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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cass/Guthrie/Adair Counties

Weather

February 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

1122 PM CST THU FEB 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Cass County in southwestern Iowa…
Southern Guthrie County in west central Iowa…
Northwestern Adair County in southwestern Iowa…

* Until 1145 PM CST.

* At 1122 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles
southeast of Atlantic, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include…
Anita, Adair, Casey, Massena, Menlo, Cumberland, Bridgewater, Lake
Anita State Park and Anita Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 70 and 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Boys postseason basketball scoreboard Thursday 2/23/2017

Sports

February 23rd, 2017 by admin

Boys postseason basketball play continues tonight with Class 1A and 3A District Finals.

Class 1A

District 13 @ Van Meter: Grand View Christian 61, Earlham 24
District 14 @ Shenandoah: Southwest Valley 62, Fremont-Mills 59
District 15 @ IKM-Manning: Ar-We-Va 61, Exira-EHK 41
District 16 @ Westwood: Maple Valley Anthon-Oto 49, Siouxland Community Christian 36

Class 3A

District 15 @ Atlantic: Atlantic 68, ADM 46 – ON KJAN
District 16 @ Glenwood: Glenwood 68, Carroll 53

Atlantic rolls past ADM into Substate Final

Sports

February 23rd, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans boys basketball team rolled to a win on Thursday night over ADM 68-46.  The Trojans will now play for a trip to the state tournament on Monday night against Glenwood in the Substate 8 Final.

Atlantic opened up the game against ADM in strong fashion by working the ball inside to Scott Leonard who had 16 first half points and finished with a team high 24 points. Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins thought Leonard was a big key and was proud of his teams overall effort.

Garrett Franken finished with 22 points and Austin Alexander dropped in 12 in the win. ADM was led by Matthew Larson with 17 and Tajen Ross with 15 in the loss. Their season ends with a record of 12-11. It was a well rounded team win for Atlantic and Coach Jenkins though his team came into the game with a great mindset.

Atlantic will now face the team that knocked them out of the postseason last year in the Glenwood Rams.  The Trojans have been able to beat the Rams twice during the regular season this year and Coach Jenkins knows it will be a tough task to beat them again.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Rams on Monday night on KJAN. The game is set to be played in Harlan at 7:00pm.

US Rep. Young faces tough questions at Urbandale event

News

February 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A sometimes hostile crowd peppered Iowa Congressman David Young with questions about the Affordable Care Act, environment and other issues at a public forum in Urbandale. House and Senate members from across the country have faced skeptical crowds while home during a congressional break, and that was the case Thursday when Young took questions during a forum that lasted more than an hour.

Jordan Hobfoll asked the two-term Republican if health care would remain affordable for his 1-year-old son, who was born with a serious health problem. The crowd jeered Young as he sidestepped giving “a definite answer” but said the boy wouldn’t be denied care.

Others criticized Young’s support for President Donald Trump and expressed fears about the president’s cabinet choices for the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies.

Blizzard Warning extended to Crawford and Carroll Counties

News, Weather

February 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest (as of 3:15-p.m. Thursday), on the impending Winter Storm:

A Blizzard Warning is in effect from Midnight tonight (Thursday), through Midnight Friday (early Saturday) for Crawford, Carroll and Greene Counties, where 5-8 inches of snow are expected along with much deeper snow drifts. Winds will be N/NW at 20-30mph w/gusts to around 35. Travel will be dangerous to near impossible due to whiteout conditions.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 6-a.m. Friday until Midnight, for Monona and Harrison Counties, where 5-8″ of snow are possible, along with NE winds at around 35 mph creating blowing and drifting of snow and near zero visibility at times.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 6-a.m. Friday until Midnight for Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie and Dallas Counties, where 2-6″ of snow are possible, along with N/NW winds at 20-30mph. Visibilities may drop to as low as 1/2 mile during the day, Friday. Hazardous travel conditions are expected from early Friday morning into early Saturday morning.

