Iowa State looks to get into the win column today (Saturday) at home, against San Jose State. The Cyclones are 0-3 while the Spartans are 1-2 after a loss to Utah. ISU coach Matt Campbell has preached to his team about earning the right to win in practice. Campbell says the Cyclones need to do what it takes to win.
Kick-off from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, is at 11-a.m.
(Radio Iowa)
The Iowa Hawkeyes open Big Ten play at Rutgers.The Hawkeyes are 2-1 after a loss to North Dakota State. Rutgers is 2-1 and has shown the ability to overcome slow starts. Ottumwa native Chris Ash is in his first season as the coach at Rutgers. He formerly was on the staff at Ohio State. Senior receiver Janarion Grant is a game breaker for Rutgers. He has a kick return for a touchdown, a punt return for a touchdown and has even thrown a touchdown pass.
You can hear the game today on KJAN beginning with the pre-game show at 9-a.m., and kick-off from High Point Solutions Stadium, in Piscataway, New Jersey, at 11.
(Learfield Sports)
An analysis of how Iowa’s soybean production is utilized finds that nearly one of every four rows of soybeans is fed to the more than 38 million pigs raised annually in the state. Aaron Putze is director of communications for the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), which conducted the study. “I can’t say that was something new, but it certainly did reinforce how important pig production in Iowa is to the Iowa soybean farmer,” Putze says.
That’s one reason why ISA backed Prestage Foods’ recent efforts to locate a new pork processing facility in Iowa. “More importantly than that, it’s a win for Iowa — to have close to 1,000 additional jobs that are expected to come online with that facility,” Putze says. “Plus the additional bidding for pigs that will result on the open market, the potential additional hogs fed to satisfy the new demand, and the need then for more grain production.”
Putze says pig production creates a market for 2.7 million tons of soybean meal per year, or 31 percent of all soybeans processed in the state. Poultry, including laying hens, broilers and turkeys, account for another 6.4 percent of meal usage.
(Brownfield Ag News/Radio Iowa)
Governor Terry Branstad is deploying the National Guard to respond to flooding in 13 Iowa counties and prepare for future flooding downriver. “We just have to deal with whatever situation comes our way,” Branstad told reporters. “We need to be as well-prepared and in a situation like this in major cities like Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, obviously,we have a little time to prepare and we want to do everything we can for the state to assist the communities and doing the best job we can to avoid and mitigate damage.”
Branstad has signed a proclamation declaring a “disaster emergency” in 13 counties affected by flooding. The counties included are Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Delaware, Floyd, Franklin, Linn and Wright. Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Timothy Orr says there were lessons learned during the significant flooding of 2008.
“I think it starts with the community preparedness,” Orr says. “We’re seeing that all up and down our rivers, the pro-active approach of our communities.” Orr has deployed teams of soldiers to emergency management offices in 11 counties. Three more teams will be deployed today (Saturday), focusing on areas south of Iowa City.
We’ve learned that by working from the Mississippi River north, we can get after some of those big issues early on and identify potential issues that will give us time and an ability to bring resources.” Flooding is NOT expected in Iowa City, but Orr says communities like Columbus Junction and Oakville may need to brace for flooding.
Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds will tour flood damage in Clarksville, Shell Rock and Cedar Rapids today (Saturday).
(Radio Iowa)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs will be without starting offensive lineman Parker Ehinger and backup Jah Reid, and likely without star running back Jamaal Charles for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Ehinger will miss his second straight game with a concussion. Reid is out with a knee injury.
Meanwhile, Charles was listed as doubtful for the Jets on Friday’s injury report, and it is becoming increasingly likely that the four-time Pro Bowl player will not play before the Chiefs’ bye. After the Jets, Kansas City visits the Steelers before getting a week off.
Charles has been practicing since training camp, but coach Andy Reid has been cautious when it comes to activating him for game day. He tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 5 last season.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:30 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wisconsin emergency officials say preliminary estimates show flooding over the last few days has caused millions of dollars in damage across a number of western Wisconsin counties. Richland County reported more than 40 homes have been damaged, with one destroyed. Vernon County officials are reporting between $2 million and $3 million in damage to roads and bridges.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University President Steven Leath damaged a university-owned airplane he was piloting when it made a rough landing at an Illinois airport in an incident that was made public 14 months after it happened. Accident reports obtained by The Associated Press show both wings on the plane suffered damage after Leath failed to navigate windy conditions and hit the runway at the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Illinois.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Sioux City man to life in prison for the shooting death of a man in the western Iowa city of Sloan. The Sioux City Journal reports Timothy Schroeder was sentenced Friday to the life term after a jury found him guilty in July of first-degree murder in the January 2015 death of 29-year-old Dustin Wilder in his Sloan home.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court is reducing a judge’s $368,000 award of legal fees to an Iowa State University whistleblower who was viciously mistreated by his superiors. The court says that Dennis Smith isn’t entitled to the full award because his case was only partially successful.
Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says three students were reported as having absconded from the Clarinda Academy sometime around 10:30-p.m., Friday. Law enforcement and Clarinda Academy personnel are searching for the escaped students. No additional information is available at this time.
The Clarinda Academy is a residential foster care facility that provides residential treatment to at-risk and delinquent male and female youth from several states.
VICTORIA SANFORD HIATT, 61, of Manning died Friday, September 23rd at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Graveside services for VICTORIA SANFORD HIATT will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Sept. 28th, in the Manning Cemetery. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-until 7-p.m. Tuesday.
VICTORIA SANFORD HIATT is survived by:
Her son – Brett (Kasie) Sanford, of Manning.
Her sisters – Toni Golley, of Cambridge, & Michelle Sanford, of Des Moines.
Her brothers – Matthew Sanford, Mark Sanford, Martin Sanford, and Monte Sanford, all of Des Moines.
and 4 grandchildren.
The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of a Red Oak woman on Friday night on multiple charges. At 5:48pm officers arrested 46-year-old Shelby Joann Olivares of Red Oak for Violation of a No Contact Order and Interference With Official Acts, both simple misdemeanors. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 cash bond.
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