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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: (3:20-a.m., 8/9/16)

Weather

August 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 103 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 102 IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

Molina’s RBI caps rally as Cardinals stun Reds 5-4

Sports

August 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina started and ended a five-run rally in the ninth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals stunned the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Monday night. Molina singled to start the inning and was hit by a pitch from Ross Ohlendorf with the bases loaded to drive home the winning run. In between, Matt Carpenter drove in two runs with a single and Brandon Moss tied it when he walked with the bases loaded.

The comeback erased what had been a night of offensive futility for St. Louis through the first eight innings, as the Cardinals entered the last inning 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position. Seth Maness (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth to earn the win.

The Card’s and Red are at it again this (Tuesday) evening at Busch Stadium. Pre-game coverage on KJAN is at 6:20, with the 1st pitch at 7:15.

 

Dodgers’ Puig posts videos partying with Triple-A teammates

Sports

August 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Yasiel Puig has found the party in the Pacific Coast League. Days after a demotion to the minors, the unpredictable Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder posted videos to his Snapchat account Monday night of him partying with his new Triple-A teammates. The series of videos followed Oklahoma City’s 3-2 loss at the Iowa Cubs.

Puig began by posting a video of him shirtless in the team’s locker room, smiling and saying: “It’s so funny. We lose today, and everybody’s happy.” Videos posted later showed Puig and his teammates dancing, singing and chanting, often using profanity. A banner on one of the videos reads, “I Love this Team.”

Puig was optioned to Oklahoma City last week after the Dodgers could not find a taker for him before the non-waiver trade deadline. He went 2 for 4 in his first game with Oklahoma City on Sunday and was 0 for 3 on Monday. A major league All-Star in 2014, the 25-year-old Puig has been physically limited this season and largely inconsistent when healthy, batting .260 with seven homers in 81 big league games. The Cuban slugger signed a $42 million, seven-year contract in June 2012.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Aug. 9th 2016

News

August 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:15 a.m. CDT

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say little time remains before a $10,000 Powerball prize bought in western Iowa will expire. The lottery issued a reminder Monday that the ticket bought at a Casey’s store in the small Pottawattamie County city of Crescent must be turned in by 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at a lottery office or the prize will go unclaimed. The ticket was purchased before a Sept. 5, 2015, drawing and matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The funeral for a West Des Moines police officer killed last week drew family, officers from across the state and residents. The Des Moines Register reports West Des Moines Chief Shaun LaDue choked back tears at the funeral Monday as he recalled officer Shawn Miller’s dedication to his family, the police department and the community. Miller died Aug. 3 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car that turned in front of him as he was returning from a court hearing in Adel.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials have released a report that proposes to update how the state addresses cybersecurity threats, but it’s unclear how much the efforts could cost. The report distributed Monday lists a range of recommendations for how Iowa can reduce risks to state government operations. It includes having better guidelines for state employees receiving emails and storing data that are vulnerable to hacking.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will make her first visit to Iowa since narrowly winning the state’s lead-off presidential caucuses. Clinton’s campaign announced Monday that she will speak at a rally Wednesday afternoon at Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Her campaign says Clinton will discuss her plans to improve the economy. Clinton’s visit will come less than a week after Republican nominee Donald Trump held an event Friday in Des Moines.

3-year old suffers minor injuries in tricycle vs. car accident

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August 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Council Bluffs Police report a child suffered only minor injuries after being struck by a car Monday evening. Officers were called to the scene in the 600 block of Elliott Street a little after 6-p.m. Their investigation determined a three year old boy was riding his tricycle down the driveway at that address and was struck by a car when his tricycle entered the roadway.

A large bush at the end of the driveway obstructed the view of the driver, who was not able to stop in time. The driver of the vehicle was not cited.

Although the child’s injuries were minor and consisted of scrapes, he was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, for observation and treatment of those injuries.

Rural Page County burglary under investigation

News

August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary in the rural Bethesda area (west of Hepburn). On Saturday, Deputies learned a red Lincoln Weldpak 100 wire welder, a blue 14” chop saw, a 50’ piece of Central Pnumatic 3/8” retractable air hose reel and a Grey angle grinder, were stolen from a building.  The items are owned by Bryan Nelson, of Shenandoah, and are believed to have been stolen during the past week.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office 712-542-5193 or their local Law Enforcement agency.

UNI focuses on preparing young defense for season

Sports

August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley says his focus in fall camp this year is a flip-flop from last season when they didn’t have to work as much to prepare the defense for the opener.  “Last year we spend a lot of time on offense because the defense was sound. The defense has a lot of good players on it and all you had to do was get them lined up right and let them run,” according to Farley. “This year, the defense is so raw and so new that I walk in the room and more than half of it, it will be the first time they take the field. There was a time in spring ball that there was only one guy who played a game for us in the starting 11.”

