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Corn harvest in NW Iowa may exceed 200 bushel average

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – It’s still early, but the harvest season in northwest Iowa is getting off to a good start, according to I-S-U Extension agronomist Leah Ten Napel. “Overall, we have a lot of acres left to go,” Ten Napel says. “A very small percentage has been harvested so far. The areas that are getting harvested are actually at fairly good, harvestable moistures, which is great to hear, and yields are not coming back all too shabby for the year we’ve had.”

Weather conditions during this growing season were widely varied, she says, and so are the yields. “Some of our soybean fields were hit really hard with late-season pests and those yields are going to be down in those areas,” she says, “but overall, corn yields have been average-to-above-average and soybean yields maybe slightly below-average-to-average, so far, what I’m hearing.”

Ten Napel says some farmers are predicting about a 200-bushel average for the corn crop. “I would say for our area of northwest Iowa, we may be over that 200 bushel average, in my area,” she says, “just from what I’m hearing so far.” Ten Napel says much of her region received adequate moisture this season, though she notes, parts of Woodbury and Monona counties, just south of Sioux City, were among the driest in the state.

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Mason City man charged with attempted murder in an Adair County stabbing

News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reports a man from northern Iowa was arrested on an Attempted Murder and drug charges, early Monday morning, following a stabbing along Interstate 80. The Sheriff says at around 11:58-p.m. Sunday, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office received a cellular 911 call. The line was open but initially there was no response. A short time later, the dispatcher could hear a female screaming “stop” repeatedly. 911 mapping showed that the call was coming from a location on Interstate 80. Shortly after midnight, a passerby placed a second cellular 911 call. The male caller described some sort of altercation between a male and a female, in or very near the inside of lane of travel. The caller also noted a vehicle in the ditch west of the male and female. The caller placed the incident at approximately the 84mm on I-80, which is east of the Casey, Iowa interchange.

An Adair County deputy sheriff and an Adair police officer arrived at the 84mm at 12:06 a.m., locating a vehicle in the ditch, but did not initially locate any persons. Later, yelling could be heard east of their location. Law enforcement then located a male subject holding another person in his arms with what appeared to be blood on the ground near the two. The man was handcuffed, and life-saving treatment was immediately administered to the adult female. The female said that it was the male subject who was in custody, who had stabbed her, and that the man was her father.

It is believed that the female was stabbed or cut in excess of 10 times, with at least one stab wound causing potentially life-threatening injuries.

Michael T. Dolezal booking photo

The victim was transported by air ambulance to a Des Moines area hospital. The male subject was identified as 50-year-old Michael T. Dolezal of Mason City, Iowa. Dolezal was placed under arrest and transported to the Adair County Jail. Dolezal was charged with Attempted Murder and Possession of a Controlled Substance-3rd or subsequent offense. At his initial appearance, Dolezal’s bond was set at $300,000 cash only.

First Responders assisting with this critical incident include the Adair Police Department, the Stuart Police Department, Adair Rescue, Stuart Rescue, the Adair County Ambulance, and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office/Communications Center. The incident remains under investigation.

**It should be noted a criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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Heartbeat Today 9-26-2023

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 26th, 2023 by Jim Field

Jim Field introduces you to Blake Burris, who just joined KJAN as Assistant News/Assistant Sports Director.

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3 Hawkeyes in Top 20; Iowa in 2nd as Team

Sports

September 26th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

LUBBOCK, Texas – Three University of Iowa women’s golfers are in the top 20 and all five student-athletes are in the top 25 at the Red Raider Invitational, putting the Hawkeyes in second place as a team through 36 holes at The Rawls Course.

Iowa shot its top two rounds of the fall, firing rounds of 291 and 290 to post a five-over par 581.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Hanna is pacing the team, sitting in a tie for 14th place with a one-over par 145. The Omaha, Nebraska, native carded four birdies during Round 2 to post an even par 72 – her second round at or below par this fall.  Hanna is three shots out of fifth place.

Junior Paula Miranda is tied for 17th place with a three-over par 147 (73-74) and freshman Ximena Benites is tied for 19th with a 148 (78-78).

The Hawkeyes also have two student-athletes tied for 25th with 149s. Sophomore Madison Dabagia had the low round of the day, firing a two-under par 70 over her second 18 holes, using a three birdie in three-hole stretch during her five birdie round.

