The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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A nine-year study of cereal rye as a cover crop shows it can lead to higher soybean and corn yields. Iowa Learning Farms and Practical Farmers of Iowa compared strips of fields planted with cereal rye in the fall and those without it. The rye helps keep nutrients and soil in place, and also keeps down some weeds. Plus, in areas with multiple years of the cover crop, some farmers reported harvesting slightly more soybeans and corn than in areas without it. Liz Juchems, of Iowa Learning Farms says the only downside is that farmers are dropping out of the study.
“Once we got past the first couple of years of using cover crops, some of our producers said, ‘I don’t need to be convinced anymore, I’m going to use cover crops. I don’t want to have these no cover strips left in my field’,” Juchems says.
She says the yield bump is just a bonus on top of the rye’s environmental benefits. “It will go dormant during this time of the year and once it warms up in the spring, it’ll start growing again. So it helps us bridge those brown months when we don’t have corn or soybeans growing in our fields, so it can be retaining the soil, and then the nutrients through the plant uptake,” Juchems explains.
Juchems says these farmers will become role models and resources for their neighbors who are still weighing whether to invest in cover crops.
(Radio Iowa)
Today: Partly sunny. High 11. N @ 5-10. Wind chill as low as -10.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of snow late. Low 4. S @ 5-10. Wind chill -5.
Tomorrow: A 30% chance of snow through mid-morning. High 27. S/SW @ 10-20. Less than 1/2” of snow is expected altogether.
Sunday night: Cldy w/light snow early. (around 1/2-1”). Low 3.
Monday: Mo. Sunny. High 6.
Tuesday: Mo. Sunny. High 5.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 10. Our 24 hour Low (ending at 7-a.m.) will be -4 (at 6-a.m. It was 6 degrees above zero). Last year on this date our High was 28 and the Low was 10. The all-time record High in Atlantic on this date was 62 in 1987, and the Low was -24 in 1916.
The 12th MAC Shootout will continue today at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. Nine Nebraska/Iowa border battle games are on-tap for today (Saturday). Our coverage will start with the Fremont-Mills Knights boys team taking on the Louisville, NE Lions at 1:00pm. That game will be followed by the AHSTW Lady Vikes facing the Bennington, NE Badgers at 2:30pm. Our final coverage game will have the Atlantic Trojans boys squaring off against the Wahoo-Neumann Cavaliers at 7:00pm.
You can catch the games on-air, online, on the mobile app, or watch live on KJANTV.
Tickets for the event are $8 for adults and $6 for students and cover all three days of action. Tickets are available at any ticketmaster location of the MAC box office 712-323-0536.
RUSSELL DALE ADAMS, 91, of Harlan, died Friday, Jan. 12th, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services for RUSSELL ADAMS will be held 1:30-p.m. Tue., Jan. 16th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home, from 11-a.m. until the time of service, Tuesday.
Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman.
RUSSELL DALE ADAMS is survived by:
His wife – Deloris Adams, of Harlan.
His son – David (Peggy) Adams, of San Antonio, TX.
His daughter – Jayne (Gary) Baugh, of Johnston, CO.
5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
PHILLIP “BUTCH” FROHLICH, 79, of Coon Rapids, died Friday, Jan. 12th, at the St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. A Mass of Christian Burial for “BUTCH” FROHLICH will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16th, at the Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids. Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, Jan. 15th, from 5-until 8-p.m., with a Prayer service at 7-p.m.; Visitation will resume Tuesday, from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service, at the Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids.
Burial will be in the Union Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids.
PHILLIP “BUTCH” FROHLICH is survived by:
His daughter – Jill Anthofer, of Coon Rapids.
His sons – Scott Frohlich, of Harlan, & Lynn Frohlich, of Coon Rapids.
His sisters – Gayle Olson, of Wisconsin, and Francis Andrusyk, of Colorado.
12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
A van and an SUV collided Friday afternoon in northwest Iowa’s Cherokee County. The accident resulted in the drivers of both vehicles being transported to the hospital. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2007 Dodge Caravan driven by 26-year old Elizabeth Timmins, was traveling west on Highway 3 at around 3:15-p.m., when it crossed the center line of the road and side-swiped a 2013 Chevy Traverse SUV. The SUV was driven by 65-year old Constance Mohn. Both woman are from Cherokee.
Following the impact, the van came to rest in the westbound lane, and the SUV entered the south ditch. Both women were transported by ambulance to the Cherokee Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries.
Timmins was charged with Driving the wrong way on a two-lane highway.
