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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/22/2016

Podcasts, Sports

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 7/22/2016

News, Podcasts

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 7/22/16

Weather

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

**Excessive Heat Warning continues through 7-pm Friday**

Today: Mostly sunny, hot & humid. High 97. Heat Index around 114. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Partly cloudy.Low around 77. SW @ 10.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, hot & humid. Isolated morning showers possible. High near 95. Heat index around 107. S @ 10-20.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 97.

Sunday: P/Cldy. Isolated showers are possible. High 92.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low for the past 24-hours (Ending at 7-a.m. today) was 77. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 80 and the low was 57. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1901. The Record Low was 45 in 1956.

Teen vanishes in Missouri River on north end of Omaha

News

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Authorities are expected to resume their search of the Missouri River today (Friday), for a teenager who went under while swimming on the north end of Omaha. Rescuers were called to the scene north of Omaha’s N.P. Dodge Park around 7 p.m. Thursday. A helicopter, boats and a dive team were deployed without success before darkness.

Family members say the 17-year-old was on a sandbar before going into the river. They say he went under the water and didn’t resurface.

LEONA M. BANCROFT, 96, of Marne (Svcs. Private)

Obituaries

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LEONA M. BANCROFT, 96, of Marne, died Thursday, July 21st, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Private, family services are planned for LEONA BANCROFT at the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic is assisting the family.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

LEONA BANCROFT is survived by:

Her children – Gloria (Adron) Terrell, of Birmingham, AL; Linda Redler (& Wayne Priester), of Marne; Terry Thomas (& Carolyn Burke), JoAnn Thomas,  and, Vicki Nielsen, all of Atlantic.

Her step-son: Robert (Charlotte) Bancroft, of Atlantic.

9 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

Red Oak man arrested on weapon & child endangerment charges

News

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak responding to reported domestic disturbance Thursday evening, arrested a man for aggravated assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, and child endangerment charges. Authorities say 39-year old Michael Lee Butcher, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 7:15-p.m. in the 600 block of E. Hammond Street, after officers investigated a call about a domestic disturbance involving a man threatening people with a machete’. Butcher was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on a $2,000 cash bond.

Additional details released on arrests in Creston

News

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our story Thursday morning about two Creston men arrested Wednesday evening on drug charges, authorities said later, that 39-year old Steven Knowles and 18-year old Kane Allen Michael Farlow were taken into custody following a pursuit. Creston Police say Farlow was driving a 2004 Nissan Ultima that was being pursued by law enforcement.

The car was traveling about 60-to 70-miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, when it went out of control at around 6:10-p.m., Wednesday. The vehicle hit a curb and concrete sewer before coming to rest in a field near the intersection of Highway 34 and Industrial Parkway. Farlow was transported by law enforcement to the Greater Regional Medical Center in  Creston, to be treated for a wrist injury. His passenger, Steven Knowles, had minor injuries that did not require a trip to the hospital.

Both men were arrested for Possession of Marijuana, Meth and Drug Paraphernalia. Farlow was served a warrant while being detained at the Union County Jail, for violation of Pretrial release on an original charge of Felony Eluding. He was also charged with Eluding causing bodily injury and Reckless Driving. Farlow may face an OWI charge as well, pending the result of lab tests.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 7/22/16

Weather

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 105 TO 110 IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 105 TO 110 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 102 TO 107 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 101 TO 106 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

State Softball Schedule, Rogers Sports Complex in Ft. Dodge – Friday, July 22nd

Sports

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 3A

3rd Place

9:30 a.m. – Mittera Field – Solon (33-10) vs. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (26-8)

Class 3A State Championship

10:10 a.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Davenport Assumption (41-4) vs. Benton (42-2)

Class 4A

3rd Place

11:30 a.m. – Mittera Field – Boone (27-10) vs. Fairfield (28-12)

Class 4A Championship Game

12:27 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Carlisle (38-6) vs. Oskaloosa (29-7)

Class 5A

3rd Place

1:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – West Des Moines Valley (40-4) vs. Urbandale (34-10)

Class 5A Championship Game

2:39 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Pleasant Valley (36-8) vs. Johnston (40-4)

Class 1A

3rd Place

3:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – Newell-Fonda (29-14) vs. Martensdale-St. Marys (33-7)

Class 1A Championship Game

4:55 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Akron-Westfield (35-2) vs. Kee (38-6)

Class 2A

3rd Place

5:30 p.m. – Mittera Field – BCLUW (30-9) vs. Logan-Magnolia (33-3)

Class 2A Championship

7:09 p.m. – Buena Vista University Field – Van Meter (32-7) vs. Iowa City Regina (28-17)

 

State Baseball Tournament begins in Des Moines

Sports

July 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The State Baseball Tournament gets underway with the quarterfinals in Class 1A this evening at Principal Park, in Des Moines.

#4 seed Remsen/St. Mary’s (30-5) vs. #5 Highland, Riverside (24-6) @ 5-p.m.

#1 seed Mason City/Newman Catholic (32-5) vs.#8 Nodaway Valley (19-10) @ 7:30-p.m.

Saturday’s schedule includes #2 seed West Sioux (25-2) vs. #7 Edgewood-Colesburg (21-12), @ 5-p.m., followed by #3 Don Bosco (34-4) vs. #6 Tri-Center/Neola (19-8), at 7:30-p.m.

The Class 2-A teams take to the mound on Monday.