The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire presidential prospect Michael Bloomberg is heading to Iowa. The former New York City mayor, who formally registered as a Democrat last month, is scheduled to appear in Iowa’s capital city at a Dec. 4 screening of a film on climate change, according to senior adviser Howard Wolfson. Iowa traditionally hosts the nation’s first contest of the presidential primary season. The 76-year old Bloomberg told The Associated Press earlier in the month that he would decide whether to enter the 2020 contest by January or February.
Should he run, Bloomberg would bring virtually limitless resources and a pragmatic governing approach to what is expected to be a massive 2020 Democratic field. He has spent tens of millions of dollars to promote liberal priorities on climate change, gun control and immigration.
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have accused a woman of pouring gasoline on a man and setting him aflame in a suburb of Des Moines. Polk County court records say 24-year-old Kaydee Cuesta is charged with willful injury causing serious injury. Her next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 6. Her attorney, Trever Hook, told The Des Moines Register that Cuesta will plead not guilty and says she denies the accusation.
Police say Cuesta grabbed a gas container outside a Clive home on Oct. 18 and tried to splash gas on the man. Then she approached him again, poured gas on the front of his clothing and used a lighter to start the blaze. The man was treated at an area hospital and then transferred to a burn center at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.
(Radio Iowa) — A Johnston-based company which tracks the use of debit cards finds the dynamics of Black Friday and the Cyber Monday shopping continue to change. SHAZAM spokesman, Patrick Dix, says the number of transactions across the Midwest fell for stores which opened Thanksgiving evening to get a jump on Friday. “I thought that was interesting because we also have seen some retailers sort of reject the idea of opening early on Thanksgiving,” Dix says. ” After a few years of everyone saying — yes, let’s push Black Friday earlier and earlier — we had some say no, we’re going to stay closed on Thursday of Thanksgiving.”
He says the numbers were also down for the six a-m Friday to noon period. But there was still plenty of money flowing. “The average transaction size was still up. So, there may have been fewer transactions, but the average transaction was still up a little bit,” Dix says. The average transaction was 29 dollars compared to 24 dollars in 2017. Dix says waiting in line to get in when stores open early seems to have lost some of its luster. “That is not nearly the busiest part of the day on Black Friday. In fact, the numbers show that far fewer people were shopping shopping between midnight and six a-m than they were say between ten a-m and four p-m,” according to Dix. “That really was the peak time of the day — really a normal , normal business day, normal shopping hours. People have figured out that they can go almost anytime on Black Friday and get good deals.”
They can track transactions that are not happening in stores and found some similar patterns in Cyber Monday shopping. “What we saw again this year — a little bit of an increase from midnight to six a-m in transaction numbers, but a very slight in increase. And a little bit of a decrease between six a-m and noon, which I thought was kind of interesting” Dix says. “But again, the average spent this year was up anywhere between 20 and 25 percent is kind of where we’ve seen it.” Dix says the increase in spending in stores an online could be an indicator as the shopping season moves along. He says that could be a reflection of the good economy, or people could have little more to spend this year.
The average online purchase was 28 dollars — or up about five dollars compared to 2017. Dix does not have an individual break out on Iowa shopping, but says the overall midwest numbers give a pretty good view of what is happening here.
Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County conducted a traffic stop early this (Tuesday) morning, and arrested a woman for Providing False Information, and Driving While Suspended. 48-year old Tracey Marie Kimmet, of Essex, was arrested at around12:45-a.m. and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where she was being held without bond, pending an appearance before the Magistrate.
