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Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/8/18

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October 8th, 2018 by admin

Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (7-0) LW #1 vs #10 Ames
2. Cedar Falls (7-0) LW #2 vs Dubuque Senior
3. Ankeny Centennial (7-0) LW #3 @ DSM Roosevelt
4. Bettendorf (6-1) LW #4 @ Davenport West
5. Iowa City West (6-1) LW #5 vs Muscatine
6. Dowling Catholic (5-2) LW #6 @ DSM Hoover
7. Johnston (5-2) LW #7 @ Mason City
8. Waukee (5-2) LW #8 @ Indianola
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (6-1) LW #9 vs Waterloo West
10.Ames (5-2) LW (X) @ #1 Valley

Class 3A
1. Lewis Central (7-0) LW #1 vs Glenwood
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-0) LW #2 @ Center Point-Urbana
3. Solon (7-0) LW #4 @ Keokuk
4. North Scott (6-1) LW #5 @ #5 Clear Creek-Amana
5. Clear Creek-Amana (7-0) vs #4 North Scott
6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-1) LW #8 vs Denison-Schleswig
7. Oskaloosa (6-1) LW (X) @ Knoxville
8. Sioux City Heelan (6-1) LW #10 vs Storm Lake
9. Pella (6-1) LW #3 vs Newton
10.Decorah (5-2) LW (X) @ Waterloo East

Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (7-0) LW #1 @ Clarke (Osceola)
2. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (6-1) LW #2 vs MOC-Floyd Valley
3. Waukon (6-1) LW #3 @ Anamosa
4. Algona (7-0) LW #4 vs #8 Spirit Lake
5. Union (LaPorte City) (5-2) LW #5 vs Nevada
6. West Marshall (6-1) LW #6 @ #7 Benton
7. Benton (6-1) LW #7 vs #6 West Marshall
8. Spirit Lake (6-1) LW #8 @ #4 Algona
9. Greene County (6-1) LW #9 @ Red Oak
10. Crestwood (4-3) LW (X) @ Hampton-Dumont

Class 1A
1. Van Meter (7-0) LW #1 vs Mount Ayr
2. Dike-New Hartford (7-0) LW #2 vs South Hardin
3. South Central Calhoun (7-0) LW #3 vs Eagle Grove
4. Bellevue (7-0) LW #4 vs N.E. Goose Lake
5. Wilton (6-1) LW #5 vs Columbus Jct.
6. West Sioux (6-1) LW #9 @ Unity Christian
7. West Branch (6-1) LW #7 vs Cascade
8. Interstate-35 (Truro) (7-0) LW #10 vs Pleasantville
9. Pella Christian (5-2) LW (X) @ Woodward-Granger
10.West Lyon (5-2) LW #6 vs Sibley-Ocheyedan

Class A
1. Hudson (7-0) LW #1 vs #9 Grundy Center
2. Algona Garrigan (7-0) LW #2 vs West Fork
3. AHSTW (Avoca) (7-0) LW #3 @ Southwest Valley
4. North Tama (6-1) LW #4 vs Postville
5. BGM (Brooklyn) (7-0) LW #5 @ Durant
6. Edgewood-Colesburg (6-1) LW #6 vs MFL-Mar-Mac
7. Belmond-Klemme (6-1) LW #7 @ North Union
8. Saint Ansgar (5-2) LW #8 @ #10 Newman Catholic
9. Grundy Center (5-2) LW (X) @ #1 Hudson
10. Mason City Newman (5-2) LW #9 vs #8 Saint Ansgar

Eight-man
1. Iowa Valley (7-0) LW #2 @ Montezuma
2. Northwood-Kensett (7-0) LW #3 vs Tripoli
3. AR-WE-VA (7-0) LW #4 @ Kingsley-Pierson
4. New London (6-1) LW #1 @ English Valleys
5. Don Bosco (6-1) LW #7 vs North Iowa
6. Midland (Wyoming) (7-1) LW #6 vs #8 Central City
7. S.E. Warren (8-0) LW #7 @ Murray
8. Central City (7-0) LW #10 @ #6 Midland
9. Newell-Fonda (6-1) LW #9 vs Remsen St. Mary’s
10.Turkey Valley (6-1) LW (X) @ Easton Valley

