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A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Creston resulted in the arrest of a man on a drug charge. Creston Police report 34-year old Alejandro Jose Alejo, of Del Rey, CA., was arrested at Highway 34 and W. Taylor St., a little after 3-p.m. Alejo was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1st Offense, and Child Endangerment. He was taken to Union County Jail, posted bond, and was released.
The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings has resigned from her post. According to reports, Jennings – who has served as the Attorney for Audubon County for three-years – tendered her resignation last week so that she could be closer to her family in the southern U-S.
And, while the Board of Supervisors will review and act on their options to fill the position, officials say surrounding counties have offered to have their attorneys help-out on an interim basis.
Jennings had two years remaining on her term.
Cass County Communications reports they have received multiple calls of a large power outage. AMU has been contacted and is working to fix the issue.
The Iowa Department of Public Health’s Coronavirus dashboard today (Thursday, as of 10-a.m.), said there were 918 new (Positive) COVID-19 cases reported since 10-a.m. Wednesday, including four in Cass County, bringing the total to 126. Positive test results statewide to-date, amount to 76,968. Officials said also 14 deaths have taken place, for a total of 1,248 to-date. Another death was reported in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 37. It had been four days since the last death was reported in the area.
Officials say 6,055 lab results have been processed since Wednesday. The data show of those: 5,360 came back Negative and 669 were positive. A total of 719,628 Iowans have been tested for the virus, with recoveries amounting to 55,767 since the pandemic began. For a positivity rate of 10.7%. The 14-day statewide positivity rate is 8.4%. The data also shows an increasing number of children under age 17 have tested positive for the virus. More than 2,700 educators have tested positive for the virus.
Of those who died, 858 had a pre-existing condition, and 657 of the deaths took place at a Long-Term Care (LTC) facility. In the KJAN listening area: Adair County cases increased by two to 59; Guthrie County has three more cases; Pottawattamie County shows 27 additional positive COVID-19 test results; There are three new cases each in Shelby County and Madison County; Union County cases amount to 111, or six more than on Wednesday.
Across the State, hospitalizations are down by 20 to 271. The number of patients with COVID-19 who are in an ICU is up six, to 85; 34 people were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of the virus, 10 fewer than Wednesday, and 36 patients were on ventilators. In western/southwest Iowa, hospitals report 13 people are hospitalized with COVID-19; 7 are in an ICU; Two people were admitted to an area hospital with symptoms, and one person remains on ventilator.
There is one more LTC outbreak, at 39, with 925 patients/staff testing positive for COVID-19, and 454 have recovered.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.
KELLOGG, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports authorities are investigating the death of a person found in a Jasper County ditch, Wednesday evening. According to their report, at around 5:32-p.m., the Jasper County Communication Center received a report of a fire in the 8100 block of North 67th Avenue East in rural Kellogg.
Responding emergency personnel found an active fire in the roadside ditch. After extinguishing the fire, a deceased body was located.
At this time, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are treating the death as a homicide. The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released when available.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 641-792-5912.
(Radio Iowa) – Hundreds of bars, taverns, nightclubs and breweries in four Iowa counties reopened last (Wednesday) night after being closed for 20 days. The bar closures and re-openings in Black Hawk, Dallas, Linn and Polk Counties are part of the governor’s pandemic decrees. Governor Reynolds is warning there will be quicker state enforcement of social distancing in all bars and restaurants in the state.
“We have a speedier due process through the Alcoholic Beverages Division for existing bars and restaurants that don’t follow the health declaration requirements,” Reynolds says.
There are fines for first and second offenses. A bar or restaurant will lose their liquor license on a third offense if it continues to let customers skirt the social distancing requirements. Customers must be seated while eating AND drinking in a bar or restaurant in addition to the six-feet of separation standard.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brent Suter and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and Ryan Braun hit his 350th career homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 for a doubleheader split. The Cardinals took the opener 4-2 behind Adam Wainwright’s four-hitter. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt ran the team in the opener. He missed the nightcap while serving a one-game suspension, imposed by Major League Baseball after tempers flared during the Brewers’ 18-3 romp Tuesday night. Umpires warned both teams after Braun was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. He was at the center of the trouble the previous night when he hit Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the wrist during a swing.
DETROIT (AP) — Brady Singer was stellar for a second straight start, allowing two hits in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0. Singer pitched eight one-hit innings in his previous outing at Cleveland. The rookie right-hander struck out the first five Detroit hitters and retired the first 10. Singer struck out eight with one walk. Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs for the Royals, who have won seven of eight. Tarik Skubal allowed two earned runs and four hits in six innings in this matchup of rookie starters. He struck out eight with no walks.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Now that the Big Ten has a rescheduled kickoff weekend, coaches and players can start the sprint to opening day. Expect a wild ride. After postponing the season in early August, the league’s 14 university presidents and chancellors have given teams five weeks to accomplish what typically takes months. Teams must be ready to kick off by Oct. 24 for the start of a most unusual season.
UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after postponing fall sports to spring because of the pandemic, the conference changed course. The Big Ten says its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to restart sports. The Big Ten plans to begin its season on Oct. 23 with an eight-game schedule for each team. The development of rapid daily testing for the coronavirus was a major factor in the decision.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs had some unexpected holes pop up on their offensive line heading into Week 1 after Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the season and Martinas Rankin was slow in returning from a knee injury. But the group that coach Andy Reid put on the field against the Houston Texans came through with aplomb. They helped create holes for Clyde Edwards-Helaire to run for 138 yards and a score, and they allowed Patrick Mahomes to be sacked just once in the 34-20 victory.
NEW YORK (AP) — Basketball star Maya Moore has married Jonathan Irons, the Missouri man she helped work to free from prison after a 22-year-old wrongful conviction. Moore and Irons appeared together on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to discuss their social justice efforts and their relationship. Moore revealed the two were wed earlier this year, after Irons was released on July 1. Moore won four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx. She put her career on hold in 2019 in part to devote more time to Irons’ cause. He was convicted as an 18-year-old on burglary and assault charges that were overturned in March.