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Ringgold County man arrested on Union County warrant

News

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department reports a Ringgold County man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, on a Union County warrant charging him with Violation of Probation. 58-year old William Powell, of Diagonal, was taken into custody at around 4-p.m. and held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 11/12/2015

Podcasts, Sports

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 11/12/2015

News, Podcasts

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Rainfall Totals Ending at 7:00 am November 12

Weather

November 12th, 2015 by Jim Field

  • KJAN (Atlantic)  .81″ (trace of snow!)
  • Massena  .89″
  • Missouri Valley  1.51″
  • Woodbine  1.98″
  • Logan  1.2″
  • Bedford  .47″
  • Council Bluffs  .54″

Freese-Notis weather forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 11/12/15

Weather

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Today: Wind Advisory in effect through this evening; Partly Cloudy & Windy. High around 50. W/NW @ 20-40mph.
Tonight: Clear & blustery. Low around 28. W/NW @ 10-20 diminishing late to around 5mph.
Friday: Sunny. High near 50. W/NW @ 5-15 becoming SW during the afternoon
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.
Saturday: P/Cldy & breezy, with a high near 60
Sunday: P/Cldy & breezy. High near 60.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our 24-hour Low as of 7-a.m. today, was 33. We received .81” rain yesterday and light snow last night that amounted to a Trace. Last year on this date, our High was 21 and the Low was 12. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic for Nov. 12th was 73 in 2005, while the Record Low was -4 in 1968.

More than 12 stores rid of tainted beef from Omaha supplier

News

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – More than a dozen Nebraska and Council Bluffs grocery stores have eliminated tainted beef from suppliers that used products from an Omaha meat-processing facility. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t listed any E. coli outbreaks in Nebraska or Iowa this week. The newspaper says local health departments weren’t available for comment Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a nationwide recall last week for more than 167,000 pounds of All American Meats Inc. ground beef products for possible E. coli contamination. The bacteria can cause death or illness. More than 100 retailers in about 20 states were on a USDA-issued list of locations that might have tainted meat on their shelves.

Possible tornado damage in Corning area

News, Weather

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Damage assessment is underway in communities across much of Iowa after Wednesday’s severe weather. There are multiple reports of tornadoes, mostly in southwest and central Iowa, as well as wind damage reports from Council Bluffs to Davenport. In Adams County, Donnie Willett is the Emergency Management Coordinator. He says they may have had a twister touch down near Corning.

“We had three buildings at our industrial site that sustained roof damage and sidewall damage from the downburst or tornado or whatever it was.” Workers were evacuated from the P-P-I or Precision Pulley and Idler factory in Corning. No injuries were reported. Willett says the powerful winds made for a rough afternoon for at least one truck driver.

“We had a semi blow over on Highway 34 at the Redwood Avenue intersection,” Willett says. “There were no injuries involved.”  The Weather Service says power poles were knocked down in Red Oak at around 1:45-p.m., Wednesday.

In Ringgold County, where winds whipped up to 80-mph, power lines were downed in a rural area south of Delphos, and a machine shed was destroyed by a possible tornado east of Delphos. A barn was also destroyed southeast of Diagonal and part of a machine shed was damaged west/northwest of Mount Ayr. The weather service says also, a barn lost its roof one mile north of Bridgewater at around 2:15-p.m.

(Radio Iowa/KJAN News)

KJAN listening area forecast from the NWS: 11/12/15

Weather

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY…WINDY…COOLER. HIGH AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 60.

 

High Wind Warning Cancelled: Wind Advisory until 6-pm Thursday

Weather

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CST THU NOV 12 2015

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TODAY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL SYSTEM THAT PASSED ACROSS IOWA ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH A BIT THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATER TODAY.

Wind Advisory for counties shaded in light brown; High Wind Warning for counties in gold on this map.

Wind Advisory for counties shaded in light brown; High Wind Warning for counties in gold on this map.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WAS CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING (FROM 11-AM. TODAY UNTIL 4-P.M. FOR MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE COUNTIES AND FROM 4-AM TODAY UNTIL 6-PM FOR THE REST OF THE AREA)

* WINDS…SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…THE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVELERS…ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

 

Cardinals great Lou Brock recovering after leg amputation

Sports

November 12th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock, a former base stealing champion, has had his left leg amputated below the knee due to an infection related to diabetes. The Cardinals and a longtime friend, Dick Zitzmann, confirmed that the 76-year-old Brock had had the procedure done. Brock is undergoing therapy at an area hospital and will be fitted for a prosthetic leg. Zitzmann says the operation was done Oct. 27. Brock was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 15 years ago.

Brock stole a National League-record 938 bases, including 118 in 1974. He had 3,023 hits, becoming a star after a celebrated trade from the Cubs in 1964 for pitcher Ernie Broglio. Brock batted .391 with four home runs and 10 steals in 21 World Series games.