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Officers who fired on suspect in Trooper’s murder cleared

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April 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Public Safety says four officers who fired on the man accused of killing a State Trooper on April 9th have been cleared by the Iowa Attorney General’s office. DPS says a Hardin County Sheriff’s Department deputy fired and missed Michael Lang after Trooper Jim Smith was shot and killed by Lang as officers entered his Grundy Center home trying to arrest him.

Troopers later used an armored personnel carrier to enter Lang’s home and he was hit three times by officers after they say he fired on them. The 41-year-old Lang was hospitalized until April 21st when he was released and charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault on a peace officer.

All of the officers who fired at Lang were on administrative leave while the Attorney General investigated the shooting. The report says the officer’s actions were “justified and reasonable.”

The names of the officers who returned fire at Lang are: Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Mitch Kappel, a 13-year veteran of the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office; Trooper Josh Guhl, a 13-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, Trooper Matt Costello, a 17-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol, and Trooper Spencer Baltes, a four-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol.

House panel votes to bar cities, counties and state of Iowa from issuing ‘vaccine passports’

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April 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A House committee has approved legislation to forbid Iowa businesses, schools and government facilities from denying entry to people who haven’t had the Covid vaccine. In addition, all government entities in Iowa would be barred from issuing I-D cards with a person’s vaccination history. Representative Steven Holt, a Republican from Denison, says employment, travel and normal participation in society shouldn’t be decided by whether someone has been vaccinated.

“I think vaccine passports are unAmerican,” Holt said. “I think they’re unconstitutional and I think they’re unacceptable.” During a public hearing on the bill, Nicole Hasso of Johnston told lawmakers she wants to return to B-C — Before Covid — and she opposes any kind of a vaccine mandate.

“This is a personal choice,” Hosse says. “This is an individual choice and we should not be told how to live our lives or what we’re going to put in our bodies or what we can’t put in our bodies.” A number of other speakers urged lawmakers to go farther and prohibit hospitals and health care facilities from requiring that patients or visitors be vaccinated against Covid-19. Courtney Collier of Waukee says it’s about body autonomy.

“Let’s not muddy the waters any more than we already have this last year with more inhumane and tyrannical dictates,” she said. Holt says he’s spent several weeks negotiating over the details — and is sympathetic to critics who say the bill doesn’t go far enough.

“I started out exactly where many of you talked about today and basically went backwards based upon getting to the point where I felt we could get something actually signed into law,” Holt says, “as opposed to academic discussions that don’t result in action.” A spokeswoman for the Iowa Hospital Association says hospitals need to have a patient’s medical history, including information about vaccinations, in order to provide the best care and the association opposes changes in the bill.

Pursuit on I-80 leads to Exira

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April 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A pursuit that apparently started with a traffic stop on Interstate 80 late Monday night, ended with the suspect driver leading authorities into Exira via Highway 71 and County Road F-58. According to dispatch reports, the vehicle was abandoned in Exira and the suspect took off on foot.The man was said to have been wearing a white t-shirt, but no other description was available. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center told KJAN News (at 3:30-a.m.), that as of their last report, the subject had not been located.

During the chase, which began at around 11:30-p.m., speeds approached and/or exceeded 120 mph. A law enforcement vehicle said to have been taken out of commission near the Brayton curves, when its transmission failed.

Additional details are currently not available.

Nebraska man killed in Fremont County crash

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April 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A man from Nebraska died during a collision between a pickup and a semi tractor-trailer Monday afternoon, in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver of the pickup, 47-year-old Michael A. Cox, from Ravenna, NE, who was not wearing a seat belt, died when his eastbound vehicle crossed the center line of Highway 21 and struck the rear dual wheels of the westbound semi, driven by 35-year old Nathaniel J. Pegelow, of Salisbury, MO. The accident happened at around 1:45-p.m.

The Patrol says when the collision occurred, the left front tire of the pickup came off and struck a westbound SUV driven by 24-year-old Veronica Marie Barreto Rosa, from Lincoln, NE.  The pickup came to rest in a ditch. The other two vehicles came to rest on the roadway.

2021 Co-Ed Glenwood Ram Relays 04/26/2021

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

Girls Team Scores

1
Glenwood
191.50
2
Atlantic
120.50
3
Lewis Central
100.00
4
CB Abraham Lincoln
88.00
5
Shenandoah
79.00
6
St. Albert
55.00
7
Red Oak
49.00
8
Sioux City West
32.00
9
CB Thomas Jefferson
17.00

Glenwood picked up wins from Emma Hughes in the 800M and 3000M, Marissa Ausdemore in the 100M Hurdles, Abby Hughes in the 400M Hurdles, Coryl Matheny in the High Jump, 4x400M Relay, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, and Sprint Medley.

Atlantic got wins from Haley Rasmussen in the 400M, Taylor McCreedy in the 1500M, and the Distance Medley (Chloe Mullenix, Caroline Pellett, Kennedy Goergen, Taylor McCreedy). McCreedy also finished 2nd in the 3000M.

