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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 8/13/2015

Podcasts, Sports

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 8/13/2015

News, Podcasts

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 8/13/2015

Podcasts, Weather

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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UDSA Report 08-13-2015

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

August 13th, 2015 by admin

w/ Denny Heflin

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Sioux City schools investigating board member for harassment

News

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Sioux City Community School District says it is investigating a sexual harassment claim against a school board member. The Sioux City Journal reports a school district spokeswoman, Alison Benson, confirmed the investigation Wednesday.

Benson declined to identify which of the board’s seven members is being investigated or the nature of the alleged incident, stating the details are a part of a “confidential personnel matter.”

ROBERT W. MARTENS, 86, of Walnut (Svcs. 8/15/15)

Obituaries

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ROBERT W. MARTENS, 86, of Walnut, died Wed., Aug. 12th, in Omaha. Funeral services for ROBERT MARTENS will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., Aug. 15th, at the Peace United Church of Christ, in Walnut. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Shelby has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut, from 5-until 8-pm Friday. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.

Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery.

ROBERT W. MARTENS is survived by:

His wife – Mariann Martens, of Walnut.

His son – Chuck Martens, of Omaha.

His daughters – Becky (James) Rasmussen, of Bellevue, NE., & Cheryl (Eugene) Butcher, of Avoca.

6 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

Broth flows into Shelby County ditch Wed. morning

News

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A trailer being pulled by a semi sustained $25,000 damage Wednesday morning, after it rolled into a ditch just east of Harlan. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says a semi driven by 51-year old Donald Dean Elridge, of Ft. Dodge, was exiting the Essentia Protein Solutions plant onto Highway 44 at around 9-a.m., when the trailer experienced mechanical problems.Broth tanker 3 Broth Tanker

Images from the Harlan Fire and Rescue Dept.'s Facebook page

Images from the Harlan Fire and Rescue Dept.’s Facebook page

When Eldridge pulled the semi off onto the shoulder of the road, the trailer became disconnected and rolled into a ditch, spilling about 5,200 gallons of beef broth. Crews were able to transfer the remaining liquid contents into another trailer, and set the damaged tanker up-right.

Crews with the Harlan Fire Department, Harlan Street Department, Officers with Harlan Police Department, Medivac ambulance personnel, along with Iowa DOT and Iowa DNR personnel, assisted at the scene. No injuries were reported.

KJAN listening area weather forecast: 8/13/15

Weather

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., Aug. 13th 2015

News

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sampling the pork chop on a stick. Snapping a selfie with the butter cow. Taking questions about foreign policy from hecklers. For those who would be president, a visit to the Iowa State Fair may be the purest distillation of the campaign experience in the state that starts the voting in the race for the White House. The 10-day event starts Thursday and most of the 2016 hopefuls will pass through.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Fair says the opening acts for singer Meghan Trainor’s canceled grandstand performance will now be the main act for a free show. Fair organizers said Wednesday afternoon that Charlie Puth and Life of Dillon will perform August 22nd at the grandstand. The announcement comes one day after Trainor, the artist behind the hit “All About That Bass,” said she couldn’t complete her tour due to a vocal cord problem.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Two people have died, including a 9-year-old boy, after an RV carrying a trailer struck an SUV in Warren County. The Des Moines Register reports 9-year-old Eric M. Fuller and 72-year-old Karla K. Handy, who were passengers in the SUV, died Wednesday morning.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The committee searching for the next University of Iowa president has recommended a slate of finalists to the Iowa Board of Regents. Committee chair and interim school president Jean Robillard said Wednesday the names of recommended finalists will remain confidential for now.

Wacha wins 14th, Cardinals beat Pirates 4-2

Sports

August 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina tripled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning when right fielder Gregory Polanco missed an attempted shoe-top catch and Michael Wacha got his 14th win to tie for the major league high as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night.

The game didn’t live up to the anticipated marquee pitching matchup between Wacha (14-4) and Gerrit Cole (14-6), both of whom were gone by the seventh inning. Seattle’s Felix Hernandez also has 14 wins.

St. Louis gift-wrapped a run, too, when center fielder Randal Grichuk badly misplayed an attempted diving catch on Andrew McCutchen’s RBI triple that tied it at 2 in the fifth. Grichuk landed early and bounced as the ball rolled past him to the wall. Kevin Siegrist worked two perfect innings and Trevor Rosenthal finished for his 35th save in 37 chances.