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Hawkins tops 1,000 career points as Northwest Missouri State downs Rogers State

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

MARYVILLE, Missouri – A 16-0 second-half run helped lift the No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State Bearcat men’s basketball team to a 74-55 victory over Rogers State in Bearcat Arena.

Northwest moves to 13-1 overall and 3-1 in MIAA play, while Rogers State falls to 11-3 overall and 2-2 in league action.

The Bearcats had to rely on the sharp-shooting and scoring efforts of junior Ryan Hawkins and sophomore Trevor Hudgins. Hawkins scored a game-high 28 points and was 6-of-7 from three-point range. Hudgins hit for 26 and was 6-of-9 from deep as he surpassed the 20-point mark for the fourth consecutive game.

Hawkins became the 24th Bearcat to reach 1,000 career points when he buried a free throw with 7:58 to play in the opening half. Hawkins is also the 13th Bearcat to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

Iowa’s Stone declares for the NFL Draft

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

Iowa junior safety Geno Stone has announced he is declaring for the 2020 NFL Draft.

Stone finishes his Iowa career with 126 tackles, 6 interceptions, 13 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery.

Stone earned second-team all-conference honors from the AP this season and was a third team choice by Big 10 coaches.

Iowa is still awaiting the decisions of tackle Tristan Wirfs and defensive end AJ Epenesa.

High School Basketball Scoreboard Monday 01/06/2020

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Audubon 63, Boyer Valley 60
CB Thomas Jefferson 61, Sioux City North 38
Creston 66, Chariton 44
Grand View Christian 39, Bedford 35 OT
Lamoni 49, East Union 42
Lenox 32, Griswold 27
Melcher-Dallas 38, Murray 22
Southwest Valley 56, Clarinda 31
Westwood 64, Woodbine 36
Woodward-Granger 41, Glidden-Ralston 36

BOYS BASKETBALL

Glenwood 64, Atlantic 41
Boyer Valley 65, Audubon 41
Clarinda 73, Southwest Valley 33
Creston 61, Chariton 46
Grand View Christian 53, Bedford 52
Lenox 55, Griswold 45
PCM 55, Earlham 49
St. Mary’s Storm Lake 37, Ar-We-Va 26

Glenwood pushes away from Atlantic in 2nd half of 64-41 win

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

The Glenwood boys basketball team pulled away from the Atlantic Trojans in the 2nd half for a 64-41 win on Monday night at the Atlantic High School. The Trojans actually held a one point halftime lead at 27-26 but the defensive pressure amped up for the Rams after the break. The Trojans started to turn the ball over and give Glenwood some easy looks on the other end.

The score wavered a couple times in the third before the Rams finished the quarter on a 10-2 run to lead 47-37 after 3. The Rams then outscored the Trojans 17-4 to finish the win.

Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said it was just kind of a snowball in the second half with shots not falling.

The Rams did a great job of making Trojan leading-scorer Skyler Handlos work hard to try to get open and he never got into a good rhythm.

Ryan Blum led the Rams with 26 points and John Palmer finished with 9. The Rams improve to 6-3 on the season. They will travel to Shenandoah on Friday.

Atlantic was led by 15 points from Nile Petersen in the loss. Grant Sturm and Craig Alan Becker each had 8 on the night. Atlantic falls to 3-6 on the year and next up for the Trojans is a trip to Kuemper Catholic in Carroll on Friday.

Missouri Woman Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

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January 6th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced on January 3rd, 2020, that 34-year old Chanel Traci Huff, of Maryville, Missouri, was sentenced in Council Bluffs U-S District Court to 120 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Huff must also serve 5-year term of supervised release upon completion of her prison sentence.

On February 2, 2019, Mills County law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of Huff’s vehicle and officers located 381 grams of methamphetamine and $7,000 in drug proceeds in her car. A search warrant was executed at Huff’s residence and officers seized $15,000 in drug proceeds and a pistol.

The matter was investigated by the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Nodaway County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office, and the Maryville (Missouri) Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Newton bicyclist dies after being hit by truck on highway

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January 6th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

KELLOG, Iowa (AP) — A Newton bicyclist died early Monday after being hit by a truck in Jasper County. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened about 4:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 6 near Kellogg. The bicyclist died at the scene of the crash. He was later identified as 43-year-old Jermey Ray Williams. The truck driving stayed at the crash site and was cooperating with authorities.