Sophomore Shannyn Vogler posted a one-under par 71 during the tournament’s opening round on Monday morning before shooting a 78 in Round 2 en route to her 149.

After sitting two shots off the lead after the opening round, host Texas Tech fired a 13-under par 275 in Round 2 to build a 17-shot lead heading into Tuesday’s final round.  The Red Raiders are -12 as a team and TTU’s Maja Ambroziak is the individual leader at -6.

IOWA LEADERBOARD

T14. Kaitlyn Hanna 73-72=145

T17. Paula Miranda 73-74=147

T19. Ximena Benites 74-74=148

T25. Madison Dabagia 79-70=149

T25. Shannyn Vogler 71-78=149

  1. Iowa 291-290=581

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes close out the tournament Tuesday with an 8:15 a.m. (CT) shotgun start.

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Creston woman arrested Monday night

News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A woman from Creston was arrested Monday night on a warrant. The Creston Police Department reports 46-year-old Karina Lynn Wilkinson was arrested at 809 W Adams Street, a little after 7:30-p.m. Wilkinson was charged on a Union County Warrant with Possession of Controlled Substance-Meth 2nd Offense and Possession of Controlled Substance-Marijuana 2nd Offense. She was transported to the Union County Jail and later released on a $3,000 cash or surety bond.

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Red Oak man arrested Tuesday (9/26) on 2 counts of Harassment/1st degree

News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak report a man was arrested early this (Tuesday) morning. 61-year-old Daniel Mark Kinnersley, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 5:26-a.m., near N. 2nd and Joy Streets. He was charged with two counts of Harassment in the 1st Degree. Kinnersley was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,o00 bond.

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Increase in cars passing stopped school buses raises concern

News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – We’re about one month into the new school year and some drivers are still forgetting to stop when school buses are dropping off and picking up kids. Sioux City Police Sergeant Mark Huberty says they’ve had to issue a number of tickets. “Just a reminder to citizens that you have to stop going toward them or when you’re behind them, so either direction you have to stop when those lights are on in the school bus stop sign is out,” he says. Huberty says violating the school bus law involves more than a ticket.

“First of all there’s a court appearance required, and the fines are from 345 dollars to 930 ,” Huberty says, “and the D-O-T will also suspend your your driving privileges for 30 days.” Huberty says they’ve seen too many drivers recently not paying attention. “Last week we had five of those violations come out, so want to make citizens aware that they need to be careful around the school buses. They have pretty good cameras and it’s pretty easy to see.” He’s referring to the cameras on the buses which can record the violation and information on the drivers.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Tue., Sept. 26, 2023

Weather

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 56 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy

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Iowa districts eye shift to four-day school week

News

September 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A handful of public school districts in Iowa are holding classes four days a week and educators say other districts are considering the idea. Chris Coffelt is superintendent of the Central Decatur Community School District, based in Leon, AND the Lamoni Community Schools.

“I think that we have to look at it as a potential teacher recruitment and retention strategy,” Coffelt says. “There are school districts in our area that are evaluating it. There are school districts across the nation that are implementing it, so we are looking to see if that is something that makes sense for us.” Advocates of the move say it reduces student absences and gives teachers more time to plan and collaborate with other teachers.

“We’re also looking to see what would be the impact on students and families on that day that we’re not in session and ensuring we have supports for them,” Coffelt says, “so that child is taken five days a week even if they’re just in school four days a week.” The Cardinal Community School District in Eldon switched last November to holding classes Tuesdays through Fridays and Murray Community Schools made the move this fall.

A decade ago, WACO Community School District in Wayland was the first Iowa district to shift to a four day school week. Mormon Trail in Humeston and Moulton-Udell have also switched to four day weeks. About 90 percent of the U-S schools now holding classes just four days a week are in rural areas and the other 10 percent are suburban or urban settings. Brad Buck is superintendent of Waukee Community Schools, Iowa’s fastest growing school district, and he says they’ve had informal conversations about a four-day school week.

“There’s a school district in Missouri that’s about our size that went to it a year or two ago and so we’ve kind of been cautiously watching them to see if it’s something that we might consider,” Buck says. “The biggest challenge is that fifth day…What are students doing that’s productive and on that fifth day when they’re not in school?”

