Today: Light rain. High near 50. N @ 15-25.
Tonight: Light rain ending. Cloudy. Low 42. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High around 57. NW @ 10-20.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 61.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 51.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 55. Our Low this morning, 48. 24-hour rainfall in Atlantic, from 7-a.m. Wed. to 7-a.m. today, amounted to 1.35″. Last year on this date, the High was 56 and the Low was 25. The Record High was 83 in 1922, and the Record Low was 2 in 1925.
(Harlan, Iowa) – Officials with the Harlan Police Department, Wednesday, released information pertaining to five arrests conducted over the past week. On Wednesday (10/27), 26-year-old Matthew Allen Strong, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant. Strong was transported to the Shelby County Jail. On Tuesday, 32-year-old Daniel Jon Kenkel, of Harlan, was arrested on active Shelby County warrants. Kenkel was transported to the Shelby County jail where he was charged with violation of a no contact order, harassment, possession of a controlled substance and prohibited acts.
Last Friday, 64-year-old Terri Jo Utterback, of Harlan, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant. Utterback was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. And, on Oct. 19th, 35-year-old Albert Alexander Johnson, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Johnson was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with driving suspended, speed, fail to yield to emergency vehicles, operating a non-registered vehicle and no proof of insurance.
That same day, 49-year-old Jamie Dean Anderson, of Harlan, was arrested on an active Jasper County warrant. Anderson was transported to the Shelby County Jail.
(Albia, Iowa) – Two people were injured during a collision late Wednesday morning between an AMTRAK train, and a garbage truck. The collision happened at around 11:30-a.m. in Monroe County, northwest of the small town of Avery, which is northeast of Albia. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2011 International garbage truck driven by 33-year-old Kyle Vincent Redinger, of Fairfield, was traveling east on 160th Street from 695th, when the truck was struck broadside by the train, and the truck was attempting to cross the Burlington Northern tracks.
The force of the collision caused Redinger to be ejected from the truck, and resulting in serious, life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt. Redinger was transported by Mercy One Air helicopter, to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.The garbage truck was destroyed by the crash.
The operator of the train, 49-year-old Jennifer Harvey, of Gretna, Nebraska, was injured during the collision, but refused medical care.
Iowa State takes a number 22 ranking on the road to West Virginia this week. The Cyclones climbed back into the Big 12 title hunt with a win over Oklahoma State and need a victory this week to remain there.
That’s ISU receiver Xavier Hutchinson who says the Cyclones are confident after the win over the Cowboys.
Hutchinson says his teammates have prepared him for a hostile environment.
The Cyclones and Mountaineers have a 1:00 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday.
The Iowa offense must find a way to generate some kind of ground game in Saturday’s matchup against Wisconsin. The Badger’s are allowing just over 53 yards of rushing per game.
That’s running back Tyler Goodson who says after a dismal offensive effort against Purdue they are looking to bounce back.
Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras says the Badger defense is always a challenge.
The offense did break through last year with a 28-7 win over Wisconsin in Iowa City.
Senior guard Kyler Schott says an inconsistent run game needs to have some success against the Badgers.
Schott says mistakes have hurt the Iowa run game.
Iowa and Wisconsin kickoff at 11:00am CT Saturday. We’ll have coverage from the Hawkeye Radio Network starting at 9:00 a.m. on KJAN.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report one-person died as the result of a single-vehicle accident that took place at around 10:45-p.m., Wednesday. The crash happened near the 50 mile-marker of Interstate 29 northbound.
Council Bluffs Police and Fire Department first responders arrived at the scene, where the 68-year-old male driver of the vehicle was found dead. His name was not immediately released, pending notification of family.
A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was northbound on I-29, lost control and left the roadway to the right. The vehicle struck a collapsible barrier in front of a sign board and flipped onto its top.
The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the CBPD Traffic Unit 712-328-4948.
CLASS 1A REGIONAL FINALS
Region 1: (3-2) Gehlen Catholic 25-25-24-20-15, Akron Westfield 14-22-26-25-8
Region 2: (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, Sidney 16-11-14
Region 3: (3-0) Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25-25-27, Ankeny Christian 23-21-25
Region 4: (3-2) Janesville 25-25-21-26-15, Newell-Fonda 27-21-25-24-13
Region 5: (3-0) Springville 25-25-25, Saint Ansgar 20-14-12
Region 6: (3-1) North Tama 17-27-25-25, Lisbon 25-25-21-23
Region 7: (3-0) Burlington, Notre Dame 25-25-25, Easton Valley 12-13-18
Region 8: (3-0) Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-25, Lamoni 9-10-17
CLASS 2A REGIONAL FINALS
Region 1: (3-0) Boyden-Hull 25-25-25, Ridge View 17-23-16
Region 2: (3-1) Western Christian 25-25-23-25, Treynor 19-17-25-17
Region 3: (3-0) South Hardin 25-25-25, ACGC 22-11-14
Region 4: (3-0) Dike-New Hartford 25-25-25, Van Meter 13-10-13
Region 5: (3-0) Denver 26-25-25, Kuemper Catholic 24-21-14
Region 6: (3-2) Osage 16-21-25-27-15, Sumner-Fredericksburg 25-25-20-25-6
Region 7: (3-2) Beckman Catholic 25-25-17-23-15, Wapsie Valley 20-16-25-25-9
Region 8: (3-0) Wilton 25-25-25, Mediapolis 8-12-9
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore forward Keegan Murray has been named to the 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference.
It marks the third straight season that one or more Hawkeyes have been selected to the preseason list, voted upon by a selected panel of media. Joe Wieskamp was selected in 2019 and 2020, while Luka Garza was tabbed the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year in November, 2020.
Murray is one of the league’s top emerging players after being named to the five-player All-Big Ten Freshman Team a year ago. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native was one of only five players nationally — and only bench player — to amass 200 points, 35 blocks, 25 steals, and 15 3-pointers. He was the team’s leading scorer (7.8) and rebounder (5.5) off the bench in conference play. Murray led team in blocks 12 times and steals five times. The 6-foot-8 forward was second on the team in steals (26) and ranked 11th in the Big Ten in blocked shots per game (1.26). His 39 blocks tie for fourth most by a freshman in program history.
Murray totaled 13 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, three assists, and a steal in Iowa’s first-round victory over Grand Canyon to become the first Hawkeye ever to stuff the stat sheet with those numbers in an NCAA Tournament contest.
2021-22 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM*
2021-22 BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kofi Cockburn, Jr., C, Illinois
(Radio Iowa) – The cost to fill our gas tanks and heat our homes is rising and Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra says he’s worried about bounding energy prices, especially gasoline, as we head toward the holidays. “This is really significant,” Feenstra says. “We just saw the price of crude oil go up to $85 a barrel so it’s not looking good anytime soon. They’re talking maybe by Christmas having $4.50 gas and this is a real concern.” Feenstra, a Republican from Hull, says the rising price of natural gas is also worrisome.
“I’m on MidAmerican and they sent me a letter saying natural gas is going up 46-98% this winter and we should be prepared for those bills,” Feenstra says. “This is not good for the family and the small business owner and things like that. These are direct costs that come out of our regular paycheck.” Feenstra echoes Senator Chuck Grassley’s comments to Radio Iowa on Tuesday, blaming the Biden administration’s actions for the situation.
“We have the capability of being energy independent. We did that under Trump,” Feenstra says. “When you cut off the XL pipeline and you keep shooting yourselves in the foot when it comes to all the things they want done, that’s what creates all these increased prices.”
Triple-A-Iowa says the average price for gas in the state today is $3.16 a gallon, up from $2.02 a year ago. The current national average is $3.39.
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