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ISU climatologist: warm weather impacting water levels

News, Weather

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

An Iowa State University climatologist says the current El Nino weather pattern is generally providing Iowa with milder temperatures this winter. Elywnn Taylor says it’s also bringing abundant moisture which is causing sub-soil tiles to run at full capacity to drain the state’s farm fields. Taylor says there’s a big drawback for farmers from El Nino.

“It doesn’t take very much rain in April and early May to make things awfully wet for when they’re planting crops,” Taylor says, “and that can be a real disadvantage.” Taylor says a strong El Nino weather pattern, like we have now, is often historically replaced by the opposite La Nina pattern, which brings drought conditions during the summer and fall.

Taylor says first indications of that won’t be apparent until late March when the sun moves into spring position over the Midwest.

(Radio Iowa)

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Legislators to get their hands on suppressors Monday

News

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The “Sportsman’s Caucus” in the Iowa legislature is hosting a field trip to an indoor shooting range Monday. Representative Scott Ourth, a Democrat from Ackworth, says the exercise is for legislators — not the public — and lawmakers will be able to use a device that’s actually illegal to own in Iowa. “The purpose of this thing is since we, you know, encounter legislation and have debates regarding these devices and all that, we decided to put this on so that you can actually go and fire a firearm with suppressors,” Ourth says.

Under current Iowa law, suppressors or “silencers” as they’re sometimes called, are illegal to buy. In 2014 and again in 2015 legislators debated making the devices legal. The shooting range legislators will visit Monday does not SELL suppressors, but it has a FEDERAL license that allows the use of suppressors within one of its 17 shooting lanes. The facility, located in the Des Moines suburb of Johnston, was visited by a number of Republican presidential candidates who stopped by to do some target shooting over the past several months.

On Monday, there will be a seminar on suppressors for state legislators. “A classroom type, learning thing where they show how they’re built and what they look like and you can handle one and then you can see how they work,” Ourth says. “…I think it will probably help dispel some myths about the things.” During a 2014 debate in the Iowa House about legalizing suppressors, critics said muffling the sound of a gun shot would give “a new degree of intimacy for mass shootings.”

Supporters of the move say the “silencers” help preserve the hearing of gun owners who regularly take target practice. It IS legal to sell or own a suppressor in 40 other states.

(Radio Iowa)

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Cyclones visit Okie State, Saturday

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 13th ranked Iowa State Cyclones try to bounce back from another home loss when they visit Oklahoma State today (Saturday). The Cowboys are 2-7 in the Big-12 and may be without standout point guard Jawun Evans. He injured a shoulder in Wednesday’s loss at Texas Tech. The Cyclones are 5-4 in the league race after a loss at home to West Virginia. They’re are 16-6 overall. Tipoff in Stillwater is 1:00p.m

(Learfield Sports)

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Hawkeyes travel to Illinois Sunday

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The fifth ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will be on the road in the Big Ten on Sunday afternoon to play Illinois. The Hawkeyes are 9-1 in the Big Ten after a lopsided win over Penn State and senior center Adam Woodbury says they have been successful by putting together consistent efforts.

Illinois is 3-7 in the Big Ten and coming off a triple overtime win at Rutgers. It will be a 12:00p.m. tipoff Sunday in the State Farm Center. You can hear the game Sunday following our church services, on KJAN.

(Learfield Sports)

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KJAN listening area weather forecast, Sat., 2/6/16

Weather

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

354 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. PATCHY FOG. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

MONDAY…CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. WINDY…COLDER. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S.

 

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Area girls high school basketball scores from Friday, 2/5/16

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic 46, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 41
Bedford 66, Wayne, Corydon 22
Boone 60, ADM, Adel 33
CAM, Anita 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 38
Central Decatur, Leon 78, Southwest Valley 53
Creston 65, Red Oak 38
Denison-Schleswig 62, Clarinda 46
Des Moines Christian 66, West Central Valley, Stuart 37
Essex 74, Clarinda Academy 41
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 60, Adair-Casey 47
Fremont Mills, Tabor 39, East Mills 38
Harlan 70, Glenwood 40
Lewis Central 51, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 43
Logan-Magnolia 64, Griswold 40
Martensdale-St. Marys 48, Lenox 23
Mount Ayr 68, Pleasantville 39
Murray 49, Orient-Macksburg 24
Nodaway Valley 61, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 39
Panorama, Panora 49, Ogden 32
Sioux City, East 61, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 37
Stanton 71, Heartland Christian 23
Treynor 70, IKM-Manning 58
Underwood 56, Audubon 48
Van Meter 58, Guthrie Center 21
Woodward-Granger 60, Earlham 36

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Area boys high school basketball scores from Friday, 25/16

