Iowa State turns back Northern Iowa 31-7 before record crowd

September 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sam Richardson threw two touchdown passes and Iowa State got rolling in the second half to open the season with a 31-7 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday night. Iowa State bottled up its FCS opponent for most of the steamy night and provided a key victory for coach Paul Rhoads, who is under scrutiny after winning only five games over the last two seasons.

The Cyclones also ended a two-game losing streak to FCS teams and won its opener for the first time since 2012, delighting a record crowd of 61,500 in newly expanded Jack Trice Stadium. Illinois transfer Aaron Bailey totaled 199 yards and threw a touchdown pass in his first game at quarterback for the Panthers. But he was sacked five times and UNI was hurt throughout by poor field position.

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Drake defeats William Jewell 44-30

Sports

September 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Conley Wilkins ran for three touchdowns to lead Drake past William Jewell 44-30 Saturday night. Drake built a 26-9 in the third quarter on Andy Rice’s 48-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Yarwood with 7:54 left. But the Cardinals’ Anthony Mullins ran the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown making it 26-16. Josh Lee hit a 24-yard field goal making it 29-16 to end the quarter.

Nick West then led the Cardinals 69 yards in eight plays, capped by a 21-yard touchdown pass to Cody Edwards cutting the lead to 29-23. Drake countered with its own eight-play drive, which ended with a 22-yard touchdown toss from Rice to Eric Staubert with 9:08 left. The two-point conversion extended the lead to 37-23. Wilkins, who had 110 yards rushing, concluded the Bulldogs’ scoring with a 4-yard run.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., Sept. 6th 2015

News

September 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a shooting in central Des Moines has left a 22-year-old man dead. Investigators say officers were called to the 1200 block of Sampson Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday for reports of a shooting. When they arrived they found Trenton Washington of Des Moines fatally wounded near a house.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some Sioux City leaders are working to address a growing number of homeless people living and panhandling on the northwestern Iowa city’s streets. Police Chief Doug Young tells the Sioux City Journal that the rise of homelessness, panhandling and public intoxication has caused growing concern among businesses, police and city government.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some eastern Iowa grocery shoppers who made a credit card purchase last week were double-billed because of a software glitch. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that the double billing happened between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. August 28th. Not every Hy-Vee food store transaction during that time resulted in duplicate charges, the company said. Atlanta-based NCR Connected Payments says the glitch also occurred in other places around the country.

CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — Four people from Iowa have suffered serious injuries after their motorboat struck the shore of the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says three people from Cedar Rapids and a fourth person from Des Moines were thrown from the runabout.

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH issued for parts of west central/central Iowa

Weather

September 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON; GUTHRIE; DALLAS; CASS; ADAIR; MADISON; ADAMS; UNION; TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD.

Counties in green are included in a Flash Flood Watch.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING DUE TO RAPID RISES ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. IN ADDITION…SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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Flash Flood Watch issued for parts of SW IA thru Mon. morning

Weather

September 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

424 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2015

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: FREMONT; MILLS; MONTGOMERY; PAGE; POTTAWATTAMIE AND SHELBY.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST IOWA TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THAT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT.

Counties in green are included in a Flash Flood Watch.

CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG A STALLING COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO SLOW-MOVING STORMS THAT COULD DROP RAINFALL AMOUNTS WELL OVER 2 INCHES IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LOCAL RAIN AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 4 INCHES. THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS. RAPID RISES IN SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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Windshield vandalism leads to the arrest of a Red Oak woman

News

September 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A call Saturday afternoon about a person allegedly throwing a cement block through the windshield of a car resulted in the arrest of a 30-year old woman. Red Oak Police report following an investigation, Shana Nichole Mills, of Red Oak, was arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault, Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Medication. Mills was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash bond.

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Iowa pounds Illinois State 31-14

Sports

September 5th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — C.J. Beathard threw for 211 yards and a touchdown in his first career start at Kinnick Stadium and Iowa pounded Illinois State 31-14 on Saturday. Beathard also ran for two touchdowns, and LeShun Daniels, Jr. had 123 yards rushing for the Hawkeyes in their opener.

Iowa held the FCS Redbirds to just 231 yards — roughly half of what they averaged per game last season. Iowa raced out to a 17-0 halftime lead and pushed it to 31-0 on Beathard’s 1-yard plunge midway through the fourth quarter. Jake Kolbe had 147 yards passing and two meaningless late TDs for Illinois State.

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