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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged in the killing of an 18-year-old high school student 40 years ago is seeking to exclude from his trial DNA evidence used to arrest him. The Des Moines Register reports that an attorney for 65-year-old Jerry Burns filed a motion this week to exclude DNA evidence police lifted from a straw Burns had discarded last year. Attorney Leon Spies says in his motion that police didn’t have a warrant to seize the tossed-out straw. Police arrested Burns last December for the stabbing death of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko.
The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of 34-year old Colan Hanner, of Orient. The Adair County man was arrested after a traffic stop in Creston for Driving while Suspended. Hanner was cited for failure to yield and failure to provide proof of financial liability. He was seen by a magistrate and 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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A Red Oak man was acquitted Wednesday, of two charges stemming from his arrest on Aug. 16 (2019). 41-year-old Matthew Walter Riley was found not guilty of second-degree burglary and assault with intent to commit sexual assault. following a two-day trial. An additional charge of third-degree forcible sexual assault was dismissed in October. Riley’s attorney says his client had been charged with a felony offense based primarily on the testimony of a single witness. After the 12-person jury rendered their unanimous verdict, Riley was allowed to walk out of the courtroom a free man.
United Center, Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. CST (7-p.m. pre-game on KJAN)
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Iowa both look to put winning streaks together . Cincinnati is coming off a big 78-66 win on Wednesday over No. 21 Tennessee. Iowa is coming off an 84-68 road win over Iowa State on Dec. 12.
STEPPING UP: The powerful Luka Garza has put up 22.4 points and 9.9 rebounds to lead the way for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp is also a key contributor, accounting for 12 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bearcats are led by Keith Williams, who is averaging 13 points and 4.9 rebounds.WATCH OUT FOR WILLIAMS: Williams has connected on 40 percent of the 25 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 14 over his last five games. He’s also converted 75.6 percent of his free throws this season.
WINNING WHEN: The Hawkeyes are 6-0 when they block at least three opposing shots and 2-3 when they fall shy of that mark. The Bearcats are 7-0 when converting on at least 65.5 percent of its free throws and 0-4 when they shoot worse than that from the line.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Hawkeyes have recently converted baskets via assists more often than the Bearcats. Iowa has an assist on 46 of 89 field goals (51.7 percent) across its past three outings while Cincinnati has assists on 37 of 80 field goals (46.3 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: The diligent Iowa offense has turned the ball over on just 15.8 percent of its possessions, the 12th-lowest mark in all of Division I. 21.8 percent of all Cincinnati possessions have resulted in a turnover.
(Radio Iowa/KJAN) — The next two weeks represent the most difficult time of the entire year for the LifeServe Blood Center, as donors become scarce due to things like holiday travel, flu season and the winter weather. Danielle West, a spokeswoman for LifeServe, says they’re taking donations six days a week at seven Iowa donor centers, in addition to mobile blood drives across about 90-percent of the state. “We have a lot of fun blood drives going on — on Christmas Eve, the day after Christmas, the weekend between Christmas and New Year’s,” West says. “We’re just trying to remind people that we still need blood donors to come in because unfortunately, there’s still a lot of people in hospitals that need those blood transfusions.”
A single blood donation can save the lives of up to three local hospital patients. “We really could use all blood types, definitely the O-negative and O-positive, those are used most often in hospitals, so we truly bug our O donors pretty often,” West says. “Platelets are always in need as well. It takes a bit longer to make a platelet donation but a lot of those go to cancer patients.” LifeServe Blood Center is the sole provider of blood to more than 120 hospitals across Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska. “If you’ve never done it before, it takes 45 minutes to an hour from start to finish to give that pint of blood,” West says. “We take that and separate that out into red cells, platelets and plasma, so it truly is going to impact three different lives in this community because we’re the only ones supporting these local hospitals in our areas.”
LifeServe has donor centers in: Ames, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City, Sioux City and Urbandale.
Here are some American Red Cross blood and blood platelet donation opportunities:
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NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa man has died in Norfolk, Nebraska, after the Jeep he was driving crossed a raised median and crashed into a truck. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Thursday morning when 30-year-old Donovan Rasmussen, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, apparently lost control of a Jeep on Highway 81. The vehicle crossed a raised median and hit a cargo truck. Rasmussen died in the crash. The driver of the truck was 34-year-old Westley Lyon, of Columbus, Nebraska. He was treated for minor injuries. The crash forced the closure of Highway 81 for about four hours.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy. High 48. S @ 10-15.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low 25. S @ 5.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 50. S @ 10-20.
Sunday: Mo. Sunny. High 53.
Monday: P/Cldy. High near 50.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic, was 48. Our Low was 22. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 37 and the Low was 28. The record High for Dec. 20th in Atlantic, was 61 in 1941. The Record Low was -25 in 1901.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Bishop Neumann, Neb. 66, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 27
Clarinda 60, Bedford 52
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 60, Logan-Magnolia 58
Audubon 54, Underwood 46
Tri-Center 68, Missouri Valley 28
Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va, Westside 53, Westwood 46
AC/GC 77, Glidden-Ralston 36
Pride of Iowa Conference
Martensdale-St. Marys 71, Nodaway Valley 50
Moravia 58, East Union, Afton 49
Mount Ayr 64, Wayne, Corydon 32
Murray 75, Lenox 59
Other Scores
ADM, Adel 81, Perry 52
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig 49, Atlantic 43
Clarinda 40, Bedford 28
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 48, Logan-Magnolia 45
Audubon 45, Underwood 42
Missouri Valley 43, Tri-Cener 37
Rolling Valley Conference
AC/GC 50, Glidden-Ralston 50
Westwood 75, Ar-We-Va 39
Pride of Iowa Conference
East Union, Afton 42, Moravia 33
Lenox 51, Murray 34
Mount Ayr 68, Wayne, Corydon 50
Nodaway Valley 72, Martensdale-St. Marys 67, OT
Other Scores
ADM 68, Perry 38
LeMars 70, Sioux City, North 30
Orient-Macksburg 42, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 36
West Sioux 51, Woodbury Central, Moville 45