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AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

1 South Carolina (28) 9-0 700 1
2 Stanford 10-1 672 2
3 Ohio State 10-0 627 3
4 Indiana 10-0 623 4
5 Notre Dame 8-1 577 5
6 Virginia Tech 10-0 549 7
7 North Carolina 8-1 514 T-8
8 NC State 9-1 505 T-8
9 UConn 7-2 450 6
10 UCLA 9-1 416 13
11 LSU 9-0 391 11
12 Iowa 8-3 369 16
13 Utah 8-0 359 15
14 Iowa State 7-2 329 10
15 Maryland 9-3 310 20
T-16 Oregon 7-1 264 17
T-16 Creighton 8-1 264 18
18 Baylor 7-2 186 19
19 Michigan 9-1 181 14
20 Arizona 7-1 177 12
21 Arkansas 12-0 169 21
22 Kansas 9-0 149 NR
23 Gonzaga 9-2 100 22
24 Oklahoma 8-1 72 23
25 Villanova 9-2 56 25

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Iowa State researchers use lasers to stimulate chickens to exercise

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Anyone who’s ever entertained a cat with a laser pointer will understand the premise behind the latest research at Iowa State University involving lasers and young chickens. I-S-U animal science professor Liz Bobeck found a way to motivate chickens to move around using specially-designed lasers. They project a red dot onto the floor of the pens to stimulate the birds’ predatory instincts, encouraging them to be more active.

“It gives them something else to do in their day-to-day tasks,” Bobeck says. “It gives them a choice to have an option to play, which I think is something that is kind of neat. From a performance and welfare benefit, they are up and moving. They are able to grow faster, better, stronger bones. They have better feed conversion.” That’s especially important because as the chickens approach market weight, they often become more sedentary, but the lasers keep them hopping.

“Our initial work was for four minutes, four times a day,” Bobeck says, “and we move the lasers in kind of a random pattern so the birds feel like they’re chasing something that would be moving at the speed of a bug or an insect that they might like to chase anyway.” An initial concern was that if the birds exercised more, they’d lose weight, but Bobeck says they’re finding the opposite, that the broilers saw improved weight gain and bone density.

“When the birds get up and play with the laser, they actually go to the feeder and to the water, so they spend more time eating and drinking and walking, and then actually growing,” Bobeck says, “and this is translating to really cool benefits as far as meat quality goes.” Laser pointers always carry warnings about how dangerous it can be to gaze into the high-intensity light, but Bobeck says none of the test chickens have wound up visually impaired.

“We haven’t found yet that the birds can figure out where the lasers are coming from since they’re moving,” Bobeck says. “But we also have not seen any issues with birds looking into the laser and becoming blind, and it’s also the safest wavelength for humans. So, our goal is to also not harm any person that will be working in the barn.” I-S-U is working with a livestock lighting company to eventually take this concept to market.

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AP Men’s College Basketball Poll 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

1 Purdue (27) 10-0 1,508 4
2 Virginia (19) 8-0 1,476 3
3 UConn (15) 11-0 1,466 5
4 Alabama 8-1 1,326 8
5 Houston 9-1 1,224 1
6 Tennessee (1) 9-1 1,189 7
7 Texas 7-1 1,173 2
8 Kansas 9-1 1,165 6
9 Arizona 8-1 1,096 10
10 Arkansas 9-1 1,029 9
11 Baylor 7-2 881 12
12 Duke 10-2 840 15
13 Kentucky 7-2 688 16
14 Indiana 8-2 622 14
15 Gonzaga 7-3 621 18
16 UCLA 8-2 606 19
17 Mississippi State 9-0 497 23
18 Illinois 7-3 487 17
19 Auburn 8-1 453 11
20 Maryland 8-2 414 13
21 TCU 8-1 270 24
22 Wisconsin 8-2 255 NR
23 Ohio State 7-2 209 25
24 Virginia Tech 10-1 109 NR
25 Miami (Fl.) 10-1 100 NR

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AP Iowa High School Boys Basketball Poll 12/12/2022

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, and total points:

Class 4A

Record Pts
1. Waukee Northwes (5) 4-0 74
2. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (3) 3-0 64
3. Ankeny Centennial 4-0 56
4. Waukee 4-1 48
5. Dubuque, Senior 3-0 46
6. Sioux City, East 4-0 32
7. North Scott, Eldridge 3-0 22
7. Indianola 3-0 22
(tie) Iowa City, West 4-0 22
(tie) Cedar Falls 2-0 22

Others receiving votes: Burlington 9. Johnston 7. Valley, West Des Moines 7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 3. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3. Des Moines, Lincoln 1. Marshalltown 1. Waterloo, East 1.

Class 3A

Record Pts
1. North Polk, Alleman (2) 4-0 73
2. Xavier, Cedar Rapids (5) 4-0 68
3. Bondurant Farrar 3-0 59
4. Sioux Center 3-0 34
5. Clear Lake 3-0 30
6. Webster City 2-0 25
(tie) Pella 3-1 25
8. MOC-Floyd Valley 4-1 22
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3-0 14
(tie) Humboldt (1) 2-2 14

Others receiving votes: Carroll 13. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13. Assumption, Davenport 12. Lewis Central 7. Crestwood, Cresco 7. Dallas Center-Grimes 6. Marion 5. Ballard 3. Mount Vernon 2. Nevada 2. Charles City 2. West Delaware, Manchester 1. Glenwood 1. Harlan 1. Waverly-Shell Rock 1.

