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2 imprisoned for 2011 robbery and slaying in northwest Iowa

News

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Two men who pleaded guilty in the 2011 robbery and fatal shooting of a northwest Iowa man have been sent to prison. On Thursday 26-year-old Devery Hibbler, of Dumas, Arkansas, was given 35 years and 35-year-old Robert Beaver, of Sioux City, was given 20 years in prison. A third man involved, 26-year-old Courtland Clark, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday.

All three pleaded guilty in federal court to interference with commerce by robbery, and Clark and Hibbler also pleaded guilty for a weapons offense. Prosecutors say the men entered marijuana dealer Tony Canfield’s Sioux City home in May 2011 to steal marijuana and cash. Prosecutors say Beaver beat and held Canfield’s wife while Clark and Hibbler struggled with Canfield, who was shot by Hibbler.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/2/2016

News, Podcasts

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 9/2/2016

Podcasts, Sports

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Pleasant Hill man arrested again in Creston – 3rd time in 1 week

News

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report a Central Iowa man who was previously arrested twice within the past week for allegedly Failing to Comply with the State’s Sex Offender Registry, was arrested again Thursday afternoon. 30-year old James Jack Clark, of Pleasant Hill, was taken into custody at around 1-p.m. Thursday on several Union County warrants for Burglary in the 3rd Degree, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Clark was also recently charged with Theft in the 5th Degree. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond, and a $300 10% bond.

Creston Police said also, a woman residing in the 400 block of Wyoming Avenue reported Thursday, that sometime that same day, someone keyed both sides of her vehicle. The damage was estimated at $1,000.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 9/2/2016

News, Podcasts

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Update) 911 service to Shelby has been restored

News

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert reports 911 service to Shelby has been restored. Seivert said late Thursday evening that 911 service and long distance in Shelby had been disrupted due to a Windstream Fiber line being cut. But again, as of this morning, the service has been restored.

Car carrying Confederate flag removed from school lot

News

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a student moved a car off a Des Moines high school campus rather than remove a Confederate flag from it as requested by school officials. Someone called East High School Thursday morning after noticing the flag in the student parking lot. Des Moines Public Schools spokeswoman Amanda Lewis says school staffers soon identified the student owner of the car and asked him to put away the flag. Lewis says the car was then driven out of the lot and parked elsewhere instead.

Lewis says the presence of Confederate flags at school last year prompted at least three incidents involving fights. She says the district supports the student’s right to expression, but the district’s first priority is ensuring school safety. Lewis says no disturbance arose from the flag Thursday.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/2/16

Weather

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mo. Sunny. High 78. NE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Mo. Clear. Low around 55.
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy. High near 80 SE @ 10-15.
Sunday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers possible. High 83.

Monday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms. High 87.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our 24-hour Low was 52. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 70. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 101 in 2000. The Record Low was 30 in 1983.

New coalition forms to support sustainable farming & clean water

Ag/Outdoor

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Conservation groups are forming a partnership with food and agriculture businesses to push for more sustainable farming and cleaner water in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. The Midwest Row Crop Collaborative includes diverse members like The Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund as well as Pepsi and Walmart. Jill Kolling, director of sustainability at Cargill, says they plan to raise four-million dollars over the next five years to fund on-farm conservation programs.

Kolling says, “In these states, we’ll be working to optimize soil health practices and outcomes, reduce nutrient runoff into the rivers and streams of the Mississippi River Basin, maximize water conservation to reduce pressure on the Ogallala aquifer and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

Other members of the group include the World Wildlife Fund, Monsanto, Kellogg and General Mills. Kolling says in addition to fundraising, the collaborative will collate conservation research so farmers can easily review results. Larry Clemens, with The Nature Conservancy, says aligning with agriculture across a vast landscape is a way to ensure food production goals are met while maintaining a commitment to land, water and wildlife resources.

Clemens says, “The Nature Conservancy is eager to help the collaborative leverage our expertise to accelerate solutions that match the scale of the challenges we face in this region, such as improving water quality across the Midwest and addressing the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.”

The collaboratives’ initial efforts will support the Soil Health Partnership, a farmer-led conservation program of the National Corn Growers Association.

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Area Volleyball Scores from Thursday, 9/1/16

Sports

September 2nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(3-0) Glenwood 25-25-25, Atlantic 23-21-12
(3-1) Clarinda 25-25-22-25, Shenandoah 25-14-23-18
(3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 12-25-21-25-15, AR-WE-VA, Westside 25-23-25-15-6
(3-1) Denison-Schleswig 21-25-25-25, Shenandoah 25-14-23-18
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Southwest Valley 16-14-20
(3-0) East Atchison 25-25-25, South Page 16-14-20
(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Wayne 22-23-18
(2-0) Essex 21-21, Bedford 8-13
(2-0) Essex 21-21, Riverside, Oakland 16-11
(3-1) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 26-25-22-25, Red Oak 24-13-25-22
(3-1) Lenox over Martensdale St Marys
(3-0) Murray 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 8-7-10
(2-0) Nevada 21-21, A-D-M, Adel 14-19
(2-0) Riverside, Oakland 21-21, Bedford 13-18
(3-0) Sidney 27-25-25, Fremont-Mills 25-19-11
(3-1) Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 25-20-25-25, Nodaway Valley 15-25-23-18
(3-1) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 23-25-25-25, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 25-11-13-17