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Authorities: Man who escaped Iowa jail traveling with woman

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August 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped from the Warren County Jail in Indianola has been seen traveling with a woman being sought by Missouri authorities. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that 26-year-old Scott Grimes escaped around 10:20 p.m. Sunday while a jailer was handing out medications to prisoners.

Scott Forest Grimes

Scott Forest Grimes

A news release says Grimes and the woman were spotted around 3:45 a.m. Monday. They bought gas at a convenience store in New Virginia and then headed toward Interstate 35. Court records say Grimes was scheduled to begin trial Sept. 15 on a variety of charges, including theft and assault on an officer. The woman is accused of vehicle theft in Missouri.

Supporters of indie POTUS candidate McMullin trying to get McMullin’s name on Iowa ballot

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August 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A Des Moines couple with clipboards was across the street from the Iowa State Fair’s Grand Avenue entrance Sunday afternoon, collecting signatures on petitions. “Donald Trump would hurt our country in certain ways and Hillary Clinton hurts our country in other ways. I think we need a person of integrity who listens to both sides and isn’t going to be partisan and values those who are struggling.” Kate and Dylan Jones are part of a last-minute effort to get independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin’s name on Iowa’s General Election ballots.

“This whole two-party system is actually pretty antiquated, this idea that, ‘Oh, you have to vote for a Democrat or you have to vote for a Republican,'” Jones says. “We want people to know that you can actually vote for who you believe, that you’re still free in this country to do that, and the next three months, we just want to use our voice as much as we possibly can, because we don’t want to look back and say: ‘I wish I had done more.'”

Evan McMullin will qualify for the Iowa ballot if his supporters collect the signatures of at least 15-hundred registered Iowa voters. The signatures have to come from at least 10 counties and must be submitted to Iowa’s Secretary of State by this Friday. That’s why the crowd streaming into the State Fair was a prime target, since people come from across the state to attend. “I’ve been getting flooded by friends who say: ‘Hey, we are interested. We can’t make it to the fair today, but we want to come,'” Kate Jones says. The couple and others plan to be on the sidewalks outside the fairgrounds this week until they get the petition signatures they need.

Kate and Dylan attended the Iowa Republican Party’s Caucuses on February 1st and both supported Marco Rubio. They want to vote “for” someone in November, but neither can vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. “We would really like someone who is presidential,” Dylan Jones says. “We’ve been a little disappointed with how the Republican Party really has handled themselves throughout this whole election process, some of the things Donald Trump has said and a lot of the hate-filled rhetoric.”

The Jones’s say they want to “vote their conscience” and they’re worried about Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric. “We need compassionate leaders and the ability to articulate that refugees are not ISIS. They are people who’ve gone through trauma and don’t have a lot of resources when they come here and we need to be their neighbors,” Kate Jones said.

Kate Jones is 33 years old and works as a graphic designer. Her husband is 30 and works as a landscape architect.

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Iowa looking to prove 12-0 start wasn’t a fluke

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August 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s 12-0 start last season led some to label the Hawkeyes a fluke. A blowout loss to Stanford in the Rose Bowl only seemed to confirm those suspicions. Iowa is intent on proving that it’s still a national contender and the Hawkeyes should have a team capable of doing so.

Iowa is a favorite to repeat as Big Ten West division champions. The Hawkeyes return 13 starters from last year, when they finished 8-0 in the West and fell inches shy of a playoff berth. Quarterback C.J. Beathard had a strong first season as the starter despite a litany of injuries. If Beathard can stay healthy, a run at Big Ten Player of the Year isn’t out of consideration. Iowa’s defense, which let up just 20.4 points per game, will be led by Thorpe Award-winning cornerback Desmond King.

Matt Campbell invigorates struggling Cyclones

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August 15th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rookie Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has already invigorated a program starved for signs of hope. Turning that enthusiasm into sustained success will be a much tougher task. Campbell, just 36 and the youngest Power Five coach in the country, has given a team long stuck in the Big 12 basement plenty of reasons to believe in his vision.

Campbell pulled together one of the best recruiting classes in recent memory last winter despite an extremely late start, and his 2017 class is currently among the top in the Big 12. Campbell has also promised flashy new uniforms — and he and his staff’s ability to navigate social media has only added to the notion that Campbell is the key to a bright future for the Cyclones.

But Iowa State has won just five games over the past two seasons, and it’ll have to replace nearly its entire offensive line from 2015. The Cyclones open the season on September 3rd against Northern Iowa.

7:05 am Newscast 8-15-2016

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August 15th, 2016 by Jim Field

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Bireline takes 2016 Tournament of Champions Title

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August 15th, 2016 by admin

After a Runner-Up finish last year Alex Bireline was able to seal the deal on a championship at the 2016 Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club.  Bireline shot a weekend total (-1) 206 to take the title at the 58th annual event.

