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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, 2/19/16

News

February 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Rock Island, Illinois company that manufactures body armor for police officers and foreign government allies of the United States is proposing to move its factory to Centerville, Iowa. RMA Armament is set to ask the Iowa Economic Development Authority for high-quality job tax incentives for a $680,000 project to remodel the former National Guard Armory. The economic development board meets Friday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey suggests there’s been a little improvement in some bankers’ views of the rural economy in Iowa, Nebraska and other Midwest states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the monthly survey from Omaha. He says it’s the sixth straight month that the index has registered below growth neutral.

ELLSWORTH, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has died after falling from a cellphone tower near Ellsworth in Hamilton County. KCRG-TV reports 28-year-old Stefan Watermann of Anamosa fell to his death while working at a construction site just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for assaulting and injuring a corrections officer in southern Arizona. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Howard Sawyer of Iowa City received a 139-month prison term Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tucson.

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Wind Advisory in effect for the entire KJAN listening area 2/19/16

News, Weather

February 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT and PAGE COUNTIES: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR COUNTIES: A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6-A.M. TODAY UNTIL 6-P.M. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ALONG WITH WIND  GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AT TIMES WILL BE COMMON.

Wind Advisory in effect or slated to go into effect, for all counties shaded in brown.

Wind Advisory in effect or slated to go into effect, for all counties shaded in brown.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

 

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Bluffs convenience store robbed Fri. morning

News

February 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store. Authorities say at around 12:25-a.m. today (Friday), officers responded to the Kwik Shop store at 3632 Avenue G, in Council Bluffs, where a robbery had just taken place.

The victim told police she was in the back of the store when a black male entered the store wearing a black ski mask, a black jacket and displayed a small black pistol. The suspect demanded the money from the register and a carton of cigarettes. The suspect then fled the store on foot with a carton of cigarettes, and an undetermined amount of cash. Bluffs Badge

If you have any information regarding the incident, please call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

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State Wrestling Class 2A Session 3 results

Sports

February 18th, 2016 by admin

First Round Matches

2A-106
Champ. Round 1 – Kole Hansen (Atlantic) 46-6 won by decision over Luke Radeke (Vinton-Shellsburg) 34-13 (Dec 7-5)
2A-113
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Cox (Atlantic) 36-5 won by fall over Nate Cornwall (Spirit Lake Park) 28-7 (Fall 3:00)
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Goodson (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 34-18 won by fall over Joe Vondrak (Bishop Heelan Catholic) 37-5 (Fall 3:49)
2A-120
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Thompson (Perry) 30-4 won by decision over Chase McLaren (Atlantic) 47-8 (Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Portillo (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 41-1 won by fall over Jared Hensley (Bedford/Lenox) 29-5 (Fall 4:40)
2A-126
Champ. Round 1 – Tanner Probasco (South Tama County-Tama) 40-3 won by fall over Trevor Marlin (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 34-21 (Fall 5:27)
Champ. Round 1 – Trevor Anderson (Glenwood) 34-12 won by decision over Nate Lasher (Charles City) 28-13 (Dec 7-6)
2A-132
Round 1 (16 Man)
Champ. Round 1 – Keaton Geerts (New Hampton) 47-1 won by fall over Elias Shaeffer (Harlan) 33-22 (Fall 3:10)
Champ. Round 1 – Austin Gutknecht (Clarinda) 43-2 won in tie breaker – 1 over Chase Lienhard (Crestwood-Cresco) 15-7 (TB-1 2-1)
2A-138
Round 1 (16 Man)
Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Wilson (Denver/Tripoli) 45-9 won by decision over Tim Sibbel (Kuemper Catholic-Carroll) 38-8 (Dec 6-2)
Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Thompson (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 49-3 won in sudden victory – 1 over Kirk Mommsen (Assumption-Davenport) 33-8 (SV-1 2-0)
Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Dudek (Wahlert Catholic-Dubuque) 28-9 won by major decision over Jordan Renshaw (Glenwood) 27-15 (MD 14-1)
2A-145
Champ. Round 1 – Xavier Miller (PCM-Monroe) 42-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Mitchel Swank (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 37-9 (SV-1 9-7)
2A-152
Champ. Round 1 – Matt Malcom (Glenwood) 49-1 won by fall over Colton Lewis (Williamsburg) 35-12 (Fall 1:59)
2A-160
Champ. Round 1 – Cameron Leith (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 46-8 won by major decision over Kelly Clabaugh (Estherville Lincoln Central) 39-13 (MD 14-2)
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Wingert (Harlan) 34-11 won by decision over Tyler Zeimen (Cherokee-Washington) 40-7 (Dec 7-2)
2A-170
Champ. Round 1 – Chase Shiltz (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 40-1 won by fall over Eli Saemisch (Perry) 46-10 (Fall 1:20)
Champ. Round 1 – Conner Shaw (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 41-2 won by decision over Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) 44-8 (Dec 5-4)
2A-182
Champ. Round 1 – Zac Stork (Atlantic) 44-9 won by decision over Logan Chipp (Hampton-Dumont) 36-6 (Dec 8-6)
Champ. Round 1 – J.J. Clark (Clarinda) 43-2 won by fall over Sam Mathis (Roland-Story-Story City) 43-5 (Fall 5:16)
2A-195
Champ. Round 1 – Izaak Shedenhelm (Denver/Tripoli) 50-2 won by major decision over Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood) 39-9 (MD 12-4)
Champ. Round 1 – Seth Maitlen (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 52-3 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Matt McMillan (Independence) 46-5 (UTB 4-2)
2A-220
Champ. Round 1 – Kadon Hulett (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 47-2 won by major decision over Bryce Cox (Mount Vernon) 33-15 (MD 13-2)
Champ. Round 1 – Noah Broderson (Assumption-Davenport) 42-3 won by decision over Keagan Hosfelt (Atlantic) 45-12 (Dec 5-0)
2A-285
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Isley (Albia) 38-0 won by fall over John McConkey (Atlantic) 28-6 (Fall 1:25)
Champ. Round 1 – Nathan Heath (ADM) 41-5 won by fall over Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) 37-9 (Fall 1:45)

