The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Medivac Ambulance was dispatched to the scene of a vehicle in the ditch early this (Friday) morning, north of Atlantic. The accident occurred a little after 6-a.m. on north Olive Street, near the ADM Grain facility. The female driver of the vehicle was complaining of neck pain. Roads in the area were slick at the time, with fog having frozen on an already wet surface. No other details are currently available.
(Radio Iowa) — Senator Joni Ernst says there appears to be a breakthrough in negotiations on the Farm Bill. Ernst is the only Iowan on a conference committee that’s been struggling for weeks to reconcile House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill. A provision championed by Iowa’s other Senator, Chuck Grassley, is not in the final deal. It would have imposed limits on farm subsidy payments to NON-farmers. Republicans in the HOUSE had been pressing for new work requirements for food stamp recipients. That’s not in the final version either. “That has been worked out between the House and the Senate and so I do believe that we will be able to move forward and get that bill on the floor of the Senate as soon as possible,” Ernst says.
Ernst says the Republican leader in the senate who decides which bills get debated has assured her a vote on the Farm Bill will happen in the Senate in December. “So as we’re laying out the road map for the rest of 2018 — the ‘lame duck’ session — the Farm Bill has been included in that mix,” Ernst says. “…So I believe that we will get…this done. We will get it to the president and he will get it signed and reauthorized.”
The Farm Bill expired October 1st. If congress fails to pass a replacement by December 31st, the NEXT congress would have to start at square one in drafting a bill and first pass it through COMMITTEES in the House and Senate before votes could be taken in the full House and Senate.
Police in Council Bluffs arrested a man this (Friday) morning, after they were dispatched a little before 3-a.m., to 305 N 6th Street, for report of a suspicious male. The suspect gave the responding officers a false name, threw punches at the officers and ran from them before officers were able to gain control of the him and place the man in handcuffs.
The suspect, identified as 31-year old Michael Wickman, of Council Bluffs, was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Wickman will be charged with two counts of Assault on Police Officers, False Information, Interference with Official Acts and Eluding when he’s released from the hospital. The officers involved also suffered minor injuries during the incident.
FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — A Canadian woman was found by snowmobilers after she spent three days stuck with her car on a muddy rural road in southeast Iowa. Seventy-two-year-old Terry Harnish, of Hubbards, Nova Scotia, was visiting friends on Thanksgiving when she took a wrong turn onto a dirt road outside Fairfield. Her car became mired in mud up to its wheel wells, and she was unable to walk to one of the farmhouses she’d passed. The Des Moines Register reports that she spent the next three days in her car, surviving on a tea drink and marzipan cake.
Fairfield police Lt. Colin Smith says Harnish had ended up on a dirt road that’s just not traveled this time of year. The heavy snow that fell Sunday proved her salvation, because it brought out two teenage snowmobilers whose attention she attracted with her car lights and horn. Their father used a tractor to take Harnish back into Fairfield.
Today: **DENSE FOG ADVISORY** Areas of dense fog this morning; Partly cloud to cloudy w/a chance of light rain late. High around 40. SE winds @ 10.
Tonight: Cloudy w/rain. Low 37. E @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/rain becoming mixed with snow in the afternoon. High 39. E @ 15-30.
Sunday: Cloudy w/light snow or flurries. High 33.