Alex was Runner-Up in the 2015 tournament by one shot to Evan Schuler and he said it felt good to play well on the final day this year and get a championship under his belt. Bireline shot rounds of 69-67-70 on the weekend to earn the win.  He said he was aiming to shoot 69 on the final day and couldn’t complain about how it ended up.

Zach Christensen of the Atlantic Golf and Country Club made a strong charge on Sunday and climbed within three strokes on the round by shooting a 2-under 67.

Bireline had a big chip in for birdie on 14 that was a big turning point and he said his nerves calmed down a bit after that hole and even more so after saving par on the 16th after hitting a tree on his tee shot.

Bireline said it was fun to win the title on his home course and was glad to keep it home after Evan Schuler’s win last year and he hopes someone else from the course can bring it home next year.

Piscotty homers in 8th to lead Cards’ comeback over Cubs 6-4

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August 15th, 2016 by admin

CHICAGO (AP) – Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer, Brandon Moss followed with a solo shot one out later and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Sunday night.

Piscotty hit his 17th homer off setup man Hector Rondon (2-3), who entered with a 3-1 lead in his first appearance since Aug. 2 following a triceps injury. After pinch-hitter Kolten Wong and Greg Garcia singled, Piscotty lofted a shot to deep left-center field that put the Cardinals ahead 4-3.

Moss added his 21st homer, then Randal Grichuk doubled in a run off Travis Wood.

The Cardinals split a four-game series with major-league leading Chicago, which dropped its second straight following an 11-game winning streak.

Matt Bowman (2-4) got three outs in the seventh in relief of Mike Leake for the win.

Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh got the final five outs, including three strikeouts in the ninth, for his 11th save in 12 chances.

Skyscan Forecast 08-15-2016

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August 15th, 2016 by admin

Skyscan Forecast   Monday, August 15, 2016    Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. ESE @ 5-10. High 85.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms possible late. SE @ 5-10. Low 65.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-15. High 85.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. A few isolated thunderstorms possible. High 85.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 88.

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Bireline, Miller, Leistad Win Tournament of Champions Titles!

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August 14th, 2016 by Jim Field

