COUNTIES: CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-
…AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING…
FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW…AREAS OF FOG HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE DENSER FOG BANKS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE EARLY THIS MORNING…UNTIL DISSIPATING AFTER SUNRISE. DRIVERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
VISIBILITY.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states because of weakness in agriculture and energy businesses. The overall economic index for the region declined to 45.5 in September from August’s 47.8. Any score below 50 suggests the economy is weakening.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says energy and agriculture manufacturing is especially weak in the region. The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.
The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
Today: Area of morning fog; Partly Cloudy. High 76. SE @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cloudy. Low 60. S @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 72. S @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 72.
Thursday: Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms. High 68.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our low this morning (thru 7-a.m.) was 46. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 64 and the Low was 35. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on Oct. 3rd was 95 in 1987. The Record Low was 23 in 2010.
AREA COUNTIES: CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION
…PATCHES OF DENSE FOG DEVELOPING AGAIN THIS MORNING…
ONCE AGAIN PATCHY DENSE FOG IS DEVELOPING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING…REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY WHEN ENTERING FOG BANKS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATER THIS MORNING AFTER SUNRISE.
Iowa motorists are reminded harvest time is underway and drivers should be prepared to encounter combines and other large farm equipment on the road. Chuck Schwab, a safety specialist with Iowa State University Extension, says rear end collisions are among the most common crashes involving farm machinery. “Motor vehicles go at a much higher rate of speed than agricultural equipment, so you have this fast closing distance and rear end collisions are very prominent if you’re not prepared to stop,” Schwab says.
When attempting to pass farm machinery, Schwab urges motorists to be patient and make sure they know the farm equipment won’t be turning left. “You need to make sure you’re in line and know that they’re not turning left, watch for the signals and the movement of equipment before you make that pass,” Schwab says.
In addition to roadway collisions, Schwab says the most common type of farm vehicle related accidents include roll-overs involving tractors, lawnmowers, and all terrain vehicles.
(Radio Iowa)
An Iowa high school’s homecoming queen shared her crown with a classmate late last week and by Sunday night video of the kind gesture had been viewed nearly 200-thousand times on the internet. During a school assembly on Thursday, Katie Gassman was crowned the homecoming queen for Wayne Community Schools in Corydon. Gassman had passed a note to the adults in charge of the ceremony and asked that it be read if she won. The teacher who read it choked back emotion as she told the crowd what that note said.
“Tonight I would like to share my crown with the girl who always has a smile on her face and has overcome so many hardships,” the woman said. That girl is Chelsea Sloan, who has Down Syndrome, kidney problems and arthritis — and she was part of the queen’s court, too. Chelsea’s mother was the one videotaping the scene and you can hear her surprised AND pleased reaction to the announcement. The crowd in Corydon cheered as Chelsea stood between her school’s homecoming king and queen and posed for pictures, with the crown on her head.
(Radio Iowa)
BOSTON (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays were able to claim the first American League wild-card berth by downing the Boston Red Sox, 2-1. Devon Travis and Hanley Ramirez traded solo homers before Troy Tulowitzki lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth. Aaron Sanchez finished the regular season 15-2 by limiting the Red Sox to a run and two hits over seven innings.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to reach the postseason for the third time in five years, this time as the second AL wild-card team. Matt Wieters homered from both sides of the plate, delivering two-run blows each time. Kevin Gausman fired eight innings of three-hit ball for the Orioles, who will face the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants nosed out the Cardinals for the second NL wild-card berth and will take on the Mets in New York on Wednesday. San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of the Dodgers as Buster Posey provided three hits and three RBIs in a 7-1 romp over Los Angeles. Denard Span was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored to back Matt Moore, who was reached for just one run and three hits over eight innings.
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The United States has recaptured the Ryder Cup with a 17-11 win over Europe. The Cup-clinching point came from captain’s pick Ryan Moore, who wasn’t on the team a week ago. Other U.S. winners on Sunday were Patrick Reed, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedecker, Brooks Koepka and Zach Johnson.
