(Dubuque County, Iowa) – A man from Dubuque died Wednesday from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle accident near Maquoketa. The Iowa State Patrol reports 69-year-old Michael G. Truesdale was driving a 2015 Chevy pickup. The vehicle entered a ditch and struck a culvert, before vaulting into the air and rolling over, coming to rest on the passenger side. Truesdale was wearing his seat belt. He died at the scene.
The accident happened as the pickup was traveling north on Highway 61, approaching the intersection with Fulton Road. It’s not clear what time the accident occurred.
(Adel, Iowa) – The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Dexter was arrested Wednesday, in connection with the robbery of the Casey’s General Store, in Dexter. Authorities say 21-year-old Phillip Andrew Dolezal was arrested on two Dallas County warrants, Failure to Appear, original charge of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Failure to Appear, original charge of Theft 3rd and Theft 4th. Wednesday morning, he was additionally charged with Robbery 2nd degree. Dolezal remains held in the Dallas County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond.
The Sheriff’s Department said that at around 8:13-p.m., Tuesday, Dallas County Dispatch received a 911 phone call from the Casey’s Store at 803 State Street in Dexter, Iowa. The store clerk stated that the store had been robbed and a suspect had left the store running on foot. The caller reported that the suspect showed a note indicating that he had a gun. No gun was displayed.
Phillip Dolezal (Dallas County S/O photo)
Dallas County Deputies immediately responded to the scene and were assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office, and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. An Iowa State Patrol K-9 team assisted in tracking the suspect to 605 State Street in Dexter. Stuart Iowa Police Department K9 Handler Officer Irving, and his K9 partner “Ally,” assisted as well.
Along with interviews and other evidence gathered by Deputies, a search warrant was executed at this address. Evidence related to this robbery was located and seized.
Sheriff Adam Infante said “I am continually amazed by the hard work and effort our Deputies put in, day in and day out. This case is a great example of their efforts. It’s also so beneficial to have a strong partnership with the Iowa State Patrol and their K-9s, they did a great job helping us out.”
All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The Riverside Lady Dawgs won a 3-1 match over Gehlen Catholic in Denison on Wednesday night to advance to the state volleyball tournament for the first time in school history. Riverside won 25-19, 25-23, 14-25, 25-18.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a great start by controlling the action in the first set. Riverside’s Sophia Taylor said their preparation set them up for that kind of early success.
The second set was a bit more wild. Gehlen Catholic ripped off a 10-point rally midway through to lead 18-10. Riverside didn’t hang their heads and started chipping away at that lead. A five-point and 4-point run brought them all the way back to the lead at 23-22. Gehlen tied it at 23 but the Bulldogs scored the next two to complete the set comeback. Riverside Head Coach Brooke Flathers said that was a great momentum swing.
The third was controlled by Gehlen Catholic for most of the set but it didn’t seem to phase the Lady Dawgs. Riverside scored the first two points of the fourth and then used a nine-point run to grab a strangle hold on the match building a 20-9 lead. The Jays didn’t go away easily, using a six-point run to close the gap but Riverside eventually closed it out. Veronica Andrusyshyn had a monster night with 19 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, and 1 block. The senior was thrilled to earn the trip to state.
Riverside has showed an ability to move past mistakes and focus on the next point during this postseason run. They battled through a fifth set and match point against Stanton in the regional semis and then didn’t flinch when Gehlen had a big run in the second and won the third set in the final. Junior Elyssa Amdor said their mental approach has maybe been their biggest point of growth this season.
It’s been a road of improvement for Riverside and Coach Flathers. She was overjoyed that it has grown to this moment.
The Riverside Bulldogs drew the 8-seed for the 1A State Tournament and will play top-seeded Springville at 6:00 p.m. next Tuesday night in Coralville. We’ll have coverage on KJAN.
Listen to the full postgame interviews with Coach Flathers, Sophia Taylor, Veronica Andrusyshyn, and Elyssa Amdor below.
