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8AM Newscast 08-22-2011

News, Podcasts

August 22nd, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd

Trading Post

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: HUTCH with glass doors and shelves. approx 76″ H, 54″ W, 14″ D. $300.  712-563-2539.

FOR SALE: DRESSER with mirror & 6-drawers. Mirror approx. 30″ H, 42″ W. Dresser approx. 31 H, 57 W, 21 D.  $100.  712-563-2539.

WANTED: Chain Link Fencing – 4 feet. And other chain link fencing components; end posts, line posts, top rails, etc. Call 249-6744.

FREE: 112 6-inch concrete crescent landscaping blocks.   712-249-6152.

FOR SALE: Men’s black leather motorcycle jacket. size 56(XXL) Zip out liner, zippered cuffs, excellent condition.  Women’s black leather mototcycle jacket, XXL, zip out liner, zippered vents, zippered cuffs, excellent condition $50.00 each.  417-249-0105.

FOR SALE: GE dorm refrigerator, 2 yrs old. Works great. $100 or best offer.  712-781-2354.

FOR SALE: Reduced Price, Lenox 2 ton Central Air Conditioning Unit with Coil; Pulse Furnace 92% Efficient. Both 10 + years and work great. Just currently upgraded. $500.00 or best offer. Contact 712-249-7478.

FOR SALE: SONY Trinitron 36″ television with remote, asking $50.00 ALSO have an armoir or wardrobe, walnut hand carved with key and lock, nicest one made, asking $300.00 call mike in kimballton at 712-773-2012.

FOR SALE: 1979 Fairmont $400; 1984 Camero $450. Call Ray at 712-304-0787.

FOR SALE: electric dryer, works well. $30.  Call 243-5153. SOLD

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 1 (8/26/2011)

Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Games:

  • Exira/EHK 27, Audubon 8
  • Nodaway Valley 19, A-H-S-T 6
  • Tri-Center 48, Riverside 7
  • Griswold 49, Corning 14
  • CAM 47, Villisca 12
  • Carroll 44, Kuemper Catholic 18
  • St. Albert 19, Lewis Central 14
  • Denison 20, Atlantic 14

Our Picks:

  • Exira/EHK Doug, Chris, Jim) Audubon (Matt)
  • AHST (Doug, Matt) Nodaway Valley (Chris, Jim)
  • Tri-Center (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Griswold (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • CAM (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • Kuemper Catholic (Doug, Matt, Chris, Jim)
  • St. Albert (Matt, Chris, Jim) Lewis Central (Doug)
  • Atlantic (Doug, Matt) Denison (Chris, Jim)

Results:

  • Chris  7-1
  • Jim  7-1
  • Matt  4-4
  • Doug 4-4
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Heartbeat Today 08-22-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

August 22nd, 2011 by admin

Jim speaks about flooding cleanup along the Missouri River.

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Chiefs Trying to Build Team Chemistry in Camp

Sports

August 22nd, 2011 by Jim Field

     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin spent Sunday’s practice riding a stationary bike and doing work with a trainer on the sideline, his right hand heavily bandaged after he reportedly got into an altercation with running back Thomas Jones.  Head coach Todd Haley would not address the situation that
occurred last week, calling it “family business.” Neither player was available to comment following practice.  Jones took part in the full workout in the Chiefs’ first
practice since breaking training camp in St. Joseph, Mo. They’re trying to get back on track after losing their second preseason game Friday night at Baltimore.
     They play the St. Louis Rams in their annual in-state rivalry game this Friday night.

Heavy rain drenches western Iowa, eastern Nebraska (updated 6:45-a.m.)

News, Weather

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Heavy rain has flooded some streets and basements in far western Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Standing water blocked streets early Monday morning in Council Bluffs and across the Missouri River in Omaha, Neb. Council Bluffs officials asked residents in the Playland Park neighborhood on the west side of the city to remain in their homes until the rain runoff had dropped to safe levels. No evacuations were ordered. The American Red Cross says it was opening a shelter at Community of Christ Church on the east side of the city so people have a place to stay.

In Omaha, some streets just north of downtown were closed, and golfball-sized hail was observed.  Two- to three-inch diameter hail which fell at around 3:45-a.m. ,broke out several automobile windows in the Bellevue, NE.,   No injuries or deaths have been reported.

The National Weather Service in Valley, NE, reports 2.79-inches of rain had fallen near Glenwood, with three separate waves of hail ranging from pea to quarter-sized having fallen, as well. In Carter Lake, 3.31-inches of rain had fallen by 5-a.m., and anywhere from two-to three-inches of rain had fallen in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area.

Sports/Weather related announcement

News, Sports

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Southwest Iowa Senior Golf event in Oakland is cancelled for today, due to the weather.

