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Malloy, Dunne lead N. Iowa past W. Illinois, 30-23

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November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Michael Malloy ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns, Eli Dunne threw for two scores and Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 30-23 on Saturday. Dunne completed 19 of 27 passes for 209 yards with one interception and Jalen Rima had four receptions for 79 yards for Northern Iowa (5-5, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Malloy capped an 11-play, 78-yard game-opening drive with a 2-yard touchdown run and Dunne hit Logan Cunningham for a 9-yard score to make it 14-0 with 4:51 left in the first half. A touchdown pass from Dunne to Daurice Fountain and a 6-yard scoring run by Malloy — sandwiched around Lance Lenoir’s 9-yard TD catch for Western Illinois — made it 27-9 with 7:34 left and the Panthers held on from there.

Sean McGuire threw three touchdown passes — including two to Isaiah Lesure — for Western Illinois (6-4, 3-4).

Iowa farm company seeks to block request for its secrets

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa planter and grain cart manufacturer is asking a federal judge to protect it from having to turn over sensitive internal documents in an antitrust lawsuit in which it’s not directly involved.

The Des Moines Register reports that Kinze Manufacturing, of Williamsburg, Iowa, filed motions Thursday in the government’s lawsuit intended to block a deal between farm equipment maker John Deere and seed giant Monsanto. Kinze says John Deere is trying to access a wide variety of internal documents about Kinze’s business, including marketing strategies, sales data and research and development plans. John Deere served the Iowa company a subpoena last month seeking the documents.

Kinze argues those documents would divulge its most tightly held business secrets and irreparably affect its ability to compete with Deere.

Minor injury accident in northwestern Cass County

News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire and  Rescue, Marne 1st Responders and Medivac Ambulance were paged to a single-vehicle accident Saturday evening, northeast of Marne, just underneath Interstate 80. The accident happened on 570th Street, at around 4:41-p.m. Two people reportedly suffered what were described as minor injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

Iowa State rallies to beat Kansas 31-24

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jacob Park threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, Allen Lazard had a career-high 10 receptions for 120 yards and a score and Iowa State slipped past Kansas 31-24 for its first conference win of the season on Saturday. David Montgomery had a career-high 169 yards rushing for Iowa State (2-8, 1-6 Big 12).

The Cyclones scored on four-consecutive drives, including a 37-yard field goal by Cole Netten that capped the scoring with 2:48 remaining, and Jomal Wiltz intercepted a pass at the ISU 38 to seal it 40 seconds later.

Matthew Wyman’s 37-yard field goal gave Kansas a 17-10 lead early in the second half. Park hit Deshaunte Jones for a 12-yard touchdown and, after a 39-yard TD run by Kansas’ Ke’aun Kinner, Mitchell Harger scored on a 6-yard run to make it 24-22 with 10 seconds left in the third quarter.

A 46-yard run by Montgomery set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Joel Lanning gave the Cyclones the lead, 28-24, for good with 12:03 left. Carter Stanley passed for 171 yards and Kinner had 152 yards rushing for Kansas (1-9, Big 12 0-7).

UP NEXT: Iowa State hosts Texas Tech on Nov. 19.

Iowa High School Football semi-final round scores from Sat., 11/12/16

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A – Saturday, November 12

Regina, Iowa City 42, Denver 6 – Final

Western Christian, Hull 35, Van Meter 14 – Final

Class 2A – Saturday, November 12

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 49, Dike-New Hartford (9-2) 14 – Final

Union, LaPorte City 49, Mount Vernon  28 – Final

Woman on probation for staged bank robbery sent to jail

News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman on probation for her role in a staged Sioux City bank robbery is now behind bars. The Sioux City Journal reports 19-year-old Heaven Zevenbergen, of Holstein, was ordered to spend 30 days in jail.

Zevenbergen admitted to smoking marijuana in August and quitting her job for two months — both violations of her probation. District Judge John Ackerman told her Thursday that she would likely go to prison if she violates her probation again.

Zevenbergen and her friend, 19-year-old Angelica Perez, were sentenced in February to five years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree theft, but had their sentences suspended in May. Prosecutors said Perez entered the bank in disguise and passed Zevenbergen, who was a bank teller, a note demanding cash.

Northern Iowa opens with 74-37 win over Coe College

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Koch and Jeremy Morgan scored 11 points apiece and Northern Iowa cruised to a 74-37 season-opening win over Coe College on Saturday. The Panthers had an early 17-0 run to build a 22-4 lead and their Division III foe never mounted a challenge. It was 45-18 at the half as the Kohawks shot 29 percent and had 10 turnovers before the break. Morgan had all of his points during the run, including three 3-pointers.

Northern Iowa shot 54.5 percent in the first half and 53 for the game. Northern Iowa got 45 points from reserves, including 10 from Isaiah Brown. Coe finished with 18 turnovers that led to 22 points for the Panthers, who also had a 32-10 advantage on inside scoring. Matt Vonderhaar had 10 points for Coe, which only had one free throw in the game.

Company: Omaha-to-Chicago bus route ending next year

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November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Discount bus company Megabus has announced it will make its last trips between Omaha and Chicago early next year. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the five-year-old Omaha-to-Chicago route will end on Jan. 9. The New Jersey-based company says low gas prices have reduced demand for its services. The route also has stops in the Iowa cities of Des Moines, Davenport and Iowa City.

Tickets from Omaha to Chicago were priced Friday between $15 and $59 for rides over the next month. Burlington Trailways continues to offer bus service to Chicago from Omaha. Tickets with that line were priced Friday at $75.

Megabus says the route cancellation is part of a wider reorganization of Megabus’ Midwest hub, with job losses in Chicago and cutbacks in some other routes.

Council Bluffs infant death investigation

News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating the death of an infant. Authorities say at around 4:37-a.m. Saturday, Officers of the Council Bluffs Police Department were dispatched to the 500 Block of 23rd Avenue to assist paramedics with an unresponsive infant in a vehicle on 23rd Avenue. Upon their arrival paramedics were unable to detect vital signs on the infant and began CPR. The infant was rushed to Jennie Edmundson Hospital where efforts to revive the child by emergency staff were unsuccessful and the infant was eventually pronounced dead at the hospital.

Holley Campbell who resides at 3618 Ronald Road in Council Bluffs, told investigators she woke up at around 4-a.m. to check on her two month old son, Donavon Hopkins, only to finding him unresponsive and not breathing. Campbell then loaded Donavon in a car and rushed off for the hospital.

While enroute to the hospital, Campbell experienced mechanical problems with the vehicle. The vehicle became disabled near South 5th Street and 23rd Avenue where she flagged down another motorist for help. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and was being conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 11/12/2016

News, Podcasts

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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