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Bluffs man arrested Sat. afternoon on two counts of Attempted Murder

News

January 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A call to police about a stabbing Saturday afternoon in Council Bluffs, led to the arrest of a man on two counts of Attempted Murder. 46-year old Thomas Light, of Council Bluffs, was arrested after being interviewed by detectives with the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, with regard to the incident at 108 S. 15th Street, in Council Bluffs. Light was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail

Officers responded to the residence at around 2:18-p.m. Upon arrival, they located several people inside the home and determined there were two victims, who had been stabbed with a knife. Both victims (one male and one female) were transported to Mercy Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

An investigation into the incident continues. If you have information regarding the case, contact Crime stoppers at 712-328-7867 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (712)326-2509.

Burton scores 27, Iowa State holds off Texas 79-70

Sports

January 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Deonte Burton scored 27 points and Iowa State held off Texas 79-70 on Saturday for its fourth win in five games. Monte Morris had 22 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and zero turnovers for the Cyclones (10-4, 2-1 Big 12), who won despite not hitting a free throw for over 30 minutes.

Iowa State pushed its lead to 40-31 by halftime and jumped ahead by 14 early in the second half. Texas (7-8, 1-2) closed to within 68-65 with 3:42 left, but a Matt Thomas 3 after a pair of defensive stops put the game out of reach.

Iowa State went just 5 of 12 from the line and was outrebounded 35-29. But the Cyclones forced 19 turnovers and put up 14 more shots than Texas. Kerwin Roach Jr. scored 21 for the Longhorns, Tevin Mack had 15 points and Andrew Jones had 14. But Texas also struggled from the line, going just 8 for 16.

Area boys/girls basketball scores from Sat., 1/7/17

Sports

January 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 50, Gilbert 39

Clarke, Osceola 92, Nodaway Valley 76

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 84, Blair, Neb. 59

Creston 63, Red Oak 36

East Mills 64, Riverside, Oakland 36

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 71, AC/GC 33

IKM-Manning 67, OA-BCIG 34

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 75, East Sac County 45

Missouri Valley 45, West Monona, Onawa 40

Orient-Macksburg 55, Moulton-Udell 53

Paton-Churdan 61, West Harrison, Mondamin 33

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 48, Gilbert 28

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53, Blair, Neb. 31

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 60, AC/GC 47

IKM-Manning 68, OA-BCIG 42

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 55, East Sac County 31

Moulton-Udell 45, Orient-Macksburg 12

Nodaway Valley 73, Clarke, Osceola 30

Red Oak 54, Creston 46

Riverside, Oakland 44, East Mills 41

West Harrison, Mondamin 59, Paton-Churdan 48

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Jan. 8th 2017

News

January 8th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:00 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s emphasis on immigration issues has ramped up interest in a federal proposal named for an Iowa woman killed after a suspected drunken driver who authorities say was living in the country illegally slammed his pickup into her SUV. Senators on Thursday re-introduced the measure named after Sarah Root of Council Bluffs. An immigrant from Honduras, Eswin Mejia, is considered a fugitive wanted in her death.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Burlington man accused of refusing to let his 16-year-old girlfriend leave then using a machete and skateboard to attack her has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, a required sentence in Iowa for first-degree kidnapping. As 21-year-old Dakota Poland was sentenced Friday he repeatedly interrupted attorneys.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Trials for brothers charged with ongoing criminal conduct in Iowa for allegedly fixing lottery games to collect jackpots have been delayed. On Wednesday District Court Judge Bradley McCall entered an order moving the trial for Eddie Tipton to July 10. Tipton had been scheduled to go on trial Feb. 13. His brother, Tommy Tipton, a former Texas justice of the peace, was facing trial Jan. 23 but his date has now been moved to Sept. 11.

TAMA, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says two men have died in a crash during a police pursuit in Tama. A patrol accident report say officers attempted to stop 31-year-old Troy C. Marvin, of Cedar Rapids, after he committed a traffic violation but instead of stopping he fled. His pickup collided with a car driven by 25-year-old Ian L. Halvorson, of Tama. Both died in the crash.

