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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines legislator is backing a bill requiring all Iowa school districts to test for the cancer-causing gas radon and make buildings safe if the gas is found. Democratic Sen. Matt McCoy filed the bill this week, saying it’s needed to protect students. The bill is similar to national legislation filed recently by Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley. The bill would require all public and nonpublic districts to test every room of each school. If high levels of radon are found, districts would need to have ventilation system installed to make buildings safe.
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that leaks through cracks in building foundations. It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. All of Iowa’s 99 counties lie in the government’s highest risk zone.
COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE- DALLAS-MADISON….
335 AM CST SAT JAN 26 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT (SATURDAY) BETWEEN 300 AND 600 AM. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. SPOTTY AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY QUICKLY AS THE GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW FREEZING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ABOVE FREEZING IN THE MORNING SUNDAY…BUT THE COLD GROUND WILL LIKELY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS LONGER TO WARM.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest late Friday night of two Red Oak residents. Officials say 21-year old Aaron L. Mellott was taken into custody just before Midnight, on a charge of OWI/1st Offense. At about the same time, 18-year old Kelsey M. Adams, of Red Oak, was arrested on a charge of Possession of Alcohol by a person under the age of 21. Adams was released on a citation, while Mellott was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two people were arrested Friday night. 30-year old Richard Buchanan-Riley, of Creston, was arrested during a traffic stop at around 9:40-p.m.. Buchanan-Riley faces charges of Driving While Suspended and No proof of insurance. His bond was set at $1,040.
And, at around 6:50-p.m., Friday, Adams County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 25-year old Jessie B. Fitzwater, of Villisca, for allegedly violating the terms of his probation. Fitzwater was being held in the Adams County Jail without bond.
The Iowa Hawkeyes return to Big Ten action on Sunday with a visit to Purdue. The Hawks are 2-4 in the Big Ten and take on a Purdue team that has played well in the conference race after getting off to a slow start. “Purdue has been impressive to me,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says. “It’ll be a tough game.” Purdue is 3-3 in the Big Ten after a 68-53 loss at second-ranked Michigan Thursday. McCaffery is hoping the Hawkeyes can do a better job of executing at the offensive end against the Boilermakers. “That was an issue against Michigan State at home and it was an issue down the stretch against Indiana,” McCaffery says.
Free throws were also an issue in this week’s loss at Ohio State as the Hawks connected on only 13 of 26 from the stripe. Iowa and Purdue tipoff at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
(Learfield Sports)
Officials with the Des Moines Register are set to announce the route for the papers’ 41st annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. RAGBRAI 41 will start somewhere along the Missouri River in western Iowa, and makes its way to the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, over the course of a week. Tonight’s party (Jan. 26th) preceding the announcement, will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Community Choice Credit Union in downtown Des Moines, with the proceeds from the price of admission to benefit the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Last year’s party and fundraiser brought in $77,000 for the non-profit bike advocacy organization. The announcement of the route and the communities set to serve as hosts and pass through towns, will also be made available on-line during a live show at RAGBRAI.com., beginning at 8:15-p.m.
This year’s RAGBRAI event takes place July 21st-through the 27th. Last year’s trip began in Sioux Center in northwest Iowa and ended in the southeastern Iowa community of Clinton. The seven-day total mileage averages 468 miles while the daily mileage averages 67 miles. Atlantic has served as a host community for the event six times over the past 40-years, beginning in 1974, and as recently as 2011.
The 11th ranked Kansas State Wildcats takes on Cyclones from Iowa State University this (Saturday) afternoon, in mens college basketball. The game at Hilton Coliseum in Ames begins at 12:45-p.m. ISU looks to bounce back from a loss at Texas Tech during today’s matchup. when it hosts the Wildcats (15-3, 4-1 Big 12), who lost at home to Kansas 59-55 its last time out.
The Cyclones (13-5, 3-2 ) have won two straight against ranked opponents at home. Kansas State, Oklahoma and Baylor are tied for second place in the Big 12 at 4-1. The game will be aired on the Big 12 Network.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye 10:
Western Iowa:
Rolling Hills:
Others:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye 10:
Western Iowa:
Rolling Hills:
Others:
Authorities in Audubon County said Friday that a Carroll man who was wanted on a warrant issued back in June of 2009, was arrested Wednesday by officers with the Audubon Police Department. 28-year-old Anthony John Lesatz was wanted on a bench warrant issued for Failure to Appear on a May 2009 1st offense OWI charge. Lesatz plead guilty Thursday to an additional charge of Providing False Information to authorities, after attempting to give Law Enforcement Officers a false name to avoid prosecution. His bond on the Failure to Appear charge was set at $2,000. Lesatz, who was being held in the Audubon County Jail, was ordered to appear in court on Monday.
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