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At least 5 Iowa tornadoes confirmed

News, Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – Assessment teams have confirmed that at least five tornadoes touched down in north-central Iowa.  Officials say no injuries or deaths have been reported from Wednesday’s storms, which damaged homes, businesses and farm buildings.  One that hit within a mile of Belmond rated EF3 on the tornado scale, with winds of 155 mph. Meteorologists say its 200-yard-wide path ran for eight miles.
 
Another that came down near Belmond was rated EF0, which on the scale means the winds ranged from 65 to 85 mph.  A third tornado struck the ground about a mile north of Alexander, carrying winds estimated at 112 mph, damaging some farm buildings.  Two tornadoes reported near Hampton were rated as an EF1, with 90 mph winds, and an EF0, with winds up to 70 mph.

 

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Heartbeat Today 6-14-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 14th, 2013 by admin

w/Jim Field’s Freedom Friday interview: Clayton Ellingson

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(Podcast) Sports News: Fri., June 14th 2013

Podcasts, Sports

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN’s Ric Hanson….

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(Podcast) Southwest IA News: Fri., June 14th 2013

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June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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New light is shining on Road to Omaha sculpture

Sports

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Fans attending the College World Series at night will notice some new lighting on the Road to Omaha sculpture in front of the main gate at TD Ameritrade Park. Lighting fixtures and glass panels attached to the sculpture’s concrete backsplash, as well as a new spotlight, provide a different kind of illumination. 

CWS Inc. president Jack Diesing Jr. said the lighting is synchronized to provide an alternating spectrum of colors behind the sculpture.  The 1,500-pound bronze sculpture was created by John Lajba and depicts four baseball players celebrating victory at home plate. It was dedicated in 1999 and moved to the downtown ballpark from its original location at the old Rosenblatt Stadium.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., June 14th 2013

Podcasts, Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis (Podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic…

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NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding counties (6/14/13)

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

402 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…SCATTERS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

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Thursday’s high school baseball/Softball Scores (from 6/13/13)

Sports

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Baseball Scores…

Adair-Casey 3, Orient-Macksburg 1
Ar-We-Va, Westside 2, EHK-Exira 1
Bishop Garrigan, Algona 15, Pocahontas Area 7
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 2, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1
CAM, Anita 17, Iowa Christian Academy 9
Central Decatur, Leon 10, Corning 5
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 4
Glenwood 11, Creston 6
Guthrie Center 8, Earlham 1
Harlan 4, Denison-Schleswig 2
Interstate 35, Truro 13, Nodaway Valley 6
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 9, Atlantic 1
Missouri Valley 10, IKM-Manning 8
Nishnabotna 8, Logan-Magnolia 5 (Lo-Ma Tournament)
OA-BCIG 4, St. Mary’s, Storm Lake 3
Red Oak 11, Clarinda 0
Treynor 16, Nishnabotna 5 (Lo-Ma Tournament)
Treynor 19, Logan-Magnolia 2
Van Meter 15, Panorama, Panora 0 (4 innings)
West Central Valley, Stuart 17, Woodward-Granger 3

Softball scores…

Central Decatur, Leon 5, Corning 1
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 6, Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 2
Creston 4, Glenwood 1
Essex 15, Villisca 9
Exira-EHK 6, Grandview Park Baptist 1
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 8, Atlantic 2
Logan-Magnolia 14, Missouri Valley 4
Orient-Macksburg 12, Adair-Casey 0
Tri-Center, Neola 15, IKM-Manning 0
Villisca 7, East Mills 6
Winterset 1, Carroll 0
Winterset 7, Carroll 1
Woodward-Granger 11, West Central Valley, Stuart 6

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High speed internet is coming to Treynor

News

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Residents and businesses in Treynor can expect faster internet service thanks to efforts of the Mayor and others, who took charge of an effort broaden access to wireless communications. According to the Daily NonPareil,Mayor Bryce Polland and a group of citizens in Treynor approached Spiral Communications of Glenwood, for help. The company says it plans to install fiber optic cables throughout Treynor proper and broaden wireless access to surrounding rural areas.

Mayor Polland said he’s heard concerns from residents who need faster Internet speeds to work at home. Officials with Spiral Communications say expanded internet service also contributes to economic development, by attracting new businesses to town and assisting existing, home-based businesses.

Company officials say they hope ground work on the project can start in July and be completed by October. They will run the fiber optics underground in some areas, and connect to telephone poles in others.

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Special prosecutors appointed in Pottawattamie County case

News

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Mills and Harrison County Attorney’s Offices will be called upon to handle cases against a Crescent man who allegedly threatened the Assistant Pottawattamie County Attorney. The Daily NonPareil reports the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to approve the appointment of special prosecutors to handle cases against 56-year old Paul  Grindstaff, who’s accused of threatening an assistant county attorney.

Assistant county attorney Maggie Reyes asked the board Thursday to allow the Mills County Attorney’s Office to prosecute Grindstaff, who is charged with first-degree harassment and terroristic threats after allegedly sending threatening emails to the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office. The paper says a second case involving a theft by Grindstaff will be handled by the Harrison County Attorney’s Office.

Grindstaff was arrested in Omaha in May. According to court documents, a grandchild was removed from his care in Douglas County (Neb.) in February. In April, his guardianship was dissolved. The affidavit in support of Grindstaff’s arrest alleges after the guardianship was dissolved, he continually emailed assistant county attorney Dawn Landon, who was involved in the case because the office represents the Department of Human Services by Iowa Code.

The state alleges the communications threatened bodily harm and intended to intimidate, annoy or alarm the recipient. Grindstaff was released on a $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing in the case is set for July 10th.Reyes said there is an unwritten agreement between county attorney offices to cover each other in the event of a conflict of interest. She said Pottawattamie County would pay for any costs associated with prosecuting the cases, but they will not pay the other county attorney offices for their work.

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