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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/29/2018

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

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Storm knocks out power, leaves behind damage in north Iowa

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Thousands of people lost power when a powerful thunderstorm swept through several communities in northern Iowa. Howling winds of up to 70 mph were reported Monday evening as hail pounded the Clear Lake-Mason City area. Several trees were toppled, power lines were knocked down and a dock was destroyed on Clear Lake. No injuries have been reported.

Alliant Energy says the outages peaked at just over 10,000 customers, but power was expected to be restored to all by late Tuesday morning. Street flooding also was reported in low-lying spots, especially under viaducts.

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Iowa bicycling enthusiasts hope for summer free from car collisions

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Many Iowans are getting their bicycles tuned-up and ready for a summer full of riding. Cycling enthusiasts are also hoping it’s a much safer season than recent years. According to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, 11 people died in bicycle crashes in the state in 2016. Nine of those crashes involved collisions with vehicles. Roger White, with the group Cedar Valley Cyclists in Cedar Falls, says lawmakers could do much more to protect people pedaling on Iowa’s highways. “It’s very difficult to prove reckless driving, so there’s a void in the law,” White says. “One of the things that would help is if the legislature would pass full-lane passing of bicyclists and, at the same time, increase the penalties for driving distracted.”

While White is suggesting cars be required to move into another lane while passing bikes, others have called for a three-or-five foot passing clearance. “Neither of those are enforceable because you have two vehicles moving down the road at the same time and the vehicle driver is sitting way over on the left side – it’s very difficult to judge the distance from the opposite side of the vehicle while you’re going 55 or whatever miles an hour,” White says. “The only thing that’s clear is you know when you’re in the opposite lane or not, so full-lane passing is the solution to that.”

White and many other bicyclists are also calling for greater penalties in Iowa for motorists who are found at fault for hitting a cyclist. White says, many times, a motorist is only charged with failure to yield – even if the cyclist is killed or seriously injured.

(Radio Iowa)

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Atlantic man injured in single-vehicle rollover accident, Monday

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic man was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident, Monday at around 4-p.m. The crash happened off Highland Road, north of the Atlantic Municipal Airport. Authorities said the westbound pickup went out of control and came to rest on its top in the north ditch, near a field entrance. The man – whose name was not officially released – was transported by Medivac Ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, and later to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. His wife said in a social media post, that it appears the man suffered from a broken vertebrae in his neck, chest injuries and a head injury. He was said to be alert Monday evening, but in a lot of pain.

We’ll release the crash victims’ name when it becomes officially available. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Atlantic Police and Atlantic Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.

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Man sought after kayak flipped in on river Fort Dodge

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say they’ll resume a search Tuesday for a man missing since his kayak overturned on the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter says the man and his wife were kayaking below the hydroelectric dam when both kayaks flipped about 3:30 p.m. Monday. She swam to shore, but her husband was swept away by the river. He was last seen about 100 yards from the dam. Their names haven’t been released. Hergenreter says volunteers won’t be needed for today’s (Tuesday’s) search of the water and shoreline.

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La Nina is over and the summer ahead could bring more heat, more rain

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The experts say our region’s weather patterns will likely be changing for the warmer and wetter in the seasons ahead, but how much they’ll change is still anybody’s guess. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub — based in Ames, explains: “La Nina is no longer, it’s officially done, so now we are in between phases, which we jokingly call La Nada,” Todey says. “We’ll start watching for how quickly we’ll transition if there are any influences that look El Nino-like as we look towards the fall and winter.”

La Nina patterns often bring cooler temperatures along with more storms in some areas and droughts elsewhere. El Nino patterns typically do the opposite. Todey says the region’s outlook for the month ahead will likely include more rain than normal. “June has wetter chances to the east with decreasing coverage in the summer and we’ll have to keep our eye on that,” Todey says. “Because there’s no specific drying or showing in the outlooks, we’ll need to monitor for changes because convective season precipitation is a very difficult thing to assess.”

A few months ago, there was a lot of grumbling about the long cold winter that stretched well into spring. Todey says there may soon be a complete reversal, with prolonged higher temperatures in the long-range forecast. “Warmer likely for the whole region in June but the edges of the area we deal with have a better chance of being warmer throughout the whole summer,” he says.

Todey says the development of an El Nino pattern later this year could have an impact on the weather from next winter into next spring.

(Radio Iowa)

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Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, May 29th 2018

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May 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old Nebraska boy has died in a western Iowa lake. Council Bluffs Assistant Fire Chief Derrick Williams says witnesses saw the Omaha boy disappear beneath the water shortly before 1 p.m. Monday at Lake Manawa. The boy had gone to Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs with two siblings. Williams says the boy was last seen on an inner tube near the ropes that mark the end of the swimming area.

