The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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OGALLALA, Neb (AP) – A Kansas man charged with the Nebraska collision deaths of four Iowa motorcyclists has taken a plea deal. Jeser Cisneros-Hernandez, of Liberal, Kansas, pleaded no contest Tuesday in Ogallala to reckless and willful vehicular homicide. Prosecutors dropped three more counts and two other charges in return for his pleas. His sentencing is scheduled for April 3. Prosecutors have said Cisneros-Hernandez’s vehicle hit two motorcycles carrying two people each on July 1, 2017, near Ogallala, Two of them were Sheila and James Matheny, from Bedford, Iowa. The other motorcyclists were Michal and Jerolyn Weese, who lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
President Dem – Caucus (To view the latest individual County results, go to: https://results.thecaucuses.org/)
1,250 of 1,765 precincts – 71 percent
Pete Buttigieg 419 – 27 percent
Bernie Sanders 394 – 25 percent
Elizabeth Warren 287 – 18 percent
Joe Biden 241 – 15 percent
Amy Klobuchar 197 – 13 percent
Andrew Yang 16 – 1 percent
Tom Steyer 5 – 0 percent
Uncommitted 3 – 0 percent
Michael Bloomberg 0 – 0 percent
Tulsi Gabbard 0 – 0 percent
Michael Bennet 0 – 0 percent
John Delaney 0 – 0 percent
Deval Patrick 0 – 0 percent
Other 0 – 0 percent
(Radio Iowa) — The Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf was fined 10-thousand dollars Tuesday by the Racing and Gaming Commission after a mother helped her underage son get onto the gambling floor in September. The administrator of the I-R-G-C says the mother then tried to extort money from the casino for allowing an underage player into the casino. Casino General Manager, Nancy Ballenger, says they did their best to stop the boy from getting in. “In this case, we turned the minor away twice. It was only when the mother distracted our staff that he was able to gain access to the floor,” Ballenger says.
Ballenger says the mother, Daniell Skrogstad, was charged and convicted for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She says this type of violation is a rarity. “The last time I stood before you with this type of incident was almost nine years ago. So, we’re really proud of our program and training that we offer to prohibit minors and to make sure that only those who allowed on the gaming floor gain access,” according to Ballenger. “That is why we were very concerned about this particular situation.” I-R-G-C commissioner Jeff Lamberti says the state needs to look at tough penalties for adults who try to help minors get into casinos. The Lakeside Casino in Osceola was fined 20-thousand dollars for allowing an underage male onto the gaming floor in August. General Manager, Dave Monroe, spoke to the commission. “We take this responsibility to keep minors off our casino floor very, very seriously and we put in place some of the toughest controls you can imagine,” Monroe says.
He says the security measures failed because they weren’t carried out. “We card everybody under the age of 40. You have to have a valid I-D even if we know you are 21 — if your I-D is not valid — we do not let you in,” Monroe says. “We card you again and again, so if you come back in we card you ever single time. Unfortunately, we had a situation where the training and everything we put in place was not honored.” Monroe says they addressed the problem with employees. “I feel confident we have the proper controls in place. We’ve retrained all of our employees. We constantly have all of these conversations at our pre-shift meetings, and I don’t anticipate any further breakdowns,” Monroe says.
The I-R-G-C took the action during their meeting in Altoona.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/flurries. High 28. N @ 10-20mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/flurries. Low 15. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 31. Winds variable at 5-10.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries. High 29.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 35.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 25. Our Low this morning, 18. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 17 and the Low, 8. The Record High for Feb. 5th in Atlantic, was 66 in 1948. The Record Low was -26 in 1936.
Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, Tuesday night, arrested 26-year old Matthew Duane Baker, of Red Oak. Baker was taken into custody for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and booked-in on the Class-D Felony offense. Baker was being held in the jail on a $5,000 cash-only bond.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party has released additional results from Monday night’s presidential caucuses. After a daylong delay, the party has now made public 71% of results from all 99 Iowa counties. The new numbers released late Tuesday do not change the state of play for the candidates. Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg holds a slight lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar trail behind. It is too early for The Associated Press to declare a winner.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s coveted position as the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest faces its most daunting challenge in light of problems that prevented the state Democratic Party from reporting results Monday night. The caucuses were already facing plenty of headwinds amid criticism that the overwhelmingly white state isn’t representative of the country’s diversity. The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results were indefinitely delayed because of “quality checks” and “inconsistencies” in some reporting. It’s an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of doubt in the caucus process that has come under increasing criticism.
BERNICE JOHANSEN, 101, of Grimes (Formerly of Audubon) died Sunday, February 2nd at Kennybrook Villiage in Grimes. Funeral services for BERNICE JOHANSEN will be held on Thursday, February 6th at 11:00am in the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Family visitation will be held on Thursday, February 6th from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at The First Presbyterian Church in Audubon.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
BERNICE JOHANSEN is survived by:
Daughters: Mary Ellen Fischer of Ankeny. Clarann (Steve) Burgess of Clive.
Son-in-law: Richard Bonnesen of Aurelia.
5 Grandchildren
10 Great-Grandchildren
3 Great-Great-Grandchildren
Other relatives and friends.
Quad @ East Atchison, MO
East Mills 58, Rock Port 3
East Mills 42, Southwest Iowa 41
East Mills 39, East Atchison 36
East Atchison 45, Rock Port 18
East Atchison 42, Southwest Iowa 30
Southwest Iowa 54, Rock Port 18
Quad @ Knoxville
Carlisle 64, Martensdale-St. Marys 18
Knoxville 48, Martensdale-St. Marys 36
Pleasantville 45, Martensdale-St. Marys 36
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Red Oak 66, Atlantic 31
Denison-Schleswig 61, Creston 44
Glenwood 70, Shenandoah 36
Harlan 63, Kuemper Catholic 28
WDM Valley 68, Lewis Central 57
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 62, St. Albert 51 (Kinsey Scheffler reaches 1,000 career points)
IKM-Manning 54, Missouri Valley 20
Logan-Magnolia 38, Audubon 23
Treynor 66, Riverside 29
Rolling Valley Conference
Exira-EHK 70, Ar-We-Va 30
Paton-Churdan 62, Boyer Valley 40
Woodbine 61, CAM 58
Pride of Iowa
Bedford 44, Southwest Valley 41
Central Decatur 61, Wayne 35
Martensdale-St Marys 59, Southeast Warren 39
Nodaway Valley 61, Mount Ayr 46
Corner Conference
East Mills 35, Griswold 18
Sidney 74, Essex 31
Other Scores
ADM 68, Carroll 53
Bishop Heelan 63, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 38
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 55, Sioux City West 46
Orient-Macksburg 53, Mormon Trail 29 (Orient-Macksburg’s Kaela Eslinger reaches 1,000 career points)
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 63, Red Oak 40
Denison-Schleswig 63, Creston 46
Elkhorn, NE 40, St. Albert 26
Glenwood 81, Clarinda 59
Harlan 73, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 66
Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 67, Missouri Valley 47
Logan-Magnolia 68, Audubon 48
Treynor 76, Riverside 53
Tri-Center 57, Underwood 41
Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 44, Woodbine 38
Exira-EHK 65, Ar-We-Va 59 OT
Boyer Valley 61, Paton-Churdan 35
Corner Conference
East Mills 53, Griswold 14
Sidney 79, Essex 32
Pride of Iowa Conference
Central Decatur 70, Wayne 27
Martensdale-St. Marys 77, Southeast Warren 21
Mount Ayr 52, Nodaway Valley 51
Pleasantville 66, Interstate 35 44
Other Scores
Carroll 65, ADM 61
CB Abraham Linconl 67, Sioux City West 66
Mormon Trail 59, Orient-Macksburg 46