COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa [KETV]— A shots fired call led Council Bluffs police officers to a man in critical condition Sunday night. KETV reports police found the victim, who is in his 60’s, at a home near Harrison Street and Kanesville Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. The shooter escaped, but police were questioning several people in the home.
A description of the gunman was not available. Paramedics took the victim to Nebraska Medicine. His name has not been released as of this (Monday) morning.
(Radio Iowa) – There’s a Christmas carol that says this is “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for Iowans who’ve lost a loved one in the past several months, or during the holidays in a previous year, this can be a very difficult few weeks. Catherine Pelletier, bereavement director with the Gundersen Health System, says it’s important to remember those who are no longer with us.
“When I talk to my families about grief and the holidays,” Pelletier says, “the thing that I hear most is, ‘Well, we used to do this with this person,’ or if it’s the loss of an infant, ‘I really wanted to do this with my child,’ so it’s a loss of tradition during the holidays.” People will often grieve losses during the holidays more than at any other time of the year, so Pelletier says it can be helpful to create new memories as a means to heal.
“Something that we talk a lot about is how to include our grief in traditions,” Pelletier says. “So a lot of families will have ornaments that they put up on a tree, or they’ll put a picture of the person they lost at the holiday table and kind of include them however possible in those memories that they’re creating now.” If you know someone who’s suffered a loss and is hurting, she says it may be better to address it directly rather than to avoid the subject.
“Sometimes, as friends or family of someone with a loss, we don’t want to touch on it. We think that if we stay away from it, we’re helping, but a lot of times, that makes the people who lost someone feel like you don’t remember or you don’t want to acknowledge it,” Pelletier says. “So we really encourage friends and family to say the person’s name. If you have memories with them from the holidays, sharing those memories with them.”
She says they should also be given the opportunity to rekindle traditions from the past or to create new traditions that honor those who were lost.
The Gundersen Health System includes a hospital in West Union, and clinics in Fayette, Decorah, Waukon, Lansing, Postville and Calmar.
(Radio Iowa) – Two Republican congressmen have just made trips to Iowa in support of two different G-O-P presidential candidates, bringing along their complaints about the U-S House and federal spending. Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie joined Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at events in Fort Dodge and Johnston this weekend. Massie talked about forcing members of the U-S House to vote in person, in March of 2020, on the two TRILLION dollar pandemic relief package.
“Everybody hated me for it, for making them come to Washington, D.C.,” Massie said, “and there were $1200 checks, even among some Republicans.” President Trump, who supported and quickly signed the package, called Massie a third rate grandstander for his parliamentary move, which delayed passage of the bill. Massie says Trump threatened him by phone.
“And he said: ‘I’m coming at you like you’ve never seen…I’m backing your primary opponent and you’re going to lose. I’m more popular than you,'” Massie said, imitating Trump’s voice, then Massie added in his own voice: “Well, I went back in there and I objected anyway.” Massie says that bill has caused inflation for years down the road. Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz made a solo stop for Trump in Cedar Rapids on Friday. Gaetz, who helped oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, complained about the budget process the new speaker is pursuing.
“I am trying to bring some sanity to Washington, D.C.,” Gaetz said, “and they all think I’m crazy, but I kind of think they are.” Gaetz says it’s crazy for congress to vote on the entire budget of the United States of America all at once. “We would all want to be there for our troops and our veterans and the elderly and the disabled,” Gaetz said, “but when you are required to vote for those programs alongside all of the waste and wokeness, then you don’t get the type of itemized review that can put downward pressure on spending.”
Gaetz says the process lets members of congress from both parties avoid making tough decisions. Trump is scheduled to speak in Waterloo tomorrow (Tuesday). DeSantis is campaigning in Adel this (Monday) morning with Governor Reynolds.
(Radio Iowa) – Quaker Oats has recalled 40 different granola bar and granola cereal products due to salmonella concerns. The affected products include various flavors of Quaker Chewy Bars and seven types of Quaker Puffed Granola or Simply Granola Cereals. Go to the Quaker Oats website for a list of all the products and the use-by dates on the boxes.
The products were sold in all 50 states. The company says there have been no confirmed cases of salmonella linked to their products, but it recommends throwing away the products that have been recalled
Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 10. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 43. Our Low this morning was 22. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 27 and the Low was 4. The Record High on December 18th in Atlantic, was 66 in 1976. The Record Low was -28 in 1983. Sunrise is at 7:41. Sunset is at 4:51.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (9-2, 0-0 Big 12) won its seventh-straight game in the confines of Hilton Coliseum, taking down Florida A&M (2-7, 0-0 SWAC), 96-58 on Sunday evening.
The Cyclones continued their solid scoring efforts, scoring 90-plus points for the fourth consecutive game. It’s the first time an ISU squad has done that since 2013-14 when the team did so from Nov. 20-Dec. 7, 2013.
ISU was led by a balanced effort as five different Cyclones finished with double-digit points for the second straight game, spearheaded by sophomore guard Tamin Lipsey’s 19. Lipsey was joined by Tre King (18), Milan Momcilovic (14), Jackson Paveletzke (13) and Keshon Gilbert (10) in double figures.
King recorded his first double-double in a Cyclone uniform, going for 18 and 10 rebounds on an efficient 8-of-11 from the floor. Lipsey set a new personal best for threes in a game, shattering his old high of two with five triples, also chipping in five dimes. Paveletzke notched an ISU-best 13 points, canning a trio of triples.
