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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Fri., June 8th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with the weather data for Atlantic….

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5 men arrested on assault charges Thu. night

News

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Five men, two from Adams County, two from Cass County and one from Adair County, were arrested Thursday night on warrants for Assault with Willful Injury. Taken into custody by Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies at around 9:45-p.m., was: 21-year old Zachary Bagshaw, of Cumberland; 33-year old Douglas Alan Stirek, of Massena; 31-year old Eric Michael Bradley, of Greenfield; and 35-year old Aaron Jon Greenwalt, along with 28-year old Shawn Michael Buffington, both of Corning. Eric Bradley’s cash only bond was set at $10,000, while the other suspect’s cash only bonds were set at $5,000, each.

Sheriff’s officials say the men were arrested following a fight at the local bar that resulted in one person being seriously injured. The fight was reported by the unidentified victim, who was treated for their injuries at the hospital, and released. Officials have declined to comment on what started the incident, and other details.

Thursday High School Baseball Results

Sports

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 15, Shenandoah 0 (4 inn)
  • Denison-Schleswig 11, Clarinda 1
  • Harlan 10-17, Creston 2-1
  • Lewis Central 11-20, Red Oak 0-0
  • Glenwood 5-13, Kuemper Catholic 4-6

Western Iowa:

  • St. Albert 11, Riverside 1

Rolling Hills:

  • Walnut 10, Orient-Macksburg 0

Others:

  • Carroll 11, Jefferson-Scranton 2
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 10, Madrid 4
  • Corning 14, East Union 3
  • Abraham Lincoln 14-20, Sioux City, West 8-5
  • Earlham 11, West Central Valley 4
  • Lenox 12, Bedford 8
  • Nodaway Valley 10, Mount Ayr 4
  • Panorama 10, Woodward Academy 0
  • Sidney 13, Clarinda Academy 3
  • Villisca 12, Fremont-Mills 9

Thursday High School Softball Results

Sports

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Atlantic 10-11, Shenandoah 0-1
  • Glenwood 1-5, Kuemper Catholic 0-6
  • Lewis Central 8-4, Red Oak 1-5
  • Denison-Schleswig 10-16, Clarinda 2-4

Western Iowa:

  • Missouri Valley 14, Westwood 6
  • Treynor 6, Logan-Magnolia 1
  • Underwood 10, Griswold 0

Rolling HIlls:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, CAM 0
  • Glidden-Ralston 8, Adair-Casey 0

Others:

  • Corning 9, East Union 0
  • Abraham Lincoln 5, Sioux City West 2
  • Essex 8, East Mills 5
  • Fremont-Mills 5, Villisca 3
  • Nodaway Valley 12, Mount Ayr 7
  • Stanton 4, Nishnabotna 2

Second Bluffs beating suspect arrested

News

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Omaha have arrested the second suspect wanted in connection with last week’s brutal beating of a Council Bluffs woman. The Omaha-World Herald says the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force arrested 32-year old Travis Labno,  of Omaha, on a charge of first-degree kidnapping. The man was taken into custody without incident at around 2-p.m. Thursday, in a house near 132nd and Fort Streets, according to Deputy U.S. Marshal John Huggins, who the head of the task force.

The other suspect in the case, 38-year old Bryan Bey, of Crescent, Iowa, was arrested last Friday, also on a charge of first-degree kidnapping. Both men are accused of assaulting 29-year-old Tabitha Proplesch, who was found at around 2-p.m. Thursday, May 31st slumped over the wheel of a pickup truck located on the Mormon Bridge Road, near the Crescent exit off of Interstate 29. Her arms had been handcuffed behind her, and she had suffered blunt trauma to the head.

Iowa-owned Dullahan: best odds to trip up Triple Crown

Sports

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A horse owned by a group of Iowans is considered to have the best shot at denying the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.  At tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) Belmont Stakes in New York, I’ll Have Another is favored to win and become only the 12th horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and Belmont.

Horse owner Jerry Crawford (On the left) & "Dullahan"

But, many people are betting on Dullahan, the colt that finished third in the Derby and sat out the Preakness. Des Moines lawyer Jerry Crawford is with Donegal  Racing, which owns Dullahan. He says the potential for a Triple Crown winner drew 140 television and print photographers to a Belmont press conference on Wednesday. “They told that last year, when there wasn’t a Triple Crown on the line, there were about a dozen (photographers),” Crawford told Radio Iowa. “Whenever something’s a big deal in New York City, it’s a really big deal. I told them that they had more cameras than we have people in Iowa.”

Dullahan drew post number five for the mile and a half race. I’ll Have Another will start from post 11. Crawford said, regardless of the outcome, he and his Donegal partners will remember this week for the rest of their lives. “This has been really one of those magnificent experiences you have in life that you get to share with family and close friends,” Crawford said. “I’m just hoping that our horse can bring home the trophy and make all of Iowa proud.” The post time for the Belmont Stakes – featuring I’ll Have Another, Dullahan, and 10 other horses – is set for 5:40 p.m. (CDT) tomorrow.

Nat’l. Weather Service forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 6-8-12

Weather

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(from the NWS/Des Moines – update 3:39-a.m. CDT June 8 2012)

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

Cardinals take Houston 14-2, Thursday

Sports

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Lance Lynn joined the Mets’ R.A. Dickey as baseball’s first nine-game winners, striking out a career-high 11 while working six innings of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 14-2 laugher over Houston. David Freese hit a grand slam and a two-run homer after Carlos Beltran smacked his league-high 16th home run of the year.

K-State’s Kynard wins NCAA high jump title in Des Moines

Sports

June 8th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas State’s Erik Kynard successfully defended his high jump title Thursday in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships, clearing 7 feet, 8 inches. Kynard held off Indiana’s Derek Drouin in a thrilling final, though his stab at tying the collegiate record of 7-9 3/4 fell short. Boise State’s Kurt Felix won the decathlon with 8,062 points, while Tim Glover defended his title in the javelin with a throw of 268 feet. Southern Illinois’s Jeneva McCall, won the women’s hammer throw at 225-3 after finishing second last year, and TCU’s Whitney Gipson took the long jump at 22-4 1/2. Texas A&M’s Natosha Rogers won the 10,000 meters in 32 minutes, 41.63 seconds. LSU star Kimberlyn Duncan topped her own world-leading time in the 200 by qualifying for the final in 22.19.

Atlantic Med. Center’s Dr. Mark Johnson to switch to CCMH E-R Dept.

News

June 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic said today (Thursday), patients in the CCMH Emergency Department will be seeing a familiar face when they visit the Cass County Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (ED).

Mark Johnson, M.D.

Dr. Mark Johnson, M.D., will be transitioning from his full-time position as a family medicine physician at Atlantic Medical Center (AMC) to working full-time in the CCMH Emergency Department. Dr. Johnson came to AMC in June 1987. His final day at AMC will be Friday, August 3rd, 2012.  Dr. Johnson has provided some ED care throughout his time at AMC, and officials say the change will expand his role in that department.

CCMH Administrator Pat Markham says some other changes are happening with Emergency Department staffing.  According to Markham, currently a staff of five medical providers, including two physicians, one nurse practitioner and two physician assistants, provide care in the Emergency Department 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  And, since that sometimes that can involve a provider working some long shifts, the medical staff and hospital administration have decided to increase the number of providers to decrease the length of shifts worked, which will improve quality of patient care and patient safety.