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Woman dies after being struck by train in northwest Iowa

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October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ALVORD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota woman died after being struck by a train in northwest Iowa. Lyon County authorities say deputies and medics were sent to the accident site a little before 7:30 p.m. Friday in Alvord. The Sheriff’s Office says it appeared that 32-year-old Savannah Flynn, of Marion, South Dakota, may have thought a southbound train was on the east set of parallel tracks when she tried to cross the west tracks and was struck. Flynn died at the scene. Authorities suspect alcohol consumption played a role in her death.

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Iowa’s Nelson and Moss earn weekly Big 10 honors

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October 8th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior defensive end Anthony Nelson and freshman defensive back Riley Moss have been recognized by the Big Ten Conference following Iowa’s 48-31 win at Minnesota. Nelson was named Defensive Player of the Week, while Moss was named Freshman of the Week. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten office.

The honor marks the second time Nelson has been recognized by the Big Ten, while Moss earns his first conference recognition. Nelson was named Freshman of the Week for his play in a 2016 win over Miami, Ohio.

Nelson (6-foot-7, 271 pounds), matched his career-high with three sacks at Minnesota, all in the first half. The graduate of Waukee (Iowa) High School recorded four solo tackles and one assist in the contest; the Hawkeyes recorded five total sacks and held Minnesota to 86 net rushing yards. Nelson leads the Big Ten with five sacks and has 18 tackles through five games. He also collected three sacks versus Miami, Ohio, as a redshirt freshman.

Moss (6-0, 185) joined the Hawkeye program as a walk-on from Centennial High School in Ankeny, Iowa, and played primarily on special teams in Iowa’s first four games. Moss started for the first time at Minnesota and responded with four solo takles and one assist, to go with two interceptions.

Moss collected his first career theft in the end zone late in the second period.  His second interception and 36-yard return led to a Hawkeye field goal and a 41-24 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Nelson is the second Hawkeye to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors this season, as sophomore defensive end A.J. Epenesa was the co-recipient following Iowa’s win over Iowa State. Moss is Iowa’s first Freshman of the Week in 2018.

The Hawkeyes (4-1, 1-1) travel to Indiana (4-2, 1-2) Saturday (11 a.m. CT, ESPN2).

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ISU’s Lewis named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Sports

October 8th, 2018 by admin

Braxton Lewis

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State junior safety Braxton Lewis was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after his performance in Iowa State’s 48-42 win over No. 25 Oklahoma State on Saturday.

A native of Overland Park, Kan., Lewis was a key player in Iowa State’s effort on defense, leading the team in tackles with seven and picking off a key fourth-quarter pass.

Lewis also had on tackle for loss to help the Cyclones establish a new school record for stops behind the line of scrimmage with 16.

Lewis leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally in interceptions per game at 0.6. He has picked off a pass in three-straight games, tying for the fifth-best streak in school history.

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ISU’s Purdy received numerous national awards for performance at Okie State

Sports

October 8th, 2018 by admin

Brock Purdy

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State true freshman QB Brock Purdy earned a number of national awards after his impressive performance in Iowa State’s 48-42 victory over No. 25 Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday.

He was named CBS Sports National Freshman of the Week, Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, a Star of the Week by the Manning Award and tabbed a Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 performer.

Seeing his first significant amount of snaps, Purdy responded with an incredible debut, tallying 402 yards of total offense (318 passing, 84 rushing) en route to the 8th-best single-game total offense effort in school history. He completed 18 of his 23 passes.

