AMU officials report that about 500 customers are without power following storms that rolled through on Wednesday evening. Officials were working on a plan to fix the outage at about 5:30 p.m.
That outage includes the KJAN studios and others on the north side of town.
Here is the latest storm report compiled by the National Weather Service and KJAN, for the severe storms/wind event on Wed., Dec. 15 2021
Time of event/type of event/location/County/source of information
7:45-p.m. Cass County Communications reports Olive Street is closed north of Atlantic from Great River Road to Chicago Road, due to downed power lines. Barricades are in-place.
7:35-p.m. 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust 3 miles south of Creston.
7:15-p.m 59 mph gust 1 mile S/SE of Clarinda
5:56-p.m. Thunderstorm wind damage 1 mile N/NE of Creston: Tree fell on a house (Time estimated)
5:55-p.m. 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust 3 miles south of Creston. (MesoNet)
5:48-p.m. Accident w/minor injuries, I-80 mm59 wb
5:35-p.m. Thunderstorm wind damage: Outbuilding destroyed at 240th & Timber Ave; Carroll County.
Power lines down north of Atlantic Wed. night (Photo courtesy Ashley Skow)
5:34-p.m. Power lines down north of Atlantic on Troublesome Creek between Olive Street & Great River RD. (KJAN listener report)
534-p.m. Semi rollover on I-29 miles N/NW of Pacific Junction at mm 35.
5:34-p.m. Thunderstorm wind damage in Neola: Out buildings blown over, houses damaged, power lines down, gas leak.
5:32-p.m. Tstrm wind damage: Outbuilding destroyed near Yale (Guthrie County)
5:31-p.m. 70 mph wind gust in Ralston (Carroll County)
5:30-p.m. rollover accident on I-80 wb between 60-61mm; Atlantic Fire & Rescue/Cass EMS dispatched
517-p.m. 1/2″ diameter hail, tstrm winds up to 65 mph 8 miles W. of Guthrie Center; EMA
515-p.m. estimated 80 mph gust 2 miles S. of Adair; Zero visibility south of Adair.
5:15-p.m. semi rollover near 71968 630th St. in Cass County, near Muller Livestock.
5:15-p.m. 61 mph tstrm wind gust 1 mile S/SE of Clarinda.
5:02-p.m. Tornado on the ground 1 mile NW of Atlantic (storm chase & video confirmed)
5:02-p.m. Weather spotters confirm a tornado crossing I-80 north of Atlantic
5:02-p.m. Semi rolled over 3 miles W. of McClelland on I-80 mm
5:01-p.m. Tornado confirmed 3 miles S/SW of Brayton; Storm spotter reported flipped semi’s and power flashes.
5:00-p.m. Trees blocking one lane of 570th in the area of Whitepole Road.
4:55-p.m. Rollover accident 590th and Tucson in Cass County.
4:55-p.m. 72 mph tstrm gust at the Harlan Airport.
4:53-p.m. Semi on I-80 WB near Shelby (Twitter photo)
4:53-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 2 miles S. of Woodbine: Trees uprooted or snapped; Roof blown off
4:38-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 1 mile NE of Underwood: Large garage doors on a city building were blown-in.
4:38-p.m. Tstrm wind gust of 80 mph 2 miles SE of Underwood.
4:36-p.m. Tstrm wind gust of 79 mph 5 miles E/NE of Council Bluffs.
4:29-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 4 miles W. of Underwood: roof blown off a home on L-34.
4:27-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 1 mile NW of Treynor: Powerlines down. P
425-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 3 miles N/NW of McClelland; Major home damage in Weston.
4:24-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 5 miles W of McClelland: Fire Chief reports power lines and power poles down for about 1.4 of a mile, from Homestead to L-34 along Railroad Hwy.
4:22-p.m. Tstrm wind damage 2 miles N. of Malvern: power lines down across Hwy 34.
4:22-p.m. 81 mph gust at Offutt AFB in NE
4:22-p.m. 83 mph gust near Missouri Valley
4:22-p.m. Tstrms wind gust of 83 mph 8 miles W/SW of Sidney at I-29/Hwy 2 (MesoNet station)
4:21-p.m. Nine loaded coal cars rolled off the tracks 1 mile E/NE of Council Bluffs.
IAwrestle has released their latest team and individual rankings for the 2021 season. Here is a look at area ranked teams and individuals.
