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Iowa suspends play-by-play broadcaster for hot mic comments

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Learfield Sports has suspended Iowa play-by-play broadcaster Gary Dolphin for two games for negative comments directed at Hawkeyes guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to the air during a commercial break on Tuesday.

Iowa announced on Wednesday that Dolphin, who has broadcast Hawkeyes games for over 20 years, will miss Friday’s game against No. 22 Wisconsin and Monday’s game at No. 9 Michigan State after comments dismissive of Dailey’s play aired during Tuesday’s 69-68 win over Pittsburgh.

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta says the suspension is because of those comments “as well as some ongoing tensions that have built up over the past couple of years.” Dolphin apologized for his comments after the win over the Panthers. Dolphin did not swear or use inappropriate language but sounded exasperated as he criticized Dailey for dribbling with his head down into a double team.

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South Dakota women beat No. 23 Iowa State 64-59

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Ciara Duffy made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Allison Arens added three 3-pointers and 11 points and South Dakota beat No. 23 Iowa State 64-59 on Wednesday night.
The Cyclones rallied from an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull within three points with 1:19 remaining, but Madison McKeever’s free throws with 14 seconds left sealed it for South Dakota.
Hannah Sjerven had 10 points and 10 rebounds for South Dakota (6-1), which hosted Iowa State for the first time since 1984.

South Dakota knocked down six 3-pointers in the second quarter, outscoring Iowa State 22-9 for a 35-18 halftime advantage. Madison Wise made three 3-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points for Iowa State (5-1), which entered one of just 37 unbeaten teams in Division I. Bridget Carleton added 14 points on 5-of-19 shooting. Iowa State returns home to play Arkansas on Sunday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Wise scored 10 straight during ISU’s 15-0 fourth-quarter run.

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Merrill scores 20, leads Utah State past Northern Iowa 71-52

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill scored 20 points as host Utah State beat Northern Iowa 71-52 on Wednesday night in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge. The Aggies (6-1) snapped a two-game losing skid and are now 2-2 in their annual contest.

Merrill, a junior guard who led all scorers with 50 points in two games during the MGM Main Event in Las Vegas, made 7 of 14 field goals and all four of his free-throw attempts. Luke McDonnell scored 14 points to lead Northern Iowa (3-4).

Utah State built a 31-23 halftime lead. The Panthers stayed within double digits until a 5-0 spurt made it 48-35 with nine minutes left and they didn’t get closer. Diogo Brito’s two free throws stretched the Aggies’ lead to 60-42 with 5:22 remaining.

It was the first meeting between the schools.

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/29/18

Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Learfield Sports has suspended Iowa play-by-play broadcaster Gary Dolphin for two games for negative comments directed at Hawkeyes guard Maishe Dailey that inadvertently made it to the air during a commercial break. Iowa says that Dolphin, who has broadcast Hawkeyes games for over 20 years, will miss upcoming games against No. 22 Wisconsin and at No. 9 Michigan State after comments dismissive of Dailey’s play aired during a 69-68 win over Pittsburgh.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Berry was back on the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice field for the first time since early in training camp, though it remains unclear when the star safety will be ready for games. Berry tore his Achilles’ tendon in last season’s opener but was back on the practice field over the summer. He began training camp but then was sidelined by a troublesome heel problem.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Zylan Cheatham finished an assist short of the second triple-double in school history and Arizona State rolled to an 89-71 victory over Nebraska-Omaha. Arizona State beat No. 15 Mississippi State and Utah State last week to win the MGM Main Event in Las Vegas. The Sun Devils were short-handed against Omaha and started slow before using a big run to turn the game into a rout.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Damien Jefferson scored 18 points, Martin Krampelj added 17 and Creighton shot 60 percent in beating Montana 98-72. Creighton was 32 of 53 from the field, including 13 of 25 from distance, and made 21 of 30 free throws.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Becca Hittner scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 24 Drake pull away for an 85-69 victory over Creighton. Hittner matched her season high and went over 1,000 points in her career. Sara Rhine added 17 points and Sammie Bachrodt had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. Drake shot a season-best 13 of 28 on 3-pointers. Creighton’s Temi Carda scored 18 of her career-high 20 points in the second half.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, 11/29/18

