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Fiery Iowa train derailment has 1 group calling for change

News

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

GRAETTINGER, Iowa (AP) — A fiery train derailment in rural Iowa has at least one group suggesting that the industry should move faster to upgrade aging rail tankers. A Union Pacific train hauling 100 tankers full of ethanol derailed early Friday over a creek near Graettinger, about 160 miles northwest of Des Moines. It sent 27 tanker cars off the tracks.

Federal rules enacted in 2015 call for replacing or retrofitting the tankers in question by 2029, although most would have to come off the tracks sooner. Karen Darch, co-chair of an Illinois-based coalition that has pushed for rail safety enhancements, says she would like “to see the industry stepping up and beating the deadline.”

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IA Boys State Basketball Tournament Scores (3/11/17)

Sports

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

3A State Tournament
Third Place
Waverly-Shell Rock 48, West Delaware, Manchester 44

3A State Championship

Cedar Rapids/Xavier 54, Sgt. Bluff-Luton 49

4A State Tournament
Third Place
Sioux City, East 58, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 56

4A State Championship

Iowa City West 64, West Des Moines/Valley 50

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Wendell scores 34 and No. 20 Drake women beat Shockers 86-68

Sports

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Lizzy Wendell scored 23 of her season-high-tying 34 points in the second half when No. 20 Drake rallied to beat Wichita State 86-68 on Saturday and advance to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game with a record-setting 21st straight victory.

The top-seeded Bulldogs (27-4) were tied for the longest win streak in MVC history with the 2013-14 Wichita State team before beating this season’s Shockers for the third time and earning a title-game matchup Sunday with the winner of No. 2 seed Northern Iowa and No. 6 seed Evansville.

The Bulldogs scored only 20 points in the first half before breaking away with a 24-point third quarter in their Friday quarterfinal win over Illinois State, and Saturday found themselves trailing the fifth-seeded Shockers 33-27 at halftime. But they scored 37 points in the third quarter, including 13 from Wendell and 12 of Sammie Bachrodt’s 14, to lead by 12. They led by as many as 24 in the final quarter.

Caitlin Ingle had 11 assists and 11 points for Drake.

Rangie Bessard scored 27 points with 13 rebounds for the Shockers (15-16).

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EARL BAUDLER, 85, of Fontanelle (Svcs. 3/17/17)

Obituaries

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

EARL BAUDLER, 85, of Fontanelle, died Saturday, March 11th,  at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenfield. Funeral services for EARL BAUDLER will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, March 17th, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. Steen Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held on Thursday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 6-until 8-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Burial will be in the Fontanelle Cemetery with full military graveside rites conducted by the Fontanelle American Legion Carlson Post No. 247. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Earl Baudler memorial fund to be established by the family.

EARL BAUDLER is survived by:

His wife Charlene, and his children: Earlene (Rollie) Purdy, of Greenfield; Mickey (Cindy) Baudler, of Fontanelle; Roxanne (Jerry) Purdy, of Adel; Craig (Lisa) Baudler, of Fontanelle; John (Darla) Baudler, of Fontanelle; and Timothy Baudler, of West Hollywood, CA;

14 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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Reminder: Nebraska, Iowa move to daylight-saving time tonight!

News

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It’s time to spring forward again, as the country makes the switch to daylight-saving time. Like those in almost all other states, Nebraskans and Iowans will trade an hour of sleep starting Sunday morning for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening.

The government expanded daylight-saving time in 2007 in an effort to save energy. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and continues until the first Sunday in November. The official change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, although people often change their clocks before going to bed Saturday night.

Daylight-saving time ends Nov. 5.

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NTSB: Fire at Iowa train derailment still burning Saturday

News

March 11th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

GRAETTINGER, Iowa (AP) — An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board says an ethanol-fueled fire in northwestern Iowa at the site of rural train derailment is still burning nearly 36 hours after it erupted.

Peter Knudson with the NTSB says that two tankers carrying ethanol were still burning midmorning Saturday, keeping investigators away from the site. Knudson said investigators still planned to interview train crew members Saturday and perform other limited investigation until they can take a look at the site.

The derailment occurred around 1 a.m. Friday near Graettinger, about 160 miles northwest of Des Moines. It sent 27 tanker cars, each carrying 25,000 gallons of ethanol, off the tracks. Two crew members escaped unharmed, and no other injuries had been reported.

The train was operated by Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad.

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7AM Sportscast 03-11-2017

Podcasts, Sports

March 11th, 2017 by admin

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7AM Newscast 03-11-2017

News, Podcasts

March 11th, 2017 by admin

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Conservation Report 03-11-2017

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

March 11th, 2017 by admin

Bob Bebensee and DNR Conservation Officer Grant Gelle talk about all things outdoors.

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No. 23 Iowa St trounces TCU 84-63 to reach Big 12 title game

Sports

March 11th, 2017 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Deonte Burton scored 22 points, Monte Morris had 15 and No. 23 Iowa State routed TCU 84-63 on Friday night to reach its third Big 12 Tournament title game in the past four seasons.

The fourth-seeded Cyclones (22-10) clearly weren’t impressed – or intimidated – by the Horned Frogs’ victory against top-ranked Kansas in the quarterfinals. Iowa State used two big first-half runs to assume control, and then stretched its advantage to 26 points midway through the second.

Vladimir Brodziansky and Jaylen Fisher had 10 points apiece for the No. 8 seed Horned Frogs (19-15), but nobody seemed to have much pep in their step after their heart-stopping win over the Jayhawks.

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