Class 1A Teams
3. Underwood
8. Logan-Magnolia
Class 1A Individuals
113
1 Eli Beccerra, Missouri Valley
6. Brayden Maeder, Southwest Valley
8. Corbin Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
9. Lucas Bone, Underwood
120
4. Jace Rose, Riverside
7. Blake Allen, Underwood
11. Payton Harger, Earlham
126
5. Westin Allen, Underwood
11. Kai Carritt, Logan-Magnolia
132
2. Gable Porter
6. Ellitor Cooney, Nodaway Valley
138
2. Stevie Barnes, Underwood
12. Sean Thompson, Logan-Magnolia
145
1 Hagen Heistand, Underwood
152
1. Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
4. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic
8. Nolan Moore, Riverside
12. Blaise Beane, West Central Valley
160
5. Gavin Maguire, Logan-Magnolia
7. Garrison Gettler, AHSTW
182
8. Brecken Freeberg, Tri-Center
11. Sendeska Kalskett, West Monona
12. Gage Clausen, Missouri Valley
195
7. Cooper Nielsen, Audubon
220
4. Cooper Andersen, Panorama
9. Cal Wanninger, Kuemper Catholic
285
4. Devin Whipple, Bedford-Lenox
7. Megaeska Kalskett, West Monona
9. Rex Johnson, Logan-Magnolia
11. Daniel Gregory, Treynor
12. Connor Murray, Missouri Valley
Class 2A Teams
6. Glenwood
Class 2A Indviduals
106
2. Kaden Whipp, Clarinda
5. Aiden Smith, Atlantic/CAM
113
5. Vinny Mayberry, Glenwood
12. Christian Ahrens, Creston
120
4. Matthew Beam, Glenwood
11. Cael Nelson, Carroll
126
7. Luke Freund, Harlan
132
5. Luke Musich, Harlan
6. Ethan Follmann, Atlantic/CAM
138
11. Carter Drake, Carroll
145
6. Kale Downey, Clarinda
10. Jireh Gallegos, Carroll
152
11. Dawson Bond, Red Oak
170
2. Kadin Stutzman, Atlantic/CAM
11. Streling Rodman, Carroll
182
6. Mitch Mayberry, Glenwood
7. Zane Bendorf, Harlan
195
3. CJ Carter, Glenwood
8. Jase Wilmes, Clarinda
220
11. Trent Patton, Glenwood
285
9. Logan Green, Clarinda
Class 3A Indviduals
170
11. Braylon Kammrad, Lewis Central
285
11. Gabe Daniels, CB Abraham Lincoln
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has placed the Cyclone football program on the national radar with yearly appearances in the national rankings and five-straight bowl berths.
The fruits of his labor have paid off on the recruiting trail, as the Cyclones announced their early signees of the 2022 class today.
This year’s class is the highest-rated in school history, and it’s not even close. Campbell and his staff have completed a December signing period class ranked in the top-30 in all three major recruiting services. The 2022 Cyclone class is rated No. 22 nationally and third-best in the Big 12 by Rivals, and 247Sports rates it as the third-best class in the Big 12 and 24th overall.
Campbell is excited to bring this talented group to Ames.
“We could not be more thrilled to welcome this 2022 class into our football program,” Campbell said. “This group has believed in our program and the vision we have. We are grateful to continue to build with them leading the way. It is a well-balanced, talented class that we believe can make an impact on our program immediately and over the next five years. We have always believed in recruiting high-character young men who have a passion for academics, and a genuine love for the game of football. This group embodies those values and we are thrilled to build our future around them.”
This class features five players who earned four-star status through the various recruiting services. Eight players are ranked in the top-600 by 247Sports, including four-star pickups DT Hunter Deyo (Council Bluffs, Iowa) and WR Greg Gaines III (Tampa, Fla.), who are both top-325 players nationally.
Gaines III led his Tampa Bay Tech team to an undefeated record and a state championship game appearance on Friday. A top-40 wide receiver nationally, Gaines III has 32 touchdown catches in his career.
Deyo, a four-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and On3, headlines a group of four Iowans in this class in TE Gabe Burkle (Cedar Rapids), LB Jacob Imming (Sergeant Bluff) and Will McLaughlin (Defiance). Deyo was a Des Moines Register Elite Team All-State member and Imming and McLaughlin were both first-team all-state selections and ranked as the No. 5 and No. 6 players in Iowa, respectively, according to 247Sports.
Campbell has always placed a priority on recruiting players out of winning programs, and this year’s class features 10 players who have won or are currently competing for a state championship. McLaughlin (Harlan) and Deyo (Lewis Central) led their programs to state titles in Iowa, while Andrew Keller (Waunakee, Wis.) played a huge role in leading Waunakee H.S. to an undefeated (14-0) championship season.
Quaron Adams (Chandler H.S., Chandler, Ariz.) won state titles in 2019 and 2020. Trevon Howard won the 2020 national championship for IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) and James Neal won a state title in 2020 (Grayson H.S., Loganville, Ga.) and Tommy Hamann (Wayzata H.S., Minneapolis, Minn.) was a 2019 state champion. The two four-year college transfers in this class, MJ Anderson (Christian Brothers H.S., St. Louis, Mo.) and Colby Reeder (Salesianum H.S., Hockessin, Del.), were also state champions as preps.
AMES, Iowa – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 2021 Academic All-America Football Team today, recognizing the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performance on the field and in the classroom.
For the second season in a row a pair of Cyclones were named to the distinguished team in seniors Charlie Kolar (TE) and Brock Purdy (QB). Kolar was named to the first team and Purdy was a second-teamer.
Kolar, who is ISU’s first three-time first team CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history, also received the top honor by being named CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Football Team Member of the Year. For Division I football, Kolar is the 16th FBS player in the history of the award to earn three first team honors.