First Round Consolations

2A-120
Cons. Round 1 – Chase McLaren (Atlantic) 48-8 won by decision over Joe Minkler (Pocahontas Area/L-M) 38-9 (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Jared Hensley (Bedford/Lenox) 30-5 won by fall over Cole Lehn (Williamsburg) 36-14 (Fall 1: 05)
2A-126
Cons. Round 1 – Cole Nokes (Webster City) 34-8 won by decision over Trevor Marlin (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 34-22 (Dec 19-12)
2A-132
Cons. Round 1 – Gavin Kramer (Spirit Lake Park) 36-18 won by major decision over Elias Shaeffer (Harlan) 33-23 (MD 9-1)
2A-138
Cons. Round 1 – Drew Davis (Independence) 40-12 won by fall over Jordan Renshaw (Glenwood) 27-16 (Fall 2:58)
Cons. Round 1 – Kirk Mommsen (Assumption-Davenport) 34-8 won by decision over Tim Sibbel (Kuemper Catholic-Carroll) 38-9 (Dec 8-2)
2A-145
Cons. Round 1 – Mitchel Swank (Creston/Orient-Macksburg) 38-9 won in sudden victory – 1 over John Tuttle (Spirit Lake Park) 33-9 (SV-1 5-3)
2A-170
Cons. Round 1 – Anthony Sherry (Glenwood) 45-8 won by fall over Sean Kellogg (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 41-16 (Fall 0:39)
2A-195
Cons. Round 1 – Zach Haggstrom (Glenwood) 40-9 won by fall over Noah Minnick (MOC-Floyd Valley) 22-16 (Fall 1:15)
2A-220
Cons. Round 1 – Keagan Hosfelt (Atlantic) 46-12 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Jordan Baumler (North Fayette Valley) 35-6 (UTB 10-8)
2A-285
Cons. Round 1 – John McConkey (Atlantic) 29-6 won by fall over Jacob Knutson (Crestwood-Cresco) 30-14 (Fall 0:38)
Cons. Round 1 – Caleb Sanders (Glenwood) 38-9 won by fall over Brock Farley (Denver/Tripoli) 38-12 (Fall 7:59)

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Survey: Slight improvement in bankers’ view of rural economy

News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new survey suggests there’s been a little improvement in some bankers’ views of the rural economy in their 10 Western and Plains states. A report released Thursday says February’s Rural Mainstreet Index rose to 37.0 from 34.8 in January. Survey officials say any score below 50 on any of the survey’s indexes suggests that factor will decline.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the monthly survey, and he says it’s the sixth straight month that the index has registered below growth neutral. The report says 8.7 percent of bank CEOs who responded say their local economy was expanding while 36.9 percent say their local economy was in a recession.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

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Iowa researchers to pay students to eat GMO bananas

Ag/Outdoor, News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University researchers are moving ahead with a long-delayed project in which a dozen students will be paid to eat genetically modified bananas. The Des Moines Register reports that the bananas were created by an Australian scientist and have a gene that’s supposed to help people living in Africa make vitamin A. The participants would be paid $900 each.

