Authorities say NW Iowa man’s death is suspicious

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Officials in northwest Iowa man say the death of a man in his home Friday, appears to have occurred under suspicious circumstances. The Omaha World-Herald says a firefighter determined that 29-year old Dustin T. Wilder was dead at the home at 621 Buckley St. Deputies and firefighters were sent about 7: 15 a.m. to the home for an unconscious man and found Wilder.

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office Major Todd Wieck did not say why Wilder’s death was considered suspicious. The cause and manner of Wilder’s death were not released.

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Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/11/20015

Weather

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

435 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2015 – NWS/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY…COLDER. HIGH AROUND 10. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

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Sports Headline: Seahawks, Patriots advance…Grizzlies get Green from Celtics…Two Ducks suspended

Sports

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes and Kam Chancellor returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown as the Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers 31-17 to advance to the NFC title game. The Seahawks never trailed, but they weren’t able to pull away until they scored 17 straight points in the fourth quarter to go ahead 31-10. The Seahawks are the first defending Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game the following season since New England in January 2006.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England is in the AFC title game for the fourth straight year after Tom Brady threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell with 5:13 remaining to complete the Patriots’ comeback in a 35-31 triumph over Baltimore. The Ravens led 28-14 late in the third quarter before Brady threw two of his three scoring passes. The Pats tied the game on wide receiver Julian Edelman’s 51-yard pass to Danny Amendola with 4:20 left in the third quarter.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have acquired Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green in a three-way swap with New Orleans. A person familiar with the situation says Tayshaun Prince would go Boston and Quincy Pondexter from Memphis to New Orleans. The trade also would send Austin Rivers from the Pelicans to the Celtics, and Russ Smith from New Orleans to the Grizzlies.

DALLAS (AP) — Oregon coach Mark Helfrich says wide receiver Darren Carrington and running back Ayele Forde will not play in Monday’s national championship game against Ohio State after positive NCAA drug tests. Carrington tested positive for marijuana, and results of Ford’s test were not immediately clear.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have acquired infielders Ben Zobrist (ZOH’-brihst) and Yunel (yoo-NEHL’) Escobar from the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher John Jaso (JAY’-soh), cash and minor leaguers Daniel Robertson and Boog Powell. Zobrist is an All-Star who hit .272 with 10 home runs last season, while Escobar compiled a .258 average with seven home runs and 39 RBIs. Jaso batted .264 with nine homers and 40 ribbies before missing the last five weeks of the season with a concussion.

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Branstad to kick off second term with limited goals

News

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad is kicking off his sixth term with a limited list of goals, most notably increasing roads funding, but so far without any major legacy project on the horizon. Branstad will give the annual condition of the state address Tuesday, laying out his priorities. He is expected to renew support for expanding broadband Internet and cracking down on bullying, as well as offering a pledge to secure more funding for Iowa’s bridges and roads, many of which are considered deteriorating or deficient.

Branstad said there would not be any “big surprises” in the speech. This is different than four years ago when the Republican Branstad was elected to a fifth term after time away from office. He ran with an ambitious plan to create jobs and reform government.

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Iowa State stuns No. 3 Texas 59-57

Sports

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) —Seanna Johnson hit a layup with 19 seconds left, and Number 3 Texas’s unbeaten start is history after Iowa State rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun third-ranked Texas 59-57 on Saturday. Nikki Moody had 17 points to lead Iowa State (11-3, 2-1 Big 12), which defeated a top-three team at home for the first time in 12 years. The way the Cyclones did it sure was a head scratcher though.

Texas led by 37-19 late in the first half. But Iowa State answered with a 38-13 run and the Longhorns went cold in the second half, hitting just 8 of 38 shots. Iowa State plays at Number 5 Baylor on Tuesday.

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No. 17 Iowa State edges No. 14 West Virginia 74-72

Sports

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Abdel Nader scored 19 points to lead Number 17 Iowa State to a 74-72 victory over 14th ranked West Virginia Saturday night. For the second time in four days, Iowa State (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) won a game that came down to the final seconds. The Cyclones beat Oklahoma State 63-61 on Tuesday night after Dustin Hogue blocked Tavarius Shine’s 3-point try with under a second left.