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November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Roman Catholic diocese is defending its decision to continue employing a priest who told police he was trying to rape a woman when he was arrested naked in an Iowa mall in 2013. The Diocese of Sioux City acknowledged the 5-year-old arrest of the Rev. Jeremy Wind, describing it as a “mental health episode” from which he recovered. Police reports show Wind was meeting with a parishioner at a Sioux Center bakery in December 2013 when he dropped his pants and chased her to her car.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Police in central Iowa are investigating after they say they found homemade pipe bombs following a traffic stop in Marshalltown. Authorities say 48-year-old Timothy Andrew Kluck has been charged with being a felon in possession of an offensive weapon and other counts. Police say Kluck was stopped earlier this week on suspicion of driving with a suspended license when officers discovered a pipe bomb in his vehicle, and a search of his home turned up another bomb.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the drug overdose deaths of two people in Illinois. Federal prosecutors in Iowa say 50-year-old Larry Lazzez Bolden, of Davenport, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death. Investigators say Bolden distributed heroin laced with morphine and fentanyl that led to the deaths of one person in Rock Island, Illinois, and another person in Moline, Illinois.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for bilking a bank out of more than $850,000. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 63-year-old David Giannetto, of Marion, was sentenced Wednesday in Cedar Rapids’ federal courthouse to 27 months in prison. Officials say Giannetto had operated a freight business and created more than 600 fake invoices over two years that he used to secure more than $850,000 in loans from the bank.

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Deputy issued citation for unlawful possession of Whitetail deer antlers

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

November 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A Sheriff’s deputy from Greene County was cited Nov. 12th following an investigation, for unlawful possession of Whitetail deer antlers. Officials with the Iowa DNR said Wednesday, that on November 3rd, 2018, a DNR Conservation Officer received a call from a man who came upon a scene of a woman who had hit a deer on N Ave. between 185th and 190th streets in Greene County. The man waited for a sheriff’s deputy to arrive. Once the deputy arrived, the man asked the deputy about a salvage tag. Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hammer declined to issue him salvage tag.

According to state code, a salvage tag should be first issued to the individuals involved in the accident, and if not interested, then to any bystanders at the scene. A salvage tag was not issued. Later in the day, the same man drove past the scene and observed Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kirk Hammer in uniform near the deer cutting the antlers off of the deer with a saw.

When DNR Conservation Officer Nathan Haupert questioned Deputy Hammer, Deputy Hammer admitted to taking the antlers. Officer Haupert met Deputy Hammer at his home and seized the antlers. Officer Haupert explained to Deputy Hammer that it is unlawful to keep the antlers without a deer tag or salvage permit and with a salvage permit the whole deer would need to be removed from the ditch, not just the antlers.

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Donations drop off, demand rises, food bank pleads for help

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November 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Yesterday (Tuesday) was “Giving Tuesday” but some non-profits in the region are still struggling. Kelly Ptacek, with the Food Bank for the Heartland, says they’re still in dire need of donations of canned and packaged food as well as fresh fruits and vegetables. “We work with our partners in the community to try to help provide produce in particular, but lots of food to those that need it,” Ptacek says. “When you make your family meals, things like apples, potatoes, onions, carrots, those kinds of basic pieces of your meal.”

Those fresh items are always in high demand at the Omaha-based food bank. She says cash donations are also extremely useful. “We can buy produce in particular but food in bulk so we get a better rate when we have the cash to be able to buy that food,” Ptacek says. “We also do can drives and we take food at the food bank as well. We’ll sort that and then send it back out to our partner agencies so they’ll have both shelf-stable food as well as the fresh produce.”

