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Known for political temperance, Iowa moves sharply right

News

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For decades, Iowa represented the crossroads of prairie populists and checkbook conservatives. Now it has become solidly Republican like many of its Midwestern neighbors. Iowa’s rush of new legislation has been the most intense of the four states that flipped to complete GOP control in the November election.

In an all-night session last week, Iowa lawmakers approved a bill similar to one enacted in Wisconsin six years ago that strips most public sector unions of long-held collective bargaining rights, including health insurance.

Among other items, Republicans also are pressing to eliminate state money for all Planned Parenthood services and outlaw the use of fetal tissue for medical research. There’s also talk of a tax cut, despite a $110 million shortfall in the current budget year.

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School Board meetings set to take place Monday evening

News

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

School Board members in Griswold, CAM and Audubon are set to hold their regular monthly, separate meetings Monday evening. The Griswold School Board will gather for a 5:30-p.m. session in the Central Office at the Middle School/High School Building. During the meeting, the Board will act on approving a Construction Manager in advance of the possible of constructing a new District building. They’ll also act on approving Chemical Application bids and mowing specifications. The meeting will conclude with a closed session.

In Anita, the CAM School Board meeting gets underway at 6:30-p.m., Monday, and it will begin with a Public Hearing on the plans, specifications, Form of Contract and Cost Estimates for a new addition to the Massena building. Following the hearing, the CAM School Board will act on approving a Resolution for the Plans, Specs and Form of Contract, review the construction bids, and then act on awarding the Contract for the project. Other discussion and/or action items on their agenda include that which pertains to the Greenhouse, mowing bids, a bleacher stairs project in the high school gym, and a review of the school vehicle fleet along with discussion on plans to upgrade those vehicles.

Up on Audubon, the School Board for the Audubon School District will start with a work session at 6:30-p.m., followed by their regular session at 7. Action items on their agenda include: The purchase of Baseball Field Property; Setting the date for the Fiscal Year 2018 School Calendar Public Hearing, as well as discussion on possible action with regard to an Administrative Survey. The Board will also discuss FY 2018 Calendar and Staffing Options.

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Skyscan Forecast for the KJAN listening area: 2/19/2017

Weather

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 71. Winds becoming S @ 15-25.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of scattered showers & thunderstorms. Low around 55. South wind around 10-15 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday (Washington’s Birthday): Cloudy & breezy w/a 60% chance showers & possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. S @ 10-20 w/gusts to 25. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69

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IA Girls Regional Basketball Scores from Sat., 2/17/17

Sports

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Class 3A Region 1 – Regional Final
Sioux Center 72, Forest City 50

Class 3A Region 2- Regional Final
Cherokee, Washington 75, Shenandoah 46

Class 3A Region 3 – Regional Final
PAC-LM 63, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 34

Class 4A Region 1 – Regional Semifinal
LeMars 59, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 56
Lewis Central 71, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36

Class 4A Region 2 – Regional Semifinal
Denison-Schleswig 47, Perry 35

Class 4A Region 8 – Regional Semifinal
Ballard 53, Harlan 34

Class 5A Region 1 – Regional Semifinal
Sioux City, East 60, Sioux City, West 55

Class 5A Region 8 – Regional Semifinal
Valley, West Des Moines 73, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 36

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Iowa State holds off TCU 84-71

Sports

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Naz Mitrou-Long had 15 of his 25 points in the first half and Iowa State beat TCU 84-71 Saturday to move into a three-way tie for second in the Big 12. Monte Morris added 18 with 11 assists for the Cyclones (17-9, 9-5 Big 12), who joined Baylor and West Virginia in second — three games behind Kansas.

Iowa State used a 16-1 run late in the first half to go ahead by 10 at the break. The Horned Frogs (17-9, 6-8) closed within three midway through the second half, but Morris — who notched his ninth career double-double — drilled a 3 to make it 68-53 with 6:32 left.

Deonte Burton scored 18 points for the Cyclones, winners of four out of their last five games. Alex Robinson had 16 with eight assists for TCU, which has lost three straight after winning three in a row.

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Johnson’s 15th double-double leads Missouri State past Drake

Sports

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Alize Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to lead Missouri State over Drake 76-73 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

It was Johnson’s 15th double-double of the season. Dequon Miller added 16 points for Missouri State (16-13, 7-9 Missouri Valley). Graham Woodward and Reed Timmer scored 15 points apiece to lead Drake (7-21, 5-11).

