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The Creston Police Department reports two arrests took place, Tuesday. 43-year old Kathryn West, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree. She was released from the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond. And, 33-year old Noah Edge, of Creston, was arrested on a Daviess County, MO., warrant for Operating a vehicle without a valid license, and failure to wear a seat belt. Edge was being held in the Union County jail while awaiting extradition to Missouri.
Authorities said also, a Creston woman reported that sometime between 5-a.m. and 3-p.m. Monday, someone entered her home in the 800 block of N. Cherry Street, and stole two safes along with a class ring. The items were valued at $50.
The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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Fireworks will continue to be banned on the state capitol grounds in Des Moines. Earlier this year, legislature voted to let Iowans buy and set off consumer-grade fireworks to celebrate around the 4th of July and at year’s end, but the director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services has decided to retain the ban on bottle rockets, smoke bombs and other kinds of fireworks from the capitol grounds. Dave Heuton is the agency’s deputy director. “If someone is injured on state grounds shooting fireworks, it definitely exposes the state to some liability,” Heuton says. “It’s definitely a fire hazard…Then, just in general, the public safety issue.”
In addition to the capitol building itself, a number of state-owned buildings as well as parking lots and a parking ramp occupy several blocks in the City of Des Moines. Heuton says fireworks have never been allowed in those spaces. “Nor has an open flame or any of those things that could cause damage to property owned by the taxpayer,” Heuton says.
The ban on fireworks is included in new operating rules for the “capitol complex” that were approved by a legislative committee on Tuesday afternoon. The new rules, as expected, also allow pistols and revolvers to be carried inside the state capitol building by people who have a permit to carry a concealed weapon. However, guns will NOT be allowed inside the nearby State Historical Building or other state office buildings.
“The determination was made that the capitol building was the legislature’s intent, that only the capitol building would be covered by that law,” Heuton says. The new state gun law then-Governor Branstad approved in mid-April included a stipulation that guns be allowed inside the capitol. The new operating rules also will allow people with a concealed weapon permit to carry their pistol or revolver in the designated parking areas around the capitol building.
(Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A new lawsuit says Iowa’s privately run Medicaid program is violating federal laws and a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring that disabled Americans have a right to live as independently as possible.
The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by six Iowans named Gov. Kim Reynolds and the state Human Services Department director. It says the companies running Iowa’s Medicaid program have “engaged in a pattern and practice” of cutting payments to care providers without regard to whether those cuts ultimately will reduce services that people with disabilities rely on.
Reynolds’ spokeswoman Brenna Smith told The Des Moines Register on Tuesday that the governor’s office had not yet reviewed the lawsuit. A Human Services Department spokeswoman declined to comment on the legal matter.
Today: Variably cloudy w/scattered showers& tstrms this morning; High 88. W @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 68. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/scatt. Afternoon showers & tstrms. High 92. S @ 10-20.
Friday: V/Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 89.
Saturday: P/Cldy w/afternoon Shwrs & tstrms. High 91.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning was 64. We received .71” rain over the past 24-hours (ending at 7-a.m. today), at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the low was 66. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 1987. The Record Low was 41 in 1933.
Atlantic 8, Denison-Schleswig 7 (8 innings)
Alta/Aurelia 11, OA-BCIG 4
Audubon 18, Griswold 9
Bedford 11, Southwest Valley 1 (5 innings)
CAM, Anita 10, Woodbine 0 (5 innings)
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4, Sioux City, North 3 (8 innings) (Game 1)
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 10, Sioux City, North 7 (6 innings, darkness) (Game 2)
EHK-Exira 16, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1 (4innings)
Glenwood 7, Creston 6
Harlan 5, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 4
I-35 13, Central Decatur 0 (6 innings)
IKM-Manning 18, Riverside, Oakland 0 (4 innings )
Lenox 6, Nodaway Valley 4
Lewis Central 7, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 5
Missouri Valley 8, Underwood 2
Mount Ayr 14, East Union, Afton 1 (5 innings)
Pleasantville 5, Southeast Warren 2
Red Oak 12, Shenandoah 3
Sioux City, West 11, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 3
Sioux City, West 14, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 4 (5 innings)
Stanton 15, Essex 5 (6 innings)
Treynor 17, Logan-Magnolia 0 (4 innings)
Tri-Center, Neola 7, AHSTW, Avoca 6
West Harrison 15, Glidden Ralston 0 (4 innings)
Woodward-Granger 10, Earlham 0 (5 innings)
ACGC 12, Panorama 2
A-D-M, Adel 13, Greene County 3
Carroll 5, Ballard 4
Charter Oak-Ute 12, AR-WE-VA, Westside 9
Denison-Schleswig 6, Atlantic 5
Earlham 12, Woodward-Granger 0
Exira-EHK 5, Boyer Valley 4
Glenwood 6, Creston 2
Griswold 14, Audubon 13
IKM-Manning 13, Riverside, Oakland 5
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 7, Harlan 3 (Game 1)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 11, Harlan 6 (Game 2)
Lenox 5, Nodaway Valley 0
Lewis Central 6, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 4
Logan-Magnolia 7, Treynor 5
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 12, East Sac County 0
Ogden 19, West Central Valley, Stuart 0
Red Oak 12, Shenandoah 1
Sidney 9, Fremont-Mills 3
Sioux City, West 3, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 1
Sioux City, West 5, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 4 (9)
Stanton 12, Essex 10
Tri-Center, Neola 16, AHSTW 15
Underwood 7, Missouri Valley 6
West Harrison 16, Glidden-Ralston 15 (8)
Westwood, Sloan 15, West Monona 2
Winterset 4, Saydel 3
Police in Red Oak report two people were arrested on separate charges, Tuesday. At around 10:40-p.m., 19-year old Dawson Allen Squires, of Red Oak, was arrested in the 700 block of N. 3rd Street, for Public Intoxication. He was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on a $300 cash bond.
