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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 11/26/18

News, Podcasts

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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EPC looks at new way of determining how waste is counted

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The Environmental Protection Commission has entered into a contract for a research project to examine if a wider view should be used to determine how things are thrown away. The D-N-R’s Tom Anderson says the law created in 1987 determined the success of what was recycled based on the weight of what went into landfills. “Weight is not necessarily the best measure of environmental impact. And it’s kind of what sustainable material management is looking at,” Anderson says, “”it’s looking at the environmental impacts from raw material extraction through the production, distribution, use and ultimately disposal.”

Anderson says the program created 30 years ago was appropriate for the time. “It was easy because all you needed was the weight — eventually all the landfills had scales — so the weight was an easy number to grasp. And then an easy number to use that and say we landfilled less than we did the previous year, our programs must be working,” according to Anderson. “That very well could be true, but environmentally we still don’t know if the actions we are doing here are better for the environment, or should we be doing alternative actions.”

He says looking beyond how much space something takes in the landfill could show that landfilling isn’t the best way to handle it. “If you look at it more holistically and look at it upstream so to speak — back to that raw material extraction — there may be more impacts to environment by recycling it than disposing it,” Anderson explains. Anderson says one example that has been studied is coffee containers — which can be metal cans, plastic cans or pouches. The costs for each container from when it was made to when it is thrown away were analyzed. He says you have energy and water and air emissions in the manufacture of the cans or pouches. And then when you look at distribution, the cans are heavier and bigger and the environmental impact is more because it takes more trucking to move them than it does the pouches.

He says all the factors showed them something. “You come to find that overall from start to finish the environmental impact is greater for the metal can than it is if you were to dispose of that pouch,” Anderson says. Anderson says the research project will establish a vision for Iowa waste management that considers environmental impacts and create a detailed plan to engage everyone in carrying out that vision. The effort will begin December 1st and Anderson says they hope to have it completed by September.

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4 arrests in Creston

News

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report there were four arrests over the Thanksgiving Holiday time frame. At around 2:45-a.m. Sunday, 24-year old Justin Garcia, of Raymondville, TX, was arrested in Creston for OWI/1st offense. He was later released from the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

At around 11:20-a.m. Thursday, 32-year old Joshua Baker, of Leon, was arrested in Creston, for Theft in the 5th Degree, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or subsequent offense. Baker was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond. And, at around 9-p.m. Thursday, 27-year old Anthony Cross, of Creston, was arrested for Violation of a Protection Order. Cross was later released on an unspecified bond.

And, last Wednesday, 47-year old John Pace, of Creston, was arrested on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear in court. Pace was released to the custody of Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 11/26/18

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November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Teen leads authorities on a chase in eastern IA, Sunday

News

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A 13-year-old girl is accused of leading police in eastern Iowa on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning. According to reports, police in Blue Grass tried to pull over a van whose driver and/or occupants were suspected in attempted car break-ins. The teenage driver fled the scene at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. The chase concluded when officers used a PIT maneuver to end the pursuit. The 13-year-old driver and five other people in the van were taken into custody. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Rock Island. Three law enforcement vehicles sustained minor damage in the chase.

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Former ISU professor goes skydiving to celebrate 85th birthday

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November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A former Iowa State University entomology professor bypassed the traditional cake and candles to celebrate his 85th birthday. Instead, Wayne Rowley jumped out of a plane. “The idea came to me when George H.W. Bush, our 41st President of the United States, sky-jumped on his 80th birthday,” Rowley said. “I told myself, if I make it to 85, I’m going to do that.”

Wayne Rowley

Rowley is now a resident of the Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. The skydive included a freefall for two miles before his parachute opened. “I’ve been a pretty active person all my life and it wasn’t something I even gave a second thought to,” Rowley said. “People do it all the time. Why couldn’t I?”

Following the skydive in July, Rowley went on an annual solo fly-fishing trip to the Russian province of Siberia. That’s where he was for his 85th birthday on August 27. He just recently discussed the skydiving adventure. “I thank the good Lord I made it to 85 and I kept that promise to myself. It was fabulous,” Rowley said.

