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Early Sports Headlines: 12/28/2016

Sports

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DALLAS (AP) — James Harden scored 24 of his 34 points by halftime and had 11 assists in just three quarters as the Houston Rockets beat Dallas 123-107 to improve to 13-2 this month. Justin Anderson had 22 points for the Rockets, who have a chance to tie the single-month club record of 15 wins set in November 1996. The game featured eight technical fouls, the ejection of Rockets forward Trevor Ariza (ah-REE’-zuh) and a pair of flagrant fouls called on the Mavericks.

MIAMI (AP) — Russell Westbrook delivered 29 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists as Oklahoma City posted a 106-94 win at Miami. It was Westbrook’s NBA-high 15th triple-double of the season, and the sixth time he’s done it within the first three quarters. Enes Kanter finished with 19 points and Steven Adams added 15 in the Thunder’s fourth straight win.

UNDATED (AP) — Shannon Brooks turned a deflected pass into a 13-yard, go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter as Minnesota upset Washington State, 17-12 in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego. The Golden Gophers were looking to regroup after threatening to skip this game if 10 teammates suspended following a sexual assault investigation weren’t reinstated. Their boycott lasted less than 36 hours before the players backed down.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have extended their team-record winning streak to 13 games with a 4-3 triumph against Boston. The Jackets wasted a 3-0 lead before Nick Foligno (foh-LEE’-noh) scored a power-play goal midway through the third period. The streak is four off the NHL record set by the 1992-93 Penguins.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nigel Hayes scored 20 points and Zak Showalter added 18 to lead 14th-ranked Wisconsin to a 72-52 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Wisconsin opened with a 16-4 run en route to a 15-point halftime lead. Hayes delivered 12 points by intermission, Showalter finished with four steals and Ethan Happ had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 113 Memphis 103
Final Oklahoma City 106 Miami 94
Final Houston 123 Dallas 107
Final Utah 102 L.A. Lakers 100
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Columbus 4 Boston 3
Final Pittsburgh 5 New Jersey 2
Final N-Y Islanders 4 Washington 3
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Ottawa 3
Final Buffalo 4 Detroit 3
Final OT Minnesota 3 Nashville 2
Final Winnipeg 3 Chicago 1
Final Calgary 6 Colorado 3
Final Dallas 3 Arizona 2
Final OT San Jose 3 Anaheim 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (14) Wisconsin 72 Rutgers 52

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Dec. 28th 2016

News

December 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 1:50 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa voters returned to the ballot box for one more election before the end of the year. Polls opened Tuesday morning for a special election to fill the District 45 seat left open by the September death of Iowa Democratic Sen. Joe Seng. The eastern Iowa district includes parts of Davenport.

BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — State officers have joined the investigation of what authorities say is the “suspicious” death of an eastern Iowa man. Police found the body of 59-year-old James Remakel at a home in Bellevue around 1 p.m. Sunday. An autopsy has been ordered.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new report says sales of Iowa Lottery tickets spiked in the budget year that ended June 30 and generated the most revenue in the program’s 31-year history. Backed by surging sales of instant-scratch and Powerball tickets, the Lottery brought in $366.9 million in total revenue, a $42 million increase from the prior year. A state audit says $88 million of that money went to the state’s general fund and to help veteran’s programs, the highest amount for the Lottery since its start in 1985

MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — A Monticello woman says she’s gotten back the class ring she lost 30 years ago. Theresa Martin told station KCRG a man named Curtis Rose had posted a Facebook item about it, asking whether anyone knew someone who’d gone to Monticello High School with the initials TKM. Classmates saw the post and put Rose and Martin in contact. He told her he found it two years ago in Cedar Rapids.

Harlan Police report (12/27)

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Police Department reports the arrest on Dec. 21st, of 32-year old Anthony Koester, of Harlan. Koester was arrested on an active Shelby County warrant charging him with theft 5th degree.  Koester was taken to the Shelby County Jail.

And, on Dec. 20th,  a criminal complaint was sent to the Shelby County Clerk of Court requesting a warrant be issued for Carlos Fonseca-Triminio charging him with violation of a no contact order.  Triminio allegedly sent Facebook messages to woman from Harlan.  There is a no contact order in-place between the woman and Fonseca-Triminio.

Atlantic woman arrested Friday on drug charges

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Atlantic woman was arrested last Friday (Dec. 23rd) on drug charges. 22-year old Maisie Sheryl Williams was taken into custody on a Sheriff’s Office warrant for felony Possession with Intent to Deliver/Meth. Williams was taken to the Cass County Jail and remains held on $50,000 bond.