AP Boy’s High School Basketball Poll 01/06/2020

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waukee (7) 6-0 104 1
2. Dubuque, Hempstead 7-0 92 3
3. Sioux City, East (2) 7-0 71 4
4. Waterloo, West (1) 6-1 67 5
5. Ankeny Centennial (1) 7-1 52 2
6. Cedar Falls (1) 5-1 48 7
7. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 6-1 47 9
8. Iowa City, West 5-1 42 8
9. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 6-1 38 6
10. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5-0 30 10

Others receiving votes: North Scott, Eldridge 24. Dubuque, Senior 18. Ankeny 17. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 7. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 3.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Assumption, Davenport (8) 7-0 114 1
2. Carroll (3) 5-0 100 2
3. Dallas Center-Grimes (1) 7-0 90 3
4. Mount Vernon 7-0 81 4
5. Algona 6-0 66 7
6. Winterset 5-1 53 5
7. Norwalk 4-2 36 8
8. Harlan 6-1 30 6
9. MOC-Floyd Valley 7-1 25 NR
10. Central Clinton, De Witt 6-1 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Clear Lake 13. Pella 10. Marion 10. Knoxville 6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 4. Webster City 1. Gilbert 1. Glenwood 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Sioux, Hawarden (1) 8-0 96 6
2. Treynor (4) 7-1 87 2
3. North Linn, Troy Mills (3) 7-0 86 3
4. Camanche (4) 6-0 82 T4
5. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 7-1 64 1
6. Dike-New Hartford 7-0 46 9
7. Regina, Iowa City 6-1 35 T4
8. Van Meter 5-0 23 10
9. East Sac County 6-1 22 NR
10. Boyden-Hull 6-1 19 8

Others receiving votes: Albia 18. Monticello 17. Osage 10. Aplington-Parkersburg 10. Western Christian, Hull 8. South Central Calhoun 8. Woodward-Granger 7. Des Moines Christian 6. Unity Christian, Orange City 6. West Branch 5. West Burlington 2. Pella Christian 2. Tri-Center, Neola 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. St. Mary’s, Remsen (5) 7-0 109 1
2. Montezuma (1) 6-0 89 2
3. Easton Valley 8-0 80 4
4. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 8-0 78 5
5. Bishop Garrigan, Algona (3) 8-1 76 3
6. WACO, Wayland (2) 9-0 55 6
7. Siouxland Community Christian 8-0 30 NR
8. Lake Mills 6-1 24 9
9. CAM, Anita 7-0 18 NR
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-0 16 10

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 14. Martensdale-St. Marys 13. South O’Brien, Paullina 13. Mount Ayr 9. Grand View Christian 8. Ankeny Christian Academy 7. Madrid 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 5. George-Little Rock 3. MFL-Mar-Mac 2. Springville 2. Stanton 1. New London 1. Newell-Fonda 1. Meskwaki Settlement School 1.

Judge OKs $3.1M lawyer fees in Branstad discrimination case

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January 6th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has approved a payment of $3.1 million for lawyers representing a former state official that a jury found was discriminated against by former Gov. Terry Branstad. The judge approved the amount in an order filed Friday for Roxanne Conlin and her team who won former Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey a $1.5 million verdict. Branstad, now U.S. ambassador to China, was found to have discriminated and retaliated against Godfrey in 2011 because he’s gay. Taxpayers have paid $2.9 million for Branstad’s attorneys and will pay Conlin’s fees if the state loses a pending Iowa Supreme Court appeal.

Atlantic boys hoops hosts Glenwood tonight on KJAN

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January 6th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team hosts the Glenwood Rams on Monday night at the Atlantic High School and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Rams are 5-3 on the season and won the first meeting with the Trojans 75-65 back on December 6th. Glenwood is led by Ryan Blum who is averaging 18 points per game and Zach Carr who has poured in 16 per outing.

Atlantic is 3-5 on the year and have been led by Skyler Handlos’ 18 points per game. Nile Petersen has come on strong as the season has moved along and is averaging 12 points per game.

Catch the game on KJAN tonight with Chris Parks. Pregame will start about 7:15pm with the game set to tip-off about 7:30pm. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and live audio online at kjan.com.

Aircraft makes emergency landing at Atlantic Airport

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January 6th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, IA) — A report of an aircraft with smoke in the cockpit resulted in emergency crews being dispatched to the Atlantic Airport, this (Monday) afternoon. The Atlantic Police Department received a call from Minneapolis ATC (Air Traffic Control) at around 2:50-p.m. about the incident. The P-D relayed that information to the Cass County Communications Center. The Tower said the plane would be landing within five-minutes, but it ended up being sooner. KJAN News spoke with the Pilot, Nick Lambert, of Perry, about what he, and a male passenger, experienced.

(He said he was flying out of Omaha on the way back to Perry, when a vent motor “burned-up” on him. So he made an unscheduled landing in Atlantic.)

Beechcraft KingAir A90. (ric Hanson/photos)

Lambert said they had been out flying all day, and had no previous issues until they were underway on the final leg. Atlantic Fire personnel inspected the 1985 twin-engine Beechcraft King Air TurboProp A90. The smell was in the aircraft cabin, but the source could not immediately be identified. Lambert got on the phone to a mechanic, who suggested he fire-up the engines and see if the circumstances could be replicated. That’s when Lambert narrowed down the source to a vent motor in the cabin. Lambert and his passenger were expected to resume their flight. They were on the ground for about an hour.

FAA records indicate the aircraft is registered to Dutch Aviation, LLC., in Perry.