Riedemann trial delayed in Atlantic (updated 1-p.m.)

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The trial in the case of a Griswold woman charged with vehicular homicide was set to begin Tuesday, in Atlantic, but Cass County Attorney Dan Feistner said today (Monday) it‘s instead been continued until December 13th. 45-year-old Christine Annette Riedemann was charged with Vehicular Homicide and Possession of Marijuana, following an investigation into a June 2010 accident near Atlantic, that claimed the life of 44-year old Katrina L. Christensen, of Atlantic.  Earlier this month, Judge Jeffrey L. Larsen denied the defenses’ motion to suppress evidence or testimony in the case.

Reidemann was allegedly behind the wheel of an SUV that went out of control the evening of June 4th, 2010, as it was traveling west on Highland Road. The vehicle entered a ditch, hit a utility pole and overturned. Both women were brought to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, where Christensen died from her injuries. The State Patrol says both women were wearing their seatbelts.

Two separate blood-alcohol tests each indicated Riedemann was above the legal limit to drive. She was also found to have allegedly been in possession of marijuana.

Father of an Atlantic native who died in Kansas Air Show Crash talks about his son’s love for flying

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Bryan Jensen with his biplane "The Beast"

The father of an Atlantic native who died over the weekend while performing aerobatic maneuvers at an air show in Kansas City, Missouri, says his son was fascinated by airplanes ever since he was about 10-years old. As we told you on KJAN.com and during our overnight news casts this weekend, 50-year old Bryan Jensen of Ponte Vedra, Florida, was killed, when the biplane he was flying crashed into the runway at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. The accident happened at around 1:45-p.m., Saturday.

Bryan’s father, Don Jensen, told WHO-TV in Des Moines, his son loved to fly ever since he took his first airplane ride. When Bryan was 13, his father says he found a “learn to fly” coupon in the Atlantic newspaper. He took his first flying lesson for just $5. Bryan got his flying license before his driver’s license. Family friend Gary Degeest told the tv station Bryan would explain what it was it was like to feel the g-forces push him back into the pilot’s seat, and the effect it had on the body.

Bryan had more than 23,000 hours of flight time experience. His website, www.beastairshows.com said that he soloed on his 16th birthday and as an adult flew jumbo jets for Delta Air Lines. Jensen, who graduated from the Atlantic High School in 1979, lived in Florida, and had been a stunt pilot the past 15 years. The accident which claimed his life took place in front of a stunned crowd of thousand, on the first day of the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show. Bryan’s girlfriend CC, also flew stunt planes. She had just finished her routine in Kansas City Saturday afternoon, and witnessed the crash.

According to eye-witnesses, Jensen’s custom-built, red biplane was performing aerobatic maneuvers, such as loops and spiral stunts, when it did a downward spiral but failed to pull up. The plane crashed nose-first into the pavement and burst into flames. The Kansas City Star says as the crowd went silent, emergency crews headed for the wreckage, and the show immediately was closed, but the performances resumed on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.

Air Show director Ed Noyallis read a brief statement in a hangar after the crash. “Our hearts go out to Bryan’s family and loved ones.” He went on to note that aerobatic flying can be very dangerous, although the public was never in danger. Don Jensen says he wanted his son to be a farmer, but his love of flying was too powerful. Still, he was proud of Bryan’s accomplishments. Funeral services for Bryan Jensen are currently pending at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Old phone scam reappearance: Late-night call from grandson or granddaughter may be a scam

News

August 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A telephone scam that cropped up in Iowa several months ago is resurfacing and reportedly cost a north-central Iowa man 25-thousand dollars. Webster City Police Chief Brian Hughes explains how the scam works.

“We’ve had numerous calls from citizens in the community that have received phone calls from people pretending to be their grandson or granddaughter, telling them that they are in need of money due to a variety of reasons,” Chief Hughes says. “They were arrested or they were in some kind of accident in a foreign country and they needed money.” He says the scam might seem unlikely to succeed but the con artists can be very convincing.

“They’ll actually have them talk to different people representing themselves as a police sergeant or a bail bondsman or someone in some type of official capacity,” Hughes says. “They’ll ask the grandpa or grandma to wire the money to an account so their grandson or granddaughter can be released.” Hughes has advice for those who may receive this type of phone call.

“We have had one person file a police report for a large sum of money and we’ve had several others call,” he says. “A few, we’ve had to plead with them to call their grandson or granddaughter and check with their son or daughter to see what the situation is before they go ahead and forward any money.” He strongly urges people not to give out financial information to someone they don’t know over the phone.

The scam has been reported in southwest Iowa, as well. Most recently, this past June, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office warned residents about similar calls residents had been receiving. The same scam popped up about a year ago in this area, as well.

(Radio IA/KJAN News)