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(Podcast) 7:17-a.m. Sports, 10/5/13

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…

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(Podcast) 7:06-a.m. News, Sat. Oct. 5th 2013

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Bluffs man faces assault on a police officer and other charges

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man was charged Friday with two felony counts of Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, following an alleged “Suicide by Cop” incident last August, during which he reported lunged at a pair of Council Bluffs Police Officers. According to the Daily NonPareil, 52-year old Michael Hannum faces up to 10-years in prison, if convicted. He’s currently being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $50,000 bond.

Hannum escaped from a federal halfway house when he left the Council Bluffs facility the morning of August 2nd. He was serving the remaining months of a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said Federal charges for the escape are pending in connection with that incident.

Officer Aaron Gutierrez shot Hannum twice, in the abdomen and hip, on Aug. 4th at the Walmart construction site on North 16th Street. The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office said Hannum admitted he had used methamphetamine earlier in the day, and he was depressed when he charged at the officers with the idea of getting himself shot. Authorities found that Hannum had deep self-inflicted cuts to his wrists suffered prior to the shooting.

After a lengthy investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation into the matter, Wilber said he believes the officers acted appropriately during the incident. Gutierrez and fellow officer Jason Burleigh will not be charged.

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather Forecast: 10/5/13

Podcasts, Weather

October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The weekend weather forecast from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson, and weather information for Atlantic….

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Iowa hosts Michigan State today (10/5)

Sports

October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes look for a 2-0 start to the Big Ten race when they host Michigan State later this (Saturday) morning. As well as the Iowa defense has played in a 4-1 start the Spartan defense has been even better. Michigan State has announced that Connor Cook will start at quarterback. He started the Spartans loss at Notre Dame.

If Iowa has an advantage it may be at quarterback where sophomore Jake Rudock continues to make progress. Michigan state is 3-1, 0-0 in the Big 10.  Iowa has beaten Michigan State twice in double overtime since 2007. The Spartans are 10th in the nation in defense, and they’re the only team allowing less than 20-yards per game. Iowa is 7th in yards allowed. The Hawkeyes are converting on 52.5-percent of their third down chances

Pre-game coverage begins at 9-a.m., on KJAN, with the kick-off at Kinnick Stadium at 11.

Storm report for Friday evening, Oct. 4th 2013

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(information compiled by the National Weather Service)

8:00-p.m. Montgomery County Emergency Management reports trees were down in Red Oak due to high winds, and a lightening strike started a structure fire west of Red Oak.

6:40-p.m. Amateur radio operator reports 1-inch diameter (quarter-size) hail fell in the Rolling Hills area, east of Council Bluffs.

6:28-p.m. Law enforcement in Mills County report baseball-size hail fell along I-29 at the rest area and punched through a vehicle’s windshield. At that same time, quarter-size hail was reported to have fallen in Glenwood.

6:24-p.m. Golf ball-size hail was reported 3-miles west of Pacific Junction in Mills County.

 

 

Friday night football scores (from 10/4/13)

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Adair-Casey 65, Grandview Park Baptist, Des Moines 16

ADM, Adel 38, Atlantic 0

Ar-We-Va, Westside 33, Woodbine 14

Audubon 33, Guthrie Center 6

CAM, Anita 80, Lenox 58

Carroll 42, Spencer 14

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 42, Des Moines, East 32

Des Moines/Lincoln 28, Co. Bluffs/Thomas Jefferson 14

East Mills 47, Underwood 13

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 49, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12

Fremont Mills, Tabor 28, Sidney 17

Glidden-Ralston 68, Charter Oak-Ute 8

Griswold 68, West Monona, Onawa 6

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 35, Shenandoah 0

Lamoni 62, East Union, Afton 12

LeMars 30, Denison-Schleswig 14

Lewis Central 17, Perry 7

Martensdale-St. Marys 22, Bedford 18

Nodaway Valley 32, Tri-Center, Neola 18

OA-BCIG 46, Clarinda Academy 6

Panorama, Panora 42, Des Moines Christian 3

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 59, Treynor 0

St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 35, IKM-Manning 7

Stanton 68, Essex 40

Van Meter 14, Mount Ayr 0

West Central Valley, Stuart 44, Missouri Valley 34

West Harrison, Mondamin 25, Nishnabotna 19

Winterset 25, Norwalk 24

Woodward-Granger 57, Earlham 13

 

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Riverside, Oakland vs. A-H-S-T, Avoca, ppd.

Creston-Orient-Macksburg vs. Harlan, ppd. to Oct 5.

Clarinda vs. Red Oak, ppd. to Oct 5.

Logan-Magnolia vs. Westwood, Sloan, ppd. to Oct 5.

NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area (10/5/13)

Weather

October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

344 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 National Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. COLDER. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW AROUND 40. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

Iowa News Headlines: Sat., Oct. 5th 2013

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October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Homeland Security says a tornado touched down near the town of Cherokee, but officials haven’t yet reported whether it caused major damage. Officials said the mile-wide tornado touched traveled about 1 mile south of Cherokee.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University student has died after being hit by a vehicle near Jack Trice Stadium soon after the Cyclones loss to Texas. KCCI-TV reports the crash happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Highway 30. The Iowa State Patrol says 23-year-old Austin Wonderlich, of Pleasant Hill, was killed after he moved off the highway median.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference says there was no indisputable video evidence showing game officials made a mistake in ruling a Texas running back was down before the ball came loose late in the fourth quarter of the Longhorns’ 31-30 win over Iowa State. The Cyclones appeared to strip the ball from Texas’ Johnathan Gray with about 1 minute to play. The call on the field was that Gray was down and that was upheld by the replay official.

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) — City officials in Wapello understand the enthusiasm generated at high school football games and have decided to exempt the local high school football field from following the city’s noise ordinance. The Muscatine Journal reports the City Council at its meeting Thursday agreed to allow the stadium to be noisy but asked school officials to try to keep it down.

Tornado Watch Cancelled for Cass & area Counties

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October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

940 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 539 ISSUED AT 240 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA and NEBRASKA. There are currently no Watches or Warnings in effect for the KJAN listening area.