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Flood Watch expanded for entire KJAN listening area

Weather

March 11th, 2019 by admin

The National Weather Service has now expanded the Flood Watch region to include the entire KJAN listening area later this week. depending on your exact location the watch will go into effect Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and continue into Thursday night.

From Wednesday morning through Thursday evening

* Rapid snowmelt and expected rainfall will lead to significant
rises on rivers and streams and the possibility of ice jams as
well.

* Favored ice jam locations include the Des Moines River around
Fort Dodge, the Raccoon River around Van Meter through Des
Moines to the confluence of the Des Moines River, and the Iowa
River around Marshalltown. Other locations are possible for ice
jam flooding. Minor to moderate river flooding from snowmelt and
rainfall is possible in some locations.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

AP Men’s College Basketball Top 25 03/11/2019

Sports

March 11th, 2019 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (41) 29-2 1572 1
2. Virginia (23) 28-2 1559 2
3. North Carolina 26-5 1474 3
4. Kentucky 26-5 1373 6
5. Duke 26-5 1298 4
6. Michigan St. 25-6 1226 9
7. Texas Tech 26-5 1211 8
8. Tennessee 27-4 1200 5
9. LSU 26-5 1089 10
10. Michigan 26-5 1041 7
11. Houston 29-2 963 12
12. Florida St. 25-6 856 14
13. Purdue 23-8 831 11
14. Nevada 28-3 684 17
15. Kansas St. 24-7 680 18
16. Virginia Tech 23-7 625 15
17. Kansas 23-8 602 13
18. Buffalo 28-3 539 19
19. Wisconsin 22-9 466 21
20. Wofford 28-4 387 22
21. Maryland 22-9 319 24
22. Auburn 22-9 268
23. Marquette 23-8 109 16
24. Cincinnati 25-6 108 20
25. Villanova 22-9 80 23

Others receiving votes: UCF 62, VCU 53, Mississippi St. 37, Utah St. 34, New Mexico St. 16, Louisville 11, Murray St. 11, Iowa St. 8, Temple 4, Clemson 3, Liberty 1.

AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 03/11/2019

Sports

March 11th, 2019 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Baylor (28) 30-1 700 1
2. UConn 30-2 663 2
3. Notre Dame 30-3 652 4
4. Mississippi St. 30-2 609 5
5. Louisville 29-3 578 3
6. Stanford 28-4 568 7
7. Oregon 29-4 533 6
8. Iowa 26-6 508 10
9. Maryland 28-4 454 8
10. NC State 26-5 447 9
11. Oregon St. 24-7 360 11
12. Gonzaga 27-3 357 14
13. Iowa St. 25-7 309 19
13. Marquette 25-6 309 17
15. Syracuse 24-8 287 18
16. South Carolina 21-9 284 12
17. Texas A&M 24-7 279 15
18. Kentucky 24-7 262 13
19. Miami 24-8 234 16
20. UCLA 20-12 114 25
21. Drake 25-5 110 22
22. Texas 23-9 94 21
23. Arizona St. 20-10 91 20
24. Rice 25-3 85 24
25. Florida St. 23-8 77 22

Others receiving votes: DePaul 34, South Dakota St. 33, South Dakota 22, Missouri 13, Florida Gulf Coast 10, BYU 9, Kansas St 8, UCF 3, Wright St. 1, Quinnipiac 1, Boise St. 1, Rutgers 1.

Ex-prison guard reaches $2.3M deal to settle with state

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa prison guard has reached a deal for $2.3 million as a settlement for discrimination and retaliation she says she suffered after filing a sexual harassment case against the state. The state paid Kristine Sink $1.65 million last month to settle the sexual harassment case, and the Iowa attorney general is recommending settling the second retaliation case. The State Appeal Board will decide Monday whether to approve the settlement.

