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Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s late night speech at the Republican National Convention, Monday, cast Donald Trump as “commander-in-chief” material — and Ernst warned Hillary Clinton “cannot be trusted.” “Her judgment and character are not suited to be sitting in the most powerful office in the world,” Ernst said. “She has already failed us too many times before.”
Ernst said the policies Clinton pursued as secretary of state in places like Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria had failed to “stop the expansion of terrorism.” “Shockingly, she continues to support a policy that brings captured terrorists into our back yards. All of us up here believe that’s unacceptable,” Ernst said, drawing applause from the crowd.
Ernst blasted Clinton’s decision to use a private email server when she was secretary of state, prompting some in the crowd started chanting: “Criminal” “With Hillary Clinton, it’s always about her. It should be about you,” Ernst said, to applause. “Donald Trump is focused on you!”
Ernst began her remarks with own biography, praising the “tenacity” she learned from her own mother. “She really encouraged us. You never hear her say: ‘No, you can’t do this,'” Ernst said. “Instead, if something was challenging, she’d say: ‘Joni, we’ll figure out a way. If this is what you want, let’s make it happen.'”
Ernst said she’s working on sharing those same life lessons with her own daughter. Ernst’s husband, daughter AND mother were in Red Oak last (Monday) night, watching the speech on television. Iowa Democratic Party chairwoman Andy McGuire issues a written statement, saying Ernst had urged Iowans to support a candidate “who is temperamentally unfit to be Commander-In-Chief of the United States of America.” McGuire called Trump’s foreign policy ideas “reckless” and “erratic.” Ernst’s speech was originally scheduled for “prime time,” but the program ran long and she didn’t begin speaking until after 10 o’clock Iowa time.
(Radio Iowa)
The majority of Iowa’s corn and soybeans are in good shape, according to the latest report from the USDA. The crop report covers activity through Sunday and places 81-percent of the state’s corn crop in good or excellent condition. The USDA rates 80-percent of the soybean crop in good to excellent condition. Sixty-seven-percent of the crop crop has reached the silking stage, which is a week ahead of average and five days ahead of last year.
Soybeans are also ahead of normal, as blooming reached 66-percent and soybean setting pods hit 20-percent. High winds and hail last week damaged some crops over northern, west-central, central, and east-central Iowa. Heavy rains on Sunday also flooded some fields around the state.
(Radio Iowa)
CLIVE, Iowa (AP) – A West Des Moines man has claimed the $1 million Mega Millions prize he won in May. The Iowa Lottery said Monday that 65-year-old Rick Breuss Jr. told officials he delayed turning in his prize ticket because his brother passed away in early June.
Breuss bought his winning ticket at a Kum & Go on Ashworth Road in West Des Moines. It matched five of the numbers in the May 20 drawing but missed the Mega Ball number. The lottery says a ticket sold in California also was worth $1 million. No one won the $187 million jackpot that day.
337 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF IOWA, THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NEBRASKA, AND MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.
HERE IN WESTERN IOWA, AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S, IT’LL FEEL MORE THAN 105 TO 115-DEGREES.
EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD LEAD TO SEVERE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND POSSIBLY DEATH IF PROPER ACTION IS NOT TAKEN.
Areas in dark red are under an Excessive Heat Watch. Orange areas have a Heat Advisory. Purple areas have an Excessive Heat Warning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. DO NOT LEAVE PETS AND/OR CHILDREN IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors the bookkeeper for an Iowa credit union has admitted to embezzling nearly $2.5 million from her employer over 37 years, an act that forced the credit union into insolvency. Linda Lee Clark of Corydon faces 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and must pay restitution after pleading guilty Friday to embezzlement from the SCICAP (SIGH-cap) Credit Union in Chariton.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents is approving a $250 tuition increase for tens of thousands of students at Iowa’s public universities in the upcoming school year. The board cut its $300 proposed increase for students from Iowa by $50 after the earlier plan was criticized as too high. But regents said they needed to keep most of the increase in tact to offset lower than requested funding levels approved by lawmakers.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The director of Iowa’s renewable energy research center is resigning after 3 ½ years on the job. Iowa Energy Center director Mark Petri submitted his resignation last month and is stepping down effective July 29. Lawmakers created the Iowa Energy Center in 1990 to encourage the use of alternative energy sources and energy efficiency.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa dog breeder, fined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for maintaining unsanitary and unsafe conditions for animals has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in an effort to avoid paying the fines. Court documents show 61-year-old Gary Felts entered an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to one count of false statements.
In an update to our earlier report, the Page County Sheriff’s Office said Monday, 43-year old Brandee Lee Greve, of Clarinda, was arrested Sunday on Felony 1st Degree Arson and Attempted Murder charges, in connection with a camper fire at 3160 Oak Avenue, south of College Springs. Greve was being held in the Page County Jail on $100,000 bond, pending additional court proceedings.The incident remains under investigation by the Page County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a camper on fire at around 4:25-a.m. Sunday. The occupant of the camper made it out prior to Sheriff’s Office personnel arriving. College Springs fire and rescue, Clarinda Fire, and Clarinda Rescue assisted at the scene.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa dog breeder, fined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for maintaining unsanitary and unsafe conditions for animals has pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements in an effort to avoid paying the fines. Court documents show 61-year-old Gary Felts entered the plea July 13. He faces up to five years in prison.
The USDA fined Felts nearly $19,000 in 2012 after inspectors found repeated Animal Welfare Act violations over a five-year period at his kennels in Kingsley. Felts never paid the fine and he was ordered to file yearly financial disclosure statements and negotiate payments. Prosecutors say he failed to disclose bank accounts and a $25,000 workers’ compensation settlement.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Regents is approving a $250 tuition increase for tens of thousands of undergraduate students at Iowa’s public universities in the upcoming school year. The board Monday cut its $300 proposed increase for students from Iowa by $50 after the earlier plan was criticized as too high and coming too close to the year.
But regents said they needed to keep most of the increase in tact to offset lower than requested state funding levels approved by lawmakers. Board president Bruce Rastetter says the $50-per-student cut will raise $2.2 million less than the earlier plan would have for Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa.
That means the increase will still generate about $19 million in new revenue for the schools.
Authorities in Page County along with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, are investigating a weekend camper fire incident. Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer says his office was notified at around 4:25-a.m. Sunday, that a camper was on fire at 3610 Oak Avenue, about 1.5-miles south of College Springs. The occupant of the camper made it out prior to Sheriff’s Office personnel arriving on the scene. College Springs fire and rescue, Clarinda Fire, and Clarinda Rescue assisted at the scene
And, Sheriff Palmer says a man from rural Coin was arrested Sunday night, after he turned himself-in on a Page County warrant for Possession/depiction of a Minor in a sex act. The charge against 20-year old Tyler Eugene Lorimor stems from an investigation of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation that is more than a year old. Lorimor posted bond and was released pending further court appearances.
Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson reports two recent arrests. 47-year old Candra Kaye Grant, of Adair, turned herself-in to the Sheriff’s Office this (Monday) morning, on a warrant for Disorderly Conduct and Simple Assault. The charges stem from an incident that took place in Exira, July 3rd. Grant was released from custody and will appear before a magistrate on August 22nd.
And, 24-year old Tyler Lee Carter, of Audubon, was arrested Friday night for OWI/2nd offense, Child Endangerment, and Criminal Mischief in the 5th degree. The charges were the result of a traffic stop in Audubon. Audubon Police assisted in conducting the arrest. Carter was later released after appearing before a magistrate. The incident remains under investigation.