Region 1: (3-1) Riverside 25-25-14-25 Gehlen Catholic 19-23-25-18 (@ Denison)- ON KJAN
Region 2: (3-0) Ankeny Christian 25-25-25 Sidney 23-19-23 (@ Atlantic)
Region 3: (3-0) AGWSR 25-25-25 Newell-Fonda 21-19-15 (@ Fort Dodge)
Region 4: (3-0) North Tama 25-25-25 Southeast Warren 20-12-17 (@ Newton)
Region 5: (3-0) Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25-25-25 Dunkerton 23-6-19 (@ Cedar Falls)
Region 6: (3-0) Don Bosco 25-25-25 North Cedar 19-19-10 (@ Vinton-Shellsburg)
Region 7: (3-2) Springville 27-23-25-25-16 New London 29-25-20-21-14 (@ West Liberty)
Region 8: (3-1) Holy Trinity Catholic 23-25-25-25 Burlington Notre Dame 25-23-17-21 (@ Burlington)
Class 2A
Region 1: (3-0) Western Christian 25-25-25 Boyden-Hull 11-19-16 (@ Sioux Center)
Region 2: (3-0) Hinton 25-25-25 Ridge View 21-21-14 (@ Cherokee)
Region 3: (3-1) Kuemper Catholic 14-27-25-25 Missouri Valley 25-25-21-14 (@ Harlan)
Region 4: (3-0) Dike-New Hartford 25-25-25 Grand View Christian 15-10-17 (@ BCLUW)
Region 5: (3-1) Denver 26-19-26-25 Grundy Center 24-25-24-19 (@ Union)
Region 6: (3-1) Sumner-Fredericksburg 23-25-25-25 Lisbon 25-12-23-19 (@ Center Point-Urbana)
Region 7: (3-0) Wapsie Valley 25-25-25 Beckman Catholic 20-13-15 (@ West Delaware)
Region 8: (3-0) Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 25-25-25 West Burlington 22-13-21 (@ Fairfield)
DES MOINES – A total of 16,629 students from more than 140 schools voted in Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll this week. Students in every K-12 school across the state were invited to vote for their preferred candidates in Iowa’s U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial races. The purpose of the poll is to serve as a fun, hands-on, learning activity to engage young people in civics.
The final results show Republican Kim Reynolds winning the Youth Straw Poll race for Governor, with 60% of the vote. Democratic Deidre DeJear had 31% and Libertarian Rick Stewart picked up 9%. Republican Chuck Grassley came out on top in the U.S. Senate race, 61%-39% over Democrat Michael Franken.
Iowa’s four U.S. House races were polled as well. In the First Congressional District, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Christina Bohannon 58%-42%. Republican Ashley Hinson won 66%-34% over Liz Mathis in the Second District.
Democrat Cindy Axne defeated Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa’s Third District, 56%-44%. Republican Randy Feenstra picked up 63% of the vote in the Fourth District, with Democrat Ryan Melton at 23% and Liberty Party Caucus candidate Bryan Jack Holder at 14%.
Traditionally, the Iowa Youth Straw Poll has served as a good indicator of how the actual elections will shape up. “I want to thank all the teachers, principals and staff that helped make the Youth Straw Poll possible, but most importantly, thank you to the students who made their voices heard,” Secretary Pate said. “This was hopefully a valuable, hands-on learning experience for them, and I hope all of them will continue to be a voter throughout their lives.”
Vote totals for this year and past years are available by clicking here.
(Radio Iowa) – Three men from Miami are under arrest, accused of stealing nine MILLION dollars worth of frozen beef and pork from meatpacking plants in Iowa and five other states. Terry Wagner, the sheriff in Lancaster County, Nebraska, says his department started connecting the dots after finding empty semi trailers that had been stolen from a Grand Island beef packer. “It was surprising how brazen and how widespread it really was,” Wagner says. Investigators from the Lancaster County, Nebraska sheriff’s office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have identified 45 thefts so far.
“They’ve been targeted beef and pork packaging facilities in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin,” the sheriff says. It was a highly sophisticated organized criminal enterprise according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Nebraska sheriff says in many instances it appears the men drove into an area in a semi tractor and hooked it up to a trailer that had been loaded with frozen meat.