Sink’s problems began when in 2011 when she says her supervisors at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison allowed inmates and co-workers to harass her. She sued the state in 2012 and that case was on appeal when the state settled last month. The second lawsuit filed in 2015 alleges retaliation after she returned to work. Sink’s attorney, Des Moines civil rights lawyer Paige Fiedler, was paid $1 million out of the first settlement and will get $1.1 million from the second if it’s approved by the board.

4 coal cars dump their loads upon derailing in Keokuk

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say coal spilled from rail cars that derailed near Victory Park along the Mississippi River in Keokuk. A jumbled mess of more than a dozen coal cars and disconnected wheelsets blocked vehicular traffic near the tracks after the derailment. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. Monday under the Main Street/U.S. Highway 136 bridge between Keokuk and Hamilton, Illinois. No injuries have been reported. The cause is being investigated.

BNSF Railway spokesman Andy Williams says four of the 13 loaded coal cars that derailed rolled onto their sides, spilling their loads, but the coal didn’t reach the river. Williams says repair crews expect to have the line back open by 9 p.m. Monday.

ELEANOR FAYE GARSIDE, 81, of Council Bluffs – formerly of Missouri Valley (Svcs. 3/13/19)

Obituaries

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ELEANOR FAYE GARSIDE, 81, of Council Bluffs (formerly of Missouri Valley), died Friday, March 8th in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for ELEANOR GARSIDE will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, March 13th, at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home in Council Bluffs.

Visitation with the family will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 12th, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

ELEANOR GARSIDE is survived by:

Her daughter – Angela (Ray) Rudolph, of Houston, TX.

Her sons – Kirk (Susan) Garside, of Council Bluffs, and Scott (Michelle) Garside, of Dunlap.

Her sister – Marlene Allmon, of Iowa Falls.

8 grandchildren, her sister-in-law Judy Allmon, of Council Bluffs, other relatives and friends.

Dollar General NOW OPEN IN Griswold

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – March 11, 2019 – Dollar General’s newest store at 55298 Tucson Road in Griswold is now open. Company officials say, “In its new location, Dollar General will offer area residents a convenient new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices.” Dollar General will celebrate the store’s official grand opening on Saturday, March 16 at 8 a.m. with free prizes and special deals.  Additionally, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag with complimentary product samples, among other giveaways.

Traditional Dollar General stores employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the need.

Prosecutors say Northwest Iowa woman who lived near school dealt meth

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A woman from northwest Iowa has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for selling meth out of her home. Thirty-three-year-old Jamie Williams of Sanborn lived within a thousand feet of the Harley Melvin Sanborn Middle School. Prosecutors say she sold about six pounds of meth out of her home over a three year period. Authorities found 120 grams of pure meth in her purse when the home was searched in January of last year.

Iowa agency faults company in worker’s fatal accident

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa safety regulator is blaming a company for not adequately training a worker who was killed in a Marshalltown construction accident. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing to fine Bridge City Construction, of Ottumwa, nearly $3,900. The Marshalltown Times-Republican reports that 37-year-old Bridge City employee Chris Ehrenhard, died in a December accident at the Marshalltown Co. construction project.

The agency says the way Ehrenhard was operating an aerial lift pinned him against a beam and controls of the aerial lift, causing fatal injuries. The agency says Bridge City did not provide effective training to employees regarding hazards that were associated with the job site, such as ground conditions and overhead hazards. Bridge City Construction owner Jason Blunt has declined to comment about the proposed fine. It’s unclear whether he will fight the penalty.

Glenwood Police report (3/11)

News

March 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood report three arrests. Taken into custody today (Monday), was 31-year old Scott Jacobsen, of Council Bluffs, for Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCS) and Driving Under Suspension. Cash or surety bond was set at $1,300. And, 37-year old Christopher Nord, of Glenwood. Nord was arrested on a Fremont County warrant. His cash-only bond was set at $1,000.

On Saturday, 21-year old Marcus Baumstarck, of Rapid City, SD, was arrested in Glenwood, for PCS, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Open Container. He has since posted at $1,630 cash or surety bond and was released.