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ADM, Adel 64, Boone 58
Audubon 66, Underwood 59
Bedford 79, Wayne, Corydon 62
Carroll 67, Carlisle 59
Central Decatur, Leon 65, Southwest Valley 29
Clarinda Academy 61, Essex 40
Coon Rapids-Bayard 45, CAM, Anita 44, OT
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 64, Papillion-LaVista, Neb. 58
Creston 77, Red Oak 68
Denison-Schleswig 66, Clarinda 47
Des Moines Christian 80, West Central Valley, Stuart 46
East Mills 58, Fremont Mills, Tabor 51
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 65, Adair-Casey 49
Harlan 78, Glenwood 70
IKM-Manning 68, Treynor 67
Iowa Christian Academy 54, Diagonal 51
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 87, Shenandoah 64
Lenox 64, Martensdale-St. Marys 53
Lewis Central 57, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 37
Logan-Magnolia 54, Griswold 30
Missouri Valley 72, Tri-Center, Neola 51
Murray 65, Orient-Macksburg 45
Nodaway Valley 76, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 49
Panorama, Panora 76, Ogden 45
Pleasantville 56, Mount Ayr 52
Sioux City, East 65, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 20
Stanton 89, Heartland Christian 29
Van Meter 56, Guthrie Center 37
West Harrison, Mondamin 69, Whiting 62
Western Valley Conference Tournament
Consolation
Kingsley-Pierson 59, River Valley, Correctionville 37
Siouxland Community Christian 66, Lawton-Bronson 47
West Monona, Onawa 46, OA-BCIG 44
Woodbury Central, Moville 66, Westwood, Sloan 61

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sat., Feb. 6, 2015

News

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver has scheduled town meetings next week to talk to Iowans affected by the state’s plan to hire three private companies to run the Medicaid program. The public meetings will highlight the impact of the proposal on Iowa’s 560,000 people who rely on Medicaid.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court says an Emmetsburg man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex, but later had the conviction overturned, can sue his defense attorneys for legal malpractice. In the ruling Friday, the court for the first time in Iowa declined to adopt proof of actual innocence as a prerequisite to sue one’s criminal defense attorney.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a high school teacher was arrested and charged with public exposure after an incident at a West Des Moines mall. West Des Moines police say 60-year-old Michael Madson exposed himself Saturday afternoon to an employee at Valley West Mall. Madson didn’t immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque officials have asked for increased funding to bring a dog to sniff out bedbugs at a public library. The Telegraph Herald reports that a specially trained Labrador named Cooper has been sniffing the library monthly since bedbugs were discovered in the folds of a couch at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in October. Library officials have requested $5,400 in the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1st.

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Exira-EHK earns sweep over Adair-Casey

Sports

February 5th, 2016 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans picked up a girls and boys basketball win at Adair-Casey on Friday night.

Fans ACvsExiraEHKGirls02052016packed the house for a top ten match-up in the girls game and the action did not disappoint.  After a slow start for both teams the game was knotted at 5 at the end of the 1st quarter.  The Spartans took a brief lead but the Bombers rallied back and took a 4 point lead into the halftime locker room after Zoey Dinkla hit a shot just before time expired off a nice assist from Madie Sorensen.  Adair-Casey was able to hang on to a lead of 3 points by the end of the third but much like the first time these teams met the Spartans owned the fourth quarter.   The Spartans outscored the Bombers 24-8 in the final period to stay undefeated.  Maggie Rasmussen led all scorers with 17 points.  Sophia Peppers had 15 points, all in the second half, and Kealey Nelson had 14 for the Spartans.  Miranada Plowman and Madie Sorensen each scored 11 for the Bombers.  Exira-EHK improves to 19-0 and Adair-Casey falls to 17-3.

 

The boys game ended up carrying over the excitement from the girls game for three quarters.  The Spartans raced out to a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter but Adair-Casey rallied to take a brief lead before Noah Pettepier ended the half with two three point buckets to put Exira-EHK up 30-26 at half.  It was still a tight game after three quarters at 42-37 Spartans but much like the girls contest the Spartans took over in the fourth quarter.  The Spartans outpaced the Bombers 23-12 in the fourth to pick up their 13th win on the year.  The Spartans had four players finish in double figures: Dakota Rold 18, Noah Pettepier 15, Drew Buckholdt 14, and Brady Hansen 14. Connor Westergaard was the Bombers top scorer with 16 points.  The Spartans are now 13-5 on the year while the Bombers dropped to 1-18.

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We’ll have coverage of Exira-EHK’s next outing, a doubleheader Monday night against Boyer-Valley.  Girls game at 6:00pm, Boys at 7:30pm.  Catch it on air, online, or on the app.  Live video will be available as well on our TV page at kjan.com

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Bottled water advisory lifted for Elliott

News

February 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa DNR said Friday, test results from two sets of water samples taken in Elliott show the water is safe to drink. The city has lifted the bottled water advisory issued Tuesday after an electrical failure in the Montgomery County town drained the water tower.

During the advisory, the city furnished bottled water to residents and advised them to drink only bottled water because pressure losses can allow bacteria to enter the water supply pipes.

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