The trial has been criticized because natural-food proponents say genetically modified foods can be dangerous. The experiment’s proponents say the gene came from a different type of banana and is safe to eat.

Earlier this week, activists delivered petitions calling on the project’s halt to university officials and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is funding the project. The activists said more than 57,000 people signed the petition.

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Former police chief from KS arrested in IA & held in Pott. County

News

February 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) — The former police chief for an eastern Kansas town has been arrested on charges including witness intimidation. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a release that Robert Butters, former Osawatomie police chief, was arrested Thursday and is being held on $250,000 bond in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jail records, however, show Butter’s being without bond. He’s due in court Friday.

The KBI says Butters was arrested on charges of aggravated intimidation of a witness, attempted interference with a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm while under the influence. The KBI says the charges stem from a recent incident in the Osawatomie area.

Butters resigned earlier this year as police chief. The KBI says no other information would be released Thursday.

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Red Oak woman arrested for OWI drugged

News

February 18th, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Thursday after a traffic stop.  At 12:37pm Officers made a traffic stop in the 200 block of Prospect Street and after investigation arrested the driver 41-year-old Jill Leanne Schaefer of Red Oak on a charge of OWI Drugged 1st Offense.  Schaefer was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,000 cash bond.  She was also cited for Operation Without Registration.

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Boys Basketball schedule Thursday 2/18/2016

Sports

February 18th, 2016 by admin

Boys Playoff Basketball Schedule Class 1A and 2A

Class 1A District 13

Mormon Trail vs. Central Decatur (@ Lenox)

East Union @ Lenox

Mount Ayr vs. Murray (@ Nodaway Valley)

Diagonal @ Nodaway Valley

Class 1A District 14

Guthrie Center vs. Paton-Churdan (@ IKM-Manning)

CAM @ IKM-Manning

Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Exira/EHK (@ Audubon)- 6:30pm Tipoff Coverage on KJAN

Glidden-Ralston @ Audubon- 8:00pm Tipoff Coverage on KJAN

Class 1A District 15

Nishnabotna vs. Sidney (@ Fremont-Mills

Essex @ Fremont-Mills

Griswold vs. Stanton (@ Bedford)

East Mills @ Bedford

Class 1A District 16

West Monona vs. Ar-We-Va (@ Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto)

Logan-Magnolia @ Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto

Woodbine vs. Boyer Valley (@ St. Albert)

Tri-Center @ St. Albert

 

Class 2A District 14

Van Meter vs. Earlham (@ Interstate-35)

Panorama @ Interstate-35

Class 2A District 15

Missouri Valley vs. Shenandoah (@ Treynor)

Underwood @ Treynor

Class 2A District 16

AHSTW vs. Ridge View (@ Kuemper Catholic)

South Central Calhoun @ Kuemper Catholic

 

Boys Regular Season Games

Atlantic @ Denison-Schleswig
Carroll @ Harlan
Abraham Lincoln @ Bishop Heelan

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State Wrestling Class 3A Session 2 results

Sports

February 18th, 2016 by admin

Class 3A First Round and First Round Consolations  (Will be constantly updated)

3A-106
Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Humpal (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 36-20 won by decision over Dayne Cordray (Fort Madison) 12-6 (Dec 5-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Whiteaker (Lewis Central) 38-4 won by tech fall over Hans vonRabenau (Iowa City-West) 19-24 (TF-1.5 4:00 (15-0))

3A-113
Champ. Round 1 – McGwire Midkiff (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 50-5 won by decision over Hunter Versteegh (Newton) 35-10 (Dec 9-3)

3A-120
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Price (Johnston) 43-5 won by tech fall over Jackson Sharp (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 24-18 (TF-1.5 4:07 (18-3))

3A-126
Champ. Round 1 – Nolan Hromidko (Cedar Rapids-Kennedy) 34-3 won by major decision over Gabriel Kjeldgaard (Lewis Central) 37-15 (MD 9-0)

3A-132
Champ. Round 1 – James Dirkx (Carroll) 26-10 won by fall over Jacob Jones (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 19-7 (Fall 2:59)
Champ. Round 1 – Keenan Cook (Fort Dodge) 32-6 won by major decision over Kyle Kuckta (Lewis Central) 20-14 (MD 16-8)

3A-138
Champ. Round 1 – Jess Chapman (Clinton) 37-12 won by fall over Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln) 44-6 (Fall 3:07)

3A-145
Champ. Round 1 – Dalton Woodyard (Waverly-Shell Rock) 39-19 won by decision over Caleb Kingery (Lewis Central) 35-17 (Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 1 – Colten Mertens (Mount Pleasant) 39-0 won by decision over Sam Kastle (Carroll) 39-7 (Dec 7-1)