Open Division Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Alex Bireline (Atlantic G & CC) 69 67 70 206 (-1)
Zach Christianson (Atlantic G & CC) 72 70 67 209 (+2)
Eric Boehlert (Briarwood Club) 67 72 74 213 (+6)
Ross Martens (Rosman-Glendale) 68 73 72 213 (+6)
Darby McLaren (Atlantic G & CC) 70 72 72 214 (+7)
Aaron Ahrendsen (Past Champion) 74 69 71 214 (+7)
Matt Berg (Kalona GC) 72 74 69 215 (+8)
Chris Nelson (Past Champion) 76 71 71 218 (+11)
Andrew Martin (Nishna Hills) 75 73 71 219 (+12)
Jeff Gude (Atlantic G & CC) 73 76 71 220 (+13)
Ryan Clark (Briarwood Club) 75 71 74 220 (+13)
Jason Reynolds (Past Champion) 74 73 74 221 (+14)
Marc Riley (Hillcrest CC) 72 74 75 221 (+14)
Matt Gross (Nishna Hills) 72 73 76 221 (+14)
Steve Davie (Majestic Hills GC) 75 73 74 222 (+15)
Sam Pieczynski (Waveland GC) 75 72 75 222 (+15)
Rob Langfelt (Nishna Hills) 69 80 75 224 (+17)
James Reynolds (Griswold G & CC) 72 74 78 224 (+17)
Derek Jacobsen (Top 25) 72 74 79 225 (+18)
Brad Hartkopf (Past Champion) 76 70 79 225 (+18)
Keegan Bak (Deer Run GC) 74 71 80 225 (+18)
Jeremy Johnson (Indianola CC) 74 76 76 226 (+19)
Brent Travis (Fremont County GC) 72 80 74 226 (+19)
Jared Cochran (Terrace Hills GC) 71 84 73 228 (+21)
Jake Olsen (Atlantic G & CC) 76 73 80 229 (+22)
Jared Koch (Majestic Hills GC) 78 77 75 230 (+23)
Barry Smith (Pine Knolls CC) 75 78 77 230 (+23)
Troy Finestead (Woodward CC) 74 73 83 230 (+23)
Cary Cochran (Quail Run GC) 80 76 76 232 (+25)
Evan Baldwin (Villisca CC) 75 78 79 232 (+25)
Troy Pedersen (Treynor Rec) 78 74 80 232 (+25)
Shawn Angell (Jefferson GC) 79 74 80 233 (+26)
Steve Feauto (Oakland CC) 78 75 80 233 (+26)
Tyler Vroegh (Willow Creek) 77 73 83 233 (+26)
Troy Schwemm (Toad Valley GC) 73 83 79 235 (+28)
Ryan Bernholtz (Majestic Hills) 74 80 82 236 (+29)
Chad Bruck (Avoca GC) 78 76 82 236 (+29)
Jake Reynolds (Griswold G & CC) 75 86 76 237 (+30)
Matt Dominick (Humboldt CC) 77 82 79 238 (+31)
Jaxson Armstrong (Crestwood Hills) 81 78 79 238 (+31)
Phil Ruth (Lakeside GC) 80 77 82 239 (+32)
Eric Brown (Mount Ayr CC) 77 77 87 241 (+34)
Jeremy Svendsen (Shelby Co. GC) 80 77 84 241 (+34)
Ron Eads (Waveland GC) 80 75 88 243 (+36)
Steve Miller (Dunlap GC) 77 81 85 243 (+36)
Jason Branham (Quail Run GC) 79 83 82 244 (+37)
Brittain Swartz (Happy Hollow CC) 80 79 85 244 (+37)
Michael West (Lenox Municipal) 78 78 89 245 (+38)
Joe Cale (Majestic Hills GC) 81 78 86 245 (+38)
Justin Rumple (5 x 80 GC) 76 84 84 245 (+38)
Josh Judisch (Waverly GC) 80 83 83 246 (+39)
Dylan Scheffler (Sac CC) 74 91 83 248 (+41)
Chris Swensen (Audubon G & CC) 83 83 84 250 (+43)
Todd Hughes (Riverview CC) 83 82 87 252 (+45)
Marty Anderson (Sac CC) 84 84 88 256 (+49)
Mark Brown (Clarinda CC) 85 85 86 256 (+49)
Chuck Ciecalone (Osceola CC) 90 91 91 272 (+65)
Jimmy Rokes (Twin Lakes GC) 85 84 WD
Senior Division Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Del Miller (Past Champion) 76 69 75 220 (+13)
Rick Thompson (Past Champion) 75 74 74 223 (+16)
Rick Carter (Past Champion) 75 72 77 224 (+17)
George Gartelos (Past Champion) 72 72 80 224 (+17)
Darron Baker (Past Champion) 75 72 78 225 (+18)
Kim Peters (Crestwood Hills) 70 76 79 225 (+18)
Bobby Rist (Lake City CC) 77 70 83 230 (+23)
John Willmore (Past Champion) 77 77 77 231 (+24)
Ken Porstche (Past Champion) 77 78 77 232 (+25)
Jim Wood (Red Oak CC) 75 79 81 235 (+28)
John O’Hair (Indianola CC) 77 80 79 236 (+29)
Tom Duff (Carroll Municipal) 78 76 82 236 (+29)
Blair Hoegh (Ankeny CC) 79 79 81 239 (+32)
Steve Chapman (Treynor Rec) 77 84 79 240 (+33)
Jeff Heckroth (Woodward GC) 84 84 79 247 (+40)
Kenny Hinson (Nishna Hills) 82 81 84 247 (+40)
Jeff Morenz (Atlantic G & CC) 79 90 79 248 (+41)
Jim Tangeman (Gateway Rec) 84 87 77 248 (+41)
Tim Agan (Willow Creek CC) 83 85 82 250 (+43)
Gary Hayworth (Leon CC) 85 84 84 253 (+46)
Jim Mullenix (Shadow Valley) 79 94 83 256 (+49)
Richard Marsan (Fairfield G & CC) 85 84 87 256 (+49)
Allen Gunn (Riverview Club) 88 88 88 264 (+57)
Mark Morris (Bedford GC) 89 89 92 270 (+63)
Gary Wax (Avoca GC) 87 92 91 270 (+63)
Daryl Armstrong (Crestwood Hills) 71 76 WD
Super Senior Division Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Arnie Leistad (Past Champion) 71 77 69 217 (+10)
Jim Campbell (Albia CC) 73 73 76 222 (+15)
Jim Redemske (Clarmond CC) 82 81 69 232 (+25)
Keith Moore (Crestmoor) 80 75 78 233 (+26)
Allan Hjelle (Atlantic G & CC) 81 78 83 242 (+35)
Gary Wedel (Quail Run CC) 83 77 85 245 (+38)
Edward Troll (Avoca GC) 80 88 87 255 (+48)
Bruce Henderson (Nishna Hills) 84 80 93 257 (+50)
Jim Ripley (Clarinda CC) 83 89 86 258 (+51)
Jerry E. Hoff (Shadow Valley) 88 90 87 265 (+58)
Donald Perrin (Happy Hollow CC) 91 91 86 268 (+61)
Dave Hannasch (Nishna Hills) 88 89 92 269 (+62)

Iowa DHS moves forward with work on children’s well-being

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August 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is moving forward with initiatives aimed at improving children’s mental health and well-being, but officials say they won’t be able to estimate the potential cost of the effort until it’s developed more fully.

The Iowa Department of Human Services and other state agencies have been working together to formally tackle components of a long-term goal to change how children in Iowa access services related to their mental health and well-being. Officials contend services can be more effective if the two issues are addressed together.

State officials began soliciting outside work this month to help develop children’s mental health crisis services. Additional bidding will be available soon for so-called learning labs that could help improve children’s well-being.

The Iowa Legislature approved at least $300,000 last session toward the planning efforts.