(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled it was not illegal for Des Moines Area Community College to pay a man a significantly higher salary than a woman who was doing the same work. Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled it was not illegal for Des Moines Area Community College to pay a man a significantly higher salary than a woman who was doing the same work. Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is joining with dozens of her Republican colleagues in criticizing President Biden’s actions and policies regarding the U-S border with Mexico. Hinson has signed a letter with more than 60 other G-O-P House members, calling for the president to reverse his executive actions which she says “undermine U.S. border security.”
On his first day in the White House, Hinson says Biden “immediately took executive action” to halt border wall construction and issued a moratorium on deportations and immigration enforcement.
Hinson says Biden has been “systematically and unilaterally unraveling policies that secured our border and deterred illegal immigration.” She says one of the results has been a “flood of deadly drugs” pouring into communities across the country, including in Iowa.
The president released a statement last week, saying he’s waiting on a bipartisan bill to emerge from the Senate that would provide him with more options and “new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed.” Biden says he’s waiting on Congress to provide the funding he requested last fall to secure the border, including money for more border patrol agents, immigration judges, asylum officers and inspection machines to intercept drugs.
(Radio Iowa) – Much of Iowa is seeing above-normal temperatures for the first week of February, a radical change from just a couple of weeks ago. January wrapped up with some Iowa cities reporting mid-50s for highs, and state climatologist Justin Glisan says that’s some 60 to 70 degrees warmer than the middle of the month when we were in the teens below zero, with wind chills of 40-below.
Some Iowa cities saw more than 20 inches of snow during January, and many communities ended up 10 to 15-inches above their averages for snowfall.
Glisan says the month concluded as the third-snowiest January on record for Iowa.
That allowed the water to filter down into the soil, he says, which brought some improvements in our statewide drought conditions. As for the month ahead, Glisan says we can expect more of what we’ve been seeing all week — warmer-than-normal temperatures.
The National Weather Service says the two snowstorms we had during mid-January dropped more than 27 inches of snow on Des Moines, which recorded its second-snowiest January on record, while the 25-plus inches that fell on Waterloo made it -the- snowiest January in history for that northeast Iowa city. It was also Waterloo’s fourth-snowiest month of any month on record.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa quarterback Wilburn Hollis passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. No public services will be held.
Hollis played quarterback for the Hawkeyes from 1959-61 and was one of the first African Americans to earn All-America accolades. He was recognized as a second-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 1960. He scored 68 points his junior campaign, the most scored by a Hawkeye since 1922. Against Wisconsin, he threw the game-winning touchdown pass with 52 seconds remaining in a 28-21 victory. That performance earned him National Back of the Week honors from the Associated Press and elevated the Hawkeyes to the No. 1 national ranking after the win. Iowa spent three weeks at No. 1 and won a share of the Big Ten title with an 8-1 record.
A team captain in 1961, his senior season was cut short due to a season-ending injury. Hollis scored two touchdowns and threw for two touchdowns his sophomore season in 1959.
Hollis was born in Mississippi. He lived at Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska from age nine under the competition of high school, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball and track. In 1957, he led his football team to an undefeated season and was named on a scholastic All-American team. Hollis was recruited by Coach Forest Evashevski.
The third ranked Iowa Hawkeye women will bid for a rare win at Maryland on Saturday night. A Lisa Bluder coached Iowa team has never won in College Park and a year ago the Terps hammered the Hawkeyes by 28 points.
That’s senior guard Kate Martin. Iowa’s last three losses at Maryland have been by an average of nearly 27 points and Martin says pressure defense has been a big part of that.
Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says Maryland is tough to beat on their home court because they have had outstanding teams.
Iowa is 9-1 in the Big Ten. Maryland is 4-6.
The Northern Iowa women host Drake Saturday night in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Bulldogs are tied at the top of ther league race with Belmont while the Panthers are 6-3 after a mid-week win at Illinois-Chicago.
That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren who says Drake is difficult to guard.
The Panthers won both meetings last season.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council will hold a rare, special session, Saturday afternoon. During the 1-p.m. meeting at City Hall, the Council will enter into a closed session pursuant to Iowa Code, with regard to the evaluation of an individual’s professional competency, and “whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered,” and because “that individual requests a Closed Session.”
(Ames, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Transportation reports there were 16 aviation accidents with one fatality and one aviation incident in the state of Iowa, from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. That’s a 33% increase from 2022, and the state has averaged 13 accidents over the last five years. The report summary says:
Fatalities Summary:
One flight involved a single fatality with a helicopter conducting aerial application that impacted wires. The NTSB report indicated that the pilot failed to identify the wires due to possible
distractions. The accident caused substantial damage to the aircraft and the pilot was hospitalized, but later succumbed to injuries.
Summary of Accidents in the Airport Environment:
There were six aviation accidents that occurred within the airport environment from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Five accidents occurred during the landing phase of the flight and
one during takeoff. Here’s a review of the two southwest Iowa airport accidents officials were made aware of:
– At the Red Oak Municipal Airport, a pilot operating a Cirrus SR22 reported engine problems and diverted to the Red Oak Municipal Airport. Even with repeated warnings from ATC, the pilot landed the aircraft on RW 05 which was closed. The aircraft struck a barricade which resulted in substantial damage. No injuries were reported.
– At the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, a pilot operating a Cessna 182 experienced loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined while sequencing to land. The pilot executed a forced landing in a harvested field near the airport and struck a terrace. This caused substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported.
Summary of Accidents Off-Airport:
There were 10 aviation accidents and one incident that occurred in 2023 away from the airport environment. Four accidents and one event occurred during the enroute phase of flight. One
accident occurred shortly after takeoff and the pilot was unable to make a return to the airport. Four of the accidents happened at low altitudes while conducting aerial applications under Part
137.
Three crashes occurred in southwest & western Iowa…
Note: This Accident Summary relies on reports from NTSB and FAA which are subject to change. Source of information is from NTSB.gov as of 01/18/2024.
Creston, IA—Earlier this week, Natalie Behnken, a senior at CAM High School, committed to the Southwestern Community College (SWCC) dance team for the 2024-25 season.
Behnken is a four-year high school varsity letter winner in dance and has received two division I dance ratings. She has been active in studio dance for 12 years.
In addition to dance, Behnken, who will graduate from CAM High School in May, has been involved with volleyball and softball. She has received a varsity letter in volleyball for two years and earned all-conference honorable mention honors following her senior season. She is a four-year varsity letter winner in softball and received all-conference honorable mention her junior year. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has been named to the honor roll.
“Natalie will be such a great leader on the dance team, as her dance abilities are already eye catching,” stated Paige Russo, head coach for the SWCC Dazzlers dance team. “I can’t wait to get her on campus to get to work.” Behnken is the daughter of Blaine and Kim Behnken of Massena.
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