3A-152
Champ. Round 1 – Nic Jarvis (Iowa City-City) 47-8 won in sudden victory – 1 over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 22-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Colton Clingenpeel (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 57-0 won by fall over Wyatt Schlotter (Ottumwa) 35-9 (Fall 3:42)
Champ. Round 1 – Morgan Hood (Prairie-Cedar Rapids) 27-20 won by major decision over Eric Bruening (Carroll) 34-15 (MD 11-0)

3A-160
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Koethe (Valley-West Des Moines) 43-1 won by fall over Parker Preul (Denison-Schleswig) 30-10 (Fall 1:51)
Champ. Round 1 – Gavin Babcock (Southeast Polk) 24-11 won by fall over Cory Lear (Lewis Central) 38-13 (Fall 1:26)

3A-170
Champ. Round 1 – Drew Singbush (Johnston) 28-18 won by decision over Colton Lear (Lewis Central) 36-17 (Dec 10-8)

3A-182
Champ. Round 1 – Max Lyon (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 48-0 won by fall over Damon Deyo (Lewis Central) 24-11 (Fall 1:34)

3A-195
Champ. Round 1 – Hayden Waldstein (Lewis Central) 24-11 won by fall over Ethan Rummel (Carroll) 36-11 (Fall 1:00)
Champ. Round 1 – Sam Cook (Fort Dodge) 42-0 won by fall over Cameron Baker (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 39-10 (Fall 0:45)

3A-220
Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Wriedt (North Scott-Eldridge) 43-3 won by fall over Tanner Miller (Lewis Central) 25-18 (Fall 1:54)

3A-285
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Beyerink (Carroll) 32-12 won by fall over Tyler Bookin-Nosbisch (Ottumwa) 35-15 (Fall 5:08)
Champ. Round 1 – Nick Mitchell (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 30-17 won by fall over Alex Heisdorffer (Prairie-Cedar Rapids) 16-19 (Fall 1:57)

First Round Consolations

3A-106

3A-113

3A-120
Cons. Round 1 – Brandon Wieland (Lewis Central) 24-7 won in tie breaker – 2 over Bryson Hervol (Waverly-Shell Rock) 31-22 (TB-2 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Keegan Schultschik (Xavier-Cedar Rapids) 31-19 won by major decision over Jackson Sharp (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 24-19 (MD 18-4)

3A-126
Cons. Round 1 – Gabriel Kjeldgaard (Lewis Central) 38-15 won by decision over Tyler Menegay (Ankeny) 31-10 (Dec 9-8)

3A-132
Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Jones (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 20-7 won by decision over Elijah Demmer (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 32-23 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Nathan Feldman (Dubuque-Hempstead) 38-9 won by major decision over Kyle Kuckta (Lewis Central) 20-15 (MD 11-2)

3A-138
Cons. Round 1 – Cole Detmering (Fort Dodge) 35-12 won by fall over Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln) 44-7 (Fall 2:51)

3A-145
Cons. Round 1 – Johnny Clymer (Linn-Mar-Marion) 39-9 won by fall over Caleb Kingery (Lewis Central) 35-18 (Fall 3:04)
Cons. Round 1 – Joel Shapiro (Valley-West Des Moines) 37-6 won by decision over Sam Kastle (Carroll) 39-8 (Dec 5-1)

3A-152
Cons. Round 1 – Alec Helmkamp (Ankeny Centennial) 39-10 won by decision over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 22-5 (Dec 4-3)

3A-160
Cons. Round 1 – Austin Lamm (Urbandale) 23-15 won by decision over Parker Preul (Denison-Schleswig) 30-11 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Cory Lear (Lewis Central) 39-13 won by decision over Brycen Carney (Ames) 17-14 (Dec 5-3)

3A-170
Cons. Round 1 – Nate Kelsay (Iowa City-West) 37-17 won by major decision over Colton Lear (Lewis Central) 36-18 (MD 16-5)

3A-182
Cons. Round 1 – Damon Deyo (Lewis Central) 25-11 won by decision over Peyton Patterson (Ankeny) 16-20 (Dec 4-1)

3A-195
Cons. Round 1 – Ethan Rummel (Carroll) 37-11 won by fall over Cody McDermott (Epworth-Western Dubuque) 24-20 (Fall 0:53)
Cons. Round 1 – Cameron Baker (Council Bluffs-Thomas Jefferson) 40-10 won by decision over Brayden Schultz (Linn-Mar-Marion) 16-10 (Dec 7-2)

3A-220
Cons. Round 1 – Brock VanLoon (Indianola) 30-19 won by decision over Tanner Miller (Lewis Central) 25-19 (Dec 4-3)

3A-285

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