The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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Today: Partly Cloudy. High 61. S @ 10-20
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 42. SW @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High near 70. SW winds becoming NE @ 10-20.
Wednesday: Cldy w/showers & possible thunderstorms. High 52.
Thursday: Cldy w/light snow in the morning. High near 40.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 45. The 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today was 19. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 62, and the low was 36. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1907. The Record Low was -7 in 1960.
SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a worker who died while working to build a fertilizer plant in northwest Iowa. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 44-year-old Arturo Castor-Cavanzon, of Tecumseh, Nebraska.
He was one of two men were working inside a tower tank Saturday afternoon when the problem occurred at the CF Industries construction site near Sergeant Bluff. Authorities say Castor-Cavanzon fell unconscious inside the tank and couldn’t be rescued before his death. The second man escaped the tank and was hospitalized in Sioux City. His name hasn’t been released.
The company is nearing the completion of a $2 billion expansion of its Port Neal fertilizer plant. The project includes new ammonia and urea plants.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – New St. Louis shortstop Ruben Tejada got a hit and made a couple of slick plays in the field Sunday during the Cardinals’ 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Tejada joined the NL Central champions Saturday, three days after being released by the Mets. Star Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta is expected to miss two to three months after having thumb surgery. St. Louis starter Mike Leake gave up one run and five hits in five innings.
Making his first start and second appearance of the season, Miami’s David Phelps allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out five in three innings. Matt Carpenter homered and doubled for the Cardinals. Christian Yelich had three hits for the Marlins, equaling his total for the spring entering the game.
A teenager fishing with friends drowned Sunday afternoon when the boat they were in capsized on a Crawford County pond. The Omaha World-Herald says according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the body of 18-year old Bode Lloyd, of Kiron, was recovered about 6:30 p.m., three hours after rescuers were called to the pond near Dow City.
Authorities said the boat’s two other occupants, Bradley Meeves and Isaac Deveraux, had made several attempts to help Lloyd to the shore.
This is the first full day of spring and it’s also the start of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Meteorologist Kelsey Angle, with the National Weather Service, says each day through Friday, they’ll center on a different topic to help Iowans prepare for the stormy seasons ahead. Angle says today’s (Monday) focus will be on severe thunderstorms.
“Tuesday’s more about preparedness and developing a plan,” Angle says. “On Wednesday, it’s executing that plan with a test tornado drill. On Thursday, we’ll talk more about preparedness and then on Friday, we wrap the week up with flash flooding.” Snow, ice and blizzards should be behind us now, with the months ahead being punctuated by hail, high winds, flash flooding, thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Angle says, “This is the time to really think about in case severe weather strikes your area, and it will at some point during the spring or summer, to have a plan and know where you would go to seek shelter and remain safe.” Learn more at www.weather.gov.
(Radio Iowa)
Early This Morning: Mostly clear. South wind near 5 mph.
Today: Sunny…breezy…warmer. High in the lower 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Breezy. Not as cool. Low in the mid 40s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. High around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Low in the upper 40s. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning…then showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy…cooler. High in the mid 50s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Department reports two area men were arrested on meth charges last Wednesday, in Adair. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater says a vehicle driven by 28-year old Joshua Paul Macias, of Adair, was pulled over late Wednesday night for Driving While Suspended. A deputy asked Macias to exit the vehicle and then proceeded to ask if he had anything on his person the deputy needed to be aware of. Macias told the deputy there was a small bag of methamphetamine in his front pocket. He was then placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense and Driving Under Suspension. Macias was released the next day on $1,000 bond.
A passenger in the car, 26-year old Adam Magill, of Casey, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine/3rd or subsequent offense, after a plastic container with several small bags of meth were found near his seat in the vehicle. Magill admitted the container was his, and that he knew it was his third offense, for which he would be sent to prison. Magill was being held in the Adair County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Also arrested last week in Adair County, was 40-year old Scott William Funke, of Greenfield, who was taken into custody Wednesday by Greenfield Police under the authority of a warrant. Funke was later released on $2,000 bond. And, 29-year old Stephen Wallace Jones, of Stuart, was arrested last Thursday on a charge of Domestic Abuse/Simple Assault, after allegedly grabbing his girlfriends’ hair and face. He was later released on $300 bond.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alex Caruso scored 25 points as Texas A and M overcame a 10-point deficit with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation to come back for a 92-88 double overtime victory over Northern Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday night. The win puts the third-seeded Aggies (28-8) in the Sweet 16 for the third time in school history, the first since 2007.
Danuel House scored all 22 of his points in the second half and overtime, while Jalen Jones finished with 16 for Texas A and M — which has now won 10 of its last 11 games. Jeremy Morgan had career highs of 36 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Panthers (23-13), who led 69-59 in the final minute of regulation before committing four turnovers in the final 29 seconds to spark the Aggies comeback.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — One worker died and another was hospitalized while working to build a massive fertilizer plant in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports the two men were working inside a tower tank Saturday afternoon when the problem occurred at the CF Industries construction site near Sergeant Bluff.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa suspended its inspections of egg farms last year during the bird flu outbreak, and the state still hasn’t resumed the routine checks. The Des Moines Register reports state officials followed the lead of federal investigators in stopping inspections to help limit the spread of bird flu, which prompted the slaughter of 48 million birds nationwide.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the nation’s largest egg farms, which lost millions of hens in last year’s bird flu outbreak, is defending itself against legal action by the state over a wastewater spill that killed 163,000 fish. The Environmental Protection Commission has referred Sunrise Farms to the attorney general for enforcement of violations of state laws and administrative regulations regarding the contamination of about 18 miles of Stoney Creek.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alex Caruso scored 25 points as Texas A and M overcame a 10-point deficit with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation to come back for a 92-88 double overtime victory over Northern Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Sunday night. Jeremy Morgan had career highs of 36 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Panthers in Oklahoma City.
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