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OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of killing an Ottumwa teenager is expected to change his plea. Court records say a hearing has been scheduled May 29 for 20-year-old Venhure Tsegay. Authorities say he shot 16-year-old Christian Madueno in the face on Nov. 29, 2016. Authorities say Madueno died nearly a month later. Tsegay has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. The records don’t say what other charges are involved, if any. He’s also been charged with robbery, burglary, assault and a drug crime.
The Exira-Elk Horn/Kimballton School Board is set to meet this evening in the conference room at the Elk Horn building. Their session starts at 6-p.m. Included among the items on their agenda, is a Public Hearing on a Budget Amendment, followed later on in the meeting by approval of a 2017-18 Budget Amendment. Other discussion and action items include: 2018-19 fees; approval of…a carpeting bid for the Elk Horn building, a contract with IWCC for concurrent courses, a new Junior High/High School grading scale, a bid for a school car (Buick), and approval of personnel matters – to include hires, transfers, resignations, etc.
Iowa’s governor, the state agriculture secretary and the leaders of 11 state ag groups are sending a letter to President Trump, urging him to resolve the trade dispute with China. Bill Shipley of Nodaway, president of the Iowa Soybean Association, says the trade war caused by the U-S tariffs imposed on Chinese steel and aluminum must be ended — and soon. “They need to get the issues resolved and work hard at it, not just sit around and twiddle their thumbs for a couple of weeks,” Shipley says. “Farming is a time-dependent industry compared to a lot of things. Find your markets. Work on them. Don’t sit around and wait for things to happen. You have to be proactive.”
Shipley says one-third of the state’s five-billion dollar soybean crop is exported to China and Iowa farmers can’t afford to lose that market. “Iowa would be the hardest-hit state with these tariffs going into effect on ag of any state in the nation,” Shipley says. “Our income’s been cut 40 to 50% in the last six years. Can you name any other industry that’s had their income cut that much — and still, we’re out here doing it?” Shipley says it’s taken decades to nurture a trade relationship with the Chinese and he notes, both nations benefit from the partnership. “We worked so hard to build the Chinese market,” Shipley says. “Thirty-five years ago, they didn’t buy any soybeans. Now, 40% of their usage comes from the United States. That’s a huge change. It’s a market we need and they need us. They need soybeans to feed their livestock and feed their people.”
In the letter to the president, the Iowa group says the state’s citizens and economy depend on having a quick resolution to the trade dispute.
(Radio Iowa)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iowa native Maddie Poppe has won “American Idol.” The singer-songwriter bested Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Gabby Barrett in Monday night’s two-hour finale on ABC. Poppe and Hutchinson announced on the program that they’re dating, surprising judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. They then performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Poppe called the experience incredible.
Maddie Poppe ABC (file) Photo
Hutchinson took to Twitter to congratulate Poppe. The three judges performed during the finale along with Patti LaBelle, Nick Jonas and Mustard, Bebe Rexha, Darius Rucker, Gary Clark Jr., Yolanda Adams and Kermit the Frog.
SIDNEY, Iowa (AP) — A Louisiana man has been given five years in prison for injuring a bicyclist who was camping after a ride in Iowa. Court records say Danny Cardin, of Homer Louisiana, was sentenced Monday in Fremont County Courthouse in Sidney. He’d been found guilty of causing serious injury by vehicle but not guilty of leaving the scene of a serious injury accident.
An Iowa State Patrol report says James Foley, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sleeping in a tent at the 59er Motel & Campgrounds in Shenandoah on the night of July 17, 2016, when Cardin’s pickup went off the driveway and struck the tent and him. Cardin’s attorney has said the incident was an accident.
Foley had been participating in a statewide biking event known as RAGBRAI.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says an 11-year old was arrested over the Noon hour Monday, at the Enarson Elementary School in Villisca. The unidentified juvenile was charged with three counts of simple assault following an incident where the juvenile allegedly assaulted staff and another student. The 11-year old was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, processed and then released to the custody of their parent.
And, Red Oak Police report 24-year old Ozzy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 3:30-p.m., Monday, for Driving While Barred. Hunter was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy w/isolated showers this afternoon. High 81. Winds SE @ 10-15mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated showers. Low 62. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 85. S @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 86.
Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers. High 84.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our Low this morning 55. Last year on this date our High was 71 and the Low was 46. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 98 in 1925. The Record Low was 28, in 1895 & 1963.
The defending champion returned as the countdown begins to this summer’s John Deere Classic near the Quad Cities. Bryson DeChambeau claimed his first PGA Tour win a year ago at the John Deere Classic.
DeChambeau joins a long list of golfers who claimed their first win in the Quad Cities, including his boyhood idol the late Payne Stewart.
(Learfield Sports)
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout and Tyler O’Neill homered for the third straight game and drove in four runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Mikolas needed just 109 pitches to remain unbeaten and struck out a career-high nine.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has fired athletic director Sheahon Zenger. Chancellor Douglas Girod says “progress has been elusive” in some areas of the program. Girod has named deputy director Sean Lester interim athletic director while the university searches for a replacement.
UNDATED (AP) — LSU is usually among the nation’s best teams, not this year. A rare up-and-down season has left the Tigers unsure of their NCAA Tournament future heading into this week’s SEC Tournament. LSU is among the eight teams that will play in Tuesday’s single-elimination knockout round, which kicks off the six-day tournament.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Courtney Force has won her second straight Funny Car race, capturing the rain-delayed NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka, Kansas. She defeated defending world champion and teammate Robert Hight in the final round. It was her third victory of the season and 11th of her career. Also winning were Clay Millican in Top Fuel and Deric Kramer in Pro Stock.
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