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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/8/2017

News, Podcasts

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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MONDAY, MAY 8th

Trading Post

May 8th, 2017 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: corner shelf. $45.00. Call 712-254-6936.  SOLD!

FOR SALE: sitting or writing table for sale. Table and two stools. $45.00.. 712-254-6936.  SOLD!

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FOR SALE: 2000 Harley Davidson Fat boy. Only 6,300 miles, new battery last year, 2,800 miles on the tires, Vance and Hines exhaust, detachable windshield, new oil change and ready to ride. $7,900. 712-249-3041.

FREE: 36″ Hitachi high definition tube tv, still works, you haul. 712-781-2327.

Heartbeat Today 5-8-2017

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 8th, 2017 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Cass County Beef Queen Emily Saeugling about beef month.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/8/2017

Podcasts, Sports

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Creston Police report: 1 arrested for Assault, 2 for Trespass

News

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Creston Police Department report three Creston residents were arrested Saturday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. 34-year old Erin Wallace was arrested for Domestic Assault. She was later released on $300 bond.

30-year old Ian Adamson and 37-year old Ronnee Abel, both of Creston, were arrested Saturday for Trespass. Their bonds were set at $1,000 each.

And, an Ankeny man reported to Creston Police Saturday evening, that sometime last month, someone vandalized his truck while it was parked at 901 N. Birch Street. Parts were also removed from the vehicle. The loss was estimated at $2,000 altogether.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/8/2017

News, Podcasts

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on Monday, May 8

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 8th, 2017 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .31″
  • Massena  .32″
  • Elk Horn  .28″
  • Audubon  1.07″
  • Manning  1.03″
  • Carroll  .37″
  • Clarinda  .04″

Apartment building fire displaces 14 residents

News

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – An apartment building fire has displaced 14 residents in Marshalltown. The fire was reported around 11:20 p.m. Friday at The Villager apartments. It took firefighters 4 1/2 hours to control the blaze in the three-story building, which dates back to the 1870s.

No injuries to residents or firefighters have been reported. The fire cause is being investigated. In April 2013 an accidental fire that started on the third floor caused an estimated $75,000 in damage.

Memorial Ceremony brings many emotions for parents of slain Urbandale officer

News

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The annual Police Officer Memorial Ceremony held Friday was one of mixed emotions for one the families who saw their son honored. Urbandale officer Justin Martin’s name was added to the memorial with three other officers who were killed in the line of duty. Martin was ambushed and shot to death on November 2nd while on patrol. His mother Jayne Martin says the ceremony honoring her son and the other officers was heartwarming, but she also felt sadness as she continues to deal with his death.

“The second (of May) was the six-month mark and that was kind of hard. I celebrated a birthday without him. I try to go on walks in the walk park where he loved to play and just be alone and thank God for taking care of him,” Martin says.

Justin’s father Randy says the ceremony brings a lot of emotions back up as they work through the grieving process.  “Some of the friends that we have up north who have lost their children have told us that we are not living in a whole different norm,” Martin says. “And you take sometimes one minute at a time — sometimes one hour at a time — it is very difficult. We miss him, but we can’t change the facts though.”

The Martins are from Rockwell City and he says the community support all around has been a big help in dealing with the loss. “It’s unbelievable what Urbandale’s done, even the Des Moines metro, and then when we go back up home to Rockwell City the surrounding communities, schools, everybody is around us — and that really helps,” he says. “Our students, they’re doing an honor challenge on May 10th. It’s a workout from Crossfit that Justin loved to do. All the students in our school k-through12 are going to be doing that. It is a great honor that we have that kind of support as well as the support of Urbandale as well. We couldn’t ask for more.”

The City of Urbandale named a reading room at the public library after Justin. “I looked on Facebook the other day, and there were two chairs in Justin’s room in the library for us, you know they were there for us,” Jayne Martin says. “It was just so heartwarming to feel, the emotions went through, but it was like oh my goodness.”

Mrs. Martin says the memorial ceremony brought some of those same feelings. The ceremony features honor guards of officers from around the state in full dress uniforms, and she says it is something her son would have loved. “Yes, whether it was Boy Scouts or being a policeman or whatever he did, he did it for,” she paused and her husband said “Something bigger than himself,” and she said “Yes.”

Justin Martin was just 24 years old when he died. Des Moines officer Anthony Bemino was shot to death a short time later by the same man accused of killing Martin.

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/8/17

Weather

May 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy to P/Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 85. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 62. W/SW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 78. NW @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Cldy w/scatt shwrs & tstrms. High near 70.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/morning showers. High 67.

Friday: Mostly sunny. High 71.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. will be 43. At 5-a.m. it was 64 degrees). We received showers and thunderstorms this morning that also brought pea to nickel size hail. Rainfall as of 5-a.m. had amounted to .3”

Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 70 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1895. The Record Low was 25 in 1980.