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Iowa early News Headlines: 1/1/2017

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January 1st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:35 a.m. CST

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A county attorney says she’s seeking first-degree murder warrants for two Missouri men in connection with the March slaying of a Burlington teenager. Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers tells The Hawk Eye she asked a district judge Friday to issue the warrants in the case of 16-year-old Kedarie Pierre Johnson. Beavers says she’s prohibited from releasing the names of the men until the warrants are executed. Police say Kedarie was found in an alley with several gunshot wounds.

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman has been accused of driving at speeds of 110 mph in a 45 mph zone amid a car chase with police. The Des Moines Register reports 36-year-old Belladonna Melissa Guirgis was taken into custody following the Friday night incident. Altoona Police say an officer tried to stop Guirgis in the Des Moines suburb on suspicion of speeding. She is accused of speeding away, driving into oncoming traffic and running a red light. She was later taken into custody.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — A semitractor-trailer carrying raw turkey was sliced in half following a train collision in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports the collision happened Friday afternoon on a road near a grocery store in downtown Le Mars. The driver of the semitrailer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The newspaper reports raw turkey packed in the semitrailer was pressed against the front of the train, scattering the meat across the area.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The keeper of Iowa City’s records has retired after 37 years on the job. There was no big reception at Iowa City Hall on Friday for Marian Karr, the longtime city clerk who marked her last day of work by leaving at noon. Co-workers respected Karr’s plans to spend the afternoon with her grandchildren. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports Karr had a hand on all aspects of city government over the years, including overseeing contracts and other records.

Analysts expect continued growth in hog industry

Ag/Outdoor

December 31st, 2016 by admin

An agricultural economist says he doesn’t see anything in the near future to slow the growth in the hog industry. David Miller, director of research and commodity services for the Iowa Farm Bureau, says today’s hog producers continue to be more efficient. “We continue to get advances in genetics that are able to push this 1 to 1.5 percent gains that we’re seeing in both litters per sow and better return rates on breeding,” Miller says. “I think relative to pigs per litter – that’s on a march upward.” Purdue ag economist Chris Hurt says while the increase of pigs per litter has slowed slightly over the years – it is still on the positive side.

“The proof is in the pudding,” Miller says. “We’ve been at this a long time, certainly for 35 years or so, basically at this same rate. When you have that kind of longevity, you have to say it’s probably going to be on that positive side – at least that 1 to 1.25 percent a year.” The USDA reported a two percent increase in pigs per litter for September to November, one percent higher than pre-report estimates.

(Reporting by Meghan Grebner, Brownfield Ag News)

JUNETTE KEES, 94, of Atlantic (Svcs. 1/3/17)

Obituaries

December 31st, 2016 by admin

JUNETTE KEES, 94, of Atlantic, died Friday, Dec. 30th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic Graveside services for JUNETTE KEES will be held 2-p.m. Tue., Jan. 3rd 2017, in the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

JUNETTE KEES is survived by:

Her son – Dennis (Sharon) Witt, of Atlantic.

Her daughter – Candice Christensen, of Atlantic.

8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Train in Iowa slices semitrailer carrying turkey

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December 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — A semitractor-trailer carrying raw turkey was sliced in half following a train collision in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports the collision happened Friday afternoon on a road near a grocery store in downtown Le Mars. The driver of the semitrailer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper says the empty 87-car Union Pacific train was traveling south when it struck the westbound semitractor-trailer. The vehicle was dragged about 100 feet before the train came to a stop.

The newspaper reports raw turkey packed in the semitrailer was pressed against the front of the train, scattering the meat across the area. The railroad pole that holds critical signal lights was also damaged.

Audubon P-D arrest report (12/31/16)

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December 31st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police Chief Matt Starmer reports two arrests took place over the past couple of weeks. Starmer says 29-year old Dane Kristian Larson, of Audubon, was arrested on Dec. 16th and 19th, both times on warrants for Failure to Appear in court. And, on Dec. 23rd, 34-year old Isaiah Lee Goetz, of Carroll, was arrested for Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI).

Family Fun in the Kitchen 12-31-2016

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

December 31st, 2016 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about expected food trends for 2017.

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Conservation Report 12-31-2016

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

December 31st, 2016 by admin

Bob Beebensee and DNR Conservation Officer Grant Gelle discuss happenings in the outdoors and conservation.

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7AM Sportscast 12-31-2016

Podcasts, Sports

December 31st, 2016 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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7AM Newscast 12-31-2016

News, Podcasts

December 31st, 2016 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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Red Oak man arrested on gun charge

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December 31st, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police report the arrest of a Red Oak man on an active warrant for carrying weapons on Friday.  At 10:56pm officers arrested 18-year-old Tyler Austin Sowers at the intersection of N 7th and E Corning Streets in Red Oak. Sowers was arrested on an active State of Iowa warrant for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, an Aggravated Misdemeanor.  Sowers was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held.