The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of a Buick Lesabre was injured during a single-vehicle accident that occurred today (Saturday) at around 1:25-a.m. Authorities say Kevin Cruth, of Clearmont, MO, was southbound on Colt Avenue, when he failed to stop at the intersection with 300th Street. The car traveled through the intersection and came to rest in the south ditch. Cruth was transported to CRHC in Clarinda by New Market EMS, for possible serious injuries. The accident remains under investigation by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted at the scene by New Market First Responders and Clarinda EMS.
A man from Red Oak and formerly of Oakland, was arrested Friday night on drug charges. 30-year old Kirk Kencaid Kinser was picked up in Pottawattamie County by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies and transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he was held on a $2,000 cash only bond, on a Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear on an original, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charge. A short time later, Red Oak Police arrested Kinser for Possession with the Intent to Deliver over 5 grams of Methamphetamine, a Class B Felony. Kinser was being held on the latter charge without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.
Today: ***HEAT ADVISORY until 7-p.m. Sunday **Sunny & breezy, hot & humid. High near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. S @ 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear & muggy. Low around 76. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy, hot & humid. High near 94. South wind 15-30 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Low around 74. S @ 10-25 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 88.
Monday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday: A P/Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 79.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning (as of 5:15-a.m.) was 75. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 65. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 103 in 1946. The Record Low was 42, in 1976.
A Heat Advisory remains in effect for nearly the entire State of Iowa until 7-p.m. Sunday.
* TEMPERATURE...Highs generally in the mid 90s with dewpoints around 70, leading to heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees each afternoon. * IMPACTS...Lack of overnight relief from the heat will lead to additional stress. Gusty daytime winds will increase the risk of dehydration. The prolonged nature of this event will compound and amplify heat-related impacts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Never leave infants, children or pets in a parked car, even for a minute.
A German Luftwaffe officer was in Iowa this week as part of a military reserve exchange program. Lieutenant Julia Renke, a personnel officer from Germany’s Air Force, visited Sioux City’s 185th Air Refueling Wing. “It’s a great opportunity to get to know American units, as kind of an ambassador between both countries,” Renke said. “It gives you an inside look, which you wouldn’t get in different ways. So, this exchange program between Germany and America is just a special experience.”
photo (courtesy Iowa National Guard) — 1st Lieutenant Josh Thomas, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard & 1st Lieutenant Julia Renke, 73 Tactical Air Wing, Rostock Laage/German Air Forc
Renke took flights on aircraft housed at both the 185th in Sioux City and at the 132nd Wing in Des Moines. “I got to ride on a Black Hawk (helicopter) and I got to go on the KC-135 on a mission,” Renke said. “We saw some F-16s getting refueled, which was amazing for me to get to experience.”
As part of the Defense Military Reserve Exchange Program, 1st Lieutenant Joshua Thomas — Sustainment Services Flight Commander with the 185th — will visit German bases in September. It’ll be his first trip overseas. “I’m very excited to go to Germany for two weeks…and learn their military programs and how both the reserves and active duty units work over there,” Thomas said.
Another officer from Germany and the 132nd Guard unit in Des Moines are also been taking part in the exchange program.
(Radio Iowa)
Atlantic 16, Red Oak 5 (5 innings)
AHSTW 13, Griswold 6
Boyer Valley 6, Ar-We-Va 5
CAM 15, West Harrison 0 (4 innings)
Central Decatur 8, Mount Ayr 5
Clear Lake 2, Treynor 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, EHK-Exira 11
CB Abraham Lincoln 11, Pleasant Valley 9
Earlham 16, Glidden-Ralston 3
Kuemper Catholic 3, Clarinda 2
Logan-Magnolia 5, IKM-Manning 4
MVAOCOU 14, Westwood, Sloan 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 5, Bedford 3
Missouri Valley 7, Audubon 3
Nodaway Valley 4, Interstate 35 3
Shenandoah 11, Denison-Schleswig 4
Sidney 8, East Mills 4
St. Albert 15, Glenwood 0
Stanton 16, Clarinda Academy 3
Tri-Center 11, Underwood 5
Van Meter 11, AC/GC 0
Wayne 9, East Union 5
Fort Dodge Tournament:
Muscatine 6, Atlantic 5 (10 inn)
Atlantic 6, Clear Creek-Amana 5 (Alexis Handel reached 45 career home runs. Ally Anderson won her 100th career game. Kennedy Goergen had a walk-off hit in the win)
Bishop Heelan 4, Harlan 3
Fort Dodge 6, Harlan 1
Elsewhere:
CB Abraham Lincoln 11, Clarinda 7
Audubon 7, Missouri Valley 6 (9 inn)
Boyer Valley 9, Ar-We-Va 8
Carroll 16, Kuemper Catholic 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, Exira-EHK 0
Creston 5, Red Oak 2
Fremont-Mills 13, Essex 7
Glidden-Ralston 4, Earlham 3
IKM-Manning 6, Logan-Magnolia 2
Lenox 11, Southeast Warren 1
Mount Ayr 11, Central Decatur 2
Pleasantville 12, Southwest Valley 0
Sidney 12, East Mills 1
Treynor 12, Riverside 6
Underwood 12, Tri-Center 6
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Health insurance company Medica says it will offer insurance plans statewide in Iowa again next year through the Affordable Care Act exchange. The Minnesota-based company also says it will expand insurance offering for many Iowans.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Michigan man accused of ordering drugs online and having them shipped to a friend in Dubuque _ who then died of an overdose _ has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 28-year-old Jay Rickert pleaded guilty Thursday in Cedar Rapids’ federal court to willfully causing the distribution of a controlled substance.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that workers under union contract with the state may sue for wrongful discharge if they’re fired for retaliation or other improper reasons. The decision came Friday in a lawsuit filed in 2015 by former Iowa Workforce Development judge Susan Ackerman. Her claims include that former IWD Director Teresa Wahlert and other agency leaders defamed her, caused her emotional distress and breached her contract.
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — The trial of an Iowa father charged in the death of his infant son will be moved from Chickasaw County to Henry County. The Courier reports that a judge on Thursday ordered the change of venue after defense attorneys for 28-year-old Zachary Paul Koehn argued he couldn’t get a fair trial in Chickasaw County because of pretrial publicity. The trial will be held in the Henry County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant, about 50 miles south of Iowa City. Koehn’s trial is set for Oct. 29.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kris Bryant ended a 24-game homerless drought, the longest of his career, and Ian Happ and Kyle Schwarber also went deep as the Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5. Bryant drilled a 448-foot, two-run shot to left field off an ineffective Michael Wacha in the third inning for his first home run since May 14.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered to say goodbye to Red Schoendienst. Among them are current and past St. Louis Cardinals players as well as fans. The Hall of Fame second baseman’s funeral was at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis. He died last week at 95. Schoendienst spent most of his playing career in St. Louis and managed the Cardinals to the 1967 World Series championship and the 1968 National League pennant.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Evan Gattis hit a go-ahead grand slam, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 for their ninth consecutive win. Charlie Morton was a bit shaky but lasted six innings on the mound. Jakob Junis allowed three homers for Kansas City.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Florida pitcher Brady Singer has won the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball’s player of the year. Singer carries a 12-1 record and 2.30 ERA into the College World Series. He was the 18th overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft by the Kansas City Royals. The winner is determined by a vote of National College Baseball Writers Association members and presented by the College Baseball Foundation.