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Iowa patrol supervisor facing second personnel investigation

News

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa State Patrol supervisor who was disciplined last year for a Facebook joke about killing a sportscaster is on administrative leave. The Iowa Department of Public Safety confirmed Monday that Lt. Kelly Hindman was taken off duty Oct. 26 and remains on paid leave.

Department spokesman Alex Murphy did not offer a reason for the move against Hindman, who was the commander of the patrol’s post in Fort Dodge. He says personnel records are confidential. Hindman drew headlines in January 2015, when he wrote on Facebook that he wanted a sniper to shoot ESPN college basketball announcer Dan Dakich in the head.

After an internal investigation, Hindman kept his supervisory position without a cut to his annual salary, which is now $100,000. He’s been with the patrol 28 years.

TN truck driver arrested after incident at the Underwood Truck Stop

News

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A truck driver from Tennessee was arrested Monday night, following a disturbance at a truck stop in Underwood. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says 53-year old Lawrence Daniel Elston, of Counce, TN, was taken into custody a little after 9:30-p.m., on charges that include Interference with Official Acts, and Trespassing.

Authorities say Elston, who was apparently under the influence of alcohol, had allegedly been harassing truck stop employees. He was asked to leave, but instead went to his truck and refused to leave the vehicle and property, when a deputy ordered him to do so. He was eventually placed under arrest and brought to the Pott. County Jail.

Iowans have a few more days of warmth, then, reality sets in

News, Weather

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowans are enjoying much warmer-than-normal weather for mid-November this week, with high temperatures daily in the 60s and 70s, but forecasters say the end is near. Climatologist Dennis Todey, director of the U-S-D-A’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says highs will only be in the 40s by the weekend with lows dropping into the 20s.  “We are finally starting to see that fall transition that we would expect to have where we start seeing more cold air coming through the region and the jet stream will get more active,” Todey says. “It does look like several more storm systems will be coming through the middle part of the country.”

Todey says his team is watching the weather developments upstream, across Canada, into Alaska and clear over into Russia. “There has been activity recently in Siberia with a chunk of cold air,” Todey says. “That’s a ways away but it’s something you start watching to say, ‘Is there enough cold over there that could move up on the pole and eventually start to slide down?’ That’s not going to get here tomorrow but it’s worth watching further out.”

Temperatures in Siberia have been running some 50 degrees below normal with heavy snow in the past few weeks. Todey says Iowans likely won’t be seeing any snow fly soon and in some areas, a hard killing frost may still be a few weeks away. “Any trees or perennials that were still actively growing, could there be enough of a cold snap that would damage them?” Todey says, “Right now, we don’t see that sharp cold that we’ve seen a few times over the last century, where we’ve had these really warm falls and then a short cold snap. We really are not seeing that coming up right now.”

Todey says it appears more likely that a La Nina pattern will take form this winter, which could mean below-normal temperatures and above-normal snowfall.

(Radio Iowa)

Anita man arrested on drug charges in Audubon County

News

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Audubon County say a Cass County man was arrested on drug charges at around 7-p.m., Monday, following a traffic stop. 21-year old Jackson Taylor Bailey, of Anita, faces charges that include Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Speeding. He was brought to the Audubon County Jail, posted bond, and was released. Audubon County K9 “Axel” assisted in the investigation.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 11/15/2016

News, Podcasts

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Reuben Casserole (11-15-2016)

Mom's Tips

November 15th, 2016 by Jim Field

Layer the following ingredients:

  • 1 (15 oz.) can drained sauerkraut
  • 9 to 12 oz. thinly sliced corned beef
  • 1 package (8 oz.) sliced Swiss cheese
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise & 1/4 cup 1000 Island dressing
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted on 6 slices rye bread cubes

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.  Serve.

(Lillie Anderson)

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 11/15/2016

Podcasts, Sports

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Creston Police report, 11/15/16

News

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department reports 47-year old Dennis Speed, of Creston, was arrested Monday morning, on a Union County warrant for Parole Violation. Speed was brought to the Union County Jail and held without bond.

And, a Creston resident reported to police Monday morning, that sometime overnight Sunday into Monday, someone broke out a rear passenger window of her vehicle, and let the air out of the left rear tire. The incident happened while the vehicle was parked outside the woman’s home in the 700 block of W. Jefferson Street. The damage was estimated at $250.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 11/15/2016

News, Podcasts

November 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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