Forecast for Tue., March 27th 2012 – Cass County, IA & the area

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

341 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 Nat’l Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

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Iowa Board suspends license of Bluffs Chiropractor

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Board of Chiropractic Medicine last week, ordered the license of a chiropractor in Council Bluffs to be suspended for an indefinite period of time. The order came down March 22nd, against Deanne J. Rogge, who works at Broadway Chiropractic, in Council Bluffs. Rogge was ordered by the Board to surrender her original license because it received a “Certificate of Non-Compliance” from the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Centralized Collection Unit (CCU).

If a licensed professional in the State of Iowa owes at least $1,000 in debt, the CCU can request that the persons professional license be suspended, revoked, denied insurance, or denied renewal. The debt may include delinquent court fines, unpaid taxes, or debt owed to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

A person whose license has been suspended or revoked is prohibited from practicing in the state of Iowa. The Chiropractic Board had issued a warning to Rogge that it would suspend her license within 30-days, on January 20th, unless she complied with the CCU’s request for payment.

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Carroll County man dies after being hit by a semi in Waterloo over the weekend

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in the eastern Iowa community of Waterloo say a western Iowa man died Sunday, after he was hit by a semi along Highway 20. According to KWWL-TV in Waterloo, 19-year old Kyle Pudenz, of Carroll, died, after he was hit by a semi as Pudenz was walking along the highway eastbound, near the Highway 63 ramp, at around 9:15-p.m. Sunday. Pudenz was found laying in the median, suffering from massive head and chest injuries. He died at a local hospital.

The driver of the semi, 49-year old Valoree Blake, of Vermillion, South Dakota, told authorities she tried, but failed to avoid hitting Pudenz when he walked into the semi’s path. Pudenz’s vehicle was found by police in the parking lot of a nearby motorcycle dealership. The accident remains under investigation.

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2 Injured in Pottawattamie County crash Monday

News

March 27th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says a distracted driver caused a rear-end collision that sent two people to the hospital Monday evening, in Pottawattamie County. Officials say a 2001 Honda Civic driven by 30-year Jeffrey Vana, of Logan, was stopped in the outside lane of northbound Interstate 29 due to a previous accident, when his car was rear-ended by a 2004 Chevy Impala. The driver of the Impala, 26-year old Teddy E. Mahoney, of Onawa, was distracted by a bag in the passenger compartment of his vehicle, just before the collision occurred.

The Patrol says following the collision, both cars ended-up in the east ditch. Even though they were wearing their seat belts, both drivers were injured in the crash, with Vana being transported by Crescent Rescue to Mercy Hospital, in Council Bluffs. The accident happened at around 5:50-p.m., at the 67.65-mile marker, or about two-miles north of the Honey Creek exit.

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Drake Women’s Hoops Coach Stephens Resigns After 9 Years

Sports

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake women’s basketball coach Amy Stephens has resigned after nine seasons with the Bulldogs. Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb announced the resignation Monday. Stephens says in a statement that she and the school had different visions for the future of the program, which prompted her resignation. The Bulldogs finished 18-16 last season, losing to South Dakota in the first round of the WNIT. Stephens was 151-130 at Drake. She previously spent eight seasons as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney.

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Atlantic woman arrested on Shelby County warrant

News

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Police Department reports 35-year old Amanda Sedina, of Atlantic, was arrested Friday. Sedina was taken into custody on a Shelby County warrant for Invasion of Privacy. The woman was brought to the Cass County Jail and held until being picked up by Shelby County deputies.

Authorities report also, the arrest Sunday, of 40-year old Anthony Stice, of Des Moines, on a charge of OWI/1st offense, Stice was booked into the Cass County Jail.

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Wind Advisory & Extreme Fire Danger today!

News, Weather

March 26th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service in Valley, NE has issued a Wind Advisory for portions of eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. The Advisory in western Iowa affects Monona & Harrison Counties, and is in effect until 7-p.m. Monday. Winds in the advisory area will continue to increase throughout the afternoon, from the south-southeast, at 25-35 mph with gusts to 45mph. Cross winds may affect drivers on east-to-west roads.

In addition, the Grassland Fire Danger Index will be in the EXTREME category this afternoon in Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties in western and southwest Iowa. That means fires can start quickly, spread furiously and burn intensely. All fires are potentially serious.

ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS UNDER EXTREME FIRE DANGER!

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Creighton’s McDermott Makes AP All-American Squad

Sports

March 26th, 2012 by Jim Field

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press’ All-America team, while Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger is a repeat selection.

Draymond Green of Michigan State, freshman Anthony Davis of Kentucky and Creighton’s Doug McDermott rounded out the team Monday.

McDermott is first Creighton player ever to be named an All-America. He and three-time AP All-American selection Pete Maravich of LSU are the only All-American members coached by their fathers.

The 6-7 sophomore had the third best scoring average in Division I with a 23.2 average. He also averaged 8.2 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field, and 49.5 percent from 3-point range.

Robinson received first-team votes from all 65 members of the national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. He is the first unanimous pick since Blake Griffin of Oklahoma in 2009.

Sullinger is the first repeat All-America since Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina in 2009. He is the first to do it as a freshman and sophomore since Chris Jackson of LSU in 1989 and 1990.

With Davis’ selection there has been at least one freshman on the first team five of the last six years.

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Chris Carpenter Returns to Cardinals’ Camp

Sports

March 26th, 2012 by Jim Field

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter has returned to the Cardinals’ spring training camp, with manager Mike Matheny still unsure when his ace will be back on a mound.

Carpenter, who has yet to pitch in a spring training game, underwent four days of tests last week in St. Louis to determine the cause of a nerve ailment that has weakened his throwing shoulder. Matheny thinks the right-hander will have to rest.

The 37-year-old has not faced hitters since batting practice on March 3. A bulging disk in his neck originally was thought to be the cause of the problem.

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