A Utah native, Rowley moved back to Ames last year from another retirement community in Maine. He decided to return to Iowa following the death of his wife, Annette, who was a long-time English teacher at Ames High School. The couple raised two sons and a daughter. Rowley said he had so much fun skydiving last summer that he plans to jump again in the spring.

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2 firefighters injured battling Des Moines blaze

News

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two firefighters have been injured battling a house blaze in Des Moines. Firetrucks were dispatched to the house around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. Fire Lt. Chris Clement says the injuries occurred when one firefighter fell through a weakened floor into the house basement, landing atop another firefighter. Both were taken to a hospital and were released after treatment. Their names haven’t been released. The fire cause is being investigated.

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Key lawmakers say no push for ‘personhood’ law expected in 2019

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November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Key state policymakers, including Iowa’s Republican governor, do not expect to push the 2019 Iowa legislature to pass a ban on all abortions in the state.  “I don’t have any intention of doing that until we see what happens with the courts,” Reynolds told Radio Iowa. In May, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat may be detected. That happens around the sixth week of a pregnancy. Reynolds says it’s best to wait until the court challenge of that law is decided before considering another abortion-related measure.

“Let’s just see how this all plays out,” Reynolds said in a post-Election interview with Radio Iowa. “For Heaven’s sake, let’s just take a breath and see what happens with that and then decide what the next steps are.” Republican Senator Jason Schultz of Schleswig has previously sponsored what’s referred to as a “personhood” bill that would ban all abortions in Iowa. Schultz says Iowa’s new fetal heartbeat law is the toughest abortion law in the country.

As that law works its way through the judicial system, I think it would probably be counterproductive on my part to file any other bill,” Schultz says. “I’m going to hold off.” Last week, a federal judge permanently blocked a Mississippi law that would have banned abortions after the 15th week of a pregnancy. Iowa’s ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy is being challenged in STATE rather than federal court.

It’s unclear when a decision from the Iowa Supreme Court may be issued on Iowa’s new abortion restriction, which has not gone into effect because of the court challenge. It was more than a year before the state supreme court ruled a 2017 law requiring a three-day waiting period before an abortion was unconstitutional.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, 11/26/18

News

November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:20 a.m. CST

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled and schools in several states are closed after a snowstorm blanketed much of the Midwest. The National Weather Service issued blizzard and winter storm warnings Sunday for a large swath of the central Plains and Great Lakes region. Flight-tracking website FlightAware reports more than 1,200 flights headed to or from the U.S. were canceled. Schools in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois called off Monday classes.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Dubuque are beginning the process of building a new water tower to improve water pressure that has worsened due to residential growth. The Telegraph Herald reports officials have started an environmental review for a proposed 1.2 million-gallon tower to replace a tower at Eagle Point Park. It would be higher and bigger than the current 500,000-gallon Eagle Point Park tower. The city is seeking state funding to help pay for the project.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amtrak ridership in Iowa has dropped more than 4 percent. The Des Moines Register reports that 57,955 people boarded Amtrak passenger trains at Iowa’s six stations during the 12 months ending Sept. 30. That’s more than 4 percent down from the previous year and nearly 16 percent less than Iowa’s record ridership year of 2010. Rail supporters continue to push for expanded service, especially a route from Chicago traveling through Iowa City and Des Moines to Omaha, Nebraska.

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The Latest: Nearly 500 flights canceled due to winter storm

News, Weather

November 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Nearly 500 flights have been cancelled on one of the busiest travel days of the year as a fast-moving winter storm bears down on much of the Midwest on the last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The flight-tracking website FlightAware reported that 491 flights headed to or from the U.S. had been cancelled as of 11 a.m. Sunday.

The site reported that the majority of the cancellations are flights that were supposed to be routed through Chicago or Kansas City — two areas forecast to be hit hard by the storm. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Other parts of central plains and Great Lakes region are under a winter storm warning.

In total, the storm could dump a foot or more of snow in some places.

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