“They knew what to look for, they knew where to look, where trailers would be staged for transport and they would just drive in, hook up to a trailer and take off.” The sheriff told reporters in Lincoln, Nebraska that federal investigators used electronic surveillance to track three semi tractor trailers with more than half a million dollars worth of stolen meat to Florida last Thursday.
“The investigation is still continuing,” he says. “We’re still trying to identify some of the victims of these thefts and we’ll keep working on this case.” On September 1st, 100-thousand dollars worth of pork was stolen from the J-B-S plant in Ottumwa, but there’s been no official confirmation that case is among the 45 meat thefts identified by the Nebraska sheriff.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Wednesday that season tickets for the 2022-23 Hawkeye wrestling season are sold out for a second consecutive season.
Capacity for wrestling duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2022-23 is 14,905. The Hawkeyes have led the nation in attendance in every season since 2006-07, head coach Tom Brands’ first as head coach. Iowa set an NCAA record, averaging 14,905 fans in 2021-22.
The Hawkeyes return six past All-Americans on the 2022-23 roster, including three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee, Real Woods, Max Murin, Abe Assad, Jacob Warner and Tony Cassioppi. Woods was a 2022 All-American at Stanford University.
Iowa wrestling events are broadcast on KXIC and streamed online at iHeart Radio and nine Hawkeye duals will be televised in 2022-23. The promotion schedule for the upcoming season is listed below.
The Hawkeyes open the 2022-23 season hosting Cal Baptist on Nov. 13 at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
2022-23 Promo Schedule
Nov. 13 Cal Baptist 50 Years of Iowa Women’s AthleticsNov. 26 Pennsylvania Kids Day
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa’s complete 2023 football schedule has been announced, featuring five Big Ten Conference home dates following the nonconference schedule. The entire conference schedule was released Wednesday by the conference office.
The Hawkeyes open the season in Kinnick Stadium, hosting Utah State on Sept. 2. Following a trip to Iowa State for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game the following week, Iowa closes nonconference play Sept. 16, hosting Western Michigan.
The Big Ten portion of the schedule begins Sept. 23 with a trip to Penn State, followed by back-to-back home dates against Michigan State and Purdue. Iowa then travels to Wisconsin on Oct. 14 and hosts Minnesota the following week before the open date on the schedule Oct. 28.
November begins with a game at Northwestern on Nov. 4, followed by home dates with Rutgers and Illinois. The regular season ends with the Black Friday contest at Nebraska on Nov. 24. The Big Ten Championship game is slated for Dec. 2.
Start times and network television designation for all contests will be announced at a later date.
Following is Iowa’s 2023 schedule:
2023
&#Sept. 2 Utah State %Sept. 9 at Iowa State Sept. 16 Western Michigan Sept. 23 at Penn State Sept. 30 Michigan State Oct. 7 Purdue Oct. 14 at Wisconsin Oct. 21 Minnesota Oct. 28 Open Nov. 4 at Northwestern Nov. 11 Rutgers Nov. 18 Illinois Nov. 24 at Nebraska Dec. 2 Big Ten Championship # – – Varsity Club Day & – – Fry Fest Weekend % – – Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they are receiving questions about the timeliness of Iowa Permits to Carry Weapons and Iowa Permits to Acquire Weapons delivered from the State. The Sheriff’s Office has been in contact with the appropriate State Department and was informed that due to a change in the printing system and current mail times, the receipt of permits via mail has been delayed. Current wait times are estimated between 1 week and up to 4 weeks.
The Sheriff’s Department apologizes for the inconvenience and says they are doing everything they can on their end, to expedite the process. And, they says “We share your same hope that this delay is soon resolved.”
In the meantime please remember, permits are good for 5 years from the date of issuance. If you wish to keep your permit(s) active, please check their respective expiration date. Permits can be “renewed” 30 days before or 30 days after their expiration. Any applications made outside of that window are considered “new/initial” permits by the State of Iowa. Renewal permits are $25 and New/Initial permits are $50; State set fees.
If you have questions regarding your permit, please call the Cass County Sheriff’s Office during business hours, at 712-243-2206.
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