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Suspicious letter received at the Council Bluffs Water Works plant

News

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Officials in Council Bluffs say the Water Works plant received a letter Wednesday containing a suspicious white substance. Council Bluffs Fire Chief Alan Byers told the Omaha-World Herald a Hazardous Materials crew determined the letter contained granulated sugar. The letter had been left in a drop box for water bill payments, and was not sent through the mail. It was the fourth time in a week suspicious substances had been received by authorities in Council Bluffs.  

On May 30th and June 3rd, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office received bulky packages containing a white substance. The substance received last month was said to be non-toxic, but additional tests were being conducted to determine what it was. Monday’s package was also deemed non-hazardous.  

Sheriff Jeff Danker told the paper investigators have an idea of where the packages came from, but their investigation was ongoing. Surveillance video at the Water Works plant is being reviewed to see if a suspect is observed placing the latest suspicious letter into the drop-box. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Dave Dawson told the World-Herald a woman filed a complaint Tuesday with police, saying her brother had placed a letter with a powdery substance in it.  

All of the incidents are said to be related.

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USDA Report 06-06-2013

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

June 6th, 2013 by admin

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Wednesday Softball Results

Sports

June 6th, 2013 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10

  • Harlan 14, Kuemper Catholic 2
  • Red Oak 3, Corning 1

Western Iowa

  • Audubon 5, Griswold 4
  • Missouri Valley 12, A-H-S-T 1
  • Treynor 6, Tri-Center 0
  • Underwood 2, Riverside 0

Rolling Hills

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 15-8, CAM 3-4
  • Exira/EHK 6, Glidden-Ralston 2
  • Stanton 4, Orient-Macksburg 1

Others

  • Boone 13, Carroll 1
  • Des Moines Christian 10, West Central Valley 0





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Wednesday Baseball Results

Sports

June 6th, 2013 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10

  • Shenandoah 2, Atlantic 0
  • Kuemper 4, Harlan 0
  • Southeast Polk 8, Creston 1
  • St. Albert 12, Red Oak 1

Western Iowa

  • Underwood 14, Riverside 1
  • A-H-S-T 5, Missouri Valley 4
  • Audubon 9, Griswold 5
  • Treynor 10, Tri-Center 0 (6 innings)

Rolling Hills

  • Exira/EHK 2, Glidden-Ralston 1
  • Orient-Macksburg 6, Stanton 5

Others

  • IKM-Manning 10, Ar-We-Va 0 (6 inn)
  • Carroll 8, Boone 3
  • Ogden 6, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
  • West Harrison 4, Boyer Valley 0

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2013 THIRD IGHSAU Softball Rankings

Sports

June 6th, 2013 by Jim Field

 Class 5-A

 
School
 Record
LW
1.
Ottumwa
8-0
2
2.
Pleasant Valley
5-2
1
3.
Dowling Catholic
7-3
6
4
Dubuque Senior
10-1
7
5.
Waukee
9-3
3
6.
Muscatine
6-2
4
7.
Ankeny
4-4
5
8.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
9-1
8
9.
Johnston
6-3
NR
10.
Bettendorf
4-1
10

 

 

Dropped Out: West Des Moines Valley (9)

 

 

Class 4-A

 

 
School
 Record
LW
1.
Dallas Center-Grimes
8-0
1
2.
Winterset
10-2
2
3.
LeMars
12-0
3
4
Solon
12-0
5
5.
Carlisle
8-2
7
6.
Ballard
7-2
6
7.
Indianola
7-2
8
8.
Cedar Rapids Xavier
2-2
4
9.
Washington
4-2
9
10.
Waverly-Shell Rock
8-0
15
11.
Oskaloosa
8-0
NR
12.
West Delaware
5-3
10
13.
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
9-3
14
14.
Norwalk
6-1
NR
15.
Glenwood
8-1
NR

 

 

 Dropped Out: Benton (11), North Scott (12), Clear Creek-Amana (13)

 

 

