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Nat’l. Sports Headlines: 11/9/2015

Sports

November 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers upped their record to 8-0 with a 37-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Cam Newton threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to solidify the Panthers’ hold on the NFC’s best record. Newton completed 15 of 30 passes for 297 yards and ran for 57 yards on nine carries in one of the better games of his five-year NFL career.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots joined the Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers at 8-0 with a 27-10 victory over Washington. Tom Brady completed 26 of 39 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns for the Pats, who have scored in 31 of 32 quarters this season. The Pats did suffer the loss of offensive tackle Sebastian Vollmer and running back Dion Lewis to injuries.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Broncos had been 7-0 until Andrew Luck completed 21 of his 36 passes for 252 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in the Colts’ 27-24 win over Denver. The Broncos tied the game with an extra point following Peyton Manning’s one-yard TD toss to Owen Daniels with 8:54 remaining. But Luck marched the Colts into Denver territory on the next possession before Adam Vinatieri drilled a 55-yard field goal with 6:13 to play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ohio State’s season-long run atop The Associated Press college football poll is over after Clemson took over at No. 1 on Sunday. The 9-0 Tigers received 31 first-place votes and 29 more points than the Buckeyes following Clemson’s 23-12 win over Florida State and Ohio State’s 28-14 triumph against Minnesota. The third-ranked school is Alabama, followed by Baylor and Oklahoma State.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has won the fall race at Texas Motor Speedway for the fourth straight year, passing Brad Keselowski’s dominant car with three laps to go. Johnson led just six laps, while Keselowski paced the field a track-record 312 of 334 laps after starting from the pole. Kevin Harvick finished third, followed by Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards.

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., Nov. 9th 2015

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November 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

CRESCO, Iowa (AP) — Workers at Featherlite Trailers’ plant in northeast Iowa will soon begin customizing their horse trailers to add living quarters, creating 50 new jobs in Cresco. Featherlite Operations Manager Scott Milburn tells the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier demand for the trailers with living quarters was strong enough that the company decided to add the work to its plant.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a Des Moines nightclub that killed one man and wounded three other people. The Polk County Sheriff’s office says deputies were called to the Evolution Nightclub around 1:45 a.m. Sunday because of a fight outside. As deputies arrived, they heard several gunshots. Deputies then found shooting victim 20-year-old Dashwan Smith.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old Des Moines man has been arrested as a suspect in Friday’s fatal shooting. Des Moines Police say the teen was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of first-degree murder. The 17-year-old will be charged in the shooting death of 28-year-old Jose Lopez, who was found dead north of downtown Des Moines around 10:30 p.m. Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told CBS ‘Face the Nation’ Sunday that he’s facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny about the veracity of his life story. Carson has questioned whether the issues dogging him over his autobiography are important to the nation’s search for the next president. The retired neurosurgeon is likely to face similar questions during Tuesday’s presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Single-vehicle, injury accident in Cass County, Sunday

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

(corrects victim’s gender to male, not female)

Rescue crews from Lewis and Griswold responded late Sunday morning to a report of a single-vehicle, personal injury accident, east of Lewis. The call about a maroon Chevy pickup in the ditch near 600th and Oxford Road, came in at around 11-a.m. One person, an adult male, was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Additional details were not available late Sunday afternoon.

Corning woman charged in connection w/a fight

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman from Corning was arrested on a charge of Willful Injury early Sunday morning, following a reported fight. 30-year old Ronice Elizabeth Flowers was taken into custody at around 12:25-a.m. after authorities received a 9-1-1 call with regard to a fight involving a knife. The unidentified victim was transported to the hospital in Corning for treatment of knife cuts.

Omaha man hurt in Pott. County motorcycle accident

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Nebraska man suffered injuries to his hands during a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 32-year old Daniel J. Garvey, of Omaha, was transported by Council Bluffs Rescue to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, for treatment following the crash near Iowa Western Community College, at Highway 6 and College Road.

Officials say Garvey was west on Highway 6 at around 2:55-p.m., when his 2009 Buell motorcycle left the road. Garvey over-corrected and laid the cycle on its side. The machine came to rest on the road. Garvey picked his bike up and pushed it a short distance and left it upright on the traveled portion of the road before being helped to the ground by a witness and a volunteer fireman. The bike was later moved off the road, prior to authorities arriving on the scene.

KJAN listening area weather forecast from the Nat’l. Weather Svc.: 11/8/15

Weather

November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CST SUN NOV 8 2015
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
VETERANS DAY…SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

University of Iowa to provide free mumps vaccine to students

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa health specialists will be providing students with a third dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine free of charge in an effort to combat the spread of mumps on campus. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the announcement of the free vaccine was made Friday.

Lisa James with the university’s clinical outreach says the university has ordered 3,000 doses of the vaccine and will being holding vaccination clinics next week for students under 25. James says between 100 and 110 cases of mumps have been confirmed on the campus this year. There are usually only 10 to 20 reported cases a year statewide.

The viral infection’s symptoms include swollen salivary glands, fever and muscle aches. It spreads easily in confined spaces.

Sioux City man again convicted of sex abuse in retrial

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City man granted a new trial on sex abuse charges has again been found guilty of the crime. The Sioux City Journal reports a Woodbury County jury found 43-year-old Julius Turner guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree sexual abuse and one count of third-degree sexual abuse. A sentencing date has not been set.

Turner was granted a new trial in April after convincing an appeals court that his trial attorney was incompetent. He had been found guilty in 2011 of the same charges and sentenced to life in prison because he was a repeat offender. Court documents accuse Turner of sexually abusing three girls under 13 from 2008-2009. In 1992, he was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse and lascivious acts with a child.

No. 10 Iowa gets past Hoosiers 35-27 to stay perfect

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for two scores and injured quarterback C.J. Beathard threw the clinching touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to keep No. 10 Iowa unbeaten with a 35-27 win at Indiana on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) have matched the best start in school history. The last time it happened was 2009.

It was another frustrating finish for Indiana (4-5, 0-5), which got within 21-20 after a 28-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. But Daniels answered with a 1-yard scoring run, and Beathard sealed it with a 10-yard TD pass to George Kittle. Indiana got a late touchdown but was unable to recover the onside kick.

Beathard, who has been battling a groin injury, finished 19 of 33 for 231 yards. Indiana’s Jordan Howard ran 22 times for 174 yards and two scores against the nation’s No. 5 run defense, but the Hoosiers lost their fifth straight.

Bailey accounts for 5 TDs, N. Iowa beats Indiana State 59-13

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November 8th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Aaron Bailey rushed for a career-best four touchdowns and threw for another in Northern Iowa’s 59-13 victory over Indiana State on Saturday night. Bailey completed 8 of 13 for 114 yards and ran for 54 yards. He transferred from Illinois to Northern Iowa (5-4, 3-3 Missouri Valley Conference) before the 2015 season to remain a quarterback.

The Panthers took advantage Indiana State’s three turnovers to score 28 straight in the second quarter. Bailey scored his second 1-yard TD run to make it 17-0 with 11:56 left in the second quarter. Tim Kilfoy returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown a minute later. Another interception led to Michael Malloy’s 10-yard score and Bailey followed a Sycamores fumble with a 2-yard TD run to make it 38-0 before the break.

Robert Tonyan Jr. had three catches for 80 yards and a touchdown for Indiana State (4-5, 2-4).