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Today: Areas of fog thru about 10-a.m; P/Cldy. High 67. S @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 50. S @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High near 82. SW @ 15-30.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 66.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 65.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our 24-hour Low (ending at 7-a.m. today) was 37. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 48 and the low was 44. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 87 in 1922. The Record Low was 9 in 1997.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…PATCHY DENSE FOG FOR THE MORNING DRIVE.
PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. THE PATCHY NATURE OF THE DENSE FOG WILL
MAKE FOR SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING SITUATIONS AS VISIBILITIES COULD
VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING…AND BE PREPARED
FOR RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 24-year old Zachary Thomas Marchese, of Council Bluffs, was arrested by Red Oak Police Wednesday evening. Marchese was taken into custody in Red Oak at around 7-p.m., on an active Pottawattamie County warrant for violation of the State’s Sex Offender Registry/1st offense. Marchese was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.
And, Red Oak Police arrested 55-year old Ronald Dean Kammerer, Jr., of Red Oak, at around 5:45-p.m., Wednesday, for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. Kammerer was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an appearance before a Magistrate.
Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy. Colder. Areas of fog. Northeast wind near 5 mph.
Today: Mostly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. High in the upper 60s. South wind near 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Warmer. Low in the mid 50s. South wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Breezy…warmer. High around 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Cooler. High around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Low in the mid 40s.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High in the mid 60s.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are using their off week to try and fix an anemic offense. Seven starters returned from a unit that helped lead Iowa to the Rose Bowl but after eight games they are ranked 113th out of 128 FBS teams in total offense. They are 5-3 after a 17-9 loss to Wisconsin. (Click on the left side of each audio bar to hear the comment)
A season ending injury to leading receiver Matt Vandeberg following the Big Ten opener has left the Hawkeyes with an inexperienced group of receivers who are having trouble getting open down field.
That’s offensive coordinator Greg Davis who feels senior quarterback C.J. Beathard is playing just as well this season as he did a year ago.
Davis says the Hawkeyes have been in too many third and long situations.
Iowa returns to action November fifth with a visit to Penn State.
(Learfield Sports)
Iowa State players says they are refreshed and ready for the stretch run as they prepare to host Kansas State in Big 12 play. The Cyclones were 1-6 and had last week off. (Click on the left side of each audio bar to hear the comment)
That’s junior receiver Allen Lazard. Senior linebacker Kane Seeley says the time off allowed the players to heal up.
Seeley says the stretch run of the season begins Saturday against K-State.
Offensive lineman Patrick Scoggins says winning the battle in the trenches against the Wildcats will be a key to the game.
(Learfield Sports)
Candidates in two of Iowa’s congressional districts debated on live television last (Wednesday) night. The first district debate featuring Republican Congressman Rod Blum of Dubuque, and Democrat Monica Vernon of Cedar Rapids, was held in Cedar Rapids. Security issues were at the forefront of the debate in Council Bluffs featuring third district Congressman David Young, a Republican, and Jim Mowrer of Des Moines, his Democratic challenger. Young questioned Mowrer’s willingness to allow Syrian refugees into the country and Mowrer shot back.
“Do you want to send them back?” Mowrer asked. Young replied: “I want to protect America, Jim,” Young said. “What is your experience protecting America, congressman?” Mowrer asked. Young replied: “My first solemn oath when I was sworn in is to protect and defend the constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. I’m not going to take a chance and when ISIS says they want to infiltrate our refugee system, I’m going to take it seriously.” Mowrer said: “I lived it. I know what it takes to keep America safe.”
Mowrer says while being a veteran is not a requirement for being a member of congress, he has a “unique perspective” because he is a veteran. The two candidates discussed border security as well. Young is co-sponsoring a bill written after police say a Council Bluffs woman was killed by a speeding drunk driver who was in the country illegally — and who has vanished after posting bail.
“It’s hard for me to believe that he wouldn’t support Sarah’s Law,” Young said, touting the “bipartisan” legislation. Mowrer said: “We need to fix our immigration system top-to-bottom. We have to pass comprehensive immigration reform.” Young said he favors “piece meal…targeted approaches” to immigration problems, rather than “10-thousand page bills.”
Iowa Public Television hosted the third district debate in Council Bluffs. The first district debate in Cedar Rapids was co-sponsored by The Cedar Rapids Gazette and K-C-R-G television.
(Radio Iowa)
There’s no snow in the forecast just yet, but 19 years ago on this date, many Iowans were digging out from one of the heaviest October snowfalls in the state’s history. The major winter storm spread across much of southern and central Iowa on October 26, 1997. National Weather Service records show the heaviest snowfall accumulations included 11.3 inches at Knoxville in Marion County and 13 inches southwest of Mineola in Pottawattamie County.
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost electricity as snow laden trees fell onto power lines. On this morning 19 years ago, temperatures plummeted to just nine-degrees above zero in Atlantic and Guthrie Center — the coldest Iowa temperature recorded so early in the season since 1972.
(Radio Iowa)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jake Arietta carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs evened the World Series at a game apiece with a 5-1 triumph over the Indians in Cleveland. Arietta eventually allowed a run and two hits in the sixth before leaving the game that inning. Kyle Schwarber delivered a pair of RBI singles, Ben Zobrist laced a run-scoring triple and Anthony Rizzo scored twice and doubled home a run.
The teams have a day off today (Thursday) before resuming the Fall Classic Friday at Wrigley Field. Kyle Hendricks will take the mound for Chicago in Game 3 against Josh Tomlin. Indians skipper Terry Francona has announced that Game 1 winner Corey Kluber will start Game 4 on Saturday in Chicago.
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