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Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday leaves after hit by pitch

Sports

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday has left in the 10th inning against the Chicago Cubs after getting hit on the right hand by a pitch. Reliever Mike Montgomery plunked the seven-time All-Star with a 94 mph fastball on a 1-1 count with two outs and nobody on in a 3-3 game Thursday night. Holliday immediately grabbed his right arm. He was attended to and walked to first base accompanied by the trainer before leaving the field. Jeremy Hazelbaker pinch-ran for Holliday, who had singled and scored in the first inning.

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Preliminary Storm reports for 8/11/16 event (updated 10:08-p.m.)

News, Weather

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

9:15-p.m. 61-mph wind gust 3 miles south of Creston (AWOS – Automated Weather Observation System)

8:46-p.m. Emergency management in Adel reports numerous trees and power lines down throughout Dallas County, affecting Adel, Dallas Center, Redfield and Dexter. A tree limb fell on the Emergency Manager’s roof.

8:08-p.m. 59-mph wind gust at the Atlantic Airport.; Numerous tree limbs down in Atlantic, an estimated 300-400 people without power according to AMU; Cass County Comm. Center on Emergency Generator; Street and stop lights out from Olive to Locust Street and 10th Street on North through the downtown area.

8:05-p.m. 4-to 6-inch tree limbs and power lines down in Bayard.

(Additional reports will be posted Friday morning, once all the information is relayed to the National Weather Service)

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Tournament of Champions Coverage on KJAN

Podcasts, Sports

August 11th, 2016 by admin

The 58th Annual Tournament of Champions is set to begin Friday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club and KJAN will have live coverage throughout the weekend.  The tournament features the top finishers from club championships around the state along with past champions and last year’s top-25 finishers.  The event is a three-day 54 hole tournament played Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and is split into three different divisions: Open, Senior, and Super Senior.

Tournament Chair Matt Mullenix was featured on our Heartbeat Today Program on Thursday morning and he said 96 total golfers have signed up for play in this year’s event.   He said it’s nice to see some familiar faces but great to see new participants as well and he anticipates around 30 new golfers in this year’s field.  Mullenix also said 12 past champions will be back to compete this year.

We’ll have live coverage throughout the event on KJAN AM 1220 and FM 101.1 and you can also follow along with tee times and scores on the sports page at kjan.com.  Our scheduled reports on Friday are at 8:35am, 11:20pm, 1:05pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:35pm, and 5:45pm. We will also have other break-in reports throughout the day.  Catch scheduled reports on Saturday at 8:35am, 11:15pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm. Sunday we will have live coverage of the leaders beginning at 12:00pm on Sunday through the finish.

Listen to the full interview with Matt Mullenix below.

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Power outage in Atlantic (Update 9:28-p.m.) – ALERT

News, Weather

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Municipal Utilities reports power is out to an estimated 300-400 households and/or businesses in town. The Cass County Communications Center and courthouse radio building were running on an emergency generator.

The Cass County Comm. Center/Emergency Management reports traffic lights are out around downtown Atlantic. Please avoid driving in this area. If you must travel, drive with caution. AMU crews are working as quickly as possible to restore power, but there is still lightning and rain in Atlantic, which is making the situation more hazardous. Please be patient.

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Preliminary Storm reports from 8/11/16

Weather

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

830 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW ATLANTIC 08/11/2016 M59 MPH CASS IA AWOS REPORTED AT the Atlantic Airport.

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

I-80 westbound east of exit 60 (62 mile marker) one lane is blocked due to a electronic message sign on the interstate! (Update 9-p.m.: the sign has been pushed out of the traveled portion of the road)

0805 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYARD 08/11/2016 GUTHRIE IA EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. 4 TO 6 IN LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0846 PM TSTM WND DMG ADEL
08/11/2016 DALLAS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT DALLAS COUNTY. CITIES AFFECTED
INCLUDE ADEL, DALLAS CENTER, REDFIELD, AND
DEXTER. TREE LIMB ON EM’S ROOF. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM WHEN STORM HIT ADEL.

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Red Oak man charged with Domestic Abuse Assault

News

August 11th, 2016 by Jim Field

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Wednesday of a Red Oak man on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault, a simple misdemeanor.  At 5:45pm officers arrested 21-year-old Shae Daniel Lewis of Red Oak in the 1200 block of East Summit Street.  He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond until seen by a magistrate.

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Preliminary Storm report for Atlantic

News

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
830 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW ATLANTIC 08/11/2016 M59 MPH CASS IA AWOS REPORTED AT the Atlantic Airport.

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

I-80 westbound east of exit 60 (62 mile marker) one lane is blocked due to a electronic message sign on the interstate! (Update 9-p.m.: the sign has been pushed out of the traveled portion of the road)

0805 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYARD 08/11/2016 GUTHRIE IA EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. 4 TO 6 IN LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0846 PM TSTM WND DMG ADEL
08/11/2016 DALLAS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT DALLAS COUNTY. CITIES AFFECTED
INCLUDE ADEL, DALLAS CENTER, REDFIELD, AND
DEXTER. TREE LIMB ON EM’S ROOF. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM WHEN STORM HIT ADEL.

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One new filing Thursday for the Cass County General Election

News

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns said Thursday, one person had filed papers to run in the November 8th Cass County General Election. Jody Lorence filed her papers for a single seat on the Cass County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, in the NorthWest District. The seat is currently held by John Molgaard.

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Zach Johnson tied for John Deere Classic lead

Sports

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Zach Johnson made himself right at home in the John Deere Classic — again. From just up the road in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the two-time major champion shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Patrick Rodgers and Ryan Moore in the suspended first round.

Play was delayed for 3 1/2 hours at TPC Deere Run by a storm that dropped just over an inch of rain. The round resumed at 3:08 p.m., with none of the players in the afternoon session able to finish. Johnson had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch in the bogey-free round that he started on the 10th tee. The 2012 tournament winner capped the run on the par-5 second and also birdied the par-4 sixth.

Scott Pinckney and Scott Brown were a stroke back at 66. Three-time champion Steve Stricker had a 70. Jordan Spieth chose not to defend his title because he didn’t think it would be appropriate in light of his decision to skip the Rio Olympics.

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Cubs’ reliever Pedro Strop out 4-6 weeks with knee injury; Grimm recalled from AAA Iowa

Sports

August 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be sidelined four to six weeks. The Cubs announced Thursday that an MRI revealed a meniscus tear. Strop was injured fielding a grounder in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s victory over the Los Angeles Angels. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

The timetable would make it possible for Strop to return before the end of the regular season and be available for the postseason. The NL Central-leading Cubs had planned to use Strop and Hector Rondon as setup men for closer Aroldis Chapman, who was acquired last month. The 31-year-old Strop has a 2.89 ERA in 50 games with Chicago this season.

The Cubs recalled right-hander Justin Grimm from Triple-A Iowa.

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