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The Fremont County Attorney’s Office has filed additional charges against a man who was arrested late last month following allegations he sexually abused children. 23-year old Andrew James Kluver, of Randolph, was initially charged with three felony counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving minors. In addition to those charges, he was recently charged with three felony counts of lascivious acts with a child, and three felony counts of incest. If convicted on all charges, Kluver could face up to 75 years in prison for the sex abuse charges, 30 years for the lascivious acts charges and 15 years for the incest charges.
Kluver was arrested Dec. 28th. after Fremont County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a crime in progress in the Randolph area. According to Fremont County Attorney James S. Burger, there was at least one victim involved with the incident, and there could possibly be two others. An arraignment is scheduled 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21st at the Fremont County Courthouse.
Kluver remains in the Fremont County Jail on $50,000 bond.
346 AM CST THU JAN 9 2014
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. NO ICE ACCUMULATION. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEFORE NOON…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. A LIGHT GLAZING EXPECTED. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 40 PERCENT.
SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S.
The head of the National Pork Producers Council is defending the use of gestation crates for pregnant pigs as a growing number of retailers ask for pork from facilities where hogs are raised in group settings rather than the two-foot stalls. Neil Dierks, the council’s C-E-O, says farmers should have the freedom to choose. “There is no one perfect system according to research that was done by the American (Veterinary Medical) Association and the American Association of Swine Practitioners,” he says.”
Each system has inherent advantages and disadvantages, but — again — it comes back to the care and the management of the animals given by the producer.” About 60 major food retailers, including McDonald’s, Costco and Safeway, have announced they’ll no longer buy pork that comes from facilities where the two-foot stalls were used to limit the movement of sows. Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, announced Tuesday it’s more than halfway through converting the facilities it owns to group housing for pregnant sows and the company will be less likely to renew contracts with independent farmers who continue to use gestation stalls.
Critics like the Human Society of the United States argue the small stalls are inhumane, as pregnant sows cannot turn around in the gestation stalls. Supporters say the stalls keep the sows from fighting with other pigs and allow for precise feeding of each sow. Producers say the stalls also keep the sows from stepping on or killing the baby pigs.
(Radio Iowa)
The Iowa State Fair’s board of directors will “consider” the governor’s suggestion that they “listen to fairgoers” before switching to a cashless system for food and drink purchases during the fair. The board issued a written statement Wednesday afternoon following an onslaught of negative reaction and the governor’s caution about making such a “big change” to use 50-cent tickets as currency on the fairgrounds. The Board said it has “been moved by the passion of fairgoers.”
State Senator Dick Dearden, who represents the part of Des Moines that includes the state fairgrounds does not expect lawmakers to get embroiled in the controversy over a “cashless” 2014 Iowa State Fair. The Iowa State Fair Board now refers to its plan to require fairgoers to buy tickets in order to buy Fair food as merely “proposed” rather than a done deal. Senator Dearden does not plan on drafting any legislation to address the issue. “You know, there’s always resistance to change and it seems a little strange to me, but I guess the Bud Tent’s been doing this for years and nobody seems to have any real opposition to that,” Dearden says.
The “Bud Tent” at the State Fair — an outdoor beer garden — has been in operation since 1947. The fair charges a per-keg fee for beer vendors. Food vendors are to pay 17-and-a-half percent of their profits to the fair. The Fair Board, in its statement late yesterday, said their intention “is not to harm our Fairgoers’ experience, but to improve the integrity of our financial systems.”
The Texas State Fair — the largest fair in the country — uses a ticketing system for food and beverage purchases and the Iowa State Fair’s new system would be modeled after the one in Texas.
(Radio Iowa)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Matt Bohannon scored 17 points with 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range on Wednesday night as Northern Iowa earned its first road win of the season 80-53 over Evansville. UNI shot 14 of 30 from 3-point range and capitalized on Evansville’s 11 first-half turnovers. The Panthers opened on a 15-4 run, led by as much as 22 in the first half and held a 43-24 advantage at break.
Bohannon made all five of his 3-pointers in the second half. His fourth 3-pointer with 9:55 to play put UNI up 67-33. Seth Tuttle had 14 points and seven rebounds for the UNI (8-7, 2-1 Missouri Valley) and Wes Washpun scored 12.
Blake Simmons finished with 16 points, the only double-digit scorer for Evansville (7-9, 0-3). D.J. Balentine entered the game averaging 22.7 points per game for the Aces, but finished with only eight points — his first single-digit game of the year.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Hallie Christofferson scored 22 points and No. 11 Iowa State won its third straight Big 12 Conference game with a 74-48 victory over Texas Tech Wednesday night. Christofferson shot 7 of 10 from the floor and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Brynn Williamson added 11 points and Seanna Johnson scored 10 as Iowa State extended its school record for best start to a season and longest winning streak in program history. The Cyclones (14-0, 3-0) only missed one of their 17 free throws.
Texas Tech (6-8, 0-3) was held to just 16 first-half points. The Raiders scored twice as many points after the break (32), but could not overcome the 21-point first half deficit. Marina Lizarazu led Texas Tech with 10 points and was the only Lady Raider to score in double digits. Texas Tech combined for just six assists and shot 1 of 10 from 3-point range.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Manny Arop scored 16 points and Jake Odum added 15 as Indiana State defeated Drake 77-73 Wednesday night. The Sycamores (12-3, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference) closed the first half on a 20-8 run sparked by 3-pointers from Dawon Cummings and Odum to lead 40-30 at halftime. Drake (10-5, 1-2) crawled back to take a 54-50 lead at the midway mark in the second half.
With the score tied at 59, Arop hit a 3-pointer to grab the lead and ignite a 9-3 run. Cummings added another from beyond the arc with 57 seconds remaining to make it 71-63. Indiana State made its last six free throws to seal the win. The Sycamores made nine 3-pointers and went 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. Cummings had 13 points and Khristian Smith contributed 12.
Richard Carter led the Bulldogs with 29 points and Jordan Daniels had 15.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is following up on a friendly wager with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal over the outcome of the Outback Bowl. LSU beat Iowa 21-14 on January 1st in the Outback Bowl.
Branstad says he is donating 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a food bank in his home state and 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a similar place in Louisiana. Branstad’s donations will benefit the Food Bank of Iowa in Des Moines and the Grace Place Ministries soup kitchen in Monroe, Louisiana.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Senator Charles Grassley says he supports a federal extension of unemployment benefits as long as the money is found to pay for it. Speaking to reporters on a conference call yesterday, Grassley says he voted no Tuesday on a procedural issue determining whether the issue would move forward because there were no assurances the measure would be funded.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad says he is setting modest expectations for the legislative session this year. Speaking yesterday at The Associated Press’ annual legislative seminar, Branstad said he will unveil proposals next week dealing with bullying, Internet access and support for veterans. Those items will be released along with his budget plan.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says he did not nab a wild hog during a hunting trip in Texas this past weekend. Branstad says today that the trip near Dallas was his first time hunting wild pigs. After waiting to take a shot, Branstad says he missed. Branstad said his group had more success shooting wild ducks.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is following up on a friendly wager with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal over the outcome of the Outback Bowl. LSU beat Iowa 21-14 on January 1st in the Outback Bowl. Branstad says he is donating 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a food bank in his home state and 100 pounds of Iowa ham to a similar place in Louisiana.
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