Farley says they’ll do a lot in practice to put pressure on the defense to get them ready. “We need to prepare them through how we coach them because we can’t test our team on the field. We’ve got to find out about them through the stress we put on them on the field. We will stress the defense,” he says. One key will be the linebackers, where the Panthers have some experience returning along with several new players who Farley says have to learn defense after being featured as quarterbacks or runningbacks in high school.

“When we’ve really got good linebackers, they were either quarterbacks or running backs in high school. And then we’ve got to coach the toughness into them, coach that play into them. Because, they have that athleticism, they’ve just got to get used to playing close to that line of scrimmage,” Farley says.

The Panthers open the season on the road September 3rd against Iowa State.

(Radio Iowa Sports)

Offensive coordinator looks to fill in pieces for Hawkeyes

Sports

August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye offensive coordinator Greg Davis knows who they key guys will be on offense as they prepare for the season opener — his challenge is to find the supporting players. He said “We’ve got seven guys back who have played some ball, so that’s an encouraging thing. We we ant to do, is we want to get better each day as an offense, and then when we get to scrimmages and we play in game situations, we want to get into as many of those situations as you can without your quarterback being played live.”

The offensive game plan will come together after Davis sees who stands out. “You want to install the offense — there’s no question — but you also want to find out who is ready to help this year,” Davis says. “And then when you kind of know who is ready to help this year, then you can start trying to determine how many two tight ends will be play, how many three wide receivers.” Davis has senior quarterback C.J. Beathard to get everything started, and he says that gives them a lot of options.

“He’s a guy who can do a lot of different things, from under the center from in the gun, it doesn’t really matter to him. The biggest thing is he’s done it now. And we felt last year at this time when we were talking he would do what he did. But he hadn’t. Now he has,” Davis says. Iowa lost a couple of experienced receivers and moved redshirt freshman Ryan Boyle of West Des Moines over from quarterback to help give them more depth.

Davis says Boyle was moved to slot receiver in spring and now Boyle is starting to pick up the nuances of the postion. He also likes what he has seen of freshman Devonte Young. “I think it will end up being a pretty good group,” Davis says. Davis says the idea was to get Boyle on the field, and his change of position for now is a one year experiment.

“I didn’t see Ryan getting in the mix this year, and I didn’t see it hurting him when we come back in the spring,” Davis says. Davis says he’s confident the offensive line will be good again this year, and that’s why it’s key to find out who can play where at the skill positions to determine how to develop the offense. Iowa opens the season at home on September 3rd against Miami of Ohio.

(Radio Iowa Sports)

You really don’t need’ your own gun at the State Fair, Branstad says

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August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Governor Terry Branstad says he’s always felt safe visiting the Iowa State Fair, but Branstad isn’t COMPLETELY ruling out approving a new state law next year that would allow guns on the fairgrounds during the fair. “I understand that there may be issues coming before the state legislature on that,” Branstad says. “I’m just saying that I’ve gone to the State Fair for decades and decades and I just want to complement the Fair Board, the Department of Public Safety, our state troopers. They do a phenomenal job.”

Since 1980, fair-goers have not been allowed to carry guns on the grounds during the State Fair. On Friday, a legislative committee held a public hearing on the issue. Gun rights advocates want legislators to pass a law allowing Iowans with permits to carry their guns during the fair. Critics say they fear having hundreds of guns in the midst of large crowds, especially when some fairgoers are getting drunk.

The governor says there’s a heavy law enforcement presence on the grounds during the state fair’s 11-day run. “I support the right to carry, but I think the fairgrounds is a little different situation because we have such phenomenal coverage from the Highway Patrol at the fair…It’s not like other places where you have nobody with a firearm to protect somebody against a violent act,” Branstad says. “You really don’t need to have your own firearm for your protection at the fair.”

During the 1996 State Fair, a couple who sold funnel cakes at the fair were found bound, gagged and shot to death in their trailer on the state fair campgrounds. It was a murder-for-hire scheme that involved the couple’s daughter, her husband and an employee of the funnel cake stand who was hired to do the shooting.

(Radio Iowa)

Deadline looms for large Powerball prize bought in W. Iowa

News

August 8th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lottery officials say little time remains before a $10,000 Powerball prize bought in western Iowa will expire. The lottery issued a reminder Monday that the ticket bought at a Casey’s store in Crescent must be turned in by 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at a lottery office or the prize will go unclaimed. The ticket was purchased before a Sept. 5, 2015, drawing and matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball.

The prize is among several large winnings, ranging from $9,000 to $2 million, that are unclaimed in Iowa. In Iowa, prizes that aren’t claimed go into the lottery’s prize pool for futures games and promotions.