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KJAN listening area forecast from the NWS, 3/11/16

Weather

March 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY BEFORE NOON. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70.

No. 6 Sooners beat No. 21 Iowa State 79-76 in Big 12 tourney

Sports

March 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 39 points, Ryan Spangler made a series of critical plays down the stretch and sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 21 Iowa State 79-76 on Thursday night in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals.

Spangler finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Isaiah Cousins also had 10 points for the third-seeded Sooners (24-6), who advanced to play ninth-ranked West Virginia in the semifinals. The Mountaineers rolled past TCU earlier in the night.

Georges Niang matched a career-high with 31 points for the sixth-seeded Cyclones (21-11), who trailed by 14 midway through the second half before making it a game. But after squandering several chances to get within a possession, it wasn’t until Deonte Burton’s 3-pointer at the buzzer that they finally did.

Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, March 11th 2016

News

March 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

BOONE, Iowa (AP) — A historic bridge near Boone has partially collapsed into the Des Moines River. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say the west side of the Wagon Wheel Bridge collapsed Thursday afternoon. The bridge was damaged in late February by flowing ice.

STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have found an oily material leaking from a Storm Lake dredge. Storm Lake’s Public Works Department placed booms around the dredge Wednesday afternoon in an effort to contain the leak, but on Thursday DNR officials found the oil had escaped the booms and was spreading along the lake’s shoreline and in the marina. The city is regularly dredged to remove silt and improve water quality.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he admitted to receiving and possessing child pornography. U.S. Attorney Kevin Techau announced a federal district court judge in Cedar Rapids sentenced 43-year-old Michael Cottrell of Reinbeck to federal prison Thursday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 39 points, Ryan Spangler made a series of critical plays down the stretch and sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat Number 21 Iowa State 79-76 Thursday night in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. Georges Niang matched a career-high with 31 points for the sixth-seeded Cyclones (21-11), who trailed by 14 midway through the second half before making it a game.

Injury accident on I-29 Thu. night

News

March 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A passenger in a vehicle that crashed Thursday night off Interstate 29 southbound, was being treated for minor injuries following the accident that happened at around 8:30-p.m., approximately 5.5-miles north of Crescent. The Iowa State Patrol says a 1991 Chevy Caprice driven by 18-year old Hayley Jo Masoner, of Council Bluffs, was in the right lane of I-29 southbound, when the car left the road and entered the west ditch, where it slid backwards through a fence separating the ditch from a cornfield. ISP patch

Masoner was not hurt, but her passenger, 18-year old Makayla Przybylski, of Council Bluffs, was transported by Crescent Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Bluffs Police no longer looking for vehicles involved in fatal hit-and run

News

March 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs said late Thursday night they are no longer looking for a second vehicle possibly involved in Wednesday morning’s fatal hit-and-run accident on the Interstate 480 bridge. Authorities said investigators who have spoken with the driver of a Ford Explorer that was shown on media broadcasts, and that the driver is cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation. No other vehicles are suspects are being sought. The second drivers name is not being released at this time.

Earlier in the day, Thursday, Bluffs Police said they had located one driver and vehicle possibly involved in connection with Wednesday morning’s hit and run death of 29-year old Brett Randall Jensen, of Council Bluffs on the I-480 bridge. Their investigation at that point had led the police to believe that more than one vehicle was involved in the incident. Cameras showed the possible second vehicle (the aforementioned Ford Explorer) at the intersection of 35th St. and Broadway minutes before Jensen was struck on the interstate at around 2:18-a.m., Wednesday. His body was found in the far left lane of westbound traffic.

Traffic Investigators would like to thank the public for their tips generated by the release of information to the media.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11th

Trading Post

March 11th, 2016 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  3 standard size Anderson patio doors. 1 slider, 2 stationary, new in the box. You pick up. Make reasonable offer. 254-2930.

FOR SALE:  Bowflex home gym, like new condition. Asking $500 or best offer. Call or text 712-254-1048.

FOR SALE: 1) Stroller, only used once, $30. 2) Two Parakeets with cage included, $50. 3) Young Female Guinea Pig, $20.

