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Today: Cloudy w/rain becoming mixed with & changing to snow this afternoon. High (early) in the Low 40’s w/temps falling into the mid-30’s. NW @ 10-20mph w/gusts to near 30 at times.
Tonight: Cloudy w/mixed precip ending. Low 28. NW @ 10-20. Total New snow accumulation of around 1” is possible.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/flurries in the morning. High 35. NW @ 10-20.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Christmas Day: Mo. Cldy. High around 40.
Friday Night: A 60% chance of rain or drizzle. Low around 33.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/a 40% chance of rain and/or snow. High 44
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 44. Our 24-hour ending at 7-a.m. today, was 28. We received .24” of precipitation overnight through 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date we reached 36 for a High and 32 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 62 in 1964, while the Record Low was -22 in 1983.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Iowa authorities have dropped one of the child sex abuse counts that had been filed against a man already serving time in Nebraska for a similar crime. Court records say the count was dismissed Tuesday in Pottawattamie County District Court. 29-year old Rocky Ontiveros still faces another count. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Iowa court documents say Ontiveros sexually abused two minors from Nov. 1, 2013, to Sept. 19, 2014. The Daily Nonpareil reports that prosecutor Dan Salvo-McGinn filed the motion to dismiss one of the counts because the child involved remains in therapy and is in no position to testify. In August Ontiveros was sentenced to 30 to 40 years in a Nebraska prison. He’d pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a minor in Douglas County.
Police in Red Oak arrested two people on separate charges Tuesday night. At around 10:25-p.m., 34-year old Jesse Donald Trost, of Red Oak, was arrested on a Montgomery County warrant for an original charge of Disorderly Conduct. During his arrest, Trost was allegedly found to be in possession of prescription drugs without a prescription. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,300 bond.
And, at around 10:05-p.m., Red Oak Police arrested 22-year old Bekka Lynn Matzen, of Red Oak, for Driving While Suspended and Having no SR-22 Insurance on-file. Matzen was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Thousands of Iowa football fans will be heading to California next week and they can expect tight security at the Rose Bowl game and parade. Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez talked about the increased enforcement for the 127th Rose Parade at a news conference Tuesday. “We’ll have more than two dozen undercover officers who will be patrolling the parade route and more than two dozen bomb-dog teams,” Sanchez said. Dozens of security cameras will be in place as well, according to Sanchez. More than 700,000 people are expected to line the route of the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day morning. The Rose Bowl, featuring Iowa versus Stanford, will kickoff later that afternoon.
Homeland Security Special Agent Mark Selby said they’ll be deploying an “unprecedented volume of resources and technologies” for both the parade and game. “In the wake of the tragedy two weeks ago in San Bernadino, I really don’t think anybody needs to be reminded of the necessity and the vital importance of security,” Selby said. “But I think it’s important to realize these preparations started more than a year ago.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will patrol the game and parade from the sky. Fans attending the game will be provided with clear bags for their personal belongings as they enter the stadium. The University of Iowa received over 54,000 ticket requests from fans hoping to attend the game. The Iowa Hawkeyes last played in the Rose Bowl in 1991.
(Radio Iowa)
Early This Morning: Rain. Not as cool. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Today: Rain in the morning…then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. High in the lower 40s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy through midnight…then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow after midnight. Colder. Low in the upper 20s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow in the morning. High in the mid 30s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the upper 20s. South wind around 5 mph.
Christmas Day: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light rain in the afternoon. High in the lower 40s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Low in the mid 30s.
Saturday: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain. High in the upper 30s.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are looking for a Fort Dodge man accused of throwing hot grease on his dog and burning him. Webster County officials say an arrest warrant was issued for 52-year-old Gary Wilson on one count of animal torture. Wilson is accused of throwing hot grease on his black Labrador retriever, Bob, in November. Baldridge says the alleged abuse caused second- and third-degree burns to the dog’s head and face.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A private company hired to help manage Iowa’s $4.2 billion Medicaid program is formally challenging its recent contract termination. WellCare of Iowa says in a petition that it wants the state Department of Human Services to temporarily halt its plans to terminate the company’s contract while the issue is sorted out in legal proceedings. A state official on Friday reaffirmed a judge’s recommendation that the state terminate WellCare’s contract over its contact with state officials during the bidding process and a failure to fully disclose information involving fraud or mismanagement.
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say it could cost at least $52,000 for cleanup completed at the Webster County Courthouse following a vandalism incident. Webster County Supervisor Merrill Leffler says that total for a cleaning company doesn’t include associated costs like extra personnel who helped clean affected computers. Insurance should pay for all costs associated with the vandalism, which was reported on Dec. 8 and closed the courthouse for a week.
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson will need a comeback if he wants to recover the momentum that briefly propelled him to the top of the GOP field this fall. But since then, the retired neurosurgeon has faced questions about his readiness for the job and lashed out publicly at media scrutiny of his compelling life story. His campaign leaders say he remains in a strong position to win Iowa and do well in South Carolina once voting begins in February.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Abdel Nader hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that put No. 11 Iowa State ahead, and No. 22 Cincinnati missed three shots in the closing seconds, allowing the Cyclones to hold on for an 81-79 victory on Tuesday night. The Cyclones (10-1) led by 13 points early in the second half before Troy Caupain led the Bearcats back. Kevin Johnson’s 15-foot jumper gave Cincinnati (10-3) its first lead with 4:22 left.
Nader’s 3-pointer from the right wing — he’d missed his first four shots from beyond the arc — put the Cyclones ahead once again. Caupain and Farad Cobb missed 3-pointers, and Gary Clark was short on a bank shot in the closing seconds.
Georges Niang led Iowa State with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Nader finished with 11 points, making his only 3-pointer the game winner. Caupain had 18 points for Cincinnati, which has lost both of its games against ranked teams. The Bearcats also fell to crosstown rival Xavier 65-55.
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