Class 2A

Record Pts
1. Central Lyon (2) 3-0 56
2. Aplington-Parkersburg (2) 4-0 55
3. Roland-Story, Story City (3) 4-0 49
4. Wilton 3-0 32
5. MFL-Mar-Mac 6-0 28
6. West Burlington 5-0 25
7. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 5-0 24
8. Cascade, Western Dubuque 4-0 16
9. Western Christian, Hull 1-1 13
10. Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 4-0 12

Others receiving votes: Grundy Center 11. Jesup 10. Monticello 9. Rock Valley 9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 9. South Central Calhoun 8. Van Meter 5. West Branch 3. West Lyon, Inwood 3. Mediapolis 3. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2. Pella Christian 1. Des Moines Christian 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1.

Class 1A

Record Pts
1. North Linn, Troy Mills (5) 5-0 57
2. Grand View Christian (1) 4-0 46
3. West Harrison (1) 4-0 44
4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3-0 42
5. WACO, Wayland 5-0 39
6. Bellevue 6-0 36
7. Dunkerton 4-0 33
8. St. Mary’s, Remsen 2-0 30
9. Newell-Fonda 2-0 14
10. Lake Mills 3-2 10

Others receiving votes: Lynnville-Sully 9. Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 4. Mount Ayr 4. Newman Catholic, Mason City 3. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 3. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 2. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 2. Montezuma 1. Keota 1.

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DANNY COMPTON, 79, of Bridgewater (Celebration of Life at a later date)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

DANNY COMPTON, 79, of Bridgewater, died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Community Care Center in Stuart.  A Celebration of Life Service for DANNY COMPTON will be held at a later date.  Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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Tractor-trailers crash in Pottawattamie County Tue. morning

News

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Minden, Iowa) – A KJAN listener captured an image of two semi’s that jackknifed early this (Tuesday) morning near the I-80/I-880 interchange, near Minden. Zachary Ploen’s photo shows two of the big rigs ended up on opposite side the ditches. It’s not if there were any injuries, or what caused the crash to occur.
KETV reports a total of four semi’s were involved in an accident at the eastbound I-680/I-80 interchange.

Photo courtesy Zach Ploen (click to enlarge)

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Omaha woman arrested for alleged robbery of a Council Bluffs bank

News

December 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A woman from Nebraska was arrested following a report of an attempted bank robbery today (Tuesday), in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, Officers were called at around 12:03-p.m. to the First National Bank at 2421 West Broadway, for a possible robbery in progress.

While enroute officers received information that a female suspect had pulled into the business drive thru lane outside of the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. As officers arrived on scene the suspect attempted to leave the area. She was stopped and taken into custody as she drove onto West Broadway.

Lisa M. Stenberg

After being interviewed, the suspect, 51-year-old Lisa M. Stenberg, of Omaha, was transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections and charged with Robbery 2nd and Theft 2nd. No weapons were found and there were no injuries reported during this incident.

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2022 KJAN Kindergarten Christmas

Podcasts

December 13th, 2022 by admin

KJAN’s Becky Christensen visits with the students of Mrs. Rasmussen’s class about Santa and Christmas in our annual program sponsored by the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.

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TERESA ARMSTRONG EMIG, 82, of Flagstaff, AZ (svc. pending)

Obituaries

December 13th, 2022 by Jim Field

TERESA ARMSTRONG EMIG, 82 of Flagstaff, AZ, formerly of Lewis, died December 12, 2022 at home in Arizona. Cremation has taken place and services are pending at this time.

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Campbell and Merriweather named Sporting News All-America

Sports

December 13th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named first-team All-America by Sporting News, while senior defensive back Kaevon Merriweather was named to the second-team.

Campbell is the 29th Hawkeye to earn consensus All-America status, while two of those players (OL Calvin Jones and LB Larry Station) earned the distinction in two separate seasons. Iowa football has had a consensus All-American in four straight seasons for the first time in program history.

Campbell has previously been named a first-team All-America selection by Walter Camp, FWAA and The Associated Press. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) teams will be announced Wednesday.

Along with the consensus All-America status, Campbell earned individual honors with two national awards last week. On Tuesday, Campbell was presented the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation before being presented the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in the nation on Thursday.

Campbell was previously named the Nagurski-Wooden Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season. He was named a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Rotary Lombardi awards.

Campbell (6-foot-5, 246-pounds) has led Iowa’s defense all season. He has totaled 118 tackles, which are second in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native also recorded two interceptions, one recovered fumble and one forced fumble, along with 3.5 tackles for loss. He has 295 career tackles to rank 19th in program history.

Iowa has had a consensus first-team All-America selection each of the last four years (K Keith Duncan, 2019; DL Daviyon Nixon, 2020; OL Tyler Linderbaum, 2021), along with two selections (LB Josey Jewell, DB Joshua Jackson) in 2017.

Meriweather earned second-team All-America honors after starting every game and ranking second on the team with three interceptions. The Michigan native has 47 tackles and scored a defensive touchdown with a fumble return in Iowa’s win at Rutgers. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Scarlet Knights.

Merriweather was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press on Monday. He also earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition and is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year.

Iowa (7-5, 5-4) will face Kentucky in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 in Nashville (11 a.m. CT, ESPN). The Hawkeyes earned their 20th bowl invite over the past 24 seasons under Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz.

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