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — Police say the Iowa man accused of making threats to kill estranged relatives at a high school graduation in Wisconsin has been arrested. The Sparta Police Department said Benjamin Sidie was taken into custody by Dubuque, Iowa police on Monday. School district officials in Sparta decided to cancel Friday’s graduation because of the alleged threats.

IONIA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old has died while swimming in a northeast Iowa park. The Chickesaw County sheriff’s office says Samuel Hake, of Nashua, died on Saturday at Chickesaw Park. Hake was an 11th grader at Nashua-Plainfield High School. Authorities have given few details on how Hake died, and are still investigating his death.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two people have died in an eastern Iowa crash involving a car and a motorcycle. Authorities say officers responded to the crash in Waterloo around 5:40 p.m. Saturday. The driver of the motorcycle and a passenger in the car died at the scene. The car’s driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Greenfield woman arrested for harboring a runaway

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May 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, Monday night, released a report on arrests that took place over the past week. On May 20th, 53-year old Katherien Ann Larsen, of Greenfield, who also lists an address in Wichita, KS, was arrested at the Casey’s Store in Greenfield, on an Adair County warrant for Harboring a Runaway against the wishes of a parent. Larsen was released the following day on a $400 bond.

On May 23rd, 27-year old Brandy Lee Lumpula, of Omaha, was arrested in Adair, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense, after a K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics in her vehicle. A Probable Cause search of the Cadillac SUV resulted in the discovery in a bag located in the back seat. The bag contained a plastic cup with a white, crystal-like substance. Also inside the bag, was glass pipes believed to have been used for smoking meth. Lumpula admitted after being read her rights, that the substance was meth, and that she forgot the residue was there on the cup. She was booked into the Adair County Jail and released the next day on bond.

On May 24th, 27-year old Joshua Lee Jones, of Creston, was arrested following a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80. The driver of the vehicle told the Adair County Deputy that his passenger, Jones, had punched him in the side of his face. A female in the back seat had an active protection order in place against Jones, who was charged with simple assault and Violation of a Protection Order. Bond was set at $300.

On May 25th, 40-year old John Michael Burgoyne, of Brooklyn, IA, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation, after being picked up from another law enforcement agency. His cash bond was set at $2,000. On May 26th, 38-year old David William Pat Clayton, of Greenfield, was arrested for Domestic Assault with Bodily Injury. He was released the same day after posting a $1,000 cash or surety bond. Also arrested May 26th, at the same location, was 41-year old Carrie Lee Ross, of Greenfield, who was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury /2nd offense. Her cash or surety bond was set at $2,000.

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Profoundly important’ new option for stroke patients in Iowa

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May 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

There are now two hospitals in Iowa offering a new treatment for stroke victims that removes clots in the brain, potentially reversing early symptoms that previously could have led to permanent damage. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and Mercy Hospital in Des Moines both offer endovascular thrombectomy. Michael Jacoby, medical director at Mercy, calls the procedure a “profoundly important” new option.

“It’s opened up a whole new avenue of stroke care in terms of an opportunity that wasn’t previously available to a large population of patients,” Jacoby says. According to Jacoby, for about 20 years, doctors only had I-V medication to offer as an immediate treatment for stroke.

“It’s only in the past couple years or so has a brand-new and in particular a very earth-shattering, or revolution, basically, in stroke care come to be in that we have this ability now to go in and take out clots that previously had resulted in devastating stroke,” Jacoby said. Mercy recently reached adequate medical staffing to offer the procedure anytime an eligible patient arrives. Patients can be transported from other hospitals to Mercy or UI Hospitals and the window for beginning treatment can be as long as 24 hours. But, Jacoby emphasizes that with stroke – it remains critically important to get medical attention as quickly as possible for the best outcomes.
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http://www.mercydesmoines.org/Mercy-Neuroscience-Center/Neurosurgery/Mechanical-Thrombectomy
(Radio Iowa, w/Thanks to Amy Mayer, Iowa Public Radio)

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Body of a NE teen pulled from Lake Manawa

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May 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

UPDATE – COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old Nebraska boy has died in a western Iowa lake. Council Bluffs Assistant Fire Chief Derrick Williams says witnesses saw the Omaha boy disappear beneath the water shortly before 1 p.m. Monday at Lake Manawa. The boy had gone to Lake Manawa State Park in Council Bluffs with two siblings.

Williams says three lifeguards were staffing the lake and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources had a boat patrolling the lake at the time. The body was found shortly after 3 p.m.

Williams says the boy was last seen on an inner tube near the ropes that mark the end of the swimming area. The boy’s body was found near the shore in the swimming area in water that was 3- to 4-feet deep.

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