That same day, 18-year old Brittnee Marie Chase, of Oakland, was arrested in Cass County on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Chase was taken to the Cass County Jail and released later that day on her own recognizance.

And on December 20th, Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27-year old Andrew Bennet Leeper, of Adair, on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for OWI 1st Offense. Leeper was taken to the Cass County Jail and was released later that day on $1,000 bond.

Surplus soil moisture in parts of Iowa and Upper Midwest

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

There’s a lot of soil moisture in the north central Corn Belt and DTN meteorologist Bryce Anderson says it could impact the 2017 planting and growing season. “Parts of northeastern Iowa, southern Minnesota, parts of Wisconsin…that’s a very high producing sector of the Corn Belt,” Anderson says.

Soil moisture has been an issue for much of the past 10 years, except for the drought in 2012. “There’s been some planting problems during the spring time and I think this is likely to happen again,” Anderson says.

He says there are adequate to surplus soil moisture supplies in northern and eastern Iowa, much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and parts of Indiana. Anderson says it won’t take much rain to bring those levels “over the top.”

(Reporting by Julie Harker, Brownfield Ag News)

Vehicle vandalism in Harlan

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Several thousand dollars in damage was done to vehicles in Harlan, over the weekend. Officials with the Harlan Police Department say someone apparently used a BB or pellet-type gun to break seven vehicle windows over the weekend at various locations in the community. The damage was estimated at $3,000 altogether.

Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call the Harlan Police Department at 712-755-5151. Shelby County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the incidents.

Vehicle stolen from Union County recovered Monday in Adair County

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Union County Sheriff’s office says a 2006 Hyundai Sonata reported stolen Dec. 16th from outside a residence in Lorimor, was recovered Monday (12/26), in Adair County. No other details were immediately available on where the vehicle was found, its condition or any suspects in the case.

Backyard and Beyond 12-27-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

December 27th, 2016 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Sharon Pearson about the Two-Story Christmas Tree at the Conrad Mansion in Montana.

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(Update) Odebolt woman died in Sac County crash Saturday morning

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December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Sac County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), identified the victim who died in a head-on crash crash Saturday morning between a semi and a pickup truck. According to Sheriff Ken McClure, a passenger in the pickup, 65-year old Sharon Rohlf, of Odebolt, was killed in the crash. Her husband, 64-year old Gary Rohlf, of Odebolt and five other people were injured in the crash that happened in dense fog at around 8:24-a.m., about one and one-quarter miles west of Lake View, on Highway 175.

According to the report, a semi-tractor trailer driven by 24-year old Ivan Milosevic from Chicago, Illinois, was traveling west on Highway 175 when Milosevic tried to pass a westbound car driven by 77-year old Richard Daisy, of Lake City. The semi collided head-on with Rohlf’s pick-up that was traveling eastbound. A passenger car driven by 61-year old Jeanette Fertig, of Odebolt, then rear-ended the pickup.

Rohlf, Feritg, a passenger in Fertig’s vehicle, 73-year old Barbara Scott, of Odebolt, Milosevic and a passenger in his semi, 27-year old Kiwan AlDaloi of Allen, Texas, were transported to Loring Hospital in Sac City by Sac County Ambulances from Lake View and Sac City. Rohlf and Scott were subsequently transported to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City for treatment of critical injuries. Fertig was treated at Loring Hospital. Milosevic and AlDaloi were treated and released. Daisy was not injured in the accident.

The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, assisted by the Sac County Sheriff’s Office and Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement.

Neola man arrested on assault charge

News

December 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Tuesday), issued a report on recent arrests. Included in the report was 33-year old Steven Lewis Elings, of Neola, who was arrested at around 2-a.m. today (Tuesday), for Domestic Assault with Injury, Child Endangerment without injury, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. Authorities say Elings and his girlfriend had been involved in a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 30,000 block of Magnolia Road. Elings’ 36-year old girlfriend suffered apparent minor injuries during the incident. The report said Steven Elings was apparently intoxicated at the time of his arrest.

A man booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail was charged with Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s officials say 20-year old Ben David Lein, of Council Bluffs, allegedly caused nearly $7,000 damage to the jail facility. Windows, a video visitation booth, a hanging mirror, sprinkler head and clock were damaged during the incident.

And, 22-year old Tyler John Wright, of Council Bluffs, was arrested just before 6-a.m. Sunday for OWI/1st offense, after a jail employee found a vehicle in a ditch at around 5-a.m. in the vicinity of 240th Street and Highway 92. The employee told dispatchers the driver of the 2016 Buick Verano, later identified as Wright, appeared to be intoxicated.