 

Iowa State defensive back suspended following assault arrest

Sports

February 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State defensive back Mike Johnson has been suspended from the team following his arrest on a domestic assault charge involving his live-in girlfriend.

A criminal complaint filed by a university police officer says Johnson was arrested early Thursday following an argument with his girlfriend over social media posts and the music each was playing on their phones. Police say the altercation became physical when the two grabbed and damaged the other’s cellphone.

Police say the woman told police that Johnson choked her, and officers noted she had a swollen upper lip and bruises to her face and head.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said in a statement that the program has “zero tolerance for domestic violence” and that Johnson has been suspended from all team activities, including practice.

Iowa panel OKs gun bill with stand-your-ground provision

News

February 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A subcommittee in the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature has approved a comprehensive gun bill that includes a stand-your-ground provision. The panel signed off on the measure Thursday, and it now heads to the full House Judiciary Committee.

The bill would allow people in Iowa to use deadly force anywhere if they believe such force is necessary to avoid injury or risk to one’s life or safety. People could use deadly force even if an alternative course of action is available, and it allows people to be wrong in that estimation of danger.

The bill also would remove background check restrictions on private handgun purchases and allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. It would also stop colleges from banning weapons on campus, allow firearm permits to last a lifetime, prohibit local governments from passing gun restrictions, allow children under age 14 to use guns with supervision of a parent and allow guns on the Capitol grounds.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd

Trading Post

February 23rd, 2017 by admin

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Atlantic hosts ADM in District Final tonight

Sports

February 23rd, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans will play host to the ADM Tigers in a Class 3A District 15 boys basketball final tonight.  The Trojans came up with a solid second half effort in the first round to beat Winterset 58-45 in the first round.  ADM beat Harlan in the opening round in Atlantic Monday 65-51. Despite just a 12-10 record on the season Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins says ADM presents a good challenge for the 17-5 Trojans.

The game is set to tip-off at 7:00pm at Atlantic High School. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the broadcast tonight on KJAN with pre-game set to begin at 6:50pm.

IGCA All-District basketball honorees

Sports

February 23rd, 2017 by admin

The Iowa Girls Athletic Coaches Association announced their All-District honorees for the 2016-17 basketball season.  Area honorees include:

Class 1A

West Central
Sophia Peppers, Exira-EHK
Kealey Nelson, Exira-EHK
Maggie Rasmussen, Exira-EHK
Mara Burmeister, Exira-EHK
Madison Gettler, CAM
Felicity Jackson, CAM
Erin Weber, Boyer Valley
Julia Fleecs, Glidden-Ralston
Holly Handlose, Glidden-Ralston
Sydney Obermeier, Audubon
Coach of the Year: Tom Petersen, Exira-EHK

South
Maddy Duncan, Sidney
Maryn Phillips, Sidney
Jescenia Mosley, Essex
Daiton Martin, Essex
Coach of the Year: Amy McClintock, Sidney

Class 2A

Southwest
Alli Masters, Central Decatur
Emma Atwood, Central Decatur
Madelyn Deitchler, Treynor
Konnor Sudmann, Treynor
Kia Rasmussen, IKM-Manning
Kelcie Shields, Mt. Ayr
Bailey Beckman, Panorama
Devyn Kemble, Panorama
Josie Clarke, Nodaway Valley
Kenzie Cunard, Logan-Magnolia
Coach of the Year: Curtis Boothe, Central Decatur

Class 3A

Southwest
Logan Hughes, Shenandoah
Logan Ehlers, Shenandoah
Sierra Athen, Red Oak
Aimee Adams, Kuemper Catholic
Brielle Baker, Creston
Catherine Leonard, Atlantic
Cammy Rutherford, Creston
Coach of the Year: Jon Weinrich, Shenandoah

Class 4A

West
Maegan Holt, Lewis Central
Alex Mohr, Denison-Schleswig

Check out the full list of winners in each class at these links: 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A