A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Purdy accounted for five touchdowns in the game, four by pass and one by rush. His four passing touchdowns ties for the third-best single-game total in Iowa State history and all of them were strikes of 20 yards or longer.

Purdy’s 29-yard touchdown run is the longest rush of the season by a Cyclone and his 60-yard touchdown pass to Tarique Milton in the fourth quarter is the longest play from scrimmage by ISU this season.

Purdy entered the game after the first series with the Cyclones trailing 7-0. His poise and performance helped the Cyclones claim their third-straight win over a ranked team on the road.

Purdy’s only other action was two snaps in the Akron game.

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Cass County Sheriff’s Office K9 named to 2018 Iowa Animal Hall of Fame

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October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A canine working for the Cass County Sheriff’s Office was recently named to the Iowa Animal Hall of Fame. According to the I80 K9 page on Facebook, “Vader,” a 6 year old German Shepherd won the “Hero Category.” Vader was nominated by his Veterinarian Dr. Kate Hoffmann, of Atlantic Animal Health Center. Dr. Hoffmann was recognized at the Iowa Veterinary Medical annual meeting in Ames on Sept 20th, for her nomination. Three animals in the categories, Professional, Companion, and Hero will be recognized at the Animal Rescue Leagues of Iowa’s raise your paws auction April 2019, in Des Moines.

Cass County K9 “Vader” (Photo from I80 K9)

K9 Vader began his career in 2013 with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Vader was imported as a puppy from a breeder in Vancouver Canada, by Deputy Kyle Quist and his wife Anne. He was raised in trained in Atlantic at I80 K9. Vader is a dual purpose K9 meaning he is trained in criminal apprehension, handler protection, narcotics, evidence recovery, and tracking. Vader is proven to be very successful for Cass County and has been successfully utilized in several surrounding counties, by multiple law enforcement agencies in both patrol and narcotics deployments.

Vader and Quist have been awarded multiple awards by the Heart of America Police Dog Association. In 2014 the K9 team won Patrol Case of the year and received an award for Master Tracker. In 2016 the team was again selected for Patrol Case of the year and received another award for Master Tracker. October of 2018 they were awarded patrol case of the year. This past year the team has had a few deployments resulting from vehicular pursuits, that yielded significant results.

The first was in Guthrie County. Deputies from surrounding counties had been involved in a vehicle pursuit the previous night. The suspect had been armed with a knife during that pursuit. The suspect was able to elude deputies in his vehicle. Another pursuit the following night ensued with the same suspect and multiple different county agencies. The suspect rammed a deputy’s vehicle causing extensive damage. Vader was used to track and make apprehension of the suspect after wrecking his vehicle. The K9 was stabbed in the mouth during the incident. The suspect was taken into custody shortly thereafter by deputies. The defendant plead guilty to assaulting the K9 and other felony and misdemeanors.

The second significant deployment was in Pottawattamie County. Deputies pursued a stolen vehicle and requested assistance from the K9 team. Two suspects ran on foot after law enforcement executed a PIT maneuver causing the vehicle to wreck in a corn field. Responding deputies advised that shots had been fired at pursuing deputies by the passenger of the vehicle. The passenger stole a pickup at a residence a few hundred yards from where the initial stolen vehicle was and drove it into a standing corn field where it got stuck in water and took off on foot again. The K9 picked up track in the water area where the truck was stuck. The suspect was tracked through the standing cornfield for over a mile of a two mile section.

The K9 located the subject laying in the cornfield and engaged the suspect. The defendant was later transported for medical attention. After a short break the K9 was then used to search for evidence primarily a handgun. The K9 searched several hundred yards of field and located a few items the defendants had dropped. The K9 eventually located a silver and black handgun. The gun was found to be stolen also. At the time The passenger was charged with attempted murder, felon in possession of firearm, motor vehicle theft and other charges. The driver was charged with possession of a stolen weapon, theft of motor vehicle, eluding and other offenses. Due to the K9 assistance this also solved cases in Kansas.

