Omaha businessman donates $3M to Iowa college

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Omaha businessman has donated $3 million to his alma mater in northwest Iowa, Morningside College. College President John Reynders says the gift from Norman Waitt Jr. and his Kind World Foundation will help the school with its $12 million renovation of Dimmitt Residence Hall. The dorm houses nearly 400 students during the academic year.

Waitt is founder and chairman of Waitt Co., an investment company with headquarters in Omaha. He graduated from Morningside in 1986 and is a member of the college board of directors. Morningside was founded in 1894 and sits on 68 acres in Sioux City. It’s a private, four-year school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has an enrollment of around 1,200 full-time students.

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7AM Newscast 01-10-2014

January 10th, 2014 by admin

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., 1/10/14

Podcasts, Weather

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

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

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Thursday Wrestling Results

January 10th, 2014 by Jim Field

Atlantic/CAM 51, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22
Logan-Magnolia 36, Atlantic/CAM 29
Logan-Magnolia 52, Coon Rapids-Bayard 24

Audubon 51, Woodward-Granger 30
Audubon 55, Kuemper Catholic 24

Underwood 54, Southwest Iowa 30
Underwood 54, Clarinda Academy 30
Underwood 60, West Central Valley 18

Guthrie Center 42, Exira/EHK 31
Guthrie Center 48, A-H-S-T 30
Guthrie Center 39, Griswold 28
A-H-S-T 42, Exira/EHK 32
A-H-S-T 39, Griswold 30
Exira/EHK 38, Griswold 36

Shenandoah 45, Tri-Center 25
Shenandoah 45, St. Albert 23
Shenandoah 48, Denison-Schleswig 29
Tri-Center 46, St. Albert 30
Tri-Center 52, Denison-Schleswig 21
Denison-Schleswig 48, St. Albert 33
Atlantic Logan-Magnolia

Glenwood 64, Red Oak 15
Glenwood 40, Riverside 39
Glenwood 40, East Mills 24
Riverside 58, Red Oak 20
Riverside 43, East Mills 27
East Mills 46, Red Oak 21

Creston/O-M 50, Harlan 24

Bedford-Lenox 60, Clarke, Osceola 18
Winterset 43, Bedford-Lenox 25

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th

January 10th, 2014 by Jim Field

WANTED: 2- 400×15 or 500×15 Front tractor tires 712-773-2041.

FOR SALE: hotpoint washer and dryer set $100.00 and snapper riding lawn mower older style $80.00. Need to sell asap due to moving. Text or call 712-314-0154.

FOR SALE: 14″ Rocket style Mag Wheels with tires for Chevy Like New….in Atlantic. $325 OBO. 4 ft by 8 ft utility trailer. $300 OBO …in Anita. Tony Lama Alligator boots/Size 10 and a half. Great condition! Make offer. 712-304-1223.

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MICHAEL B. BREHMER, 52, of Panora (No services)

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL B. BREHMER, 52, of Panora, died Wed., Jan. 8th, in Omaha. No services are planned for MICHAEL BREHMER. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Mon. (1/14), from 4-to 8-pm, with the family present from 6-to 8-pm. Cremation will follow visitation.

Burial of the cremains will take place at a later date.

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Red Oak man arrested Thu. afternoon

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested an individual Thursday afternoon, for Failure to Appear on Contempt of Court charges. 49-year old David Allen Welch, of Red Oak, was arrested on valid warrants at around 3:45-p.m., at 106 W. Coolbaugh Street. Welch was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area 1/10/14

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Today: A chance of rain or freezing rain before 2pm, then rain and snow likely. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

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Special Weather Statement: Dense Fog & Freezing Mist

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

348 AM CST FRI JAN 10 2014 …

PATCHY DENSE FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING MIST EARLY THIS MORNING… VISIBILITIES ARE SLOWLY FALLING IN WIDESPREAD FOG EARLY THIS MORNING…RESULTING IN PATCHES OF DENSE FOG RESTRICTING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

IN ADDITION…VERY LIGHT MISTING IS FREEZING ON SURFACES IN SOME AREAS RESULTING IN A THIN GLAZE. BOTH THE LOWERING VISIBILITIES AND PATCHY LIGHT ICING WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES…AND ANYONE ON THE ROADS SHOULD DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY THIS MORNING.

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Murder charges dropped against NE man accused in fatal shooting on NE-IA bridge

January 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A report in the Omaha World-Herald says prosecutors have agreed to drop second-degree murder charges against a 24-year-old Omaha man accused of a fatal shooting on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, which links Omaha and Council Bluffs. Terrece R. Cox had been scheduled to go on trial Monday. Instead, Cox is expected to be released from jail today (Friday), after the murder charge and six other counts are dismissed.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine and Cox’s attorney, Bill Eustice, said witnesses were either evasive or uncooperative with police and prosecutors. Cox has always claimed he was innocent in the 1-a.m. shooting death on May 29th, of 26-year old Shamari Richards.

About a dozen young people were on the bridge about 1 a.m. At least seven of them, including a 16-year-old girl, had been drinking in celebration of the girl’s birthday. Then they came in contact with Richards and a few of his friends. At some point, a young woman was punched. A confrontation ensued. Shots were fired. Richards was killed. Kevin Jenkins, who was 29 at the time, and Jeremy Fejeran, who was 19, were also shot, but they survived.

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