Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest Tuesday evening of a Red Oak man. 31-year old Keenan Russell Elwood was arrested at around 6:50-p.m., on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Contempt of Court/Child Support. Elwood was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 bond.
COUNTIES: BOONE-DALLAS-MADISON-UNION-RINGGOLD-
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… …WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS…PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING. WESTERN PORTIONS WILL SEE A FEW BREAKS IN THE SNOW FROM TIME TO TIME. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE YET THIS MORNING.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE STORM WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING AND MAY CAUSE MINOR BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK ROADS. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING.
**Winter Weather Advisory until Noon today for Dallas, Union & Ringgold Counties. All other warnings & advisories have been cancelled as of 4-a.m.**
TODAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY…BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 30. LOW AROUND 10.
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports Interstate 80 westbound in Dallas County is completely blocked between Exit 106 (County Roads F90 and P58) and Exit 110 (US 169/US 6), near De Soto. All lanes are blocked due to an accident involving a semi trailer.
(DOT update from 511ia.org at 3:40-a.m.)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Drake Relays is moving under the lights. Meet officials announced Tuesday that a number of invitational races and field events will be staged on a Friday night rather than its traditional Saturday afternoon setup. Drake organizers previously announced in November that the 104th annual meet, set for April 24-28, will offer more than $500,000 in prize money in 2013 for a series of rematches from the London Olympics.
Meet organizers say they’ll offer a $50,000 purse for invitational races and $25,000 for field events — each the biggest such prize in the U.S. — after landing a new title sponsor, supermarket chain Hy-Vee. Drake also says 22 medalists from the recent London Olympics have committed to the meet so far.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Big Ten has approved the request from Nebraska and Iowa to move their 2013 football game to the day after Thanksgiving in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska and Iowa met on the day after Thanksgiving in both 2011 and 2012, Nebraska’s first two years in the Big Ten. The 2013 game will mark the 24th straight season Nebraska has played on the day after Thanksgiving.
Approval came from the league’s Conference Administrators Council. Time and television information for the Nov. 29 game will be announced later. The original Big Ten schedule had the teams playing the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
DALLAS (AP) — The Big 12 says officiating errors were made at the end of regulation before No. 6 Kansas outlasted Iowa State in overtime on Monday night. The league said Tuesday that “appropriate measures will be taken” against the two officials involved, including an adjustment of “the number of future assignments.” The Big 12 did not identify the officials or the plays in question.
Kansas’s Elijah Johnson drove into the lane and got tangled up with Iowa State’s Georges Niang with less than 10 seconds left. No foul was called, and Niang was then whistled for fouling Johnson on the floor. Johnson sank two free throws to force OT with 4.9 seconds left. Kansas won the game 108-96.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The head of the Iowa State Troopers Association says budget cuts have thinned ranks so much that many counties don’t have a trooper on duty overnight. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa State Troopers Association President Darin Snedden met with legislators and staffers from the governor’s office Tuesday, asking the state to allocate funding to hire an additional 87 troopers.
Snedden says the Iowa State Patrol has 363 troopers, down from 455 in 2000 before repeated budget cuts. He wants the state to hire 29 more troopers a year, for three years. The cost of adding 29 troopers is $4.3 million in the first year and $2.9 million in subsequent years. Branstad’s budget does not include any funding for more troopers.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says it will host public meetings over the Iowa Communications Network on March 7th from 6- to 9- p.m., to listen to the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall. The meetings are part of the new process instituted for making rules in state government. Dr. Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau, says “Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa’s citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule changes are proposed. The new process helps ensure that rule changes serve the public’s wishes and do not impact Iowa’s economy.”
At each meeting DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didn’t, and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall. The discussions along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers will be used to develop recommendations for any rule changes this fall. Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect next fall.
Meetings will be held in several communities, including: Council Bluffs, Creston, and Sac City. Complete ICN locations are available online at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting.
COUNTIES:DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD 134 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...BANDS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT THOUGH THERE WILL BE PERIODS THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES. EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES BY NOON WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING SNOW SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO MILES WITHIN THE SNOW BANDS.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLICK ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. PERSONS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD …AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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