BOYS BASKETBALL
A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 53, IKM-Manning 51
Ar-We-Va, Westside 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 39
Bedford 67, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 41
Boone 65, ADM, Adel 53
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 72, CAM, Anita 46
Carlisle 74, Carroll 72
Central Decatur, Leon 80, Southwest Valley 57
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 75, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 73, 2OT
Creston 77, Denison-Schleswig 65
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 80, Glidden-Ralston 45
Fremont Mills, Tabor 61, Clarinda Academy 60
Harlan 75, Clarinda 41
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 76, Red Oak 49
Lawton-Bronson 62, West Monona, Onawa 61, OT
Lewis Central 59, Atlantic 54
Logan-Magnolia 71, Audubon 34
Madrid 46, Earlham 22
Martensdale-St. Marys 90, Lenox 23
Missouri Valley 48, Griswold 44, OT
Ogden 77, AC/GC 67
Pleasantville 63, Nodaway Valley 56
Sidney 75, Essex 31
Stanton 59, East Mills 54
Treynor 48, Tri-Center, Neola 33
Winterset 76, Ballard 62
Woodbine 61, West Harrison, Mondamin 51
Woodbury Central, Moville 67, Kingsley-Pierson 62
MAC Shootout
Glenwood 66, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 55
Underwood 71, Riverside, Oakland 37
GIRLS BASKETBALL
AC/GC 54, Ogden 48
Ar-We-Va, Westside 49, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Ballard 52, Winterset 28
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 68, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53
Boone 74, ADM, Adel 48
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 56, CAM, Anita 49
Carlisle 69, Carroll 53
Central Decatur, Leon 68, Southwest Valley 21
College Springs South Page 58, Heartland Christian 40
Denison-Schleswig 53, Creston 43
Earlham 70, Madrid 35
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 67, Glidden-Ralston 39
Harlan 77, Clarinda 37
IKM-Manning 46, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 36
Interstate 35,Truro 47, East Union, Afton 24
Lewis Central 67, Atlantic 24
Logan-Magnolia 79, Audubon 20
Nodaway Valley 43, Pleasantville 27
Red Oak 66, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 54
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 42
Sidney 70, Essex 36
Stanton 27, East Mills 24
Treynor 61, Tri-Center, Neola 21
West Monona, Onawa 68, Lawton-Bronson 39
MAC Shootout
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 53, Glenwood 45
Underwood 54, Riverside, Oakland 17
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one-year, $9 million contract with newly acquired outfielder Marcell Ozuna, avoiding arbitration. The Cardinals also avoided arbitration by reaching one-year deals with outfielder Randal Grichuk, right-hander Michael Wacha and left-hander Tyler Lyons.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs hired Deland McCullough off the staff at Southern California on Friday to coach their running backs, taking the place of recently promoted assistant coach Eric Bieniemy. Chiefs coach Andy Reid moved Bieniemy into the offensive coordinator job shortly after Matt Nagy took the head job with the Chicago Bears. McCullough spent six seasons with Indiana before coaching the Trojans’ running backs last season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals agreed with reliever Kelvin Herrera and starter Nate Karns on one-year contracts to avoid arbitration, leaving reliever Brandon Maurer as their only player still on track for a hearing next month. Herrera will make $7,937,500, an increase from $5,325,000. Karns will make $1,375,000 in his first year of arbitration eligibility, an increase from the $571,000 he made last season. He would get a $25,000 for 20 starts and $50,000 if he’s an All-Star.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Steve Prohm has lost four games in a row for the first time in his seven seasons as a head coach. If the Cyclones keep improving like they have over the last two weeks, it will end up being a bad memory. The play of freshmen Cameron Lard and Lindell Wigginton, and a much healthier bench, has given the Cyclones hope that they can finish the season strong. They are at home today (Saturday) against Baylor.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former lawmaker says the Iowa Legislature has done nothing “to prevent additional inappropriate behavior and ensuing problems” after sexual misconduct allegations were reported in the Republican Senate caucus. Republican Mary Kramer was tasked with reviewing policies and released her report Friday. She says a formal process needs to be made in which all employees at the Capitol can file misconduct complaints. She says there also needs to be assurance the complaints will be fairly investigated.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man’s body has been found inside a house that burned down in northeastern Nebraska’s Dakota City. The Sioux City Journal reports that the fire was reported late Thursday night. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters who arrived to battle the blaze found the body inside. The body was taken to Sioux City, Iowa, for an autopsy. Officials say the victim was Native American, but do not yet know his identity.
NASHUA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man plowing snow has been killed in a crash with a train in northeastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says 64-year-old David Zwanziger, of Nashua, was driving a grader and plowing along a county road when he was struck by a westbound train at a crossing around 7:45 a.m. Friday. Officials say Zwanziger died at the scene.
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill are looking for a man suspected of firing a gun he found in an unlocked car at a homeowner who confronted him. Television station KCCI reports that that the victim, Billy Sowder, found the man rummaging through a neighbor’s truck early Thursday morning. Sowder says he took his own rifle with him to confront the man. He says that’s when the thief turned and fired a handgun. No one was hurt.