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Bluffs man on probation for a drug charge allegedly assaulted a 64-year old woman

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December 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man is back in prison after, among other things, allegedly breaking a rib of an 64-year-old woman. Bluffs Police told the Daily Nonpareil, 20-year old Alec Robey was arrested on Wednesday night and charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor, and felony counts of assault causing willful injury and second-degree criminal mischief. The willful injury and criminal mischief charges are Class D felonies and each subject to up to five years in prison.

Police Sgt. Chad Meyers said Robey got into a verbal altercation with the victim at her home on the 100 block of McKenzie Circle. During the altercation, Robey allegedly assaulted the woman, destroyed televisions and collectible china and caused damage to walls. The damage amounted to $2,000.

Robey remains in custody at Pottawattamie County Jail with bond set at $7,500. Wednesday’s arrest was Robey’s second in four months. On Sept. 1st, Robey was arrested at a Council Bluffs convenience store. When he was booked into corrections, staff allegedly found nearly three grams of methamphetamine in his shoe.

Robey spent eight days in jail before posting bond. On Dec. 1st, he was sentenced to one year in prison, but, as part of a plea, all but eight days were suspended, and he was placed on probation for one year. So far, the State of Iowa has not charged Robey with violating his probation.

S.W. IA man pleads guilty in assisted suicide case

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December 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A southwest Iowa man charged with assisted suicide in the death of a female companion in 2014 pleaded guilty this week. The Daily NonPareil reports a court order signed Monday, states 59-year old James A. Zingg was given a suspended 10-year prison sentence and two years of probation. Zingg pleaded guilty to a charge of assisted suicide in connection with the death of 47-year old Gwendolyn N. Melloway, in January 2014.

Zingg was prosecuted under a seldom-used Iowa law that dates to 1996. The law makes it a felony if someone “intentionally or knowingly assists, solicits or incites” another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide. Nebraska has a similar law on its books.

Officials said Melloway died on Jan. 21, 2014, two days after making a suicide pact with Zingg, then ingesting a lethal cocktail of pills. Zingg also took pills but did not die. Zingg, in a telephone interview later that year, disputed the characterization, saying it was Melloway’s idea to swallow pills, and he went along with it.

The Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death a suicide caused by an acute drug overdose. After an investigation, Zingg was arrested in June 2014.

KJAN listening area forecast: Fri., 12/18/15

Weather

December 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

345 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

 

Area basketball scores from Thu., 12/17/15

Sports

December 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Western Iowa Conference

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 58, Tri-Center, Neola 46
Griswold 74, Riverside, Oakland 65
IKM-Manning 61, Underwood 37
Logan-Magnolia 45, Missouri Valley 40
Treynor 49, Audubon 46

Corner Conference

Sidney 54, Tarkio, Mo. 49

Pride of Iowa Conference

Lenox 57, Murray 48

Other Scores

Earlham 64, Guthrie Center 22

MAC Shootout

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59, Bellevue West, Neb. 53

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 38, Riverside, Oakland 20
Logan-Magnolia 60, Missouri Valley 26
Treynor 74, Audubon 48
Tri-Center, Neola 50, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 42
Underwood 69, IKM-Manning 66

Pride of Iowa Conference

Murray 60, Lenox 33

Other Scores

Guthrie Center 50, Earlham 39

MAC Shootout

Lewis Central 60, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 22
Louisville, Neb. 51, Fremont Mills, Tabor 27
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 64, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 28

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., Dec. 18th 2015

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December 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old Des Moines man suffered a head injury after four masked men broke into his home. The Register reports that the home invasion and robbery happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday just west of Drake University. Police say several electronic items were stolen.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport music producer has announced plans to bring about 30 bands to the city for an inaugural three-day music festival. The Quad-City Times reports that Sean Moeller intends to bring bands that he thinks will have breakthroughs in 2016 to perform at the Daytrotter Downs festival. Moeller says he named the festival after the Quad-City Downs, a former racetrack in East Moline, Illinois. The festival is scheduled to kick off February 18th at the Adler Theater in Davenport.

WEST BRANCH, Iowa (AP) — A judge is ordering the city of West Branch to pay nearly $500,000 in tax rebates to a manufacturer of wind turbines. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles ruled Thursday that the city breached an agreement with Acciona Windpower when it refused to reimburse part of its property taxes in 2013 and 2014.

GRANGER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a body found in a pond in central Iowa belongs to a 17-year-old boy who had been reported missing Sunday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a body discovered Thursday in Granger was identified as Sam Kemp of Des Moines. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Iowa Medicaid privatization plan halted for 2 months

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December 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal officials called for a two-month delay in Iowa’s switch to a private Medicaid program but signaled the state likely will get approval to make the change. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday ordered a halt until March 1 of plans to hand over management of the $4.2 billion health care program for 560,000 poor and disabled residents to for-profit insurance companies.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had planned to make the switch beginning Jan. 1. Branstad surprised the medical community and lawmakers last January with the plan he says will save $47 million in the first six months. Federal regulators told state officials Iowa needs more time but that approval is anticipated once the state is ready for a seamless transition that will not disrupt care.

2 Montgomery County arrests on Thursday

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December 17th, 2015 by admin

2 arrests were reported on Thursday by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.  At 1:45pm Thursday Sheriff’s Officials arrested 34-year-old Paul Earl Lemburg II of Red Oak on a valid warrant for Violation of Probation on an original charge of 3rd Degree Theft.  Lemburg was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

Also on Thursday Sheriff’s Officials arrested 45-year-old Thomas Shawn Johnson of Council Bluffs on a valid warrant for Probation Violation on an original charge of 3rd Degree Burglary.  Johnson was held in the Montgomery County Jail on $10,000 bond.

Backyard and Beyond 12-17-2015

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

December 17th, 2015 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Angie Britten with the Red Oak Chamber of Commerce about holiday activities in Red Oak.

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5 arrests in Atlantic

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December 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports five people were arrested over nearly the past two weeks. On Tuesday, 28-year old Jeffrey Knight, of Atlantic, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct, and 37-year old Daisha Rasmussen, of Atlantic, was arrested on three counts of Child Endangerment.

On Monday, officers arrested 28-year old Jeffrey Knight, of Atlantic, for Public Intoxication/3rd offense.

On Dec. 7th, 21-year old Bryce Baker, of Atlantic, was arrested for Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault. And, 24-year old Heri Pena, of Waukesha, WI., was arrested for Probation Violation. All subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail

3 arrests in Mills County

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December 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests. On Wednesday, deputies arrested 22-year old Rocky James Runyon, of Hastings, for Probation Violation. His bond was set at $5,000. That same day 29-year old Brandon Scot Feller, of Hastings, was arrested for Interference with Official Acts. Bond was set at $300. And, on Tuesday, Mills County deputies arrested 34-year old William Randel Cody, of Malvern, for Driving While Revoked. His bond was set at $2,000.

And, a Glenwood man was injured during an accident early Wednesday afternoon. Officials say Donald Hall was transported to a hospital in Council Bluffs, after his 2000 Dodge was struck from behind by a 1999 semi. Officials say Hall was traveling west on Highway 34 at around 12:25-p.m, and had begun to slow down when a grain hauler truck entered the highway from a farm drive.

Another vehicle in front of Hall also began to slow for the grain hauler truck. The semi, driven by Clifton Kopischke, of Mankato, MN,  was behind Hall and saw the vehicles in front of him begin to slow. Kopischke said he reached down, but could not get semi slowed because the trailer he was hauling was empty. Following the collision, both vehicles pulled off onto the shoulder of Highway 34.