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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the area, Sun. 11/13/16

Weather

November 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 63. South southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday: Sunny & breezy, with a high near 67.

Iowa High School Football Playoff Championship round schedule

Sports

November 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(All games at the UNI Dome, in Cedar Falls)

Thursday, Nov. 17th

8-Player

10:06-a.m. Harris-Lake Park vs. Gilbertville/Don Bosco

CLASS 3A

7:06-p.m. Webster City vs. Pella

CLASS A

1:36-p.m. Gladbrook-Reinbeck vs. Bishop Garrigan, Algona

Friday, Nov. 18th

CLASS 1A

11:06-a.m. Iowa City Regina vs Hull, Western Christian

CLASS 2A

2:06-p.m. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley vs. Union Community, LaPorte City

CLASS 4A

7:06-p.m. Iowa City West vs. West Des Moines/Dowling Catholic

Iowa upsets No. 2 Michigan 14-13 on last-second field goal

Sports

November 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Keith Duncan kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa stunned second-ranked Michigan 14-13 on Saturday night, damaging the Wolverines’ playoff hopes. Akrum Wadley had 115 yards rushing for the Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten), who beat a top-five team for the first time in six years.

Michigan (9-1, 6-1, No. 3 CFP) appeared to have the game wrapped up on Channing Stribling’s interception of Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard with 1:54 left. But the Hawkeyes defense stuffed the Wolverines, and a facemask penalty put Iowa at Michigan’s 36 with 1:23 to go.

Duncan then drilled the ball through the uprights from nearly the exact same spot where Daniel Murray hit the game-winner eight years ago to knock Penn State out of the national title picture. But Michigan is still very much alive, in part because Clemson and Washington lost earlier in the day. Wilton Speight threw for 103 yards with a pick for the Wolverines, who gained just 201 yards of offense.

After three straight homes losses and a 41-14 defeat at Penn State last week, the Hawkeyes redeemed themselves. The defense looked like the one that was expected to help the Hawkeyes compete for a second straight Big Ten title, and the offense did just enough to give the program a win it sorely needed after weeks of listless play.

Iowa travels next week to face Illinois, in its last road game of 2016. The Hawkeyes are 3-1 on the road.

Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Nov. 13th 2016

News

November 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police say a woman found late Friday night with a gunshot wound has died. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the 19-year-old woman was riding in a car when she was shot around 11 p.m. Friday. Police were not releasing the woman’s name Saturday, pending notification of her family members. No arrests had been made by Saturday afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa planter and grain cart manufacturer is asking a federal judge to protect it from having to turn over sensitive internal documents in an antitrust lawsuit in which it’s not directly involved. The Des Moines Register reports that Kinze Manufacturing, of Williamsburg, Iowa, filed motions Thursday in the government’s lawsuit intended to block a deal between farm equipment maker John Deere and seed giant Monsanto.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Parking problems have led developers to cut a proposed 14-story apartment building for downtown Iowa City by half. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that plans laid out earlier this year for the 14-story building called for commercial space on the first floor and 72 residential units in the upper floors. On Wednesday, a city board approved a waiver of up to 18 required on-site parking spaces, allowing for only a seven-story building.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman on probation for her role in a staged Sioux City bank robbery is now behind bars. The Sioux City Journal reports that 19-year-old Heaven Zevenbergen, of Holstein, was ordered to spend 30 days in jail. Zevenbergen admitted to smoking marijuana in August and quitting her job for two months _ both violations of her probation.

Malloy, Dunne lead N. Iowa past W. Illinois, 30-23

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Michael Malloy ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns, Eli Dunne threw for two scores and Northern Iowa beat Western Illinois 30-23 on Saturday. Dunne completed 19 of 27 passes for 209 yards with one interception and Jalen Rima had four receptions for 79 yards for Northern Iowa (5-5, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Malloy capped an 11-play, 78-yard game-opening drive with a 2-yard touchdown run and Dunne hit Logan Cunningham for a 9-yard score to make it 14-0 with 4:51 left in the first half. A touchdown pass from Dunne to Daurice Fountain and a 6-yard scoring run by Malloy — sandwiched around Lance Lenoir’s 9-yard TD catch for Western Illinois — made it 27-9 with 7:34 left and the Panthers held on from there.

Sean McGuire threw three touchdown passes — including two to Isaiah Lesure — for Western Illinois (6-4, 3-4).

Iowa farm company seeks to block request for its secrets

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa planter and grain cart manufacturer is asking a federal judge to protect it from having to turn over sensitive internal documents in an antitrust lawsuit in which it’s not directly involved.

The Des Moines Register reports that Kinze Manufacturing, of Williamsburg, Iowa, filed motions Thursday in the government’s lawsuit intended to block a deal between farm equipment maker John Deere and seed giant Monsanto. Kinze says John Deere is trying to access a wide variety of internal documents about Kinze’s business, including marketing strategies, sales data and research and development plans. John Deere served the Iowa company a subpoena last month seeking the documents.

Kinze argues those documents would divulge its most tightly held business secrets and irreparably affect its ability to compete with Deere.

Minor injury accident in northwestern Cass County

News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire and  Rescue, Marne 1st Responders and Medivac Ambulance were paged to a single-vehicle accident Saturday evening, northeast of Marne, just underneath Interstate 80. The accident happened on 570th Street, at around 4:41-p.m. Two people reportedly suffered what were described as minor injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

Iowa State rallies to beat Kansas 31-24

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jacob Park threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, Allen Lazard had a career-high 10 receptions for 120 yards and a score and Iowa State slipped past Kansas 31-24 for its first conference win of the season on Saturday. David Montgomery had a career-high 169 yards rushing for Iowa State (2-8, 1-6 Big 12).

The Cyclones scored on four-consecutive drives, including a 37-yard field goal by Cole Netten that capped the scoring with 2:48 remaining, and Jomal Wiltz intercepted a pass at the ISU 38 to seal it 40 seconds later.

Matthew Wyman’s 37-yard field goal gave Kansas a 17-10 lead early in the second half. Park hit Deshaunte Jones for a 12-yard touchdown and, after a 39-yard TD run by Kansas’ Ke’aun Kinner, Mitchell Harger scored on a 6-yard run to make it 24-22 with 10 seconds left in the third quarter.

A 46-yard run by Montgomery set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Joel Lanning gave the Cyclones the lead, 28-24, for good with 12:03 left. Carter Stanley passed for 171 yards and Kinner had 152 yards rushing for Kansas (1-9, Big 12 0-7).

UP NEXT: Iowa State hosts Texas Tech on Nov. 19.

Iowa High School Football semi-final round scores from Sat., 11/12/16

Sports

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Class 1A – Saturday, November 12

Regina, Iowa City 42, Denver 6 – Final

Western Christian, Hull 35, Van Meter 14 – Final

Class 2A – Saturday, November 12

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 49, Dike-New Hartford (9-2) 14 – Final

Union, LaPorte City 49, Mount Vernon  28 – Final

Woman on probation for staged bank robbery sent to jail

News

November 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman on probation for her role in a staged Sioux City bank robbery is now behind bars. The Sioux City Journal reports 19-year-old Heaven Zevenbergen, of Holstein, was ordered to spend 30 days in jail.

Zevenbergen admitted to smoking marijuana in August and quitting her job for two months — both violations of her probation. District Judge John Ackerman told her Thursday that she would likely go to prison if she violates her probation again.

Zevenbergen and her friend, 19-year-old Angelica Perez, were sentenced in February to five years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree theft, but had their sentences suspended in May. Prosecutors said Perez entered the bank in disguise and passed Zevenbergen, who was a bank teller, a note demanding cash.