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Area law enforcement efforts to STEP up this week

News

November 24th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Iowa law enforcement will be out in force this Thanksgiving Holiday with increased visibility and aggressive traffic enforcement. The Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB), has announced extra city, county and state officers will be out in force ensuring traveler’s buckle up, slow down and drive responsibly in order to save lives and reduce crashes.

The high visibility traffic enforcement event will begin Monday, November 25th, 2013 and run through Sunday, December 1st, 2013. Randy Hunefeld, sTEP Coordinator with the GTSB, says “The number one priority of this Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) is to SAVE LIVES. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, nine traffic fatalities occurred during the 2012 Thanksgiving Holiday, which is just not acceptable.” Six of those nine deaths were motorists NOT using seatbelts.

Officials say the data clearly shows that buckling up alone increases your odds of surviving a serious crash by 50%.

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Rohach leads Iowa St past Kansas 34-0

Sports

November 24th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Grant Rohach passed for a season-best 300 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa State beat Kansas 34-0 on a frigid Saturday night for its first Big 12 victory. James White and Shontrelle Johnson each ran for a touchdown and Cole Netten kicked two field goals for the Cyclones (2-9, 1-7), who broke a seven-game losing streak at home and sent KU to its 24th straight road loss.

Just one week after breaking a 27-game conference losing streak, the Jayhawks (3-8, 1-7) failed to capitalize on some early scoring opportunities and never got much going in the second half, either. Rohach, who had not thrown a touchdown pass in his five previous games, finished 15 of 20 with one interception and scoring throws of 58 yards to Aaron Wimberly and 15 yards to Quenton Bundrage.

It was the coldest game in Jack Trice Stadium history — 8 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sun., 11/24/13

Weather

November 24th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. HIGH 25 TO 35.

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Northern Iowa grinds Western Illinois 28-13

Sports

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — David Johnson ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night to lead Northern Iowa over Western Illinois 28-13. Ray Mitchell returned two interceptions for touchdowns and UNI (7-5, 3-5 Missouri Valley) ran the ball 42 times compared to only 12 pass attempts. Johnson eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the 15th time in his career and passed Carl Boyd to become fifth in UNI’s career touchdown list with 32.

Nathan Knuffman’s field goal gave Western Illinois a 3-0 lead before the Panthers scored 28 straight first half points. UNI won the game with defense and ball control the rest of the way. Kevin Kintzel returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown for the Leathernecks (4-8, 2-6) with six seconds left in the third quarter to record the last points scored by either team.

Trenton Norvell was 23 of 52 for 252 yards and three interceptions for WIU.

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Careless driving causes crash Saturday morning in Red Oak

News

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak teen was cited for Careless driving following an accident about a block south of the Red Oak High School Saturday morning. According to Red Oak Police, a car driven by 17-year old Caleb Moya was traveling a high rate of speed and in a careless manner. Officials say Moya was traveling west in the 600 block of East Sunset Avenue, when he pulled the emergency brake on the 2000 Toyota Camry he was driving at around 11:30-a.m., causing the car to leaving the ice-covered road and hit a tree.

Neither Moya, nor two passengers in the car were injured. The vehicle sustained $3,500 damage, and a tree on private property sustained $200 damage. Red Oak Police were assisted at the scene by the Red Oak Fire Department and deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

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November 23rd, 2013 by admin

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Drake outlasts Nebraska-Omaha 88-80

Sports

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Richard Carter scored a game-high 23 points, and grabbed 11 rebounds, to lead five Drake players in double figures in an 88-80 win over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday. Drake (3-1) took a 55-54 lead with 9:53 left on a Carter layup and never trailed the rest of the way. But Nebraska-Omaha (3-3) kept the game close, and was within two points at the 6:18 mark on a Matt Hagerbaumer dunk. But Gary Ricks Jr. responded with a 3-pointer and the Bulldogs held on down the stretch, going 8 for 10 at the line in the final 1:01.

Aaron Hawley scored 14 points for Drake. Seth VanDeest and Ricks added 13 points apiece and Chris Caird scored 12. Devin Patterson and CJ Carter had 17 points apiece for the Mavericks. Hagerbaumer scored nine points to go along with a game-high 13 rebounds and four blocked shots.

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Bacterial infection hitting northwest Iowa

News

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Health officials say 95 cases of a contagious bacterial infection that causes diarrhea have been reported in northwest Iowa’s Woodbury County. The Siouxland District Health Department’s deputy director Tyler Brock tells the Sioux City Journal that the majority of those sick are children, but a number of adults have contracted shigellosis, too.

Most people who are infected with Shigella have frequent watery stools that could be bloody, as well as fever and stomach cramps, starting a day or two after exposure to the bacteria. Symptoms usually last several days. Woodbury County recorded a single case of shigellosis last year.

But on Friday, 95 cases had been reported. About 20 of those had been diagnosed in early November.

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2 teens injured during Pott. Co. accident Saturday

News

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Two teens were injured Saturday afternoon during a crash off Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2005 Chevy Malibu entered the median off of I-80 westbound at the Neola exit at around 1:10-p.m.  The vehicle slid across the westbound lanes, entered a ditch and struck a tree. The names of the 16-year old driver and a 15-year old passenger in the car, were not released. The teens were transported by Neola Rescue to Mercy Hospital. The Patrol says the passenger was wearing their seat belt, but the driver was not.

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Iowa rallies past Michigan 24-21

Sports

November 23rd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jake Rudock threw for 239 yards and a pair of touchdown passes and Iowa rallied from 14 down to beat Michigan 24-21 Saturday. A fumble recovery by Anthony Hitchens with 2:12 left sealed it for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-3 Big Ten), who also clinched a winning season after going 4-8 in 2012.

Michigan used a pair of Rudock interceptions to race out to a 21-7 halftime lead. But the Hawkeyes held the Wolverines (7-4, 3-4) to just 45 yards in the second half and jumped ahead on a 34-yard field goal by Mike Meyer with 6:02 left.

Devin Gardner drove Michigan to Iowa’s 31 before he was stripped by Hitchens. He finished with 98 yards passing and two TDs.

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