Leading scorer Georges Niang had his best game in nearly a month with 16 points for the Cyclones. Hogue added 11 points. Juwan Staten scored 23 points for West Virginia (14-2, 2-1). Devin Williams had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Jaysean Paige added 10 points.

Iowa State twice squandered eight-point leads but pulled out the win by making three free throws in the final 13 seconds.

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Northern Iowa crushes Drake 64-40

Sports

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeremy Morgan scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Northern Iowa crushed Drake 64-40 on Saturday. Deon Mitchell added 14 points for the Panthers (14-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference) and Seth Tuttle had 12. The team sank 59.5 percent from the field overall with 9 of 19 3-pointers and outrebounded Drake 29-16.

Drake went up 14-5 early on a Reed Trimmer 3-pointer with 13:24 left in the first period. Northern Iowa came back to lead 31-29 at the break. The Panthers jumped to a 46-31 advantage to start the second period on a 15-2 run capped by a Morgan dunk and 3-pointer. A 13-0 run followed, taking it to 59-31 with 7:47 left to play and Northern Iowa rolled to the win. The Bulldogs scored just three field goals in the entire second half.

Trimmer led the Bulldogs (3-13, 0-4) with 13 points and three rebounds in Des Moines.

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Area High School basketball scores from Sat., Jan. 10 2015

Sports

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 71, Charter Oak-Ute 61
Carlisle 72, Glenwood 67
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 70, Blair, Neb. 54
Creston 77, Red Oak 33
East Mills 69, Riverside, Oakland 31
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 81, Adair-Casey 75, 2OT
Harlan 77, ADM, Adel 56
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 54, East Sac County 38
Moulton-Udell 62, Orient-Macksburg 48
Nodaway Valley 68, Clarke, Osceola 56
West Harrison, Mondamin 58, CAM, Anita 55
West Monona, Onawa 62, Missouri Valley 61
Winterset 65, Clarinda 43

CNOS Classic:

Carroll 79, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 62
LeMars 63, Sioux Center 53
Rock Valley 65, Dakota Valley, S.D. 50
Sioux City, West 71, Spencer 66
Western Christian, Hull 85, Worthington, Minn. 59

Lourdes Central Catholic Tournament – Championship:

Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 70, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 57, Charter Oak-Ute 51
CAM, Anita 72, West Harrison, Mondamin 36
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 64, Adair-Casey 44
Harlan 67, ADM, Adel 49
IKM-Manning 71, OA-BCIG 52
Missouri Valley 59, West Monona, Onawa 35
Nodaway Valley 68, Clarke, Osceola 13
Orient-Macksburg 70, Moulton-Udell 45
Red Oak 56, Creston 48
Riverside, Oakland 36, East Mills 23

Lourdes Central Catholic LAA – Championship:

Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 37, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 29

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Jan. 11 2015

News

January 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Iowa on Wednesday to talk about making high speed Internet access more available nationwide. The White House has not said yet where the event will take place in Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa have decided to carry on with their presidential straw poll, a political tradition that detractors decry as a meaningless sideshow. Despite criticism from some prominent Republicans, the Republican Party of Iowa’s central committee unanimously voted Saturday to keep the event going. This year’s straw poll will be held in August.

WODEN, Iowa (AP) — A north Iowa woman has died and her husband critically injured after the pair walked away from their vehicle when it became stranded in a blizzard. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the body of 76-year-old Lilah Hobbs of rural Woden was found late Thursday or early Friday on the shoulder of a road about a mile from their truck, which was stuck in snow. Her husband, 77-year-old James Hobbs, was found in a field about 150 yards from the road. He remains hospitalized in critical condition.

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A Clear Lake man has been arrested and charged with a felony count of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that 49-year-old Brian McDaid was booked Friday night into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $10,0000 cash or surety bond.

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