Anita and Wiota fire were called to the scene of a semi tractor-trailer fire today (Monday) at around 4:23-a.m. The incident happened just east of 770th and Whitepole Road. No injuries were reported. Additional details were not immediately available.
(Radio Iowa) — Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is accusing President Trump of pursuing what Sanders labels “racist” policies and Sanders promised to undo them if he’s elected president. “I will do everything humanly possible to end the demonization of the Trump Administration against the immigrant community in this country,” Sanders said.
Sanders says he’d take executive action to restore legal status to the so-called DACA recipients — the young adults who entered the country illegally as children. Sanders also promises he’d shut down detention centers, end all ICE raids and introduce legislation to provide a path toward citizenship for all undocumented people in the United States. Sanders spoke to a crowd of Latino activists in Des Moines Sunday evening, mentioning his father immigrated to the U.S. from Poland at the age of 17.
“He came not speaking a word of English, he came fleeing very terrible poverty from where he came from and fleeing antisemitism,” Sanders said, “so I have a little bit of first-hand experience about what it is like to be in an immigrant family.” Later Sunday evening, Sanders attended an outdoor menorah lighting ceremony in downtown Des Moines.
Today: Cloudy w/a chance of light snow (less than 1/2 inch). High around 29. NW @ 20-40. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Tonight: Flurries possible early; Mo. cloudy. Low 22. NW @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as 5.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 34. NW @ 10-15.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
New Year’s Day: P/Cldy. High 47.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 37. Our Low this morning, 23. We received a trace of rain Sunday morning, and .3” snow Sunday night into early this morning (liquid value of the rain/snow = .02″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 39 and the Low was 21. The record High for Dec. 30th in Atlantic, was 64 in 2004. The Record Low was -22 in 1917.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 23 points and Ryan Kriener added a career-high 20 as No. 25 Iowa closed its non-conference schedule with a 93-51 win over Kennesaw State. Joe Wieskamp had 18 points for the Hawkeyes (10-3), who also had a season-high 14 steals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mecole Hardman and Damien Williams led the Chiefs to a 31-21 victory over the Chargers that allowed Kansas City to leapfrog New England for the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round playoff bye. Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown and Williams ran for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His second came just as the Dolphins were scoring the go-ahead TD in their 27-24 win in Foxborough. The combination of outcomes means New England will play next week while the Chiefs can begin preparing for the divisional round.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Haanif Cheatham scored 17 points and Nebraska opened up an 18-point, first-half lead and went on to beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73-52. Nebraska, up by 13 at intermission, saw Texas A&M-Corpus Christi cut the lead to 10 at 38-28 early in the second period. But the Islanders were able to get no closer while Nebraska gradually stretched the lead, going up 20 on Jervay Green’s slam dunk and, six seconds later, layup that made it 57-37. Nebraska built its first half lead by holding the Islanders to just one field goal in a nearly 11-minute stretch.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Matt Pile totaled 18 points and nine rebounds and Marlon Ruffin hit two free throws with 6 seconds left in the game as Omaha held off South Dakota State 81-78. Noah Freidel sank two free throws with 2:11 remaining to give South Dakota State a 76-75 lead, but Pile and KJ Robinson answered with back-to-back layups to put the Mavericks up 79-76 with 26 seconds left.
WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — Grant Sherfield posted 15 points, shooting a perfect 6-for-6, grabbed 11 rebounds for his first double-double and Wichita State beat Abilene Christian 84-66. Sherfield scored 11 points after halftime when he grabbed five rebounds blocked a shot and had three steals. Tyson Etienne added 13 points for Wichita State (11-1), which earned its fifth straight victory. Jaime Echenique added 12 points and Jamarius Burton 11.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Cartier Diarra hit a crucial 3-pointer in the late seconds of the game that capped off a career-high 25 points along with a team-high seven assists with five rebounds and Kansas State defeated Tulsa 69-67. Diarra made 8 of 16 shots from the floor, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range, as the Wildcats (7-5) collectively shot 38% from the floor and 34% from distance.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling former Vice President Joe Biden’s vote to authorize the Iraq War part of the nation’s “worst foreign policy decision” of Buttigieg’s lifetime. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was responding to a question about how his foreign policy experience measures up to others’ in the Democratic race, specifically Biden. Buttigieg says the vote is an example of why years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment. Buttigieg made the remarks Sunday while taping the program “Iowa Press” on Iowa Public Television.