Miller made a pair of free throws to give the Bears a 73-72 lead with 29 seconds left. Obediah Church blocked Billy Wampler’s layup and grabbed the rebound on Drake’s next possession. Jarred Dixon’s free throws stretched the Bears’ lead to 75-72.

De’Antae McMurray made a free throw and intentionally missed the second attempt to pull Drake to 75-73. Johnson grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled with three seconds left, and made 1 of 2 free throws. Following a Missouri State timeout, Woodward shot a deep 3-pointer but it hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Feb. 19th 2017

News

February 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CST

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Sioux City Council has voted to delay outfitting its police officers with body cameras until at least next year, citing a lack of state policy governing the cameras’ use. The Sioux City Journal reports that council members don’t want to rush in only to have legislation or courts change the standards for maintaining and using video as evidence. Mayor Bob Scott says the city needs direction on how much body-camera video police departments are required to store and for how long.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A retired Catholic priest in western Iowa has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to register as a sex offender for invading the privacy of several male students who accused him of ogling them in a high school restroom. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the Rev. Paul Monahan was sentenced Friday. The 83-year-old Monahan got a suspended sentence of 30 days in jail for each of five counts.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Two people have died in a crash involving a pickup and two semitrailers at a central Iowa intersection. The Des Moines Register reports that the crashed happened early Friday morning at the intersection of Highways 14 and 96 north of Marshalltown. The Iowa State Patrol says pickup driven by 32-year-old Brandon Paul Skidmore, of Marshalltown, and semi driver, 33-year-old Kaleia Shana Grant, of Springdale, Arkansas, were killed.

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people suffered injuries from smoke inhalation in a blaze that saw multiple fire departments called to a downtown building in the eastern Iowa town of Anamosa. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that the fire was reported early Saturday morning in an apartment above the Thou Art Gallery on Main Street. The Anamosa fire chief says a man jumped from a second-floor window in the apartment to avoid the flames, and a woman used stairs to flee another apartment.

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Retired Catholic priest in Iowa sentenced in privacy case

News

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A retired Catholic priest in western Iowa has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to register as a sex offender for invading the privacy of several students in a high school restroom. The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports that the Rev. Paul Monahan was sentenced Friday. The 83-year-old Monahan got a suspended sentence of 30 days in jail for each of five counts. Monahan plans to appeal, his attorney said.

The judge in the case said in December that he found credible the testimony of five male high school students who said Monahan repeatedly entered the high school restroom and looked at their genitals at an open urinal.

Monahan was suspended in July after the Diocese of Des Moines learned of the investigation.

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State Wrestling Championship Results

Sports

February 18th, 2017 by Jim Field

Class 3-A:

  • 106:  Cullan Schriever (Mason City) won 9-5 over Ben Monroe (Ankeny Centennial)
  • 113:  Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee) won FALL 3:33 over Jacob Schipper (North Scott)
  • 120:  Brody Teske (Ft. Dodge) won TECH FALL 20-5 Gauge Perrien (SE Polk)
  • 126:  McGwire Midkiff (CB Thomas Jefferson) won 3-1 3-OT Adam Brown (SE Polk)
  • 132:  Bradan Birt (Western Dubuque) won 14-10 over Cade DeVos  (SE Polk)
  • 138:  Triston Lara (Ft. Dodge) won 3-1 OT over Nathan Lendt (SE Polk)
  • 145:  Zach Barnes (SE Polk) won 5-0 over Grant Stotts (WDM Valley)
  • 152:  Nelson Brands (IC West) won 11-9 over Cayd Lara (Ft. Dodge)
  • 160:  Joel Shapiro (WDM Valley) won 5-3 over Mac Southard (Lewis Central)
  • 170:  Marcus Coleman (Ames) won TECH FALL 22-7 over Gavin Babcock (SE Polk)
  • 182:  Max Lyon (Western Dubuque) won 7-0 over Anthony Sherry (Glenwood)
  • 195:  Isaac Bartel (Mason City) Won 5-4 UTB over Kaden Sauer (Dowling Catholic)
  • 220:  Wyatt Wriedt (North Scott)  won 5-3 OT over Rocky Lombardi (WDM Valley)
  • 285:  Aaron Costello (Western Dubuque) won FALL 2:19 over Eagan Lickiss (Indianola)

