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Weekly scores 20, N Iowa women beat No. 24 Kansas St, 67-59

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Madison Weekly had 20 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Hannah Schonhardt had her second double-double of the season and Northern Iowa beat Number 24 Kansas State 67-59 Thursday night.

Schonhardt had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Mikaela Morgan hit three 3s and added 11 points and Ellie Herzberg scored 10 for Northern Iowa, which made 13 3s and shot 41 percent from behind the arc – both season highs.

Kansas State’s Karyla Middlebrook hit 4 of 4 free throws to spark a 9-1 run that made it 43-all when Kindred Wesemann hit a 3-pointer with 6:51 to play. Weekly answered with a 3 and the Panthers (7-4) led the rest of the way. Shaelyn Martin’s 3-pointer pulled the Wildcats within one with 4:39 remaining, but another 3 by Weekly sparked a 15-7 run that made it 61-52 when Megan Maahs hit a 3, moments after blocking a shot on the other end, with 59 seconds left.

Middlebrook had a career-high 19 points and tied her career best with six assists for Kansas State (10-2), which has lost two of three after starting the season 9-0.

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Power shift in legislature worries leader of farmers’ group

Ag/Outdoor

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The November election gave Republicans control of both houses of the Iowa Legislature beginning in 2017 as well as the governor’s mansion for the first time in 20 years. Iowa Farmers Union President Jana Linderman says having the G-O-P control the debate agenda in the Iowa House and Senate may create some challenges for her group and its policies.

“When one party controls both those chambers, there tends to be less leverage to get things done,” Linderman says. “I’m looking particularly at our agenda around local foods and pesticide drift, protecting some of our horticulture farmers, our organic farmers and others that are interested in those issues. Those might tend to be less popular.”

Linderman says the farmers union got backing on water quality improvement efforts from legislators in both chambers last session. “Water quality, I’m hopeful there’s enough bipartisan support for moving forward, that there will continue to be at least a good discussion and good energy behind getting something done this session,” she says. “That remains to be seen but I’m hopeful there will still be lots of opportunity for engagement on that set of issues.”

Linderman says her group can work with either party on important agricultural issues as she says the farmers union has always been a non-partisan organization. “We’re typically identified as being on the progressive side of a lot of policies but, in fact, our members write our policies and what’s most important to us is finding elected officials who are willing to support us on specific issues,” Linderman says. “Really, I prefer working with people on both sides of the aisle because you get more done that way.”

Besides gearing up to work with state lawmakers on ag issues, Linderman says her group is getting ready for its state convention in the next couple of weeks and will be talking about the need to get going on a new farm bill at the national level.

(Radio Iowa)

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Winter Weather Advisory for parts of the KJAN listening area

Weather

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(Updated 5:40-a.m. to include Pottawattamie County) Monona-Harrison Pottawattamie & Shelby Counties: Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 1-p.m. today (Friday). Sac-Crawford & Carroll Counties: Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6-p.m. today.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA
  THROUGH THE MORNING AND DECREASE BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADS, SIDEWALKS AND
  OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
  LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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Griswold woman arrested for OWI Friday morning

News

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County arrested a woman from Cass County early this (Friday) morning. 24-year old Taylor Renee Huerta, of Griswold, was taken into custody at around 1:40-a.m. in the 1200 block of Highway 71. Huerta was charged with OWI/1st offense and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where her bond was set at $1,000.

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Red Oak woman arrested Thu. afternoon for felony probation violation

News

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Thursday afternoon, arrested a woman wanted on an active warrant for Probation Violation. 21-year old Cassandra Jane Rohner, of Red Oak, was a seen riding in a vehicle traveling east on Washington Street at around 3:15-p.m. Officers stopped the vehicle in the 100 block of East Nuckols Street and confirmed the warrant was valid for Rohner. She was taken to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, and held on $5,000 bond.

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NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties, 12/23/16

Weather

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Updated 338 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AND. NOT AS COLD. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

TODAY…LIGHT SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. WIDESPREAD FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

CHRISTMAS DAY…RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FOG THROUGH THE DAY. WINDY, WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 20S.

MONDAY…SUNNY, BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

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(Update) Father and daughter dead in WDM accident, second child critical

News

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

West Des Moines police have identified two people killed in an accident Wednesday evening. Police say a truck driven by 36-year-old Jacob Griffiths of Urbandale struck a pillar of a bridge on Interstate 235 just before eight p-m. Witnesses stopped and pulled two children out of the truck. Griffiths died in the accident as did his six-year-old son Wyatt. A young girl who was in the truck was taken to a Des Moines hospital, where she was reported in critical condition.

One of the people who pulled the children out of the wreck was injured and treated at the scene. Police have not released any other details surrounding the accident. Des Moines television station K-C-C-I is reporting that Griffiths had a protective ordered issued against him and had just received visitation rights for the children.

(Radio Iowa)

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Wampler’s 27 points helps Drake snap 8 game skid, 101-69

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Billy Wampler hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points and Drake snapped an eight game losing streak with a 101-69 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night. Wampler’s eight 3s were the second most in school history for a single game, one shy of the school record. It was the first time the Bulldogs topped the 100-point barrier since 2013.

Reed Trimmer hit three 3-pointers to finish with 15 points for Drake (2-10). Overall the Bulldogs shot 52.9 percent, hit 17 total 3s, and dished out 27 team assists for its 36 field goals. Rashaan Surles had 21 points to lead Mississippi Valley State (0-13), which has been on the road the entire month of December and hasn’t played at home since a Nov. 22 tilt with UMass-Lowell.

A Graham Woodward jumper for Drake pushed the lead past 20, and two T.J. Thomas free throws made it 85-55 with 7:10 left.

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Iowa rolls past Delaware State 89-57

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Peter Jok scored 17 points and Iowa throttled Delaware State 89-57 on Thursday night. Ahmad Wagner scored 12 points and Isaiah Moss added 10 for the Hawkeyes (8-5). Iowa went on a 21-1 run in the first half and outscored the Hornets 21-0 in fastbreak points. The Hawkeyes had a season-high 12 steals and scored 33 points off turnovers.

The only stressful moment for Iowa came with 6 ½ minutes left in the first half when Jok went down with a hip injury — silencing the crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. But Jok, the Big Ten’s top scorer, returned to start the second half. He scored seven points in four minutes before heading to bench for good.

Devin Morgan scored 24 points to lead Delaware State (3-11). The Hornets shot just 24 percent from the floor. They missed 17 straight field goals during the first half, going nearly 12 minutes between buckets.

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Area boys/girls basketball scores from Thu., 12/22/16

Sports

December 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 84, Underwood 60

Ar-We-Va, Westside 70, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 53

Fremont Mills, Tabor 72, Sidney 50

Logan-Magnolia 65, Missouri Valley 38

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 84, Atlantic 62

Stanton 65, Clarinda Academy 45

Treynor 76, Griswold 31

Tri-Center, Neola 66, Riverside, Oakland 46

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 42, Omaha Central, Neb. 26

East Mills 56, South Page, College Springs -Clarinda 21

Logan-Magnolia 61, Missouri Valley 34

OA-BCIG 51, Alta/Aurelia 49

Sidney 51, Fremont Mills, Tabor 36

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 68, Atlantic 33

Treynor 62, Griswold 28

Underwood 59, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 40

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