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa (AP) — The body of a missing Nebraska man was pulled from an icy Iowa pond on Saturday. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said the body of 39-year-old George McNamara was pulled from the water after a search Saturday. He had been reported missing from Bellevue, Nebraska, since Dec. 22. Officials said a car crash was reported Dec. 22 near the Mormon Bridge. Deputies found a vehicle but no driver that day. Authorities found McNamara’s body on Saturday after a dive team searched a pond near the crash site. An autopsy is planned.
HUMBOLDT, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar says the tour she completed of all 99 Iowa counties is a sign she will go everywhere and represent everyone. It’s also central to her strategy for the lead-off presidential caucuses. Klobuchar is hoping to capitalize on caucus rules that can reward candidates who leave Democratic-heavy areas to meet smaller groups of voters in less populated counties. The stakes are high as Klobuchar tries to catch the top candidates, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. The caucuses are Feb. 3.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sometimes, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said, teams can come back from Christmas break and not be focused. He knew that wasn’t going to happen with the Hawkeyes in Sunday’s game against Kennesaw State. The No. 25 Hawkeyes were sharp in a 93-51 home win to close the non-conference portion of their schedule.
Luka Garza scored 23 points and Ryan Kriener added a career-high 20 for the Hawkeyes (10-3). Kriener made all nine of his shots, while Garza was 9-of-11. Getting them the ball was a big part of Iowa’s game plan, and McCaffery knew his team understood. “I thought our guys recognized when Luka was hot early,” McCaffery said. “We recognized when Kriener was going.”
“We knew we had to get out here and take care of business,” Garza said. “I thought we did a good job of that, executing (the game plan). We all came back in shape. We really pushed each other every day in practice. For this game, we were focused, taking care of this.”
“This is probably the best shape this team has been in as a whole since I’ve been here coming off the winter break,” Kriener said. “That speaks a lot to our commitment. As a senior, that’s one of those little things that means a lot to me.”
The Hawkeyes had season highs with 14 steals and 27 assists. Iowa had 34 points off 24 Kennesaw State turnovers, and had 64 points in the paint, compared to just 22 for the Owls.
It was a season-high in points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 60% (39-of-65) for the game.
The Hawkeyes played their first home game in 20 days, and after a stretch of seven games that included three neutral-court games and three road games, needed an easy one. That is why McCaffery gave them three days off after a Dec. 21 win over Cincinnati in Chicago.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Hawkeyes got into the rankings last week and should stay with this win, although the Owls weren’t much of a challenge.
UP NEXT
Iowa: The Hawkeyes get back into the Big Ten schedule with a game against Penn State at the Palestra in Philadelphia on Jan. 4. Iowa went 1-1 in two conference games in early December, losing at Michigan and defeating Minnesota at home.
ERNEST ZICKEFOOSE, 64, of Bayard, died Friday, Dec. 27th, at MercyOne Medical Center, in Des Moines. Memorial services for ERNEST ZICKEFOOSE will be held 2-p.m. Tue.,, Dec. 31st, at the Twigg Funeral Home, in Panora.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 1-until 2-p.m., Tuesday.
ERNEST ZICKEFOOSE is survived by:
His wife – Cheryl Zickefoose, of Bayard.
His sons – Ben Zickefoose, of Des Moines; Cody (Whitney) Zickefoose, of Panora, and Ernest Zickefoose, Jr..
His daughters – Joy Konchalski, of Des Moines; Samantha (Stephen) Johnson, of Louisville, KY.
His step-son: Tony Wesse, of Bayard.
His brothers – Russell & Donnie Zickefoose.
Many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.
(By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer) – Michigan State’s basketball team has always been considered among the Big Ten favorites this season, but the surprising start by coach Juwan Howard at Michigan has the Wolverines eyeing the top of the league standings.
Throw in Maryland, surprising starts by Ohio State and Indiana, and complete wild cards such as Iowa, and the Big Ten figures to be one of the most intriguing conference races in major college basketball.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling former Vice President Joe Biden’s vote to authorize the Iraq War part of the nation’s “worst foreign policy decision” of Buttigieg’s lifetime. The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was responding to a question about how his foreign policy experience measures up to others’ in the Democratic race, specifically Biden.
Buttigieg says the vote is an example of why years in Washington is not always the same thing as judgment. Buttigieg made the remarks Sunday while taping the program “Iowa Press” on Iowa Public Television.
Mecole Hardman and Damien Williams led the Chiefs to a 31-21 victory over the Chargers that allowed Kansas City to leapfrog New England for the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round playoff bye. Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown and Williams ran for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) intercepts a pass intended for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams (81), as cornerback Rashad Fenton (27) watches, during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
His second came just as the Dolphins were scoring the go-ahead TD in their 27-24 win in Foxborough. The combination of outcomes means New England will play next week while the Chiefs can begin preparing for the divisional round.
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