Today: P/Cldy. High 76. S @ 15-30.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolate shwrs late. Low 58. S @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 68. SE @ 10-20.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/shwrs. High 52.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy. High 56.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 71. Our 24-hour Low will be 32. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1989. The Record Low was 9 in 1956.
(Update 5:40-a.m.) Firefighters in Atlantic were called to the scene of a garage fire this morning. The department was dispatched at 5-a.m. to the scene 803 Walnut Street, and the blaze was reported to be extinguished by 5:14-a.m. Rochelle Anderson said she was asleep when he fiance Arthur Davis, Jr., ran in to tell her to “Get up, the garage is on fire. I [went] out the door and it was all in flames. We went back inside to get our three dogs.”
Ric Hanson/photos
She said also there was a more than one-half full propane tank inside the garage, but the vehicles that were parked outside were moved to a parking lot across the street. Firefighters remained on the scene at 5:40-a.m. while extinguishing some hot spots and trying to find the cause of the blaze.
A woman from Adair County was arrested Saturday night in Adams County, on an OWI charge. 62-year old Mary Louise Novy, of Greenfield, was arrested following a traffic stop at around 9:46-p.m., Saturday, in Corning. Novy was taken into custody for OWI/1st offense. After Deputies located an open container of beer in the center console of her vehicle, Novy was cited for Open Container. Her bond was set at $1,300.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Fresh off their success in pushing through a conservative agenda in the session that ended Saturday, Iowa Republicans say they’re already looking ahead to next year. GOP lawmakers with majorities in both chambers plan to support legislation in 2018 that will include tax cuts, immigration enforcement and the use of public education money for private schooling. Republicans say they are focused on policies that reflect the will of their constituents.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A once crumbling bakery in Waterloo that for decades produced Hostess Wonder Bread is now opening as a brewery, restaurant and distribution center. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that SingleSpeed Brewing Co. opened Thursday for a soft opening. The facility can hold 500 and will feature a full menu to accompany the ten beers on tap.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have arrested a man in an early-morning stabbing death. Police say officers were called just before 2 a.m. Sunday to investigate a stabbing and found a 40-year-old man with a wound to his chest. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified as 40-year-old Des Moines resident Kendall Moore. On Sunday morning, police say investigators charged 23-year-old Corderro Alton Laurence with first-degree murder. It was the 12th homicide in Des Moines so far this year.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has adjourned a legislative session marked by a remarkable conservative shift that included passage of measures limiting public union power, expanding gun rights and enacting new abortion restrictions. Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers, finalized votes Saturday on the roughly $7.2 billion state budget following a series of private meetings that began nearly 24 hours earlier.
Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says five female students who absconded from the Clarinda Academy Sunday evening were apprehended about an hour later. The initial report of their having left the facility for At-Risk and Delinquent Youth came in at around 9:20-p.m.
No additional information is available at this time.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Leake allowed two runs over six innings and drove in two runs to lead St. Louis to a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, the Cardinals’ sixth win in seven games. Leake (3-1) gave up three hits and three walks while striking out six. He scored a run in the third inning and his two-run single capped a three-run fourth when St. Louis took a 4-2 lead.
The Cardinals took advantage of six walks by starter Jimmy Nelson (1-1) and an error by the Brewers for their first four runs. They made it 6-2 in the eighth on RBI singles by Fryer and pinch-hitter Matt Adams. Manny Pina opened the ninth inning for Milwaukee with his first homer and Jonathan Villar added an RBI single.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The blue tutu and diamond necklace that Prudence was wearing helped win over the judges at this year’s Beautiful Bulldog contest at Drake University. The 2 1/2-year-old bulldog owned by Angela and Tom Miller of Des Moines won the contest on Sunday. The tongue-in-cheek contest is the opening event of the Drake Relays, a prestigious track and field meet to be held at Drake Stadium.
Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield, who served as a judge, says Prudence is “just gorgeous.” Student body President Thalia Anguiana was another judge. She says there’s just something about Prudence’s face that made her beautiful.
More than 1,000 people watched the contest as 38 bulldogs competed. Another 4,000 watched live online.
LUELLA MAHNKE, 96, of Manning, died Sunday, April 23rd, at the Manning Plaza Nursing Home. Funeral services for LUELLA MAHNKE will be held 11-a.m. Friday, April 28th, at Zion Lutheran Church, in Manning, Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.
Friends may call at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service on Friday.
Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.
LUELLA MAHNKE is survived by:
Her daughter – Shannon DeVol, of Edgerton, WI
Her daughter-in-law: Barb Mahnke, of St. Cloud, MN.
Numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report the arrest at around 8-a.m. Sunday, of 18-year old Noah Wardlow, of Corning. Wardlow was charged with Felony Criminal Mischief, OWI, Reckless Driving and Failure to Maintain Control. His bond was set at $6,300.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have arrested a man in an early-morning stabbing death. Police say officers were called just before 2 a.m. Sunday to investigate a stabbing and found a 40-year-old man with a wound to his chest.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified as 40-year-old Des Moines resident Kendall Moore. On Sunday morning, police say investigators charged 23-year-old Corderro Alton Laurence with first-degree murder. He was being transferred to the Polk County jail.
It was the 12th homicide in Des Moines so far this year, nearly equaling the 13 homicides in all of 2016.
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
RSS