Buck and Coffelt made their comments earlier this month on “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S.

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Big Ten Football Weekly Release

Sports

September 25th, 2023 by admin

• Conference action continues this week, with five Big Ten contests highlighted by a pair of divisional matchups. Action kicks off on Saturday afternoon when Penn State travels to Northwestern. Ohio State and Wisconsin will enjoy byes this week, with the complete schedule appearing to the right.

• Three Big Ten teams appear in the AP Poll this week. Michigan leads the conference at No. 2, followed by No. 4 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn State. Maryland and Wisconsin are both receiving votes.

• Four Big Ten teams remain undefeated on the season, as Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State are all 4-0.

• Penn State currently ranks among the top 15 nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense. The Nittany Lions rank No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (8.8 points per game), while ranking 15th in scoring offense (40.5 points per game).

• Four additional Big Ten teams rank in the top 20 in terms of scoring defense: Michigan (1st, 2.25 points per game), Ohio State (2nd, 8.5 points per game), Maryland (11th, 12.2 points per game) and Rutgers (19th, 15.2 points per game).

• Ohio State scored on its final play of the game with one second left to rally past No. 9 Notre Dame, 17-14, on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. DeaMonte Trayanum scored on a 1-yard run on Ohio State’s final play from scrimmage to culminate a 15-play, 65-yard drive to overcome a 14-10 Ohio State fourth quarter deficit. The Buckeyes have won 12 of their last 13 road games against ranked teams and five of their last six on the road against AP Top 10 teams.

• Penn State Football registered a 31-0 victory against Iowa on Saturday evening in front of the second-largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history. The shutout marked the first for the Nittany Lions against an AP Top 25 team since the 1999 Alamo Bowl against No. 18 Texas A&M (24-0). Penn State scored 30 points for the 11th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in program history and the longest active in FBS. Quarterback Drew Allar completed 25-of-37 passes for 166 yards and a career-best four touchdowns, as Penn State became the only team in the FBS who has not turned the ball over this year.

• Northwestern overcame a 21-point fourth quarter deficit, marking their largest comeback since defeating Indiana in 2009 after trailing by 25, on Saturday with a 37-34 overtime victory against Minnesota. Wildcats’ wide receiver Bryce Kirtz posted 10 receptions, 215 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the win, posting career-highs in every receiving statistical category, including scoring the first two touchdowns of his career.

• Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy completed 15-of-21 attempts for 214 yards and a touchdown on Saturday against Rutgers, his 10th career game over 200 passing yards. He added 51 rushing yards on seven carries. The junior entered the top 10 all-time in passing touchdowns at Michigan with his performance, reaching 35 for his career and tying Tom Brady at 10th.

• With a 31-7 victory against the Scarlet Knights, the Wolverines have won 19 straight games at home dating back to 2021. It is the longest home winning streak under head coach Jim Harbaugh and the program’s best since a 21-game winning streak from 1998-2001 under coach Lloyd Carr. Michigan also resumed its conference winning streak and extended it to 16 straight games, matching the program’s longest since a 16-game stretch from 1996-98 under Carr.

• The 2023 campaign will feature 99 All-Big Ten honorees (first-, second-, third-team or honorable mention) selected by either the coaches or the media last season, with Ohio State leading the way with 16 all-conference returnees. The East Division welcomes back 56 all-conference players, while the West returns 43. Illinois is the only West team with double-digit all-conference returnees with 10, while each team has at least one All-Big Ten performer returning.

• The Big Ten finished last season with three teams ranked in the AP Top 25, tying for the third-most of any conference. All three teams finished in the Top 10, marking the second straight year that the conference had three top 10 teams at the end of the season. The 2023 AP Preseason Poll also featured five Big Ten teams in No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 19 Wisconsin, and No. 25 Iowa, while Illinois and Minnesota are both receiving votes.

• Last season, the Big Ten posted the fifth-highest single-season attendance total in conference history with 6,333,196 fans attending home games. Excluding 2020, this marked the ninth consecutive season and 10th time in 11 seasons that more than six million fans have attended Big Ten home football games.

• This season’s Playoff Semifinals will take place Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl. Houston will host the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 8, 2024, at NRG Stadium. The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game.

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