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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Sunday, 3/21/21

Weather

March 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 53. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Rain. Low around 45. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 55. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 62. Our Low was 31. Last year on this date, the High was 45 and the Low was 22. The Record High for March 21st in Atlantic, was 88 in 1907, and the Record Low was -7, in 1960.

Wind Advisories in effect Sunday for parts of western/northwest Iowa

News, Weather

March 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Monona-Harrison-Shelby Counties: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-Audubon Counties: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM.

South winds at 25 to 35 mph will gust up to 45 mph this afternoon. .Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

The strong winds will also contribute to erratic or uncontrollable fire behavior.

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Struck, defense lead Missouri State to 13-6 win over N. Iowa

Sports

March 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Matt Struck was 19-of-25 passing for 174 yards and the game’s only touchdown to help Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 13-6. Struck threw a 3-yard TD pass to Carson Buddemeyer to open the scoring with four minutes left in the first quarter and Missouri State (3-4, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference) led the rest of the way.

Northern Iowa (2-3, 2-3), which went into the game ranked No. 10 in the STATS FCS poll, had won its last to matchups with the Bears by a combined score of 59-0. Redshirt freshman Justin Fomby was 18-of-29 passing for 215 yards with an interception for Northern Iowa. He started in place of Will McElvain, who missed to game due to issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Sharp-shooting Iowa gets 24 from Garza to beat Grand Canyon

Sports

March 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa got 24 points from Luka Garza to move into the second round of the NCAA Tournament with an 86-74 victory over Grand Canyon. The second-seeded Hawkeyes avoided the early upset that sent high seeds Ohio State, Purdue and Tennessee home on a wild opening first day of the tournament.

Iowa’s Luka Garza (55) bobbles a pass as Grand Canyon’s Chance McMillian (2) and Gabe McGlothan defend during the first half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Iowa shot 54% from the field and went 10 of 22 from behind the arc. Joe Wieskamp added 16 points to help lead the Hawkeyes into the next round They will play Oregon, which advanced after Virginia Commonwealth bowed out of the bracket due to a positive COVID-19 test.

 

Ex-Sioux City councilman admits to storing hazardous waste

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March 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Sioux City councilman has pleaded guilty to illegally storing and transporting several tons of toxic leaded glass processed by his now-closed recycling company. The Sioux City Journal reports that Aaron Rochester entered his plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to unlawful storage of hazardous waste and unlawful transportation of hazardous waste. He faces up to five years in prison on each charge. No sentencing date has been set.

 

Meis, Carr lead Drake over Valparaiso 17-6

Sports

March 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Caden Meis ran 15 times for 98 yards and a touchdown, Declan Carr made two interceptions and Drake beat Valparaiso 17-6. Cross Robinson added 57 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries for the Bulldogs, who outrushed Valparaiso 164-81.

Meis carried it on all three plays of a 63-yard drive capped by his 42-yard TD run in the first quarter that made it 7-3 for Drake. Ollie Reese caught six passes for 86 yards for Valpo.

 

Evan Mobley has 17 points to lift Southern Cal past Drake

Sports

March 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Evan Mobley had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 seed Southern California to a 72-56 victory over Drake in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Mobley made 7 of 15 field goals and blocked three shots. Isaiah Mobley scored 15 points and Drew Peterson added 14 for USC.

USC forward Evan Mobley (4) drives against Drake during the first half of a men’s college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Trojans will play No. 3 seed Kansas in the second round. Joseph Yesufu scored 26 points for Drake. None of his teammates scored more than six. Drake shot 29%, including a dismal 19% in the second half.

 

Hawkeyes lock up 1st title since 2010 at NCAA wrestling meet

Sports

March 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Iowa clinched its first national team title since 2010 following the medal round of the NCAA wrestling championships. The Hawkeyes had 125 points entering the evening finals. Penn State had won four straight titles and eight of the last nine and is second with 97.5 points. Oklahoma State is third with 95.5. The Hawkeyes secured their 24th national team title.

Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix, right, takes on Iowa’s Austin DeSanto during their 133-pound match in the semifinal round of the NCAA wrestling championships Friday, March 19, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

They have three wrestlers in the finals. Penn State has four finalists and Oklahoma State has two.

 

Iowa COVID-19 update for 3/20/21: No new deaths; 486 additional cases

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March 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard, today (10-a.m., Saturday), shows 486 additional positive test results for COVID returned from the labs, for a total of 373,372, and zero additional deaths. The pandemic death total stands at 5,672. Long-Term Care facility deaths account for 2,225 of the total number of deaths across the state.

Iowa continues to report no Long-Term Care (LTC) facility COVID-19 outbreaks. Hospitalization data show: 172 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID (compared to 189 on Friday); 38 are in an ICU (compared to 44 Friday); 27 people were admitted to a hospital across the state (compared to 45 Friday), and 20 patients are on a ventilator.

RMCC Region 4 hospitals (those in western/southwest Iowa) show: those hospitalized with COVID are at 14; 8 people are in an ICU; one person was admitted, and five people remain are on a ventilator.The 14-day and seven-day positivity rates remain unchanged at 3.9% each.

The State reports nearly 1.22-million vaccines have been administered, with nearly 1.17-million of the shots given to Iowans. Those persons who have received a required two doses of the vaccine, amount to 435,843.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:

  • Cass, 1,389 cases; {+3}; 52 deaths
  • Adair, 952; {+2}; 31
  • Adams, 327 {+0}; 4
  • Audubon, 495 {+0}; 9
  • Guthrie, 1,193 {+1}; 28
  • Harrison County, 1,823; {+3}; 70
  • Madison County, 1,617; {+0}; 19
  • Mills County, 1,682; {+10}; 20
  • Montgomery, 1,045 {+0}; 36
  • Pottawattamie County, 11,075; {+30}; 149
  • Shelby County, 1,256 {+1}; 34
  • Union County,  1,285; {+0}; 31

(Podcast) KJAN 8:05-a.m. News, 3/20/21

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