A call to police in Red Oak about a domestic assault, Monday evening, resulted in an arrest. Authorities say 24-year old David Lorenzo Harris, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 8:20-p.m. in the 100 block of E. Prospect Street. Harris was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and charged with Domestic Assault/1st offense. He was being held in the jail without bond, pending an appearance before a Magistrate.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 28. West wind @ 10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 17. S @ 5.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 35. S @ 10-15.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy. High near 40.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered light rain. High 43.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 28. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 9. Last year on this date our High was 63 and the Low was 27. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 69 in 1998. The Record Low was 1 in 1898.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Marial Shayok scored 18 points, freshman Tyrese Haliburton had 16 and Iowa State cruised past Nebraska-Omaha 82-55 for its third straight win. Michael Jacobson scored 13 points with 10 rebounds for his first double-double with the Cyclones (6-1), who never trailed in disposing of the Mavericks.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Bulldogs, a non-scholarship FCS program based in Des Moines, Iowa, were offered the chance of a lifetime when 24th-ranked Iowa State asked them to be their opponent in a makeup game. The two schools will play at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Drake, which played its home finale on Nov. 10 in front of 1,348 people, could see 60,000 in the stands in Ames.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs used their bye week to get healthy across the board, but the big question is whether Eric Berry is now healthy enough to get on the field. Their star safety has been out since early in training camp with a heel injury, and coach Andy Reid seemed to indicate that Berry is nearing a return.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals claimed Conner Greene off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals and designated fellow right-hander Burch Smith for assignment. The 23-year-old Greene spent last season at Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, going 4-5 with a 4.09 ERA in 40 appearances. He also made nine relief appearances for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, where the Royals got a close look at him.
UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga has leapfrogged Kansas for No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after knocking off Duke in the Maui Invitational title game. The Zags are No. 1 for the third time after edging the undefeated Jayhawks by one first-place vote. Duke dropped to No. 3. Virginia is No. 4 and No. 5 Nevada has its highest ranking ever. Defending national champion Villanova returned to the poll at No. 23.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Inspectors found some violations at a large Iowa day care center when it was owned by Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, including deficiencies in 2007 that prompted a downgrade in its license status. Whitaker and his wife owned Little Endeavors in his hometown of Ankeny, Iowa, a center with a capacity for 204 children from newborn to school-age, from 2003 until 2015. Inspection records paint a mostly positive picture but also find some occasionally serious and persistent concerns.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An investigation that found a hostile environment at Iowa’s labor department prompted the state to cut ties with two top administrators, including the longtime chief investigator for workplace deaths and injuries. The case has also produced a whistleblower complaint alleging Commissioner of Labor Michael Mauro and his deputy run the office “like a high school clique,” where friends receive favoritism and others are ridiculed, threatened and called names.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new audit says Iowa’s savings from privatizing Medicaid is barely half as much as former Gov. Terry Branstad projected when he forced the change two years ago. The report by Auditor Mary Mosiman also found officials and lawmakers have failed to file quarterly financial reports as required by state law. When Branstad’s administration changed the system for overseeing health care for more than 600,000 poor and disabled Iowans, he projected it would produce $232 million in savings.
NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — A man charged with murder in the death of an Iowa State University golfer has been granted a new attorney over the objections of his current lawyer. The Des Moines Register reports Story County District Court Judge Bethany Currie granted a request Monday by 22-year-old Collin Richards for a different attorney. He cited a “communication issue.” Richards’ current attorney, public defender Paul Rounds, objected, saying there weren’t grounds for the change. Richards has pleaded not guilty.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will likely get back star forward Cameron Lard and key reserve Zoran Talley back from suspensions for their next game next Monday.
The Cyclones largely survived their absences. But the biggest question for the week ahead for coach Steve Prohm will be how to integrate Lard and Talley into a rotation that has mostly been clicking so far.
Marial Shayok scored 18 points with seven rebounds, freshman Tyrese Haliburton had a career-high 16 and Iowa State cruised past Nebraska-Omaha 82-55 on Monday night for its third straight win.
Michael Jacobson scored 13 points with 10 rebounds for his first double-double with the Cyclones (6-1), who never trailed in disposing of the Mavericks.
“Those guys are set to play next week, and we’re excited to get them back,” Prohm said of Lard and Talley. “The biggest thing is for our whole team is, can we be selfless? Can we play for Iowa State, and can we play the right way?”
Iowa State showed no signs of fatigue after spending last week at the Maui Invitational, scoring the game’s first 11 points and jumping ahead 41-28 by the break. Freshman Talen Horton-Tucker then buried back-to-back 3s to make it a 60-36 game with just over 14 minutes left.
Terrence Lewis scored 15 points and Horton-Tucker had 14 points, six rebounds and five steals for Iowa State.
The Cyclones outrebounded the Mavs 46-33 — with Jacobson, a Nebraska transfer, again leading the way.
JT Gibson scored 16 to lead Omaha (3-4).
UP NEXT
Omaha plays at Arizona State on Wednesday.
Iowa State hosts North Dakota State on Dec. 3.