Police in Glenwood report two Glenwood men were arrested on separate charges, Thursday. 48-year-old Edwin Rogers was arrested on a Mills County warrant, with a cash-only bond of $5,000. And, 22-year-old Domonic Monson was arrested for Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. His bond was set at $300.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County report a woman was arrested on OWI and other charges, after she nearly hit a sheriff’s deputy head-on early Thursday morning. The Pott. County communication center put out a broadcast about vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 29. Deputy Healey proceeded to the location. When he entered I-29 southbound, a 2011 Mazda 3 was traveling at him in a head-on fashion at around 1:50-a.m. The Deputy performed a traffic stop on the vehicle, and following an investigation, arrested 43-year-old Jessica Roseann Fettinger for OWI 1st Offense, Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1st Offense, and Driving on the Wrong Side of Roadway.
In other activity, Pott. County Deputies were called at around 12:12-a.m. Friday (April 1st) to the Casey’s Store on Virginia Hills Road, following a report of an intoxicated man out of control, and with a taser. Following an investigation, 47-year-old Frank Hartford Kretzschmarm of Carter Lake was arrested for Assault with Intent to Inflict Serious Injury, Criminal Mischief 4th, and Public Intoxication 1st Offense. His bond was set at $3,300.
The Sheriff’s Office said also, 30-year-old Donald Bouchard, of Elk Horn, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday, following a traffic stop. He was charged with OWI 1st Offense ($1,000 bond). And, 32-year-old Ryan Thomas Shea, of Crescent, was arrested Thursday, for Violation of a No Contact/Protective Order – Contempt of Court. Authorities report on March 10th, 30-year-old Macaulay Cy Brock turned himself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Department. Brock was wanted on a warrant for Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, for damage ranging from $750-to $1,500. Brock was arrested and turned over to Pott. County Corrections.
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, was one of two members of the Iowa delegation to vote against a U-S House bill that caps the cost of insulin at 35 dollars. Hinson says she doesn’t like the other costs that go with the bill. “It’s a serious issue we should be tackling here in Congress in a bipartisan way. It was disheartening for me to see Democrats and Speaker Pelosi mover forward with this legislation — because it will raise premiums for over 200 million Americans,” Hinson says.
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra voted against the bill, while Republican Marionette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Cindy Axne voted for it. Hinson says the bill gives too much control to the government. “It also sets a dangerous precedent here that the governor should be able to control in the private sector the price of medications that Americans need,” she says.
Hinson says the favors another bill that includes several bipartisan provisions. “It caps seniors out of pocket for insulin at 50 dollars per month, and it also allows our high-deductible health insurance plans to cover insulin before the deductible kicks in. So, the Lower Cost More Cures Act is a policy of again, 40 bipartisan provisions,” Hinson says. “And that’s the direction we should be moving, not passing on that premium increase to more than 200 million Americans.”
Hinson is seeking her second term in Congress. Democrat State Senator Liz Mathis is challenging Hinson for the seat. Mathis released a statement which says Hinson “would rather protect the profits of her pharmacy donors than deliver on her promises to Iowans. Instead of honoring her word and Iowans’ wishes, Ashley Hinson sided with party bosses and her drug company donors.”
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(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa native and his wife have joined efforts to welcome refugees from Ukraine into neighboring Romania. Tim Bailey, a Webster City native, is a Christian missionary who’s part of a group called Youth With A Mission.“We have teams in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania — countries around Ukraine — who are helping place refugees, get refugees out and bring aid into Ukraine,” he says. “We also have teams in Ukraine.”
Bailey says his colleagues are helping get much needed supplies to desperate areas of the county. Bailey and his wife have lived in Romania for 10 years and have made connections with people on both sides of the border with Ukraine. “It’s heartbreaking on so many levels and there’s such a variety of situations and people,” he says. “I mean there are people who have fled. Their husbands had to stay behind and others are in safer parts of western Europe and others said: ‘No, I’m going to go fight.’”
The Baileys. (photo provided)
Bailey says some of the refugees know their homes in Ukraine have been destroyed, while others have no idea if they have a home to return to. “Every single family is in a different heartbreaking situation,” he says. The Webster City Rotary Club is conducting a fundraiser for Bailey’s organization. Bailey graduated from Webster City High School 22 years ago.
(Radio Iowa) – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits were increased during the pandemic. That ends, starting today. Cecelia Profitt of Iowa City says she used the extra money to buy more fresh fruits and vegetables for her family of four. “You don’t have to make every single decision based on maximum, you know, calories per dollar or whatever,” she says.
Profitt expects to lose around two-hundred-50 dollars ($250) in food assistance per month. Individuals could see their benefits reduced by up to two-hundred-30 dollars ($230) a month. Tara Kramer of Des Moines says during the pandemic she’d been getting two-hundred-50 dollars ($250) a month in food assistance and that will drop to 20-dollars ($20). “I have a dynamic disability, so I go to the doctor a lot and I am not going to be able to continue with physical therapy because I won’t be able to afford those co-pays,” she says.
According to state data, nearly 290-thousand Iowans receive SNAP benefits. SNAP benefits, previously known as food stamps, are paid out over the first 10 days of every month. The payment date is based on the first letter of the recipient’s last name.