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East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic expected to fall short of flood stage

News, Weather

October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Emergency Management Agency reports periodic moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the area today and persisting into early Wednesday. Conditions will become more and more prone to flooding with time as excessive amounts of rain continue to accumulate. The flood stage where action may be needed is 15-feet, with minor flooding occurring at 19-feet. As of 10-a.m. today (Monday), the East Nish was slightly under 5-feet. The river is expected to crest from 10-a.m. Tuesday to 10-a.m. Wednesday at around 17.4-feet before falling to below the action stage. The record crest for the river was 22.81-feet, in Sept., 1972. The river also crested above 22-feet in July, 1958 and June, 1998.

Flood notes:
22.8-feet  Lansing Road floods on both sides of the river.
21-feet  Flooding occurs in Atlantic. Widespread agricultural flooding occurs.
20.5-feet  Water affects US 6.
19-feet  Water affects agricultural land.
17-feet  Water affects low lying areas west of Atlantic.

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Convicted murderer’s challenge of his life sentence denied

News

October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A southwest Iowa man convicted in the 2009 shooting death of his girlfriend, had his challenge for the conviction denied in court, Friday. According to reports, Judge James Heckerman refused to grant Post Conviction Relief (PCR) to 38-year old Brian Heath Davis, of Shenandoah who, along with his attorney claimed key elements of the investigation and prosecution were flawed.

In April 2015, Davis received a life sentence upon his conviction without the possibility of parole on a charge of 1st degree Murder in the death of 29-year old Holly Rae Durbin. His conviction was appealed but upheld by the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2017.

Photo of Holly Rae Durben from Iowa Cold Case files website

On July 18th, 2009, Davis had reported to authorities Durben shot herself in the head at the farmhouse they shared off Highway 59. Durben was found on her bed with a gunshot wound to the left side of her head, near her cheek. Her left hand was on the pistol grip of a 12-gauge shotgun, and her left thumb rested on the trigger. Durben was right-handed. Authorities said the only identifiable fingerprints on the gun belonged to Davis.

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IMOM helps thousands with free dental care

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October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Dentists and other volunteers provided free dental care to around one-thousand people in the two-day annual Mission of Mercy clinic Friday and Saturday in Sioux City. More than 100 student dentists and dental hygienists from University of Iowa, Creighton, University of Nebraska, Morningside College, Iowa Western Community College, Kirkwood, and Western Iowa Tech were among those helping out. Western Iowa Tech Community College, dental assistant instructor Jonie Miller brought many of her students with her to help in the effort.  She says they bring students every year, not matter where the Mission of Mercy is held. Miller says her students do everything from fillings to oral surgery.

It’s the 10th year Miller has taken part and says it was more special with the event returning to Sioux City. “Since we’re in Sioux City, I get to see a lot of my past grads,” Miller explains. “So, it really makes me smile to know that they were impressed with it and come back to volunteer again and again.” Cori Van Sickler drove from Ft. Dodge to help in the effort. She says she came with her daughter, a pharmacist in Des Moines.

She helped out in the pharmacy with paperwork and guiding patients to where they needed to be. This was the 11th Iowa Mission of Mercy free dental clinic. The clinic is held in a new location each year.

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Another Work Release escape reported in IA

News

October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Department of Corrections is reporting another Work Release escape. 40-year old Felix Gomez, convicted of Domestic Abuse Assault, 3rd or Subsequent Offense and other crimes in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Residential Facility as required Sunday night.  Gomez is a white (Hispanic) male, 5-feet eight-inches tall, weighing 263 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on July 24, 2018.  Persons with information on Gomez’s whereabouts should contact local police. (See his picture under this same story on the kjan.com News page)

Felix Gomez

On Sunday, the Iowa DOC reported 22-year old Devin Kesean Dock also failed to return to the Ft. Des Moines Residential Facility.

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