And, just before 9-p.m., Tuesday, a juvenile male was arrested in the 400 block of E. Hammond Street, for Simple Assault. The juvenile was transported to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, cited into juvenile court and then released to his parents.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 13, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals selected eight players on the second day of the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Three pitchers, two outfielders, two infielders and one catcher made up their first selections in rounds 3-through-10 that were held today.
Scott Hurst, the Cardinals third round pick out of Cal State Fullerton, is a 5-foot-10, 175 lb., centerfielder. The left-handed-hitting junior is batting a team-leading .332 with 12 home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 39 RBI in 61 games for the Titans. Named to the Big West Conference First Team, Hurst leads the conference in runs scored (54) and total bases (141), ranks 2nd in home runs, and 3rd in slugging percentage (.585) and triples. Earlier this season, Hurst went 5-for-5 with a school-record four home runs against Cal State-Northridge on May 20. Cal State Fullerton faces Oregon State in their opening game of the College World Series on Saturday, June 17.
Kramer Robertson, the Cardinals fourth round pick out of Louisiana State University, is a 5-foot-10, 166 lb., senior shortstop who was recognized as a Third Team All-American and Second Team All-SEC selection this season. Robertson was batting .319 with eight homers, three triples, 18 doubles, 43 RBI and a Division 1-leading 83 runs scored for the Tigers, who face Florida State in their opening game of the College World Series on Saturday, June 17. As a junior, Robertson was voted Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC before selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 32nd round of the of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. Prior to LSU, Robertson was an All-American and All-State infielder at Midway High School in Waco, Texas, also playing quarterback for the football team and point guard for the basketball squad. His mother, Kim Mulkey, is the head women’s basketball coach at Baylor University and was a 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in basketball in Los Angeles, Calif. His father, Randy, played quarterback at Louisiana Tech.
Zach Kirtley, the Cardinals fifth round pick out of Saint Mary’s College, is a 6-foot-1, 190 lb., junior second baseman. Recognized as a West Coast Conference Honorable Mention, he batted .292 with five home runs, 16 doubles and 42 RBI in 57 games, while leading the Gaels in walks (43) and on-base percentage (.433). Kirtley was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2015, batting .346 with a team-leading 72 hits, 35 runs, 29 RBI and 12 doubles in 54 games while ranking fourth in the WCC in on-base percentage (.429)
Zach Jackson, the Cardinals sixth round pick out of Winter Haven (Fla.) High School, is a 6-foot-3, 215 lb. catcher. After moving from Haines City (Fla.) High School, the backstop batted .441 with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 95 plate appearances as a senior. He signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Florida.
Chase Pinder, the Cardinals seventh round pick out of Clemson University is a 6-foot-1, 190 lb. outfielder. Pinder batted .305 with seven home runs, 16 doubles, 32 RBI and 13 stolen bases for the Tigers in 61 games as a junior, earning All-ACC Third-Team honors. An accomplished studio artist, Chase is a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll majoring in sports communications. He is the younger brother of Oakland Athletics infielder Chad Pinder. His father, Chris, played college baseball at Florida State University and Virginia Commonwealth.
Wilberto Rivera, the Cardinals eighth round pick out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico, is a 6-foot-3, 207 lb., right-handed pitcher. The 18-year-old committed to play next season at Florida International University.
Evan Kruczynski (pronounced Kruh-zen-ski), the Cardinals ninth round pick out of East Carolina University, is a 6-foot-5, 215 lb. left-handed pitcher. The senior southpaw was a preseason All-American, but pitched in only 10 games due to an ankle injury, going 4-3 with a 4.47 ERA. Last season, the left-hander was 8-1 with a 2.01 ERA in 17 starts for the Pirates, ranking 10th among NCAA pitchers in starts and ERA. He pitched the Pirates to an 8-6 win over Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.
Brett Seeburger, the Cardinals 10th round pick out of San Diego State University, is a 6-foot-2, 225 lb., left-handed pitcher. The college senior was the 2017 Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and the first Aztec to earn the honor since Stephen Strasburg in 2009. Seeburger went 10-3 with a 4.53 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 15 starts for the Aztecs, leading the MWC in wins, ranking T2nd in starts, 3rd in ERA, T5th in strikeouts, and 7th in opposing batting average (.281)
The Cardinals will complete the 2017 MLB Draft with rounds 11-40 on Wednesday.
2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT – RECAP
Rd., Player (overall pick) Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. School Hometown
3. Scott Hurst (94) CF L-R 5-10 175 Cal State University, Fullerton Glendora, Calif.
4. Kramer Robertson (124) SS R-R 5-10 166 Louisiana State University McGregor, Texas
5. Zach Kirtley (154) 2B R-R 6-1 190 St. Mary’s (Calif.) College Highland, Calif.
6. Zach Jackson (184) C L-R 6-3 215 Winter Haven (Fla.) HS Haines City, Fla.
7. Chase Pinder (214) CF R-R 6-1 190 Clemson University Poquoson, Va.
8. Wilberto Rivera (244) RHP R-R 6-3 207 Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy Naranjito, Puerto Rico
9. Evan Kruczynski (274) LHP L-L 6-5 215 East Carolina University Franklin, Wis.
10. Brett Seeburger (304) LHP L-L 6-2 225 San Diego State University Oceanside, Calif.