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356 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 289 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA: FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE & SHELBY.
Tickets are still available for the 3pm Steam Engine Train ride leaving from the Rock Island Depot in Atlantic. The ride is a round trip to Anita and back. Proceeds from the ride go to support the Atlantic and Anita Fire Departments. If you are interested in taking the afternoon ride just head down to the depot and firefighters will be there to get you set up with tickets as long as they last.
An upper level system will drop southeastward through the region later today into Sunday. This will allow for showers and thunderstorms to develop and spread across the state mainly this afternoon into tonight. Shower and thunderstorm chances will continued across the state Sunday, before tapering off from west to east Sunday night. There is a slight risk of sever weather across west central and southwestern portions of the state this afternoon into tonight. Large hail, damaging winds, and possibly an isolated tornado are the main severe threats. Locally heavy rainfall with the potential for flash flooding is also possible tonight. Highs in the 70s are expected today, with highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s for Sunday.
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — This weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide race in Iowa promises to be a rare treat for series regulars. The 0.875-mile oval has always been a favorite among the drivers and today’s (Saturday’s) race is as good a chance as any for a series regular to score a victory.
Joey Logano is the lone Sprint Cup driver scheduled to race at Iowa. Though Logano is coming off a win at Dover last weekend, it appears likely that a Nationwide driver could win for just the third time in 12 starts this season.
BOONE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body believed to be a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was kidnapped by a registered sex offender while walking home from school. Officials said early Saturday that a body believed to be that of Kathlynn Shepard was found by fishermen in an Iowa waterway Friday night. The high school freshman has been missing since May 20th. She and a 12-year-old friend were lured into a truck that police say was driven by Michael Klunder. Police said Klunder took the girls from Dayton, Iowa to a hog confinement where he worked.
The 12-year-old escaped. Klunder later committed suicide. Hundreds of people searched for Kathlynn. Hopes of finding her alive were dampened when testing confirmed that blood found on Klunder’s truck and at the hog building was Kathlynn’s.
Baseball
Carlisle 2, Winterset 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 13, Woodward Academy 1 (5 innings)
Essex 6, Stanton 5
Fremont-Mills, Tabor 5, Sidney 4 ((10))
Harlan 10, LeMars 5
Interstate 35, Truro 11, Bedford 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 22, Corning 1
Missouri Valley 5, Griswold 4
Nishnabotna 6, Clarinda Academy 5
Treynor 6, Underwood 1
Tri-Center, Neola 13, Audubon 1 (5 innings)
IKM-Manning 11, Woodbine/Boyer Valley 1 (5 innnings)
Softball
Bondurant-Farrar 8, Atlantic 2
Central Decatur, Leon 11, Nodaway Valley 5
Charter Oak-Ute 10, West Monona 0
Creston 12, Griswold 0
Creston 5, Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 3
Denison-Schleswig 5, Logan-Magnolia 0
Exira-EHK 14, Woodbine 6
Grandview Park Baptist 15, West Central Valley, Stuart 2
Lenox 16, CAM, Anita 0
Lewis Central 4, Madrid 3
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 8, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5
Martensdale-St Marys 18, Corning 6
North Polk 5, Carroll 4
Treynor 8, Underwood 2
Villisca 8, East Mills 6
Winterset 5, Lewis Central 2
Winterset 9, Woodward-Granger 2
CINCINNATI (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings for his ninth win, and every Cardinals starter had a hit in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that gave St. Louis a four-game lead in the NL Central, its biggest of the season.
Wainwright (9-3) gave up two runs and seven hits as the Cardinals improved the major leagues’ best record to 40-21.
Slumping Pete Kozma drove in three runs, David Freese and Jon Jay knocked in two apiece, and four Cardinals extended long hitting streaks against a pitching staff in a downturn. Mike Leake (5-3) lasted only five innings for the Reds, who have given up 26 runs while losing their last three games.
St. Louis has won the last four series between the teams.