Class 3-A

 
School
Record
LW
1.
West Burlington/Notre Dame
10-0
2
2.
Mid-Prairie
4-2
1
3.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
10-2
6
4
Bondurant-Farrar
3-4
3
5.
Clarke
7-1
5
6.
East Marshall
6-1
4
7.
Monticello
7-1
8
8.
Iowa Falls-Alden
5-1
9
9.
Davenport Assumption
4-4
7
10.
Sioux Center
8-0
NR
11.
Crestwood
8-1
NR
12.
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
7-2
13
13.
Interstate-35
6-2
15
14.
Center Point-Urbana
4-4
12
15.
PCM
4-2
NR

 

 

Dropped Out: Waukon (10), East Sac (11), MOC-Floyd Valley (14)

 

 

Class 2-A

 

 
School
Record
LW
1.
Treynor
7-0
1
2.
Durant
10-1
2
3.
North Union
4-0
3
4
Sumner-Fredericksburg
7-0
4
5.
Jesup
7-0
5
6.
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
6-2
6
7.
Westwood
7-3
7
8.
BCLUW
4-1
9
9.
Alburnett
9-2
10
10.
AGWSR
5-0
12
11.
Woodbury Central
8-4
8
12.
Highland
7-1
14
13.
Lawton-Bronson
8-2
NR
14.
George-Little Rock/Central Lyon
7-2
13
15.
Western Christian
6-2
NR

 

 

Dropped Out: Iowa City Regina (11), Underwood (15)

 

 

Class 1-A

 
School
Record
LW
1.
Don Bosco
8-0
1
2.
Martensdale-St. Marys
8-0
2
3.
Akron-Westfield
9-0
3
4
Newell-Fonda
9-2
5
5.
Lisbon
8-3
4
6.
Wayne
4-1
6
7.
Clarksville
6-1
9
8.
Earlham
9-3
7
9.
Lynnville-Sully
9-3
8
10.
Sigourney
4-0
10
11.
Remsen St. Marys
9-3
11
12.
Janesville
0-0
12
13.
Preston
7-2
15
14.
Murray
6-1
NR
15.
Storm Lake St. Mary’s
6-3
13

 

 

Dropped Out: Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Thu., June 6th 2013

Podcasts, Weather

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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 & area Counties: Thu., June 6th 2013

Weather

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

402 AM CDT THU JUN 6 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

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Western Iowa man says he can’t recall killing, kidnapping

News

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A western Iowa man accused of killing his mother and kidnapping another woman says in a written statement to police that he doesn’t remember killing his mother, though he recalls choking her. The Messenger in Fort Dodge reports the statement by 21-year-old Kirk Levin of Early was presented to jurors Wednesday in Webster County during his trial. Levin is charged with first-degree murder in the January death of Marilyn Schmitt. He faces third-degree kidnapping for allegedly abducting 21-year-old Jessica Vega.

The newspaper reports Levin gave the statement after a videotaped police interview where he repeatedly denied killing Schmitt. Levin says in the statement that he is the only person who could have killed his mother. He says he can’t explain his thinking, and he doesn’t remember picking up Vega.

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Iowa State’s Saina wins 10k at NCAA championships

Sports

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Iowa State senior Betsy Saina was pressed all the way by Wichita State’s Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton but pushed at the end to win the women’s 10,000 meters at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships Wednesday night. Saina took the lead for good with about four laps to go and surged down the stretch to win in 33 minutes, 8.85 seconds. Tuliamuk-Bolton was second in 33:14.12.

Saina, a native of Kenya, wraps up a distinguished college career that also includes NCAA titles in the 2012 indoor 5,000 and the individual cross country title last November. She ran the 10,000 this year at the Payton Jordan Cardinal invitational in 31:37.22, the third-best collegiate time ever run.

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Goldschmidt hits slam, Diamondbacks top Cards

Sports

June 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit his second grand slam in five days, Wade Miley bounced back from his two worst outings of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Wednesday night. Arizona has won four of five. St. Louis, with the best record in the majors, dropped back-to-back games for the first time since April 28-29. Goldschmidt became the first Arizona player with two slams on the same road trip. He hit one in a 12-4 win at the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Goldschmidt also hit a go-ahead single in the 14th inning to beat St. Louis on Tuesday night. He has a team-leading 14 homers and leads the NL with 53 RBIs, including 12 in his last five games.

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