and an appearance in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16.

Southern Miss athletic director Bill McGillis said in a statement that the Golden Eagles “hired one of the great coaches in America and a perfect match for Southern Miss.”

Sadler replaces Donnie Tyndall, who left last week to coach Tennessee.

Sioux City casino workers get layoff notices

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Argosy riverboat casino on Sioux City has sent layoff notices to all of its more than 300 workers. The notices were sent Wednesday in accordance with a federal law that requires employers with more than 100 employees to provide at least 60 days’ notice of a workplace closing or mass layoff. But Argosy’s parent company, Penn National Gaming Co., says it is not ending its fight to keep open the casino.

The Argosy’s pending closure stems from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s decision to allow a land-based casino in downtown Sioux City to replace the Argosy. Penn National lost its bid to operate the land-based casino to Sioux City Entertainment, which is building and will operate a Hard Rock Casino.

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Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association Boys Rankings

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May 1st, 2014 by Jim Field

CLASS 1-A:

  1. Beckman Catholic 2-0
  2. Iowa City Regina 3-0
  3. Danville  5-0
  4. Mid-Prairie 5-1
  5. Center Point-Urbana 4-1
  6. Postville 1-2
  7. Albia 3-1
  8. Waterloo Columbus 4-2
  9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3-0
  10. West Liberty 2-0
  11. Clear Lake 3-1
  12. Underwood 3-1
  13. West Sioux 2-1
  14. MOC-Floyd Valley 3-1
  15. Des Moines Christian 4-3
  16. Riverside 4-2-1

CLASS 2-A:

  1. Norwalk 6-4
  2. Spencer 7-0
  3. Waverly-Shell Rock 6-1
  4. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-3
  5. Pella 8-3-1
  6. Dallas Center-Grimes 4-3
  7. Central Clinton-Dewitt 7-1
  8. Glenwood 5-2
  9. Hudson 6-3
  10. Perry 7-2
  11. Creston 7-1
  12. Marion 5-1
  13. Dubuque Wahlert 1-5
  14. Davenport Assumption 4-4
  15. Clear Creek-Amana 4-4-2
  16. ADM 5-5-1

CLASS 3-A:

  1. Iowa City West 8-0
  2. Johnston 10-0
  3. Iowa City High 6-1
  4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5-2
  5. Linn-Mar 8-1
  6. Cedar Rapids Washington 5-2
  7. Ankeny Centennial 7-1
  8. Sioux City West 10-0
  9. Bettendorf 8-2
  10. Waukee 8-2
  11. Cedar Rapids Prairie 4-3
  12. WDM Valley 6-2
  13. Marshalltown 9-1
  14. Pleasant Valley 4-2
  15. Ames 6-1
  16. Muscatine 6-4

Details expected later this morning on Montgomery Co. pursuit

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Details are expected to be released later this morning with regard to a pursuit that took place late Wednesday afternoon, in Montgomery County. The chase ended near Red Oak, with the suspect having crashed his vehicle a short time after it ran over stop-sticks designed to deflate the tires. After the vehicle crashed, the suspect took off on foot but was quickly captured. He was taken into custody at around 4:45-p.m.

We’ll have more information later, as it becomes available.

Iowa HOUSE has adjourned for the year

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

At 5:54 a.m. today, House Speaker Kraig Paulsen asked the House to vote to adjourn for the year. The Senate RULES Committee is meeting, considering a resolution that would give the Senate Oversight Committee the power to subpoena witnesses. Republicans are objecting. Democrats in the Senate say they need to compel witnesses to come forward to talk about Branstad Administration actions that Democrats are questioning.

(Radio Iowa)

Midwest economic survey index hits 3-year high

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly economic index for nine Midwestern and Plains states hit a three-year high in April, suggesting more economic growth over the next three to six months. A report issued Thursday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 60.4 from 58.2 in March.
Looking six months ahead, the business confidence portion of the overall index jumped to 64.2 in April from 59.0 in March.

The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth, while a score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

BREAKING: House passes bill to decriminalize possession of cannabis oil as treatment for chronic epilepsy

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

After hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Iowa House has approved a bill that would legalize possession of an oil derived from the marijuana plant as a treatment of severe epilepsy.  The bill passed shortly after 3:30 a.m. on a 75-to-20 vote. Representative Jarad, a Republican from Washington, was the bill’s floor manager. “We’ve been working on this bill an awful lot today,” Klein said. “Where we stand right now is I think that Iowans can be very proud. We’ve come together between the parties, between different factions, urban (and) rural legislators to put together what I believe is a good piece of legislation.”

Representative Bob Kressig, a Democrat from Cedar Falls, credited a small group of parents, mostly mothers, who have epileptic children for lobbying legislators day after day on this issue. “What we’re offering today is hope for these families,” Kressig said. A pharmacist who is a member of the House estimates about 100 patients in Iowa might get a doctor’s recommendation to take the oil if this proposal becomes law. The lifespan of children diagnosed with intractable epilepsy is dramatically shortened not only by the condition, but by the powerful prescription and experimental drugs they take to try to reduce the duration and intensity of their seizures.

The Iowa Senate has approved the bill to decriminalize cannabis oil. The House this morning (Thursday) made some changes in the bill before passing it shortly after 3:30 a.m. Senators must review the bill again and vote to approve the alterations.

(Radio Iowa)

NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: 5/1/2014

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

401 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

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Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 45. Our 24-hour Low ending today at 7-a.m. was 40. We received .11″ of rain in Atlantic yesterday.

 

Iowa early News Headlines – Thu., May 1st 2014

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May 1st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Marshalltown police are moving ahead with plans to acquire a 24-foot-long, 10-foot-high military vehicle. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Police Chief Mike Tupper told City Council members Monday his department wants to obtain the Caiman MTV Defensive Vehicle through a military exchange program.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature is debating budget measures and a few remaining policy bills in an effort to finish the 2014 legislative session. With several major budget bills remaining and two of Governor Terry Branstad’s priority measures hanging in the balance, debate began yesterday afternoon with the goal of finishing late in the evening.

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) — A planned sale of The Inn at Okoboji is off and the hotel’s owner says there are now no plans to sell the historic lakefront property. Brian DePalma, who heads North Texas-based DePalma Hotels, told the Sioux City Journal “the sale is not happening and there is no plan to relist it right now.” DePalma Hotels has operated the 200-room hotel since 2011, when it entered foreclosure. The hotel dates to 1896.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A decision to exclude some vendors from a popular farmers market in downtown Cedar Falls has prompted complaints that event organizers are limiting competition. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports hog farmer Carl Blake complained Monday night to the Cedar Falls City Council and asked officials to investigate why he and others had repeatedly been denied the chance to join the market.