Class 2-A:

  • 106:  Grayson Kesterson (Williamsburg) won 4-0 over Jarod Kadel (Columbus Community)
  • 113:  Aden Reeves (Albia) won 8-7 over Drake Doolittle (Webster City)
  • 120:  Bryce West (Solon) won 15-5 over Blake Steege (Denver-Tripoli)
  • 126:  Michael Millage (New Hampton) won 3-2 over Drew West (Solon)
  • 132:  Matt Robertson (Assumption) won 3-2 over Brant O’Shea (Keokuk)
  • 138:  Keaton Geerts (New Hampton) won 6-2 over Skyler Noftsger (Ballard)
  • 145:  Ryan Leisure (Clear Lake) won 5-0 over Xavier Miller (PCM)
  • 152:  Isaac Judge (South Tama County) won 7-0 over Trey Van Weelden (Washington)
  • 160:  Julien Broderson (Assumption) won 4-2 over Ryan Gorman (New Hampton)
  • 170:  Brock Jennings (Osage) won FALL 1:42 over Kyler Fisher (SE Valley)
  • 182:  Chase Shiltz (Creston/O-M) won 11-3 over Ben Lee (Ballard)
  • 195:  Bryce Esmoil (West Liberty) won TECH FALL 15-0 over Cody Fisher (Woodward-Granger)
  • 220:  Jordan Baumler (North Fayette Valley) won 6-5 over Kadon Hulett (Creston /O-M)
  • 285:  Tristan Wirfs (Mt. Vernon) won 3-2 over John McConkey (Atlantic/CAM)

Class 1-A:

  • 106:  Adam Allard (West Sioux)  won 5-2 over Cobe Siebrecht (Lisbon)
  • 113:  Cael Happel (Lisbon) won TECH FALL 21-6 over Devon Meeker (Wapello)
  • 120:  Brock Henderson (North Linn) won 3-0 Brady Kyner (SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas)
  • 126:  Alex Thomsen (Underwood) won TECH FALL 24-9 over Donny Schmit (Wapsie Valley)
  • 132:  Chance Throndson (Riceville) won 12-2 over Blake Bauer (SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas)
  • 138:  Kaleb Krall (Wapsie Valley) won 1-0 over Kory VanOort (West Sioux)
  • 145:  Trent Johnson (Dike-New Hartford) won 6-2 over Dylan Schuck (Sibley-Ocheyeden)
  • 152:  Zachary Axmear (English Valleys) won 7-4 over Brennan Swafford (Mediapolis)
  • 160:  John Henrich (Akron-Westfield) won 4-3 over Jacob Krakow (Iowa Valley)
  • 170:  Taylan Entriken (Hudson) won 8-4 over Jarel Arbegast (West Fork)
  • 182:  Alec McDowell (Maquoketa Valley) won 6-1 over Logan Schumacher (M-St. Marys)
  • 195:  Slade Sifuentes (Lake Mills) won TECH FALL 16-0 over Hunter Hagen (West Hancock)
  • 220:  Drake Johnson (Logan-Magnolia) won FALL 2:18 over Chaz Clark (Pleasantville)
  • 285:  Jared Brinkman (IC Regina) won 5-2 over Kyler Schott (North Linn)

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Hill’s 21, Lucas block help Illini hold off Iowa 70-66

Sports

February 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Malcom Hill scored 21 points and hauled down eight rebounds and Illinois held on for a 70-66 win over Iowa on Saturday. Michael Finke, Jalen Coleman-Lands and Te’Jon Lucas each scored 12 points for the Illini (15-12, 5-9 Big Ten).

Lucas blocked Jordan Bohannon’s go-ahead layup attempt in the final two minutes and then Coleman-Lands hit a corner 3-pointer with 1:32 left to help Illinois win its second true road game of the season. Peter Jok had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa (14-13, 6-8). The Hawkeyes have lost three straight.

Iowa had plenty of chances late. The Hawkeyes missed five of their six shots in the final 1:45 and had a nearly seven-minute stretch without a field goal earlier in the second half. Tyler Cook had 14 points and Bohannon added 11 for Iowa.

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