Kolar is the third Cyclone athlete to be the top scholar-athlete in a sport from CoSIDA (Lisa Koll, WTF&CC in 2008-09; Christina Hillman, WTF&CC in 2015-16).
It’s been an award-winning season for Kolar. The only All-American and Academic All-American in school history was recently named the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy, given annually to the nation’s best scholar-athlete football player.
Kolar, who earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the third-straight season, owns all of ISU’s tight end school records in his fabulous career, including career receiving yards (2,148), career receptions (164) and career touchdowns (22). He is the only three-time All-American in Cyclone football history.
Kolar, who has caught a pass in 35-straight games, the second-longest streak in school history and the nation’s fifth-best active streak, finished off his career with another fantastic season.
The Norman, Okla., native is second on the team in receptions (58) and receiving yards (723), both single-season school marks by a tight end. His 5.2 catches per game ranks fourth nationally among FBS tight ends.
Kolar graduated in the fall of 2020 with a 3.99 cumulative GPA in mechanical engineering. In March of 2021, Kolar received the prestigious Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award, honoring outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community activities.
A two-time CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American and four-time All-Big 12 quarterback, Purdy is the greatest signal-caller in school history, owning or sharing 32 school records.
Purdy ranks in the Big 12 career Top 10 in completions (7th, 970), passing yards (8th, 11,966) and total offense (8th, 13,129), all school records. He finished off his career with a 16-1 record as a starter vs. Big 12 teams at Jack Trice Stadium.
A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Purdy led the Big 12 in passing yardage (248.7), total offense (267.3) and completion percentage (73.1), the fourth-best clip in the NCAA. His four games completing 80 percent or more of his passes (min. 15) attempts ties for first in the nation.
A communications studies major, Purdy holds a cumulative 3.66 GPA and is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.
DES MOINES – A lecture and recital series that traces the origins of various musical genres created by women. An exhibition about the earliest sketches and paintings of central and western Iowa paired with contemporary photos of the same locations. Another exhibition about underrepresented communities in Iowa. These are three of the 31 projects that will receive a Humanities Project Grant, according to an announcement today from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The statewide grant program supports public humanities projects and educational programs that encourage contemplation, spark conversation and invite communities to explore the human experience.
The department received 40 eligible applications and awarded a total of $364,769 in grants. Funding for the new program comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency, which last year recognized the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs as its interim state humanities council partner in Iowa. The list of grant recipients spans 17 Iowa cities, including Arnolds Park, Council Bluffs, Dubuque and Muscatine. Grants were awarded to historic sites, museums, community groups, colleges and universities, libraries, and organizations that focus on culture and art.
Among the notable projects that received funding, is the Historic General Dodge House in Council Bluffs, which was awarded $2,600 to develop an exhibit of 40 sketches and paintings by George Simons, which are among the earliest images of central and western Iowa. These images will be displayed with contemporary photos Buck Christensen shot of the same locations.
To date, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, in its role as the state’s interim Iowa Humanities Council, has awarded more than $1.6 million to support the humanities in Iowa, through multiple rounds of relief and recovery grants and the new project grants.
(Radio Iowa) – The Covid patient count in Iowa hospitals continues to escalate. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, there were 823 patients with Covid in Iowa hospitals by the middle of this week, a six percent increase from last Wednesday. More than 100 of those patients are on ventilators and nearly 83 percent of Covid patients in intensive care units in Iowa have not been vaccinated against the virus.
The death toll from Covid in Iowa is approaching 77-hundred. IDPH reports 130 additional deaths, bringing the statewide total to 7,680 since the start of the pandemic. The additional deaths were reported between Oct. 6 and Dec. 9. The number of new positive tests in the last seven days is down from 9,736 on Monday to 9,012 on Wednesday. The state’s 14-day positivity rate decreased from 11.7% to 11.3%.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting outbreaks increased from 15 to 16. There have been 4,432,001 vaccine doses administered in Iowa, with 69.7% of those 18 and older fully vaccinated and 73.3% of those 12 and older with at least one dose
(Atlantic, Iowa) – What some meteorologists are calling an “Unprecedented” weather event is staged to sweep across Iowa this afternoon and evening, bringing destructive winds and tornadoes. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon tells KJAN News this storm system could present as strong or stronger straight line winds than the August Derecho that caused millions of dollars in damage across the state.
The storm system is expected to push through from west to east at up to 80 miles per hour.
Kennon advises you to keep abreast of the latest developments in this fast mover.
Once the storm front passes through, you need to be prepared to encounter downed power line and tree limbs, not to mention debris from area properties. In your home or business, remember to go the interior of your structure when strong winds and tornadoes are in the area.
(Bedford, Iowa) – Authorities are investigation the circumstances surrounding a southwest Iowa death. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office and the State Division of Criminal Investigation are conducting an investigation into a death that occurred over the weekend, in New Market. Darrell Simmons, DCI Special agent in charge, said additional information was being withheld, pending the results of an autopsy by the State Medical Examiner’s Office.
Those results are expected later today (Wednesday).
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