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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed., Jan. 22nd 2014

Podcasts, Weather

January 22nd, 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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PATRICK DEAN McCORKEL, 53, of Adair (Svcs. 1/24/13)

Obituaries

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

PATRICK DEAN McCORKEL, 53, of Adair, died Mon., Jan. 20th, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. No services are planned, but a gathering of friends and family of PATRICK McCORKEL will be held from 5-to 8pm Fri., Jan. 24th, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

Memorials may be directed to the Patrick McCorkel Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Iowa Farm Bureau seeks participants for China trip

Ag/Outdoor

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Farm Bureau is seeking participants for a market study tour of China.  The group says it’s now accepting applications from its members for a trip that includes meeting with Chinese farmers, agriculture business leaders, government officials and Beijing citizens. It is tentatively scheduled for early July.

Officials say China holds market demand potential for Iowa’s corn, soybeans and pork. They say the tour will give Iowa farmers inside knowledge of China’s internal agriculture issues, and will poise Iowa farmers to meet those demands.

Applications will be selected based on group participation and other factors. They will be accepted through the end of February.

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Wind Chill Warning in effect for the far nw Counties of Iowa

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL COUNTIES: WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY…

* TIMING…WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE COLDEST READINGS FROM MIDNIGHT TO SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…LOW TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TO READINGS FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OFTEN BE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING…LIKELY REACHING AROUND 35 BELOW INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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Barefoot woman found wandering after crash near C. Bluffs

News

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A single-vehicle accident near Council Bluffs early Sunday morning is under investigation, after authorities found a woman wandering barefoot not far from the scene. According to the Daily NonPareil, Council Bluffs Police responded to a crash near the 57-mile marker of Interstate 29 southbound a little after 3-a.m., Sunday.Officers found an unoccupied 2005 Nissan Quest minivan wedged among the trees, in the ditch.

Authorities say the van had hit a fence with a metal pole, which went through the two rear windows. Passenger side air bags had deployed and the passenger side doors wouldn’t open, with the handles broken off. Officers eventually located the registered owner of the vehicle, Angela Hussman of Ashland, Neb., a few hundred yards down the interstate. Hussman was uninjured, though she was walking barefoot and told police she had no idea how she got to Iowa.

Hussman said she had been a passenger in the Nissan, with a man who had been driving her home from a bar, but she could not identify him. She said she woke up in the passenger seat of the vehicle and got out after grabbing the pole for support to escape out the driver side. No other individuals were located in the area. Hussman told police she was unable to account for the time from when she left the bar around 2 a.m. to when the accident occurred, around 2:55 a.m.

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Wind Chill Advisories in effect Wed. evening through Thu. morning

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY; MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-and POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES: WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY; MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-and PAGE COUNTIES:  WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING…WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW OR COLDER EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH THEIR COLDEST READINGS AROUND 5 TO 9 AM…THEN IMPROVE ABOVE 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/22/2014

Weather

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

344 AM CST WED JAN 22 2014

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12-PM THURSDAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. WINDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BREEZY. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

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Oklahoma upends No. 20 Iowa State 75-54

Sports

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aaryn Ellenberg drained a 3-pointer to start a 15-2 run in the second half that broke open a tight game and sent Oklahoma to its first win in Ames since 2008, pounding No. 20 Iowa State 75-54 Tuesday night. The win avenged an overtime loss to the then 14th-ranked Cyclones Jan. 5 at Oklahoma.

Ellenberg drained four 3-pointers en route to 22 points and eight rebounds. She scored 10 in the breakaway run deep in the second half, and also guarded Iowa State’s Jadda Buckley (who went off for a career-high 29 on Jan. 5), holding her scoreless. Nicole Griffin scored 12 and Sharane Campbell 10 with nine rebounds for the Sooners (12-7, 3-3 Big 12). Oklahoma outscored Iowa State 36-22 in the paint.

The Cyclones (14-4, 3-4), who have lost their last four, were led by Nikki Moody’s 18 points. Hallie Christofferson fouled out with 15 points.

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Tuesday Boys Basketball Results

Sports

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Kuemper Catholic 65, Atlantic 48
  • Glenwood 82, Red Oak 55
  • Lewis Central 57, Denison-Schleswig 46
  • Harlan 67, Carroll 51

Western Iowa:

  • Griswold 44, Audubon 20
  • Treynor 54, IKM-Manning 52
  • Tri-Center 78, Logan-Magnolia 57
  • Underwood 54, A-H-S-T 43
  • Missouri Valley 66, Riverside 50

Rolling Valley:

  • Ar-We-Va 56, Paton-Churdan 46
  • CAM 58, Woodbine 46
  • Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 57, Charter Oak-Ute 52
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 48, Boyer Valley 38
  • West Harrison 76, Adair-Casey 50

Others:

  • Bedford 68, Southwest Valley 60
  • CB Abraham Lincoln 77, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 68
  • Nodaway Valley 69, Lenox 41

Corner Conference Tournament Quarterfinal

  • East Mills 67, Essex 44
  • Fremont Mills 70, Clarinda Academy 60
  • Heartland Christian 60, Nishnabotna 53
  • Sidney 63, Stanton 41

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Jan. 22nd 2014

News

January 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Des Moines police arrested a man suspected in a bank robbery after a witness photographed the man’s vehicle. Police say in a news release that they were called to a robbery at First Bank in West Des Moines just before 2 p.m. The suspect had fled, but a witness photographed a minivan he climbed into and then followed the vehicle for several miles and directed police. Officers finally stopped the minivan at a motel parking lot and arrested a man.

TIPTON, Iowa (AP) — An environmental commission has rejected an Iowa pet cemetery owner’s request to throw out a $10,000 fine over controversial horse burials. The Des Moines Register reports the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission recently rejected Steve Johnson’s appeal. Johnson’s attorney, Jeff Bittner, says he will appeal the decision in district court.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has received big campaign contributions from Iowa business leaders, special interest political committees and from celebrity businessman Donald Trump. Branstad filed his campaign finance report for 2013 yesterday. It shows that he has about $4.1 million in cash on hand for his re-election campaign.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A consultant for Jack Hatch’s gubernatorial campaign has been reinstated to practice law after a brief suspension for failing to respond to an inquiry from regulators. Chief Justice Mark Cady signed an order yesterday reinstating Des Moines attorney John Hedgecoth, whose license was temporarily suspended Jan. 16.

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