(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Special Olympic Summer Games will get underway in Ames this week. Special Olympics spokesperson, Megan Filipi says the state summer games is their largest state competition of the whole year.
She says the event gets started with the torch run.
The Special Olympic Games is an event for those with intellectual disabilities.
(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston report one person suffered suspected minor (Non-incapacitating) injuries, following a collision that occurred at around 7:10-p.m. Sunday, at Prairie and Oak Streets, in Creston. Authorities say a 2014 Dodge Dart driven by 48-year-old Phillip Ronald Williams, of Creston, stopped at the posted stop sign for the intersection and proceeded south from the intersection. A 2016 Nissan Altima driven by 59-year-old Lisa Marie Monger, of Creston, was traveling east on Prairie Street without a stop sign, and had the right-of-way.
Her car struck the Dodge, causing an estimated $14,000 damage altogether. The airbags on both vehicles deployed upon impact. Monger suffered unknown/possible injuries, but was not transported to the hospital. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
Police say Williams claimed not to see the Nissan before proceeding into the intersection, failing to yield the right-of-way. No citations were issued.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report the arrest on Sunday afternoon, of 48-year-old Markus Eugene Johnson, from Red Oak. Johnson was arrested in the 300 block of 4th Avenue, and charged with Harassment in the 2nd Degree (Threatening bodily injury), a Serious Misdemeanor. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is predicting the U-S House Ag Committee will approve a Farm Bill with a provision that ensures Iowa hog confinement operators can sell their pork nationwide. Voters in Massachusetts and California have approved regulations that require pork sold in their state to come from the offspring of sows that have at least 24 square feet of space in their pen. Iowa pork producers say it will cost millions to expand hog confinements to meet those space requirements.
The U-S Supreme Court has upheld California’s animal welfare law and other federal courts have issued rulings on the Massachusetts regulation. Hinson expects a solution to be attached to the Farm Bill that overrides both states’ laws.
Hinson has twice introduced a bill in the U-S House that would prohibit states from imposing standards on the production of food sold over state lines. The Pennsylvania Republican who’s chairman of House Ag Committee has said a fix is needed to address California’s Proposition 12, which took effect January 1st.
Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. N/NE winds 10-20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers & thunderstorms ending this evening. Widespread haze developing before midnight, then gradual clearing. Low 48.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 71.
Thursday: A 30% of showers & possible thunderstorms; otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low was 52. 24-hour rainfall (7-a.m. Sunday until 7-a.m. today), was .66″). Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 82 and the Low was 62. The Record High for May 13th was 95 in 1915. The Record Low was 23 in 1997. Sunrise: 6:04. Sunset: 8:30.
Former Iowa punter signed a contract with the Chicago Bears over the weekend. The native of Australia and Ray Guy Award winner was taken by the Bears in the fourth round of last month’s NFL Draft and took part in the Bear’s rookie mini-camp.
It was been an interesting journey for Taylor, who grew up playing Australian Rules Football.
Taylor on his first weekend of practice.
Taylor knows it is unusual for an NFL team to use a fourth round pick on a punter.
Iowa State defensive back Jontez Williams hopes to have an expanded role for an experienced Iowa State defense next season. The native of Florida made two starts and appeared in 13 games last season. He will try yo help make up for the loss of All-American corner T.J. Tampa
Like Tampa, Williams also played receiver as a high school star.
Williams says he has learned a lot from Tampa and still stays in touch.
The Cyclones open next season at home on August 31st against North Dakota.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested late Sunday morning on a Harassment charge. Authorities say 19-year-old Kaiden Dale Jarvis Schooling, of Villisca, was taken into custody on a charge of Harassment in the 3rd Degree. Schooling was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.
Boys:
Kuemper 5 East Sac County, 0
Lewis Central 1 Bishop, Heelan, 0
Girls:
Kuemper 3 Atlantic, 0
Nevada 4, Iowa Falls-Alden 0
Perry 2, Des Moines Hoover 1
St. Albert 4, Bishop Heelan 3
Nevada 5, South Tama 1
Ballard 5, Webster City 0
Boone 5, Harlan Community 0
Pella 5, Des Moines Hoover 0
Pella Christian 5, Clarke 0
Kuemper Catholic 5, Denison-Schleswig 1
Glenwood 5, Audubon 0
St. Albert 5, Lewis Central 2
Shenandoah 5, Clarinda 0
Atlantic 5, Saydel 4
North Polk 5, Creston 0
Southwest Valley 5, Red Oak 1
Des Moines Lincoln 5, Council Bluffs Jefferson 0
Kuemper Catholic 5, Glenwood 3
Shenandoah 5, Atlantic 0
North Polk 5, Southwest Valley 0
Boone 5, St. Albert 0
Quarterfinals:
Shenandoah 5
Clarinda 0
Atlantic 5
Saydel 4
North Polk 5
Creston 0
Southwest Valley 5
Red Oak 0
Semifinals:
Shenandoah 5
Atlantic 0
North Polk 5
Southwest Valley 0
Finals on May 15:
Shenandoah vs North Polk
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