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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many Midwest farmers are beginning to worry that last year’s drought could return. The concern is inching closer to reality for a large part of the corn growing region as many states have experienced only spotty rain, with some areas far too dry.
The National Drought Monitor released Thursday says abnormally dry conditions have spread eastward farther into southern Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Portions of Nebraska including the southeast that had May rain are now drying out again.
Rain also seems to have missed southeastern Indiana, which is now listed as abnormally dry after the state had been lifted out of drought. Corn is in the pollination stage, which determines how much grain it will produce, and needs moisture now to fully develop
Class 1-A:
3rd Place – Don Bosco 11, Newell-Fonda 3 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Championship – Akron-Westfield 5, New London 4 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Class 2-A:
3rd Place – AGWSR 4, Ridge View 2 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Championship – Durant 3, Treynor 0 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Class 3-A:
3rd Place – Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5, New Hampton 2 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Championship – Bondurant-Farrar 6, Clarke 3 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Class 4-A:
3rd Place – Indianola 10, Washington 1 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Championship – Dallas Center-Grimes 5, Carlisle 2 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Class 5-A:
3rd Place – Ankeny 7, Ottumwa 3 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
Championship – Dowling Catholic 5, Johnston 2 Boxscore & Play-by-Play
ATLANTA (AP) – Mike Minor allowed only one run to give Atlanta’s depleted rotation a lift, Jason Heyward homered, and the Braves beat Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in a matchup of division leaders on Friday night.
Minor (10-5) gave up four hits with no walks in seven innings. His sharp performance came two days after Tim Hudson was lost for the season with a broken right ankle.
The Atlanta rotation also is without left-hander Paul Maholm, who isn’t on the disabled list but is expected to miss at least one start because of a bruised left wrist.
Wainwright (13-6), the NL leader in wins, took his first loss since a 2-1 decision to Texas on June 23.
Skyscan Forecast 07/27/2013 Chris Parks
Today: Sunny. High 73. Light north wind becoming NNW at 5-10.
Tonight: Mostly Clear. Low 47. NNW winds at 5-10 becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny. High 75. Calm winds.
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy. Low 56. Calm winds.
Monday: Slight chance of showers and t’storms mainly after 1pm. Mostly Cloudy. High 74. SE winds at 5-10.
Tuesday: Partly Sunny. High 80.
Wednesday: Partly Sunny. High 82.
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The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Friday, that a man wanted in their county on a warrant for violation of his probation, in connection with an original charge of Burglary in the 3rd Degree, was arrested in Pottawattamie County, Thursday. 22-year old Michael Lee Chase, of Red Oak, was located by Pott. County authorities and held in the Pott. County Jail, until arrangements were made to transport him back to Montgomery County, where Chase was being held on $10,000 bond.
An autopsy will take place Saturday on the body of a man who died in the Dallas County Jail, Friday, in Adel. Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety report at around 1-p.m., the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office found inmate, 42 year old Leroy Mckinney, Jr., unresponsive in his jail cell. All attempts to revive Mr. Mckinney were unsuccessful.
Mckinney was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for autopsy. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation with assistance from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation, but officials say no foul play is suspected at this time.
ATLANTA (AP) – St. Louis left-hander John Gast is expected to be ready to pitch in eight to 12 months following season-ending surgery on his left shoulder. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement on Friday that more will be known about Gast’s recovery period when the team evaluates his rehabilitation in the next few weeks.
Gast was 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA in three starts before he was placed on the disabled list on May 26 with a left shoulder strain. No details of Friday’s surgery were provided by the team.
EARLY, Iowa (AP) – A northwest Iowa man convicted of killing his mother and kidnapping another woman has been sentenced to life in prison. A jury found 21-year-old Kirk Levin guilty in June of first-degree murder in the January death of 45-year-old Marilynn Schmitt and third-degree kidnapping in the abduction of a woman he met online. On Friday, Judge Timothy J. Finn gave Levin a life sentence. Finn also rejected Levin’s request for a new trial.
Levin’s trial was moved to Webster County because of heavy publicity. His attorney argued a second change of venue request should have been granted. The attorney also says Levin’s statements to police after his arrest should have been inadmissible evidence at trial.
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