Boys Team Scores

1
Treynor
149.00
2
Lewis Central
129.00
3
Glenwood
126.00
4
Atlantic
84.00
5
Red Oak
60.00
6
Shenandoah
54.00
7
CB Abraham Lincoln
47.00
8
St Albert
33.00
8
CB Thomas Jefferson
33.00
10
Sioux City West
21.00

Treynor grabbed wins from Noah James in the 110M Hurdles and High Jump, Cole Dooley 3200M, Sid Schaaf 400M Hurdles, 4x400M Relay, and Sprint Medley.

Atlantic won the Distance Medley (Gannon O’Hara, Zane Vance, Colin Mullenix, and Craig Alan Becker). Becker also won the 1600M in a new school record time of 4:37.40.

Full results HERE.

Spring Sports Scoreboard 04/26/2021

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

AHSTW 2, Missouri Valley 1
Sioux City North 4, Denison-Schleswig 0
Tri-Center 3, St. Albert 1
Van Meter 8, Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley 1

BOYS SOCCER

Creston 6, Atlantic 0
Denison-Schleswig 2, Harlan 1
Kuemper Catholic 3, Carroll 2
Missouri Valley 4, AHSTW 1
St. Albert 6, Tri-Center 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Atlantic 7, Harlan 2
Creston 6, Clarinda 3
St. Albert 5, Denison-Schleswig 4

BOYS TENNIS

Atlantic 9, Harlan 0
Creston 7, Clarinda 2
Denison-Schleswig 8, St. Albert 1
Kuemper Catholic 8, St. Edmond 1

GIRLS GOLF

AHSTW 227, Underwood NTS. Medalist: Ally Meyers, AHSTW, 48.
Creston 188, Clarinda 231
IKM-Manning 215, Audubon 223
Logan-Magnolia 209, Riverside 240, East Mills 270. Medalist: Kali Collins, Logan-Magnolia, 48
Sidney 214. Red Oak 259. Medalist: Avery Dowling, Sidney, 45.
Treynor 210, Missouri Valley NTS. Medalist: Brooklyn Currin, Treynor, 43
Wayne 243, Melcher-Dallas 246, Lamoni NTS, Southeast Warren NTS

RVC MEET @ Atlantic: Coon Rapids-Bayard 208, CAM 226, Boyer Valley 228, Glidden-Ralston 248, Woodbine 294. Medalist: Kim Daily, Glidden-Ralston 45, Runner-Up: Emma Hart, Coon Rapids-Bayard.

BOYS GOLF

Creston 183, Clarinda 187
Fremont-Mills 176, Red Oak 221, Sidney 221
Logan-Magnolia 193, Riverside 194, East Mills 238. Medalist: Ethan Reicks, Riverside, 41
Treynor 167, Missouri Valley 186. Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor, 36.
Underwood 185, AHSTW 196
Wayne 181, Southeast Warren 195, Lamoni 204, Melcher-Dallas 246

RVC MEET @ Shadow Valley Golf Course: Boyer Valley 174, Woodbine 183, CAM 191, Exira-EHK 192, Coon Rapids-Bayard 199, Glidden-Ralston 209. Medalist: Cory Bantum, Woodbine, 38. Runner-Up Caden Neilsen, Boyer Valley, 42.

Woodbine Boys Hummel Relays 04/26/2021

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

Team Scores

  1. Woodbine 162
  2. West Harrison 74
  3. Riverside 68
  4. Glidden-Ralston 59
  5. Logan-Magnolia 57
  6. Missouri Valley 44
  7. West Central Valley 40
  8. Boyer Valley 28
  9. AHSTW 27
  10. Ar-We-Va 26

Woodbine won 9 events on their way to the team crown at their home meet. Layne Pryor led the way with wins in the 400M, Shot Put, and Discus. Riverside picked up a win in the 4x800M Relay,

Full results: 2021 Woodbine Boys Hummel Relays

Atlantic sweeps Harlan in girls and boys tennis

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

The Atlantic boys and girls tennis teams swept past Harlan on Monday night.

Atlantic Girls Tennis vs Harlan, Monday, April 26, 2021, 4:30pm
Atlantic 7 Harlan 2
1. Tessa Grooms 12 (A) def Liz Devine 12 (H) 9-7
2. Nellie Grooms 12 (A) def Ali Owens 11 (H) 8-2
3. Genevieve Martinez 12(A) def Josie Knudsen 12 (H) 8-4
4. Olivia Engler 12 (A) def Casey Kohl 12 (H) 8-2
5. Grace Coenan 11 (H) def Addi Schmitt 11 (A) 8-3
6. Erica Rust 9 (H) def Aspen Niklasen 11 (A) 8-5
Doubles
1. Grooms/Grooms (A) def Devine/Knudsen (H) 8-1
2. Martinez/Engler (A) def Owens/Kohl (H) 8-1
3. Schmitt/Molly McFadden 12 (A) def Coenan/Rust (H) 8-4