FOR SALE: 1) Big dog kennel, fits up to 80 pound dog, $75 OBO.  Big wire heavy duty dog kennel, $75 OBO. 3) Three cushion couch, plaid, good shape, $50.  Call 712-243-2890 or visit 117 Front Street in Atlantic.

Boys State Basketball Championship Schedule – Friday, March 11th

Sports

March 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines)

Class 1A Consolation Round
10:00-a.m. Britt/West Hancock vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
Class 1A Championship game
6:05-p.m. Council Bluffs/St. Albert vs. Paullina/South O’Brien

Class 2A Consolation Round
11:45-a.m. Pella Christian vs. Anamosa
Class 2A Championship game
8:05-p.m. Cascade vs. Hull/Western Christian

The Class 3A and 4A Consolation Rounds and Championship games will be held Saturday.

Public meeting about the Council Bluffs Interstate System scheduled for March 24

News

March 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

An official with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) District 4 Office in Atlantic says a public open house meeting will be held by the Iowa DOT on Thursday, March 24th, to discuss the 2016 summer construction on Interstates 29 and 80, and U.S. Highway 275.  Troy Jerman, Iowa DOT District 4 engineer says “The public information meeting will inform you about what to expect during the upcoming construction season. The Iowa DOT anticipates that ongoing work will impact people traveling on the interstate and businesses at interchanges that are under construction. The public information meeting will tell you what you can expect in 2016.”

All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program’s office located at the Mall of the Bluffs, 1751 Madison Ave., Suite 750, in Council Bluffs. Two short presentations are planned for 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; the public is invited to attend either presentation. Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss future projects and the project schedule.

IA DOT2016 construction projects that will be discussed include:

  • I-29 and U.S. 275/Iowa 92 interchange
  • East system interchange of I-29/I-80
  • West system interchange of I-29/I-80
  • Consolidating railroad operations west of Mosquito Creek under I-29 and Iowa 92

Staff will provide an update on the ongoing environmental study and discuss the preliminary design alternatives for the I-29/I-480/West Broadway project.

The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed below by March 17th. For those who cannot attend the open house, a virtual, online meeting will be available beginning March 24th, and can be accessed by visiting the project website, www.CouncilBluffsInterstate.IowaDOT.gov, and clicking on the online meeting link on the home page.

For general information regarding the proposed improvements or public meeting, call Scott Suhr, district transportation planner, Iowa DOT District 4 Office in Atlantic, at 712-243-3355 or 800-289-4368.

The Iowa DOT is in the process of reconstructing I-80, I-29 and I-480 in the Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The comprehensive interstate redesign will modernize the highway system and improve mobility and safety of approximately 18 miles of interstate. Motorists are encouraged to allow for extra travel time while this interstate improvement takes effect. If you would like more information about detours and traffic impacts visit the program website, www.councilbluffsinterstate.iowadot.gov/.

Paddlers urged to avoid a portion of the Dsm River near Boone

News

March 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says kayakers and canoeists are being warned to avoid a popular stretch of the Des Moines River in Boone County, following the partial collapse of an historic bridge Thursday afternoon. The west side of the Wagon Wheel Bridge collapsed into the water Thursday afternoon.

The bridge is located southwest of Boone and just north of the Kate Shelley High Bridge on the Des Moines River and was damaged from flowing ice. Because the fallen bridge is creating a hazard, canoeists and kayakers are being urged to avoid the area until it can be cleaned up.

One driver interviewed, another sought In I-480 pedestrian fatal

News

March 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs Thursday, said they had located one driver and vehicle possibly involved in connection with Wednesday morning’s hit and run death of 29-year old Brett Randall Jensen, of Council Bluffs on the I-480 bridge. The investigation has led the police to believe that more than one vehicle was involved in the incident. Police say they are still looking for a second vehicle and driver.

Cameras show the possible second vehicle at the intersection of 35th St. and Broadway minutes before Jensen was struck on the interstate at around 2:18-a.m., Wednesday. His body was found in the far left lane of westbound traffic. The second suspect vehicle is a light colored SUV.

Authorities say the public has been instrumental in providing information and helping to provide closure for Mr. Jensen and his family. Anyone with any information regarding this incident, especially the second vehicle or driver, is asked to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at (712) 328-4948 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP.

2nd suspect vehicle in fatal hit and run.

2nd suspect vehicle in fatal hit and run.