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(Podcast) 7-a.m. News & funeral announcements, 1/21/2014

News, Podcasts

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Light turnout expected for 2014 caucuses

News

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The 2014 Iowa political calendar effectively begins tonight (Tuesday) at the precinct caucuses for both parties. These organizing meetings kick off a series of party events, culminating with the state conventions in June. They tend to mostly attract loyalists in non-presidential election years.

The caucuses begin a process of building a volunteer base. That party faithful sets the tone for the elections in 2014 and starts organizing in advance of the 2016 presidential election in the early-voting state of Iowa.

Attendance is expected to be much lower than in presidential years. Republicans had more than 120,000 attend the 2012 caucuses, when there was an open primary. More than 200,000 Democrats participated in the 2008 caucuses, the last time there was an open Democratic presidential primary.

Atlantic Girls @ Kuemper Catholic Tonight on KJAN!

CAM Cougar Channel, Sports

January 21st, 2014 by Jim Field

Tonight on KJAN we will feature Hawkeye 10 girls basketball as Atlantic visits Kuemper Catholic.  The Knights won 61-47 earlier this season as Atlantic tries to return the favor.  Game time is 7:30 pm, we’ll be on the air at 7:20 pm.  You can listen live on AM 1220 and FM 101.1, or on the web at www.kjan.com.  You can also listen on your smartphones with the free KJAN app.  Check out the live video of the game on our TV page at www.kjan.com also!

Special Weather Statement: Bitterly Cold wind chills

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES; CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
615 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

    …BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS
    MORNING…

TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BOTTOM OUT ACROSS THE AREA
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION A NORTHWEST WIND
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW FOR A
COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE THIS MORNING
REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND IN LAYERS. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN.

Traffic stop in Griswold leads to 4 hour high speed chase & search

News

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop that began at around 9:30-p.m. Monday in Griswold ended in Page County nearly 4-hours later following a high-speed chase and search. According to the State Patrol Communications Center near Lewis, the incident began when a Cass County deputy attempted to stop a Chevy pickup in Griswold. The vehicle and two persons inside took off and led authorities on a chase into Mongtomery County and the City’s of Elliott and Clarinda before ending near Clarinda, in Page County. The suspects bailed out of their disabled vehicle and tried to hide from authorities, who apprehended them at around 1:24-a.m. in a cornfield west of Clarinda.

Numerous law enforcement vehicles were damaged during the chase when the suspects’ pickup “rammed” or came into contact with those vehicles. Other patrol vehicles sustained blown tires during the chase. At times, speeds during the chase were in excess of 100-miles per hour. Cass County Deputies Ben Bartholomew, Josh McLaren and Kyle Quist were all involved in the pursuit.

The suspects were brought to the Clarinda Regional Medical Center for treatment of hypothermia before being transported to the jail. Their names and additional details are currently not available. No law enforcement officers were injured during the pursuit, but their lives were in danger many times, according to law enforcement sources.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: 1/21/2014

Podcasts, Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Bluffs man arrested in Red Oak

News

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a Council Bluffs man Monday afternoon. 19-year old Eric Michael Chapin was taken into custody a little after 2-p.m., on an active Montgomery County warrant for a Probation Violation. Chapin was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Wind Chill Advisory for far west/sw IA until 8-a.m. today (1/21/14)

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-
454 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

   …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
    MORNING…

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WILL BE AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO OR A LITTLE
COLDER THROUGH 8 AM. WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH
THAT TIME AND AS TEMPERATURES LEVEL OFF AND BEGIN REBOUNDING
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE.

Power Farming Show to include cover crop workshops

Ag/Outdoor

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers attending the Iowa Power Farming Show next week in Des Moines will get a chance to learn about promoting soil conservation and health by planting cover crops. Cover crops are plants seeded on corn and soybean fields during the off season to help control weeds, prevent soil erosion, and promote soil health.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says the workshops hosted by Iowa Farm Bureau will help farmers find direction on choosing the right cover crop seeds, receive information on application and termination of cover crops, and learn more about how cover crops fit with a livestock operation.

The Iowa Power Farming Show runs Jan. 28 through 30 at Iowa Events Center. It is expected to draw 20,000 people to see the latest in farm equipment and technology.

Area basketball scores from Mon., Jan. 20th 2014

Sports

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Creston 67, Clarinda 53
  • St. Albert 75, Shenandoah 47
  • Lewis Central 53, Thomas Jefferson 40

Western Iowa:

  • West Monona 71, Logan-Magnolia 41

Rolling Valley:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Glidden-Ralston 52

Others:

  • Twin Cedars 79, Orient-Macksburg 48

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Creston 45, Clarke 43

Rolling Valley:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 57, Glidden-Ralston 25

Western Iowa:

  • West Monona 55, Logan-Magnolia 13

Others:

  • Guthrie Center 52, Woodward-Granger 43

Corner Conference Tournament Quarterfinals:

  • East Mills 54, Sidney 32
  • Fremont Mills 73, Essex 25
  • Heartland Christian 53, Nishnabotna 44
  • Stanton 60, South Page 18