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Police seek man accused of attacking woman with frozen brats

News

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police are looking for a man they say knocked out his father’s girlfriend with a package of frozen bratwurst. Police tell the Des Moines Register that officers were called to a hospital, where the 50-year-old woman was receiving staples to close a gash on the back of her head.

The woman told police that she kicked her boyfriend’s 44-year-old son out of their home around 2 p.m. Thursday. As he was preparing to leave, she said, she tossed a package of frozen brats belonging to the son into the yard. She says when she turned to walk back inside, the man hurled the sausages at the back of her head, knocking her unconscious.

An arrest warrant charging the man with assault has been issued.

Iowa pounds Maryland 11-0

Sports

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joel Booker had three hits, including a two-run double, and Robert Neustrom added three hits as Iowa beat Maryland 11-0 to advance to the Big Ten title game. Shane Ritter and Nick Gallagher combined to toss nine shutout innings for the eighth-seeded Hawkeyes (30-25), who are now just one win away from their first league tournament championship.

A pair of singles put Iowa ahead 3-0 in the fourth inning. Booker’s double made it 7-0, and he then scored on Austin Guzzo’s single. The Hawkeyes tacked on three more runs in the ninth inning. Nick Cieri had two hits for Maryland (30-27), which didn’t record an extra-base hit. Hunter Parson (2-3) took the loss for the Terrapins.

 

Iowa woman ordered to pay restitution to Nebraska contractor

News

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A Des Moines woman convicted for smashing windows at a Nebraska defense contractor’s building has been ordered to pay more than $4,000 for the damage. The Omaha World-Herald reports that Sarpy County District Judge Patricia Lamberty ordered 34-year-old Jessica Reznicek to pay $4,126. She was also sentenced to time already served.

At her trial earlier this month, a Bellevue police officer testified that he found Reznicek near a baseball bat outside the Bellevue offices of Northrop Grumman on Dec. 27 and said Reznicek told him she used it to smash windows in an attempt to get documents. Reznicek testified her actions were because Northrop Grumman had weapons contracts with the U.S. government.

Reznicek’s request for return of the bat, sledgehammer and camera used in the vandalism was denied.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/28/2016

News, Podcasts

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/28/2016

Podcasts, Sports

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/28/2016

News, Podcasts

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:05-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/28/16

Weather

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 60.

Sunday: P/Sunny. High 83. W/Sw @ 10-15.
Sunday Night: P/Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 63.
Memorial Day: P/Sunny w/a 40% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 85.

Tuesday: Mo. Cldy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 77.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 59. We received .26” rain over the past 24-hours ending today at 7-a.m..  The total rainfall in Atlantic from Monday through this morning is 6.05-inches. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 73 and the low was 60. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1895. The Record Low was 29 in 1894.

TS Bank Announces Tysen Christensen as Market President of Corning Location

News

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with TS Bank in Treynor have announced Tysen Christensen as the new Market President for the bank’s Corning branch. TS Banking Group recently entered into a purchase agreement with Blue Grass Bancorporation, Inc., Corning, Iowa, to acquire Okey-Vernon First National Bank, with banking assets of $85 million.

Christensen’s work experience includes nearly 12 years within the banking industry. He first served at Union Bank in Corning, then in 2006 was hired at Okey-Vernon First National Bank as the Assistant Vice President, and later in 2011 was named Vice President Senior Loan Officer.

Tysen Christensen

Tysen Christensen

Christensen is a native of Lenox, Iowa, where he graduated from Lenox High School, then graduated from Buena Vista University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management with a concentration in finance. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Iowa School of Banking. Christensen and his wife, Erin, reside in Lenox with their two daughters Hadlee and Jesa. In his free time he enjoys coaching his daughters’ sports teams and golfing.

Whiterock Conservancy hosts holiday events from ATV tours to a fishing derby

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s third largest recreational area has a host of family-friendly events planned for this Memorial Day weekend. Conrad Kramer, executive director of the Whiterock Conservancy in Coon Rapids, says a Slow Sunday Drive is planned for tomorrow. Folks can bring an A-T-V or utility vehicle for a 13-mile guided tour through the forest, pastures and prairieland.

“We thought it would be great if people could just bring their vehicles and drive our new main loop trail,” Kramer says. “It circles our entire 5,000 acre landscape. It’s a double track and we lead you through with a pilot Gator. It’s a nice, slow 3-hour roll through some absolutely beautiful landscape, through the prairies, through the savannah, with some great scenic overlooks.”

It’s a particular treat as Whiterock is usually closed to private motorized vehicles. On Monday, events will include a fishing derby at the Garst Home Farm. The derby will be held at the old Garst family pond which has some seven decades of history. A few years back, the pond was cleaned completely out and restocked.

“It’s got all kinds of great fish in it, some great panfish, bass, catfish, and this particular pond even has some nice little surprises,” Kramer says. “It has walleye and even some northern pike in it.” Each participant will receive a dozen worms and there will be prizes with experts on-hand to guide angling novices. For more information on the weekend’s events, visit: www.whiterockconservancy.org

(Radio Iowa)

TEDDY JOE SHOESMITH, 77, of Guthrie Center (Svcs. 5/31/16)

Obituaries

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

TEDDY JOE SHOESMITH, 77, of Guthrie Center, died Thursday, May 26th, in Panora. Funeral services for TEDDY JOE SHOESMITH will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., May 31st, at Bowman’s Chapel in rural Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation at the funeral home is from 6-until 8-p.m. Monday, May 30th.; Online condolences may be left at www.twiggfuneralhome.com

Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Guthrie Center.