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Severe thunderstorm warning: Ringgold, Taylor, Union & Adams Counties

Weather

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

949 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1015 AM CST

* AT 949 AM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LENOX…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CRESTON…LENOX…TWELVE MILE LAKE…SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MAIN CAMPUS…AFTON…CLEARFIELD…DIAGONAL…GRAVITY…CROMWELL…
ARISPE…SHARPSBURG…SHANNON CITY…KENT…THAYER…CONWAY…
CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…WILSON COUNTY PARK…GREEN VALLEY LAKE
STATE PARK…THREE MILE LAKE COUNTY PARK AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES
STATE PARK.

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Significant Weather Advisory for Page County

Weather

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

922 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY UNTIL
1000 AM CST…

AT 922 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER BURLINGTON JUNCTION IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI…OR 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARYVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
    THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…BRADDYVILLE AND BLANCHARD.

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Sun blindness said to be the cause of an accident in Atlantic

News

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An accident in Atlantic Wednesday morning was said to be caused by temporary sun blindness. The Atlantic Police Department says Florence Hildebrand, of Atlantic, was traveling east on 5th Street at around 7:45-a.m., when she was blinded by the sun. When Hildebrand couldn’t see a vehicle parked near the intersection with Hazel Street. Her vehicle ran into the parked car registered to Maria Swope, of Atlantic. The collision caused Swope’s vehicle to be pushed into another parked car, registered to Alanda Marshall, of Atlantic.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $2,200. There were no injuries, and no citations issued.

(9-a.m. News)

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Class 2-A State Wrestling First Round Results

Sports

February 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

  • 106 – Brennen Doebel (Clear Lake) 35-1 won by fall over Wil Beach (Harlan) 34-10 (Fall 1:57)
  • 106 – Dante Tacchia (Iowa Falls-Alden) 31-10 won by major decision over Carter Cox (Atlantic) 23-7 (MD 8-0)
  • 113 – Kruz Adamson (Creston) 38-6 won by decision over Austin Pontier (Interstate 35) 44-11 (Dec 4-0)
  • 113 – Brady Kyner (Carlisle) 34-2 won by decision over Kade VanKirk (Perry) 39-13 (Dec 6-2)
  • 120 – Dillon Cox (Atlantic) 47-5 won by decision over Louis Gnida (Solon) 38-6 (Dec 8-1)
  • 120 – Blake Luna (Clarinda) 38-3 won by fall over Ryder Albertsen (Union, LaPorte City) 29-13 (Fall 2:54)
  • 126 – Darrian Schwenke (Atlantic) 49-1 won by major decision over Brice Everson (Camanche) 35-7 (MD 15-3)
  • 126 – Sam Phillips (West Delaware) 40-4 won by fall over Dylan Forkner (Greene County) 37-5 (Fall 4:38)
  • 132 – Brock Jennings (Osage) 35-10 won by decision over Jordan Challen (Greene County) 36-7 (Dec 12-7)
  • 132 – Hunter Slifka (Crestwood) 40-3 won in tie breaker – 1 over Alexander Schmitz (Kuemper Catholic) 38-6 (TB-1 4-3)
  • 138 – Bradley Conley (Mediapolis) 43-6 won by fall over Tommy Bradshaw (Greene County) 40-3 (Fall 2:47)
  • 138 – Kieran Robuck (Knoxville) 37-6 won by fall over Joey Huntington (Creston) 37-12 (Fall 3:50)
  • 145 – Chase Shiltz (Creston) 49-4 won by fall over Steven Garcia (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 46-6 (Fall 1:59)
  • 145 –  Zach Skopec (Spirit Lake Park) 46-0 won by decision over Jared Eischeid (Kuemper Catholic) 30-5 (Dec 6-3)
  • 152 – Seth Stetzel (Perry) 37-5 won by major decision over Kory Kuecker (Algona) 33-9 (MD 15-1)
  • 152 – Jeremy Scheuermann (Greene County) 42-5 won by decision over Tanner Hild (Webster City) 31-7 (Dec 7-3)
  • 160 – Tayler Pettit (Creston) 39-20 won by decision over Landon Schuessler (North Polk) 18-3 (Dec 4-1)
  • 160 – J.J. Clark (Clarinda) 42-6 won by decision over Colton Ranney (Central Decatur) 43-14 (Dec 7-4)
  • 170 – Trey Ryan (Mount Vernon) 44-4 won by fall over Dusty Swindler (Clarinda) 38-15 (Fall 1:42)
  • 170 – Trevor Frain (Creston) 50-3 won by decision over Kolton Smith (South Tama County) 21-8 (Dec 8-1)
  • 182 – Riley Hasken (Wahlert, Dubuque) 40-6 won by decision over Adam Baker (Creston) 46-9 (Dec 8-2)
  • 182 – Gabriel Rangel (Assumption, Davenport) 37-5 won by fall over Cain Johanns (Clarinda) 29-16 (Fall 5:00)
  • 195 – Cale Stork (Harlan) 46-3 won by fall over Zach Lamphere (Oelwein) 38-9 (Fall 1:01)
  • 195 – Matt McMillan (Independence) 40-9 won in sudden victory – 1 over Seth Maitlen (Creston) 37-11 (SV-1 5-3)
  • 220 – Tyler Christensen (Atlantic) 44-7 won by fall over Brock Caviness (Knoxville) 19-27 (Fall 2:34)
  • 220 – Dallon Bendorf (Harlan) 41-7 won by decision over Mark Ramirez (Columbus Community) 40-5 (Dec 4-2)
  • 285 – Gregory Palma (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley) 23-7 won by decision over Dakota Calfee (Clarinda) 36-7 (Dec 5-2)
  • 285 – Darian Tillman (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 41-14 won by decision over Jezidiah Phippen (Atlantic) 35-22 (Dec 4-2)