(Reporting by Iowa Public Radio’s Natalie Krebs)
Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon came out on top of the 2022 College 3-Point Contest on Thursday evening in New Orleans. Bohannon won the men’s division of the contest and then also won the match-up with the women’s contest winner at the end of the event. Bohannon topped Brad Davison of Wisconsin, Alfonso Plummer of Illinois, Sasha Stefanovic of Purdue, Carl Pierre of Rice, Alex O’Connell of Creighton, and Davion Mintz of Kentucky in the contest.
Bohannon started slow with 15 points in the opening round but advanced to the semifinals on a tiebreaker. He then totaled 20 points in the semis, making all the money balls and notching 14 points through the first three racks alone. He then matched up against Brad Davison of Wisconsin in the men’s final. Davison tallied 17 points in his run but Bohannon came up with the shots he needed late. He had just five points through the first two racks but made 8 straight shots, including a perfect run at the top of the key to close in. He made the first four of the final rack to edge past Davison 18-17.
Bohannon then met women’s champion Kendall Spray of Florida Gulf Coast in the “Battle of the Sexes” final and came out a 21-19 winner. He made 11 straight shots in the final run and the final money ball was the difference.
Creighton’s O’Connell had the second best first round performance with 17 points and fell two points shy of the final with 17 again in the semifinals. O’Connell also participated in the slam dunk contest but lost out on a tiebreak in the first round.
Taze Moore of Houston was the Slam Dunk Contest winner, beating out Alondes Williams of Wake Forest in the finals.
MINNEAPOLIS – Iowa State women’s basketball’s Ashley Joens continues her historic senior campaign becoming the second Cyclone selected to the 10-member Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Coaches’ All-America team, the WBCA announced Thursday.
Joens joins Bridget Carleton as the only other Cyclone to earn a spot on the team. The Coaches’ All-America team is composed of the 10 best players in Division I regardless of position as chosen by the division’s head coaches.
Joens led the Cyclones with 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds, while dishing 1.8 assists. The Iowa City, Iowa native, was a threat from beyond the arc this season, connecting on a career-best 91 triples, while shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc. She also totaled 18 double-doubles on the year.
Joens was named a Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press and USBWA.
She helped the Cyclones to a program record 28 wins, along with a record-setting 14 conference wins. Iowa State finished league action second in the conference and also spent much of the 2021-22 season in the AP Top 10.
She recently solidified herself as the most prolific scorer in Iowa State basketball history, scoring 2,369 career points. She also joins Angie Welle as the only other Cyclone to score 2,000 points and amass 1,000 rebounds.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Caitlin Clark was named a WBCA All-American and senior Monika Czinano, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday.
Ten student-athletes were named to the WBCA All-America team, including two sophomores, two juniors and six seniors. Clark and Michigan’s Naz Hillmon represent the Big Ten Conference.
Clark, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, led the nation in points per game (27.0), assists per game (8.0), total assists (257), total points (863), free throws made (200), triple doubles (5) and 30-point games (11). Clark is the only women’s basketball player to lead the country in both assists per game and points per game in a single season.
Clark registered five triple-doubles this season, leading the country in most career triple-doubles by an active player with six. Clark’s six career triple-doubles ties former Hawkeye Sam Logic’s Big Ten record (2011-15) for most in a career and ties for the fifth most single season (5) and career (6) triple-doubles in NCAA Division I history.
In January, Clark joined the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Hardin, Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only NBA, WNBA, Division I men’s and women’s basketball to record back-to-back 30-point triple doubles since 2000. She is one of 10 women’s basketball players (15 times) to register back-to-back triple doubles in their careers — the only NCAA player (male or female) to do so with 30-plus points in the pair.
Clark broke the 1,000-career point barrier against Evansville in early January and became the fastest Division I player (men’s or women’s) to reach 1,500 career points over the last 20 seasons, reaching the feat in 56 games.
Clark set a career-high 46 points against No. 6 Michigan, registering her 12th double-double of the season with 10 assists and breaking her third women’s basketball arena scoring record. She now holds the scoring records at Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena (44), Michigan’s Crisler Center (46) and Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bank Arena (39).
Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Tournament MVP, while earning unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors and an All-Big Ten Tournament spot. She was named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year finalist, Dawn Staley Award finalist, Naismith semifinalist and to the WBCA Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List and John R. Wooden Award National Ballot Top-15. She is a 2021-22 first team AP All-American, USBWA All-American and first team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Tournament MVP, while earning unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors and an All-Big Ten Tournament spot. She was named a Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year finalist, Dawn Staley Award finalist, Naismith finalist and to the WBCA Wade Trophy finalist, John R. Wooden Award finalist and All-American. She is a 2021-22 first team AP All-American, USBWA All-American, WBCA All-Region and first team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Czinano led the country for the second consecutive season in field-goal percentage (67.9), while ranking sixth in field goals made (277), 10th in total points (656), 13th in points per game (21.2) and 52nd in free-throw percentage (84.3).
The Watertown, Minnesota, native registered three double-doubles and averaged 21.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and shot 277-of-408 from the field, earning her an AP All-American Honorable Mention nod and WBCA All-Region honors. Czinano also earned first team All-Big Ten and was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team.
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