With the early arrival of cold winter-like weather, she says hungry people across the region are relying even more on the agency for their daily meals. “We are seeing still a significant need,” Ptacek says. “We serve 16 counties in western Iowa and 77 counties in Nebraska. There are 80,000 children in the area who are food insecure. That is a large number of children that we want to make sure we can get food into their homes.”

Learn more about the organization or make a donation at: foodbankheartland.org.

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Block grants awarded to 11 communities (including Emerson, Sidney & Wiota)

News

November 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Wednesday, approved four-point-five million dollars in Community Development Block Grant funds for 11 Iowa communities, including Emerson, Sidney and Wiota. I-E-D-A spokesperson, Brooke Miller, says the funds are targeted at specific areas.
She says the funds enable the communities to make needed improvements to water and sewer systems, improve housing conditions for homeowners, provide facilities for disabled and at-risk individuals, along with transforming downtown spaces.

Miller says these grants are only available to non-metropolitan areas. “The funds are awarded based on benefit to low and moderate income people, financial need, project impact and readiness, and commitment of local resources to the project as well,” according to Miller.  She says the communities will receive the funding once the final contracts are signed. She says it’s a federally funded program through the U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the state administers the funds.

Here’s the list of awards and matching amounts for each community in our area:
Emerson Sanitary Sewer Improvements $300,000 award/match $95,581.
Sidney Water System Improvements $382,041 award/match $486,234.
Wiota Water System Improvements $116,000 award/match $767,320.

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No. 24 Drake women pull away in 4th to beat Bluejays 85-69

Sports

November 28th, 2018 by admin

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Becca Hittner scored 15 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 24 Drake pull away for an 85-69 victory over Creighton on Wednesday.

Hittner matched her season high and surpassed 1,000 points in her career for the Bulldogs (7-1). She was 3 for 3 on 3-pointers and made 10 of 12 free throws to lead Drake’s 18-for-21 shooting at the line.

Drake outscored the Bluejays 13-3 to start the fourth quarter to stretch its lead to 75-62. Creighton (1-4) got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Sara Rhine added 17 points and 13 rebounds and Sammie Bachrodt had nine rebounds for the Bulldogs. Drake shot a season-best 13 of 28 on 3-pointers.

Creighton’s Temi Carda scored 18 of her career-high 20 points in the second half, and Audrey Faber and Payton Brotzki had 11 points apiece.

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ISU’s Campbell is Big 12 Coach of the Year for second straight season

Sports

November 28th, 2018 by admin

IRVING, Texas- For the second year in a row, Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell was honored for his coaching efforts by earning 2018 Big 12 Conference Co-Coach of the Year accolades, selected by the league’s coaches and announced today by the conference office.

Campbell, who shared the award with Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, was the 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year. He’s won or shared the conference coach of the year award in three of his last four seasons (Campbell was the 2015 MAC Coach of the Year at Toledo).

Picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 preseason coaches poll, Campbell and his Cyclones proved that last season wasn’t a fluke, compiling a 7-4 overall record and tying for third in the Big 12 at 6-3, the best conference finish in 40 years.

ISU’s six conference victories is the most in a season by a Cyclone team in school history.

Iowa State, bowl eligible for the second-straight season, appeared in all five College Football Playoff rankings. The Cyclones are currently No. 23 in the CFP and No. 24 in the Associated Press poll, the latest the Cyclones have been ranked in a season since 1976.

A season where the Cyclones had their season-opener cancelled, lost their starting quarterback in the first game and opened the year at 1-3, Campbell rallied his team to wins in six of their last seven contests.

Campbell notched two victories over ranked opponents (Oklahoma State, West Virginia) to improve his two-year record against rated foes to 5-3. West Virginia was ranked No. 6 nationally at the time, giving Campbell three victories over top-six opponents in the last two seasons.

Iowa State also rattled off five-straight league victories in a season for the first time in school history and is currently 5-1 in games played in Jack Trice Stadium, tying for the second-most season wins since the stadium was built in 1975.

Campbell has a 53-33 record in seven seasons as a head coach.

The Cyclones will play host to Drake on Saturday and will find out their bowl destination on Sunday.

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