LAWRENCE “MAX” BATES, 80, of Atlantic (Svcs. 1/12/17)

Obituaries

January 7th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE “MAX” BATES, 80, of Atlantic, died Friday, Jan. 6th, at home. Memorial services for “MAX” BATES will be held 11-a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12th, at the 1st United Methodist Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will be held after the service, Thursday, during a luncheon at the 1st UMC, in Atlantic.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

LAWRENCE “MAX” BATES is survived by:

His wife – Dorothy Bates, of Atlantic.

His sons – J. Michael Bates, of Omaha, & Jeffrey (Susan) Bates, of Papillion, NE.

His daughter – Sherri Schlueter.

His sister – Betty Norton, of Grand Island, NE.

6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

SANDRA VALORIE POLLARD, 72, of Stuart (Celebration of Life Open House, 1/14/17)

Obituaries

January 7th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SANDRA VALORIE POLLARD, 72, of Stuart, died Sat., Jan. 7th, at home. A Celebration of Life Open House for SANDRA POLLARD will be held Saturday, Jan. 14th, from 2:30-until 4:30-p.m., at the Stuart Library. Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuart Library Foundation Board, in care of the funeral home.

Exira-EHK at ACGC today on KJAN

Sports

January 7th, 2017 by admin

The Exir-EHK Spartans are in Guthrie Center for a doubleheader today with the ACGC Chargers and we’ll have the games here on KJAN.

In the Girls game the undefeated and 3rd ranked Spartans will face a Chargers team that are 3-7.  Kealey Nelson is averaging 16 points for the Spartans and teammate Sophia Peppers is averaging 14.  The Chargers are led by Madison Berger averaging 9 points per outing.

The Boys game features a 7-2 Spartan team against an 0-9 Charger squad.  Exira-EHK is led by Drew Buckholdt averaging 14 points per game, while the Chargers are led by Colton Sargent who is averaging 10 per contest.

Chris Park and Mike Smith have the call on AM1220 and FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the mobile app. You can also watch on KJANTV. Pregame at 4:50 with tip time for the girls game at 5:00pm. The boys will follow at about 6:30pm.

AMBER ALERT CANCELLED

News

January 7th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

An Amber Alert that was issued late Friday night for two Polk County boys who were allegedly abducted by their biological mother, was cancelled Saturday, after authorities say the boys were found unharmed. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said at around 4 p.m. Saturday, detectives made contact the suspect, 32-year old Mary Andrea Purcell, who was taken into custody without incident, for violating a custodial order. She was being held in the Polk County Jail. The children were turned over to care of the Department of Human Services.

The boys, 12-year old Morgan, and 11-year old Landon Griffin, were allegedly taken by Purcell at around 11-p.m. on Dec. 28th. Mary Purcell’s parental rights had been terminated prior to the incident. The trio were believed to have been on their way to Minnesota or Oregon. One of the boys was known to have ongoing medical issues.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Fugitive Task Force are investigating the incident.

Iowa, Nebraska school districts to receive school bus funds

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January 7th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – School districts in Iowa and Nebraska are among the 88 across the country to receive federal funding to replace or modify school buses to reduce exhaust emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency says it is providing $7.7 million to replace or retrofit 401 diesel engine buses to reduce pollutants the agency says are linked to health problems such as asthma and lung damage.

In Iowa, the Bondurant-Farrar district gets $70,000 for three buses, Lawton-Bronson district gets $80,000 for four and Sioux City schools will get $20,000 for one bus. In Nebraska, Arlington Public Schools and Wahoo Public Schools each get $20,000 for a bus.

Applicants replacing buses with engine model years of 2006 and older will receive rebates between $15,000 and $25,000, depending on the size of the bus.

Iowa, Nebraska senators re-introduce immigration hold bill

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January 7th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Senators from Nebraska and Iowa have re-introduced a bill requiring immigration officials to hold in custody anyone who has entered the country illegally and charged with a crime resulting in injury or death of another person. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Deb Fisher and Ben Sasse of Nebraska introduced Sarah’s Law in June but it failed to advance.

The law is named after 21-year-old Sarah Root, of Council Bluffs, who died after the SUV she was driving was struck in Omaha by a pickup driven by Eswin Mejia in early February. Prosecutors say he was in the United States illegally and driving drunk.

He’s charged with motor vehicle homicide. Immigration officials declined to keep him in custody. He bonded out of jail and fled. The bill was introduced again Thursday.