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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines police officer has entered an Alford plea to more charges in connection with using excessive force during a 2008 traffic stop. Television station KCCI reports Mersed Dautovic entered the plea yesterday to assault, felony misconduct in office and perjury. An Alford plea means Dautovic doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence to convict him.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an administrative law judge must testify about whether pressure from a warden influenced her decision to punish an inmate who committed assault. The court ruled yesterday that Iowa Department of Corrections administrative law judge Deb Edwards must comply with a watchdog’s subpoena to answer questions about her discipline of inmate Randy Linderman.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man already serving an 11 year sentence on federal fraud charges has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for selling his pain pills for candy. Donald Washburn of Marion was given the sentence earlier this week in Cedar Rapids.
DANVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Students in a southeast Iowa school are remembering Anne Frank and other children who died in the Holocaust by seeking 1.5 million postcards from around the world. The Hawk Eye in Burlington reports that eighth graders at Danville Junior/Senior High School will send postcards to Jewish people throughout the world and seek replies. Returned postcards will be displayed at the Danville Museum.
3:39 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2012 [Friday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Rainfall thru 4-a.m. Sat. in Atlantic was .39″]
TODAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. COLDER. LOW AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Council Bluffs woman has been accused of encouraging her 13-year-old son to fight a schoolmate. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil reports 31-year-old Alisha Hazen was arrested Thursday. She faces charges on felony child endangerment, serious assault and contributing to delinquency of a minor.
Police say they received complaints about a YouTube video that allegedly shows Hazen encouraging her son to punch a 12-year-old boy at Kreft Elementary School in November. Police say Hazen later punched the other boy in the face after her son was struck in the face and head.
The newspaper reports the video has received several hundred views.
Hazen was released from jail after posting a $2,000 bond.
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A-H-S-T, Avoca 66, Audubon 34
Adair-Casey 68, Glidden-Ralston 54
Ar-We-Va, Westside 68, Charter Oak-Ute 37
Bishop Heelan76, Council Bluffs/Thomas Jefferson 35
CAM, Anita 57, Paton-Churdan 50
Carroll 69, Winterset 55
Central Decatur, Leon 64, Lenox 62
Corning 47, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 43
Creston 54, Harlan 46
Denison-Schleswig 53, Clarinda 51
Des Moines Christian 61, Guthrie Center 55
Earlham 44, Coon Rapids-Bayard 43
East Mills 86, Heartland Christian 43
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 53, Iowa Christian Academy 39
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 56, Glenwood 54
Lewis Central 53, Red Oak 36
Logan-Magnolia 69, Westwood, Sloan 35
Madrid 81, Panorama, Panora 65
Missouri Valley 54, Griswold 53
Nodaway Valley 57, Martensdale-St. Marys 38
OA-BCIG 90, West Harrison, Mondamin 62
Pleasantville 76, Bedford 59
Riverside, Oakland 67, Tri-Center, Neola 49
Sidney 59, Fremont Mills, Tabor 54, OT
Sioux City, West 54, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53
South Page, College Springs 70, Clarinda Academy 58
Stanton 48, Essex 37
Treynor 65, Underwood 42
Villisca 65, Nishnabotna 46
West Central Valley, Stuart 62, Woodward Academy 57
West Monona, Onawa 65, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 38
The Chief of Police in Clarinda reports two people were arrested this past week, and a stolen vehicle was recovered. Chief Keith Brothers says his officers arrested 23-year old Dakota Jim Smith, of Clarinda, at around 8:30-p.m. Wednesday. Smith was taken into custody on an outstanding Page County District Court warrant for Revocation of Probation. Smith was being held in the Page County Jail on $10,000 bond, pending an initial appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.
At around 9:30-.am. Thursday, police officers responded to the Hy-Vee Food Store, in Clarinda, with regard to an alleged shoplifter store personnel were detaining. Taken into custody on a Simple Misdemeanor theft charge, was 53-year old Dale Ray Viether, of Clarinda, who allegedly stole from the store a magazine valued at $6.49.Viether was processed and released on his own recognizance pending an initial appearance before the Page County Magistrate Court.
And Monday morning, Dec. 10th, a Clarinda resident reported that her 2000 Buick Lesabre had been stolen earlier that morning from the woman’s residence on South 12th Street. The vehicle was found abandoned that same day in the morning in the 500 block of North 8th Street. The incident remains under investigation.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a central Iowa man was arrested Friday night at a residence in Shenandoah. Officials say 32-year old Carl Alfonso Sellers, of Des Moines, was taken into custody at 1101 West Thomas Street on an outstanding warrant for Parole Violation. And, 21-year old Cassandra Rodriguez was arrested for Interference with Official Acts.
The pair were brought to the Page County Jail and booked in. The arrests were conducted during a joint effort between the Page County Sheriff’s Office, Shenandoah Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of information provided by the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force.
A Stuart man was stopped on a traffic violation on Thursday by Guthrie County Police. Kirk Blackford of Stuart, was stopped on Redwood Avenue, a half mile north of Highway 44 near Panora. During that time, Guthrie County Deputies discovered approximately 138 grams of Marijuana. Kirk was arrested for OWI/1st Offense, Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana, Drug Tax Stamp and Drug Paraphanalia.
Officers responded to a report of a deceased person on Friday at 608 Frankfort Street in Stanton. Upon arrival, the Montgomery County Police determined that James M. Guffey, 72, was dead as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Sheriffs Office was assisted by the County Coroner and Stanton Rescue.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Free agent infielder Ty Wigginton and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract. General manager John Mozeliak announced the agreement Friday and said Wigginton gives the Cardinals a right-handed bat “with punch.” The 35-year-old Wigginton, who will make $2.5 million annually, has hit 15 or more homers six times during 11 big league seasons. He had 22 in 2010, when he was an All-Star with Baltimore.
Wigginton has a .263 career average with 169 home runs and 591 RBIs in 1,315 games with the New York Mets (2002-04), Pittsburgh (2004-05), Tampa Bay (2006-07), Houston (2007-08), Baltimore (2009-10), Colorado (2011) and Philadelphia (2012). He has played 100 or more games in each of the past seven seasons. He can earn additional performance bonuses.
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