Monday: P/Cloudy. High 30.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 35. Our Low was 18. We received .04″ rain in Atlantic Thursday into early this morning. Last year on this date our High was 55 and the Low was 18. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 66 in 1922. The Record Low was -10 in 1964.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden knows he sometimes had gone over the top in his praise of quarterbacks during his time as an ESPN analyst. But he says Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is on a whole different level. Gruden calls Mahomes’ skill set ‘sickening’ ahead of the Chiefs game against the Raiders
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes had five turnovers in a shootout loss to the Rams, a number that would probably send a lot of first-year quarterbacks into a morose tailspin. That’s hardly the case for the Chiefs’ burgeoning star. He spent the bye week learning from his mistakes, and vowed that he won’t have another performance like that on Sunday in Oakland.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders punter Johnny Townsend is thankful he doesn’t have to cover Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill as a defender. Dealing with Hill on special teams is challenging enough, even if it is for only two or three plays a game. Hill has given opponents fits since entering the league as an unheralded fifth-round draft pick in 2016. He’s been voted to the Pro Bowl as a returner in each of his first two seasons in the league and is likely to make it three for three this year.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 points and her fellow starters all finished in double figures as No. 1 Notre Dame routed 14th-ranked Iowa 105-71. The game was the final tuneup for the Irish (7-0) before their showdown with No. 2 UConn on Sunday afternoon.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Asia Durr scored 25 points to lead No. 5 Louisville to an 85-68 victory over visiting Nebraska in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge. Playing a team that has four starters returning from an NCAA Tournament trip last season, the Cardinals (7-0) never really dominated in the first three quarters, but they weren’t really threatened either.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals signed infielder Cheslor Cuthbert, left-hander Brian Flynn and right-hander Jesse Hahn to one-year contracts for next season ahead of baseball’s non-tender deadline. Cuthbert will earn $850,000 while Flynn and Hahn will make $800,000. Cuthbert and Hahn could also earn a $50,000 bonus if they are selected to the All-Star Game.
(Radio Iowa) — It’s unclear when or even if veterans who’ve been short-changed on their “Forever G-I Bill” benefits may get what they’re owed. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican who is a combat veteran, is among those who’ve asked the Veterans Administration for an explanation. “Someone from the VA had indicated they would not go back and correct the deficient payments that had been made to our veterans for their educational benefits,” Ernst says, “and our stance is if you have promised our veterans that those payments would be made, then they need to be made.”
The Forever G-I Bill provides educational and housing benefits to military veterans who go to college. “And if they were told that they would receive these educational benefits, we need to ensure they are receiving those educational benefits,” Ernst says.
A Veterans Administration official gave conflicting answers to a HOUSE committee yesterday (Thursday), leaving open the possibility benefits may not be recalculated and veterans may not be fully reimbursed for the fall semester. Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City says the situation is causing financial hardship for many veterans who’ve gone back to school. “We’re hopeful that this is going to get taken care of. I don’t know if it is just an IT glitch or what it is,” Loebsack says. “But this is compounding of course, the Iowa National Guard members who were forced to pay back a part of their salary after a payrolll error was made by the Army.”
Loebsack says Iowa veterans may call his office for assistance in calculating what they’re owed through the Forever G-I- Bill. “I’ve held every administration accountable, whether it’s Democratic or Republican, since I’ve been in congress and that’s what we’ve got to do,” Loebsack says. “We’ve got to get to the bottom of it.”
Loebsack has been a member of congress since 2007 — which means he’s served during the George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump administrations.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:20 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democratic candidate in a northeast Iowa House district trailing by just nine votes has sued, seeking to force election officials to count 33 ballots left uncounted because they lack a postmark. Kayla Koether, is seeking a temporary injunction in Polk County District Court to stop Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate from certifying the House District 55 election results on Monday.
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Longtime Bettendorf Alderwoman Debe LaMar has died. She was 61. The city says in a news release that LaMar died Thursday. Television station WQAD reports that LaMar died after a long battle with cancer. She was first elected to the City Council in 1998 and served five terms. She also served as mayor pro-tem for seven years.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal security agents say a gun was found this week in the carry-on bag of a passenger at the Des Moines International Airport _ the 11th gun found at the airport this year. Television station KCCI reports that Transportation Security Administration workers discovered the loaded handgun Wednesday during an X-ray screening of the bag. Des Moines police are investigating to determine whether the passenger will face criminal charges.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A state health official says the products that will be for sale when medical marijuana dispensaries open in Iowa on Saturday will shake up traditional ideas about the herb and how it is consumed. Department of Public Health deputy director Sarah Reisetter says “there won’t be joints, there won’t be edibles.” Dispensaries are set to open in Council Bluffs, Davenport, Sioux City, Windsor Heights and Waterloo.
234 AM CST Fri Nov 30 2018
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING…
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 9 AM CST this morning. (And until 10-a.m. for the far west/s.w. counties)
* VISIBILITY…less than 1/4 mile
* IMPACTS…Slick, frosty patches can be expected on roads, bridges and sidewalks due to fog deposits freezing on surfaces. This could create difficult driving conditions at times and will impact the morning commute. Slow down in the fog!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.