Consolation:

  • 106 – Carter Cox (Atlantic) 24-7 won by decision over Zackary Snyder (Estherville Lincoln Central) 24-23 (Dec 5-2)
  • 106 – Andrew Waite (Washington) 28-15 won by fall over Wil Beach (Harlan) 34-11 (Fall 5:01)
  • 113 – Carter Barkema (Hampton-Dumont) 34-11 won by decision over Kade VanKirk (Perry) 39-14 (Dec 6-4)
  • 126 – Dylan Beaver (Benton Community) 14-8 won by decision over Dylan Forkner (Greene County) 37-6 (Dec 6-3)
  • 132 – Jordan Challen (Greene County) 37-7 won by decision over Kade Steuhm (Solon) 24-5 (Dec 5-1)
  • 132 – Nick Hyland (Vinton-Shellsburg) 36-5 won by decision over Alexander Schmitz (Kuemper Catholic) 38-7 (Dec 9-6)
  • 138 – Tommy Bradshaw (Greene County) 41-3 won by tech fall over Tionte Parks (Assumption, Davenport) 29-10 (TF-1.5 6:00 (17-2))
  • 138 –  Joey Huntington (Creston) 38-12 won by tech fall over Cain Blenderman (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 33-22 (TF-1.5 5:25 (17-2))
  • 145 – Jared Eischeid (Kuemper Catholic) 31-5 won by fall over Race Brant (Woodward-Granger) 37-11 (Fall 2:41)
  • 170 – Zach De Jager (Western Christian/Unity Christian) 37-6 won by fall over Dusty Swindler (Clarinda) 38-16 (Fall 3:45)
  • 182 – Jordan Challis (Tipton) 41-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Adam Baker (Creston) 46-10 (SV-1 6-4)
  • 182 – Mitchell Spenler (Williamsburg) 38-11 won by fall over Cain Johanns (Clarinda) 29-17 (Fall 5:59)
  • 195 – Seth Maitlen (Creston) 38-11 won by decision over Dalton Vest (South Tama County) 24-12 (Dec 5-0)
  • 285 – Nathan Heath (ADM) 37-10 won by fall over Dakota Calfee (Clarinda) 36-8 (Fall 5:17)
  • 285 – Bobby Heilman (Interstate 35) 41-13 won by fall over Jezidiah Phippen (Atlantic) 35-23 (Fall 3:37)

Team Scores:

1. Assumption, Davenport 25.0
2. Mediapolis 20.5
3. Union, LaPorte City 18.0
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 17.0
5. Albia 15.0
6. Clear Lake 14.0
7. Creston  13.5
8. Grinnell 13.0
8. West Delaware, Manchester 13.0
10. Algona 11.5
11. Solon 11.0
12. Atlantic  10.0
12. Osage 10.0
12. Washington 10.0
15. Hampton-Dumont 9.0
16. Charles City 8.0
16. Independence 8.0
16. Mount Vernon 8.0
16. North Fayette Valley 8.0
20. Adm, Adel 7.0
20. Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 7.0
20. Estherville Lincoln Central 7.0
23. Clarinda  6.0
23. Forest City 6.0
23. Harlan  6.0
23. MOC-Floyd Valley 6.0
23. Webster City 6.0
28. Greene County 5.5
29. Ballard 5.0
29. Wahlert, Dubuque 5.0
29. West Liberty 5.0
32. Beckman Catholic,Dyersville 4.0
32. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 4.0
32. Cherokee 4.0
32. Clarke, Osceola 4.0
32. Crestwood 4.0
32. East Marshall, LeGrand 4.0
32. Knoxville 4.0
32. New Hampton 4.0
32. OA-BCIG 4.0
32. Roland-Story, Story City 4.0
32. Saydel 4.0
32. Woodward-Granger 4.0
44. Bondurant-Farrar 3.0
44. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 3.0
44. Center Point-Urbana 3.0
44. Central Decatur, Leon 3.0
44. Gilbert 3.0
44. Humboldt 3.0
44. Interstate 35, Truro 3.0
44. Iowa Falls-Alden 3.0
44. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll  3.0
44. North Polk, Alleman 3.0
44. Pcm, Monroe 3.0
44. Perry 3.0
44. Vinton-Shellsburg 3.0
44. Western Christian/Unity Christian 3.0
44. Williamsburg 3.0
59. BCLUW, Conrad 2.0
59. Benton Community 2.0
59. Camanche 2.0
59. Carlisle 2.0
59. Centerville 2.0
59. Louisa-Muscatine 2.0
59. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2.0
59. Monticello 2.0
59. Oelwein 2.0
59. Sheldon/South O`Brien 2.0
59. Sioux Center 2.0
59. Spirit Lake Park 2.0
59. Tipton 2.0
72. Central Clinton, DeWitt 1.0
72. Winterset 1.0
74. Van Meter 0.0
75. South Tama County, Tama -1.0

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High Speed chase ends in C.Bluffs w/Omaha man hit w/stun gun

News

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Pottawattamie County says a high-speed vehicle pursuit ended early Wednesday when the Omaha man accused of driving the vehicle was found hiding in the grass. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 33-year old Neal S. Okerbloom, was taken into custody following a chase that began near Highway 92 at Concord Loop, and ended at the Valley View Apartments in Council Bluffs.

Officials told the paper a little after 1 a.m. a sheriff’s deputy spotted Okerbloom running a stop sign. When the deputy attempted to pull over the SUV Okerbloom was driving, he failed to stop and the high-speed chase was underway. Stop sticks were deployed at Mall and Valley View drives to slow Okerbloom down. The SUV eventually pulled into the parking lot at Valley View Apartments. Okerbloom took off on foot and hid in nearby tall grass.

After a police helicopter from Omaha saw Okerbloom and authorities converged on his location, he refused to show his hands when ordered to do so. A stun gun was deployed and Okerbloom was  subsequently arrested. Okerbloom faces charges of eluding, possession of marijuana and will likely face drunken driving charges according to authorities, as  deputies noted he  smelled of alcohol upon his arrest.

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8AM Newscast 02-20-2014

News, Podcasts

February 20th, 2014 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Doc Leonard’s Pet Pointers 02-20-2014

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

February 20th, 2014 by admin

Dr. Keith Leonard talks about his life and practice over the years.

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Heartbeat Today 02-20-2014

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

February 20th, 2014 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Gary Miller, CAM FFA Instructor, about the program during National FFA week.

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7AM Newscast 02-20-2014

News, Podcasts

February 20th, 2014 by admin

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Widespread blizzard conditons expected today

News, Weather

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS TODAY AND  SHIFT ACROSS IOWA AND INTO ADJACENT AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. AS THIS OCCURS…RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND  NORTHEAST IOWA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

Areas in red are under a Blizzard Warning; Pink counties are under a Winter Storm Warning; purple counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory today (2/20)

Areas in red are under a Blizzard Warning; Pink counties are under a Winter Storm Warning; purple counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory today (2/20)

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW FALL IS LIKELY EXTENDING INTO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD  CONDITIONS THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS SYSTEM LIKELY WILL CRIPPLE TRAVEL

THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH OUT BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARRIVING FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. BY THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK…LOW TEMPERATURES COULD BE BELOW ZERO AGAIN AND HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE REGION.

(National Weather Service)

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