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Browns win third straight, roll Chiefs 30-7

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December 9th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Travis Benjamin’s electrifying 93-yard punt return touchdown gave Cleveland momentum and the Browns won their third straight game, 30-7 over the emotionally drained Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Benjamin’s game-changing runback helped the Browns (5-8) continue their resurgence under second-year coach Pat Shurmur, whose future in Cleveland remains uncertain. The Browns have one more win than last season, and their longest winning streak since 2009.

Trent Richardson had a pair of 1-yard TD runs for Cleveland. Jamaal Charles ran for 165 yards, breaking off an 80-yard TD run on the game’s first play for Kansas City. It was the first road game for the Chiefs (2-11) following linebacker Jovan Belcher’s suicide. The 25-year-old killed his girlfriend at their home before driving to the team’s practice facility on Dec. 1 and shooting himself.

The latest weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area (as of 6-a.m. 12/9/12)

Weather

December 9th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Prepared by the Nat’l. Weather Service…

Today: Rain likely before 9am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 25 by 4pm. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for western/SW Iowa – Dec. 9th 2012

Weather

December 9th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES; CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

618 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

TODAY AND TONIGHT: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. IN ADDITION…MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 10 BELOW OVERNIGHT.

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PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING…POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. IN ADDITION…MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WIND CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.

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IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER TODAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH.

Forecast for Atlantic (latest as of 8:45-p.m.)

Weather

December 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Tonight: A chance of rain before 3am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of snow between 9am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Northern Iowa beats George Mason 82-77 in OT

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December 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Marc Sonnen connected on seven 3-pointers and had 21 points to lead Northern Iowa to an 82-77 overtime victory over George Mason, snapping Patriots’ 14-game home winning streak. Anthony James scored five of his 19 points in overtime and Seth Tuttle hit six straight free throws in the game’s final 22 seconds to seal the victory for the Panthers (6-3). Tuttle finished with 18 points, going 12-for-14 from the foul line.

George Mason (6-4) got 20 points from Sherrod Wright, but was undone by some costly miscues and inconsistent play from point guards Bryon Allen and Corey Edwards. They combined for 21 points but also had eight turnovers between them. George Mason trailed 80-77 before Allen committed a turnover with three seconds remaining in overtime. The Patriots’ Johnny Williams was forced to immediately foul Tuttle, who hit his final two free throws to provide the final margin.

Saturday High School Basketball Scores

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December 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL
  • Ar-We-Va 67, Westwood 37
  • Glenwood 87, Clarinda Academy 39
  • Greene County 68, Panorama 43
  • IKM-Manning 87, River Valley 53
  • Kuemper Catholic 71, South Central Calhoun 47
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 55, Logan-Magnolia 44
  • Villisca 67, Shenandoah 33
  • West Central Valley 69, Audubon 53
  • West Harrison 63, Charter Oak-Ute 50
  • Woodbury Central 74, Whiting 42
GIRLS BASKETBALL
  • Audubon 51, West Central Valley 34
  • Charter Oak-Ute 43, West Harrison 34
  • Harlan 49, St. Albert 36
  • Denison 42, Carroll 33
  • IKM-Manning 96, River Valley 12
  • Kuemper Catholic 56, South Central Calhoun 46
  • Panorama 56, Greene County 32
  • Villisca 59, Shenandoah 39
  • West Monona 53, Boyer Valley 42

Hines, Simons lead Drake past IPFW for 74-64 win

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December 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Chris Hines scored 19 points and Ben Simons added 15, leading Drake to a 74-64 victory over IPFW on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Hines and Simon hit three 3-pointers apiece. Jordan Clarke added nine points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-4), who went ahead for good, 31-29, on Richard Carter’s layup 2:20 before halftime and led by as many as 16 in the second half.

Frank Gaines, who came in averaging 19.2 points per game, had a game-high 27 on 8-of-17 shooting for the Mastodons (5-6), and Michael Kibiloski chipped in 10 points off the bench. IPFW shot just 36 percent from the floor and committed 21 turnovers. Drake never trailed, but IPFW tied it at 29 late in the first half. The Bulldogs, though, closed the half on a 10-0 run before Clarke’s layup just after halftime made it 41-29.

Chiefs Roster Moves

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December 8th, 2012 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have released offensive lineman Hayworth Hicks and elevated wide receiver Josh Bellamy from the practice squad to the 53-man roster for Sunday’s game at Cleveland.

Bellamy joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in April and has been a member of the practice squad all season. He played in 26 games in two seasons at Louisville, where he caught 53 passes for 681 yards.

Hicks was claimed off waivers by the Chiefs on Nov. 29 when there were a number of injuries to their offensive line. He was inactive for last Sunday’s win over Carolina, which snapped Kansas City’s eight-game skid.

Hicks has also spent time with the Colts and Jets this season.

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Neb. teen shot by father in Iowa hunting accident

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December 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RED OAK, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old Nebraska man is expected to live after accidentally being shot by his father while the two were hunting pheasants in southwest Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Baskins says Ryan Rearick, of Omaha, was shot at fairly close range in the back of his head by a shotgun being carried by his father, Christopher Rearick, also of Omaha. The two were hunting in Page County when the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The younger Rearick was taken to a Red Oak hospital, then flown to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Baskins says Rearick is in stable condition and expected to survive. Baskins says the shooting likely would have been fatal if the gun had been loaded for deer instead of pheasant.