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3 arrests in, & a pickup stolen from, Creston

News

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston say three people were arrested over the weekend and a vehicle theft was reported. A resident who lives in the 900 block of N. Walnut Street, in Creston, reported early this (Monday) morning, that someone took her 2000 Ford F-150 pickup parked in front of her home. The pickup was brown, with Iowa personalized license plates that read 1DCYPLE (One disciple). The loss was estimated at $4,000.

Two people were arrested Saturday, in Creston: 23-year old Casey Bird, of Creston, was arrested for Driving While Revoked and OWI/1st offense. Bird was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, 33-year old Jamie Sobotka-Killion, of Creston, was arrested Saturday evening on two charges of Animal Neglect. The woman was later released from the Ringgold County Jail on a Promise to Appear in court.

And, early Friday morning, 30-year old Brandon Clayton, of Creston, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense. He was later released from custody on $2,000 bond.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 6/13/2016

Podcasts, Sports

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, Monday, 6/13/2016

News, Podcasts

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 6/13/16

Weather

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today:  Partly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms this afternoon. High 90. SE @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy w/a 40% chance of showers & tstrms. Low 72 SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/a 70% chance of showers & tstorms. High 86. SE @ 10-15.

Tom. Night: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 68. .
Wednesday: P/Cldy w/showers & tstrms ending early. High near 90. .

Thursday: P/Cldy. High near 90.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 71. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 62. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 96 in 1987. The Record Low was 37 in 1906.

Le Mars man accused of stabbing his sister to death

News

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A northwest Iowa man is charged with murdering his sister this weekend. Le Mars Police have taken into custody a 33 year old Le Mars man following a fatal stabbing that happened Saturday evening. Thomas Bibler is accused of fatally stabbing his 27 year old sister, Shannon Bogh.

Witnesses to the stabbing identified Bibler of Le Mars as the suspect. Bogh was transported to the Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars where she was pronounced dead. The Le Mars/Plymouth County and Sioux County Special Response Team was called and entered Bibler’s apartment to make the arrest.

Bibler was being held in the Plymouth County Jail on a first degree murder and an assault causing serious injury charges His bond was set at $350,000.

(Radio Iowa)

Police ID man who died after being pulled from Iowa lake

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June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a man who died at a hospital after being pulled from Carter Lake in western Iowa was a 19-year-old from Guatemala. Firefighters responded to a call about the man just before 2 p.m. Saturday. They tried in vain to resuscitate him, and Carter Lake police say he was pronounced dead at a hospital in nearby Omaha, Nebraska. Carter Lake Police Chief Shawn Kannedy says the man has been identified as Manuel Lorenzo-Cortez.

Traffic stop in Fremont County results in 4 arrested on drug charges

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June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Sunday morning near Thurman resulted in the arrest of four people on drug charges. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says during an investigation, 17-year old Hannah Boeser, of Farragut, 18-year old’s Dakota Moss, Kristen Cash, and 19-year old Freddy Cortez, all of Nebraska City, NE., were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

The suspects were transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and held on $1,000 bond. Boeser was later released to a family member.

Red Oak man hurt in motorcycle crash Sunday evening

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June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The driver of a motorcycle was transported to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital before being transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Omaha, following a motorcycle accident Sunday evening, in Red Oak. Red Oak Police say 29-year old Joshua Kenneth Walcott, of Red Oak, lost control of his motorcycle as he was traveling northbound on N. 3rd Street, at a high-rate of speed. The cycle crashed at the intersection of N. 3rd St. and E. Washington Avenue. Officials says the accident took place at around 8:12-p.m. The extent of Walcott’s injuries weren’t immediately known.

Police say it’s unclear if alcohol played a role in the crash. The accident remains under investigation.

Hawkeyes begin summer workouts

Sports

June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says college football has changed since he first joined the Iowa staff prior to the 1981 season and summer is a prime example. Iowa’s veteran players have been back for more than a week and first year players are scheduled to arrive today (Monday).

Ferentz said “The off-season and recruiting are our two biggest areas, but we had a handful of guys…more than a handful, back in the ’80’s. A lot of the guys in the two deep would stay here and train, but it’s just a whole different thing, and now you can mandate it if you choose to, so it’s just a whole different world.”

It means the players got about three weeks off from the end of semester exams. Ferentz says he likes the fact that they can watch their guys go in and train now, and “We’re feeding them now, so the guys are eating good food year ’round. The breaks…Thanksgiving break used to be a really good time for guys to have a chance to go home and recharge. That’s not coming back, that won’t change ever again in the future, so the calendar just gets squeezed. We’re really fortunate, I think, in that we’ve got a nice break after the bowl game, where the guys have a couple of weeks to get back home and do some things on their own.”

Ferentz says these days time off is limited to a few weeks after spring semester, a few weeks after a bowl game and spring break. Therefore he says, it’s important the guys get a chance to get off campus and go home or wherever they choose to go. “Those break,” he says “Are getting more and  more limited by the year, it seems, so it’s just really important for them to have a chance, and this one worked out beautifully. They had three-plus weeks before they had to be back here.”

Iowa opens the season at home on September third against Miami of Ohio.

(Learfield Sports)

Red Oak man arrested for OWI Sunday evening

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June 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a local man Sunday evening, on an OWI charge. 63-year old Charles Robert John Tame, of Red Oak, was taken into custody a little after 6-p.m. in the 100 block of W. Hammond Street, in Red Oak. Tame was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.