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan and Julio Jones put up huge numbers as the Atlanta Falcons dropped the defending NFC champions to 1-3. Ryan threw for a team-record 503 yards and four touchdowns as Atlanta outscored Carolina, 48-33. Julio Jones was Ryan’s favorite target, grabbing 12 passes for a team record 300 yards to help the Falcons improve to 3-1.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs working to upgrade its levees before homeowners are forced to pay higher premiums for flood insurance. City officials say the levees are being upgraded because of the 2011 flood along the Missouri River that lasted for months, but the levees must be certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities say 29-year-old woman fatally wounded in shooting Sunday morning in Keokuk. The state Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into the woman’s death. The woman was found in an alley shortly after midnight Sunday morning.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Christian college in northwest Iowa to begin offering vocational programs to fill gap in its offerings. Dordt College officials say they decided to add the program after noticing how many students graduating from Christian high schools were enrolling on vocational programs at other colleges.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa State running back Troy Davis arrested on suspicion of public intoxication roughly 14 hours after being honored at the Cyclones’ game against Baylor on Saturday. Iowa State University Police say Davis refused to take a sobriety test when officers contacted him early Sunday morning. Davis will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdowns passes for the fifth time in his career and the Pittsburgh Steelers throttled the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 on Sunday night. A week after suffering the franchise’s worst loss in 27 years, the Steelers (3-1) responded by overwhelming the erratic Chiefs (2-2).
Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown — wearing cleats featuring the profile of golf great and western Pennsylvania native Arnold Palmer — for a pair of scores. Roethlisberger also found Markus Wheaton, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Jesse James for touchdowns as the Steelers emphatically rebounded from a 31-point meltdown in Philadelphia. The quarterback finished 22 of 27 for 300 yards and a rating of 152.5, just shy of a perfect 158.3 rating.
Le’Veon Bell ran for 144 yards on 18 carries and caught five passes for 34 yards in his return from a three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Bell’s return brought Pittsburgh’s high-powered offense back to full strength for the first time this year, though he spent most of the first half watching Roethlisberger go to work.
The Steelers scored a franchise-record 22 points in the first quarter as their defense forced a pair of turnovers Roethlisberger quickly converted into touchdowns. Pittsburgh reached the end zone three times in a span of six offensive snaps in the quarter and added a two-point conversion on top of it while the Chiefs floundered in the rain. Smith was 30 of 50 for 287 yards and two inconsequential fourth-quarter touchdowns after things were well out of hand. Spencer Ware ran for 82 yards but also fumbled in the first quarter that kick-started Pittsburgh’s record-setting run. The Chiefs allowed four sacks to a team that came in with an NFL-worst one on the season and could do little right.
Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles ran one time for 6 yards in his first game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last October. It was perhaps the lone bright spot in a loss that played in stark contrast to a romp over the New York Jets last week in which the Chiefs forced eight turnovers. Charcandrick West, who helped fill in during Charles’ absence was inactive due to an ankle injury.
Pittsburgh’s 43 points were the most allowed by Kansas City in a regular season game since Andy Reid took over in 2013. The Chiefs are off next week before traveling to take on the suddenly dangerous Oakland Raiders on Oct. 16. Kansas City is 5-1 against the Raiders under Reid.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A win on the final day of the season was not enough for the St. Louis Cardinals, who missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Matt Carpenter homered and Randal Grichuk keyed a six-run seventh-inning with a two-run double to lead the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 Sunday.
But the Cardinals (86-76) were eliminated while still on the field when San Francisco (87-75) beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 and earned the second NL wild card.
St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday was brought into the game momentarily to play left field in the ninth inning. He was given a standing ovation and taken out before the first pitch. The Cardinals announced Friday they plan to decline his 2017 option and allow him to become free agent.
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