Atlantic Boys Tennis at Harlan, Monday, April 26, 2021, 4:30pm
Atlantic 9 Harlan 0
1. Grant Sturm 12 (A) def Brock Bruns 12 (H) 6-2 retired
2. Ethan Sturm 11 (A) def Mitchell Rueschenberg 12 (H) 10-1
3. Bodie Johnson 12 (A) def Stephen Leinen 10 (H) 10-5
4. Dayton Templeton 11 (A) def Tytan Frohlich 9 (H) 10-1
5. Hunter Weppler 11 (A) def Andrew Andersen 10 (H) 10-8
6. Bryan York 11 (A) def Nolan Blum 12 (H) 10-4
Doubles
1. GStrum/ESturm (A) def Rueschenberg/Leinen (H) 10-2
2. Johnson/Templeton (A) def Frohlich/Andersen (H) 10-0
3. Weppler/York (A) def Blum/ Keston Francois 10 (H) 10-7

Iowa State’s Roomes named Drake Relays Men’s Most Outstanding Performer

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Roshon Roomes has been named the recipient of the Drake Relays’ Maury White Award, given to the Most Outstanding Performer in the men’s university and invitational divisions. Roomes was a member of all three of the Cyclones’ victorious relay teams on the weekend, helping the ISU men defend their Relays Cup title.

Roomes is the fourth Cyclone men’s student-athlete and sixth Cyclone overall to win the Most Outstanding Performer award, and first this century. Jason Woods was ISU’s last men’s winner in 1999, with the other Cyclone men’s winners being John Nuttall in 1990 and Danny Harris in 1985. Cyclone women to be named Most Outstanding Performer at the Drake Relays have been Edith Nakiyingi in 1990 and Nawal El Moutawakel in 1984.

Roomes was a member of the winning relays in the sprint medley relay, 4×800-meter relay and distance medley relay, making the Cyclones the first men’s university program to win all three at the same Drake Relays since Kansas in 1954.

The highlight for Roomes and the Cyclones came on Friday evening in the 4×800, with a superstar-laden Iowa State squad aiming to take down one of the oldest Drake Relays records, Nebraska’s 7:14.89 in 1985. Roomes ran the third leg and got the stick with ISU ahead by two seconds, he put up a 1:47.88 split that put the Cyclones ahead by six seconds and running after the record, which they got in 7:12.57. The time, with Roomes joined by Jason Gomez, Daniel Nixon and Festus Lagat, broke both the Drake Relays and Iowa State’s school record and is the fifth-fastest 4x800m relay in collegiate history, the fastest run since 2011. ISU has now won the Drake Relays 4x800m relay three-straight times.

Roomes started his weekend off with a controlled performance in the sprint medley relay, anchoring for the team of Gage Clay, Joven Nelson and Eric Fogltanz in a comfortable 1:51.43 800-split to get the victory. In the distance medley relay, Roomes ran the 400m leg and got the baton in third, but fired off a huge 47.08 split, the fastest in the field, to put ISU ahead and defend their DMR crown.

A six-time All-American, six-time Drake Relays champion and three-time Big 12 champion, Roomes currently ranks No. 13 nationally in the 800-meter run this year with a 1:47.87 run at the Hayward Premiere at the beginning of April.

Roomes and the Cyclones return to competition this weekend at Kansas’ Rock Chalk Classic and Mississippi State’s Maroon & White Invite.

Jordan Bohannon to return to Iowa in 2021-22

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April 26th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard Jordan Bohannon announced on Monday that he will return to the Hawkeyes for his sixth season in 2021-22.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted eligibility relief to winter sport athletes during the 2020-21 academic year.

“I am beyond excited to return to Iowa for my sixth year,” said Bohannon. “Last year never felt right with no fans in attendance. I look forward to providing leadership to the young guys this upcoming year and help them along the way of the incredible journey.”

Bohannon is Iowa’s career record holder in assists (639), 3-pointers made (364), free throw percentage (.887), and games played (143). He ranks ninth in Iowa career scoring with 1,638) points and is one of only three Hawkeyes with four 100-assist seasons (Dean Oliver, Jeff Horner). Bohannon is the only player on program history to amass seven career points-assists double-doubles and eight career games with 10 or more assists.

Last season, Bohannon was an honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree, ranking first on the squad in 3-pointers made (80) and assists (135), and third in points per game (10.6).

“We are excited that Jordan has decided to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility and return for another season,” said head coach Fran McCaffery. “Having someone with his talent and experience on our roster will be invaluable to our guys. Jordan will bolster our backcourt and will be a team leader on and off the court.”

The native of Marion, Iowa, had his 2019-20 season cut short after 10 games, undergoing season-ending hip surgery in December, 2019.

Bohannon was voted to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2017, was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2018, and earned third-team all-league accolades in 2019.

The last Iowa men’s basketball player to be on the roster six years was Jess Settles (1994-99). Settles played three seasons before injury setbacks in 1997 and 1998 delayed his senior season until 1999.