Florida A&M was led on offense by Keith Lamar, who was red hot from deep, cashing 7-of-13 3-pointers to end the game with 27 points and eight boards. Morrell Schramm also finished in double-figures with 10 points as the team’s leading scorer – Love Bettis – had to exit the game early with an injury.
Iowa State finished with just five turnovers on the day, the second-fewest in the T.J. Otzelberger era. ISU tallied 15 steals, forcing 23 Rattler turnovers and scoring 31 points off of them. The Cyclones ended the game, shooting 59 percent from the floor and 50 percent from deep.
How It Happened
The Cyclones jumped on the Rattlers early, forcing eight turnovers in the first eight minutes to race out to a 21-8 lead. King had it going early for ISU, as he scored the first seven points for Iowa State.
ISU would continue its run, stretching the lead to as much as 25, 36-11, in the first half. FAMU’s Lamar kept the Rattlers offense on the tracks despite earning his third foul in the first stanza. At the break, Lamar had 11 points and was 3-of-3 from deep.
The second half was much of the same, as Iowa State kept control of the game with strong defense and shooting. After cashing three triples in the first half, Lipsey added two more to his total, while Lamar added four threes in the second period.
The Cyclone lead grew to as large as 39 points with a minute and a half remaining before they went on to win by 38.
Top Performer
Tre King continued his hot run, earning his first double-double as an Iowa State Cyclone. The senior out of Lexington, Ky., surpassed his season high of eight boards with 10 to achieve the feat. Overall, it is King’s ninth career double-double, with the previous eight coming at Eastern Kentucky.
#5 Nodaway Valley 51, Underwood 46
#1 Dallas Center-Grimes 42, #15 Xavier 41
Omaha Central 59, Council Bluffs Lincoln 37
#14 Kuemper Catholic 63, Greene County 2
Underwood 75, Red Oak 58
Kuemper Catholic 87, Greene County 49
Omaha Central 74, Council Bluffs Lincoln 65
(Des Moines, IA) – After a three-game losing streak, the Hawkeyes jumped back on the rails as they were able to beat Florida 88-52 in Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday. The Hawkeyes have now won seven of their last eight games in Wells Fargo Arena since 2013.
Four players knocked in double-digits on the night as the leader in the game for the Hawkeyes was Owen Freeman. The freshman knocked in 14 points while grabbing 11 boards for a double-double. Payton Sandford was right behind him with 13 points and three rebounds while Tony Perkins and Brock Harding combined for 22 points with 12 and 10 points respectively. Iowa shot 54% from the field while going 10-26 on the night from the perimeter.
On the opposite end, Florida A&M was led by K’Jei Parker with 11 points and three rebounds. Both Hantz Louis-Jeune and Love Bettis knocked down seven points each. The Hawkeyes outrebounded the Rattlers 52-34 and had a 22-9 advantage in the assist game.
Iowa is one of the top defensive teams in the country as they knocked down 88 points tonight and average 84.8 points per game as they rank second in offense in the Big Ten. Coach McCaffery is now just five wins from becoming the winningest coach in Iowa basketball history. He needs just one more win to have the most Big Ten victories in program history.
The Hawkeyes are going to take on UMBC this Wednesday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m.
(Des Moines, IA) – The Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Cleveland State onSaturday 104-75. The Hawkeyes are now 11-1 on the season for the ninth time that the Hawkeyes are 11-1 to start their season in program history.
Leading in the game was none other than Caitlin Clark as she put down 38 points, dished out five assists, and five boards. Clark shot 61% from the field while also knocking down nine threes in the game. This was Clark’s 13th game with 35+ points 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds which is the most in women’s college basketball since 2009-10. She is now the all-time leader in 30+ points performances with 42 for the most in both men’s and women’s college basketball. Right behind Clark was Hannah Stuelke as she put down 17 points and 13 rebounds for another double-double which marks the second in her career. Kate Martin also put down 15 points and grabbed six boards while Sharon Goodman ended up second on the team in rebounds with ten.
On the opposite end, Cleveland State featured four double-digit scorers including Mickayla Perdue who knocked down 24 points against Iowa. Colbi Maples was able to put down 18 points while dishing out six assists. Carmen Villalobos and Sara Guerreiro finished the game with 13 and 10 points respectively.
Head Coach Lisa Bluder has brought the Hawkeyes to five 11-1 starts. In the postgame, Bluder thanked fans for the sold-out Wells Fargo Arena in which, “I (Bluder) thought we did a nice job putting on a good show.” Iowa is currently on an eight-game winning streak with their only loss this season to the Wildcats of Kansas State. Iowa also has won eight games this season by 20+ points or more.
The Hawkeyes will be taking on Loyola-Chicago in their last non-conference matchup this Thursday at 5:00 p.m.
Two Atlantic wrestlers won individual titles at the Jim Kinyon Norseman Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Roland-Story High School.
Taye Jordan (17-4) defeated Drake Howard (16-7) of Sergeant-Bluffs-Luton in the (106) weight class finals by fall in 2:41. Aiden Smith, at (126), now 19-1, pinned Kolton Munson, now 14-1, of Ogden in 1:10. Braxton Hass (113) finished in third place.
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