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3 injured during an accident in Council Bluffs Wed. afternoon

News

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs report three people were injured when a southbound SUV went out of control, crossed the median of Interstate 29 and rolled over before collided with a 2012 Subaru in the northbound lanes, Wednesday afternoon. Bluffs BadgeAuthorities say the driver of the 1999 Chevy Blazer, 32-year old Kyle Yost, of Omaha, and his passenger, Dacia Lethan, of Council Bluffs, were ejected as their vehicle rolled over. Yost suffered a skull fracture and several other injuries. Leythan complained of pain in her back. The driver of the Subaru, 23-year old Cassandra Guerro, of Rochelle, IL, complained of back, chest and leg pain. All three were transported to Creighton University Hospital by Council Bluffs Rescue.

The crash happened at around 2:25-p.m. near the 52 mile marker of Interstate 29, south of the 9th Avenue exit. The accident resulted in northbound I-29 being closed to traffic for about an hour. The accident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit.

Council Bluffs officers were assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 7/7/16

News

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 2:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines says its two-humped camel, Nikolai, has died. The Des Moines Register reports that the camel died suddenly Saturday. A zoo news release says zoo veterinarians and keepers began treating the 7-year-old Bactrain camel Saturday morning when he began showing signs of illness. Despite their efforts, the camel died that afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man convicted of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed his girlfriend _ the mother of four _ has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Des Moines Register says Troy Mure Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum. Mure was convicted in April for the death of 22-year-old Scalicity Boyd. Police say a vehicle driven by Mure in November crashed into a utility pole, ejecting and killing Boyd, who was a passenger.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa casino supervisor, dealer and patron are charged with conspiring to cheat at roulette and split thousands of dollars in illicit winnings. A criminal complaint alleges the trio carried out the scheme on several occasions in February and March at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs. In all, they allegedly split between $20,000 and $30,000 in earnings.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld jail sentences for two egg industry executives whose Iowa company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that three-month jail terms issued last year to Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter, are appropriate because they are “liable for negligently failing to prevent” the outbreak.

 

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Severe Thunderstorm warning update

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-CASS NE-SARPY NE-

236 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FREMONT…WESTERN MILLS…SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…CASS AND SOUTHEASTERN SARPY COUNTIES (in Nebraska)…

AT 236 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PACIFIC JUNCTION…OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

BELLEVUE…PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…LOUISVILLE… WEEPING WATER…ELMWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION…MURRAY…CEDAR CREEK… UNION…NEHAWKA…OFFUTT AFB…TABOR…SILVER CITY…THURMAN… MANLEY…RANDOLPH…CAMP MAHA AND LOUISVILLE STATE RECREATION AREA.

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Thunderstorm Warning update

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-CASS NE-SARPY NE-220 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FREMONT…WESTERN MILLS…SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS…CASS AND SARPY COUNTIES…

AT 219 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR

PLATTSMOUTH…OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE POTENTIAL SEVERE PART OF THESE STORMS ALSO EXTENDED BACK TO THE

WEST TOWARD MURDOCK AND GRETNA.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

 

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Update- Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-CASS NE-SARPY NE-212 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FREMONT…WESTERN MILLS…SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS…CASS AND SARPY COUNTIES…

AT 212 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF CEDAR CREEK…OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pott., Mills, Fremont Counties

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

202 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 202 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CEDAR CREEK… OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SOUTHERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…

LA VISTA…PLATTSMOUTH…RALSTON…GLENWOOD…GRETNA…

SPRINGFIELD…MALVERN…LOUISVILLE…WEEPING WATER…TREYNOR…

ELMWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION…MURRAY…CEDAR CREEK…

MURDOCK AND UNION.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 17.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59 AND 91.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 56.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.

INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 426 AND 454.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 7/7/16

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE EFFECT THIS MORNING (See the separate posts listed on the kjan.com Weather page)

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME MAY BE SEVERE, WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70MPH, AND HAIL. LOW AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF  THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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Baseball Scores from Wed., July 6th 2016

Sports

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Adair-Casey 5, Stanton 0
Bondurant-Farrar 10, Panorama, Panora 0
Boone 5, Winterset 1
CAM, Anita 10, East Union, Afton 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, Nodaway Valley 2
East Mills 13, Riverside, Oakland 3
Glenwood 13, LeMars 8
Harlan 4, Dallas Center-Grimes 2
Hinton 16, West Harrison, Mondamin 2 (5 innings)
Lawton-Bronson 6, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 5 (WVC Tournament Finals)
LeMars 14, Glenwood 1
Lewis Central 15, ADM, Adel 7
MOC-Floyd Valley 3, West Lyon, Inwood 2
Maquoketa 8, Denison-Schleswig 0
Ridge View 11, West Monona, Onawa 4
Tri-Center, Neola 15, Southwest Valley 5 (6 innings)

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Significant Weather Advisory for Harrison/Shelby/Mills/Pott Counties

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

112 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2016
UNTIL 2:00 AM CDT… AT 1:11 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRWIN TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MEAD…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA… PLATTSMOUTH…RALSTON…GLENWOOD…HARLAN…GRETNA… MISSOURI VALLEY…ASHLAND…VALLEY…LOGAN…SPRINGFIELD…OAKLAND… AVOCA…YUTAN…LOUISVILLE AND WEEPING WATER.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS… AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS… FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch area expanded

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 345 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA: ADAMS FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD TAYLOR and UNION.

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