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No. 5 Wichita State rolls past Drake 78-61

Sports

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cleanthony Early scored 19 points, Ron Baker added 14 and fifth-ranked Wichita State stayed perfect with a 78-61 win over Drake on Saturday. Nick Wiggins had 11 points for the visiting Shockers (21-0, 8-0 MVC). Wichita State outscored Drake 28-15 to open the second half, turning a relatively close game into a rout.

The Shockers have now won four straight by at least 15 points after an overtime scare at Missouri State two weeks ago. Aaron Hawley had 16 points to lead Drake (11-9, 2-6), which lost for the sixth time in seven games.

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No. 20 Iowa State women top Texas Tech 85-76 in OT

Sports

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Nikki Moody scored nine of her nine of 20 points in overtime and No. 20 Iowa State held off Texas Tech 85-76 Saturday night. Moody opened the overtime with a 3-pointer and, after Ivonne Cook-Taylor hit a jumper 27 seconds later, knocked down a jumper to give the Cyclones a 77-74 lead. After layups by Seanna Johnson — on which Moody assisted — and Moody pushed the Cyclones’ lead to 81-74, Amber Battle answered with a layup that would prove to be the Lady Raiders’ final points.

Iowa State (15-4, 4-4 Big 12) held Tech (6-13, 0-8) without a field goal for 3:13 in overtime and opened the extra frame with a 9-2 run. Moody’s jumper with 34 seconds left in regulation gave Iowa State a 72-70 advantage, but Battle tied the game 14 seconds later. Iowa State missed two shots in the final seconds.

Battle finished with 24 points.

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NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., 1/26/14

Weather

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

**High Wind Warning in effect from 3pm until Midnight**

Today: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 46 by noon, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered snow showers before 7pm, then patchy blowing snow and a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
**Wind Chill Advisory in effect beginning early Monday morning**

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 15. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sun., Jan. 26th 2014

News

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard and Winter Storm Warnings for parts of eastern northern and central Iowa today (Sunday). Temperatures are also expected to plummet late Sunday, with lows coming in around 15 below zero in the northeast to near zero in the south.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who pleaded guilty in 2009 to criminal transmission of HIV will have his case heard before the Iowa Supreme Court. The HIV-positive man had a one-time sexual encounter in 2008 with another man during which they used a condom. Iowa law makes it a felony for someone with HIV to engage in intimate contact with another person. The man argues he did not intentionally expose his partner because he practiced safe sex.

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — The Muscatine County sheriff has refused to publicly disclose how he determined that no rules or policies were broken when a mentally ill jail inmate was repeatedly shocked with a stun gun last fall. Now, members of the sheriff’s own political party are calling for an independent investigation. The Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee plans to meet next week to discuss next steps.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton hasn’t announced whether she will run for president in 2016, but her supporters in the early voting state of Iowa are getting organized anyway. Top Iowa Democrats gathered Saturday in Des Moines for an event aimed at building support for a potential Clinton White House bid. Craig Smith, senior adviser to the Ready for Hillary group, says he wants to make sure Iowa support is in place should Clinton decide to run.

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High Wind Warning this (Sunday) afternoon thru late tonight (1/26/14)

Weather

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

411 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA…

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

* WINDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS…SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS TODAY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH COULD CAUSE STRUCTURAL OR TREE DAMAGE. IN ADDITION…TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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Wind Chill Advisory Midnight Sunday (1/26) thru Noon on Monday

Weather

January 26th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON- ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

445 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY…
IN MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY COUNTIES FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 10-A.M. MONDAY; AND  FROM 3-A.M. UNTIL 10-A.M. MONDAY FOR :POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

* TIMING…BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES MOVE IN TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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Updated School Board Agenda leaves out bond petition

News

January 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

In a late revision to the Atlantic School Board Work Session agenda for Monday night, the planned reception of petitions asking the Board to call for a Special Election has been withdrawn. Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein sent a copy of the revised agenda to KJAN News late Friday evening.

Thursday night and Friday, we had reported the Atlantic School Board was scheduled to vote on a Resolution setting the date for a vote on a $19.9-million dollar bond referendum, after receiving a petition from the Atlantic School Improvement Committee (ASIC). Both of those items have been removed from the updated agenda. The reason was not given.

Other action items during Monday night’s Atlantic School Board Work Session include approval of personnel recommendations, and payment for the Spanish Trip. Discussion items during the work session include:The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget and Board Long-term goals. The meeting will conclude with an informal evaluation of the Superintendent.The meeting begins at 7:30-p.m., Monday.

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Loyola of Chicago beats Northern Iowa 93-87 in OT

Sports

January 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) – Milton Doyle scored eight of his 28 points in overtime to lift Loyola of Chicago to a 93-87 overtime victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Doyle hit a 3-pointer and was 5 of 6 from the line as Loyola outscored Northern Iowa 17-11 in overtime.  Doyle finished 8 of 11 from the field and made 10 of his 11 free throws attempts.

Loyola of Chicago trailed the entire second half until Christian Thomas made a pair of free throws to tie it at 76 with 18 seconds to play.  With 4 seconds remaining, Deon Mitchell missed a shot and Seth Tuttle missed the putback for Northern Iowa to send the game into overtime.  Thomas finished with 20 points for Loyola of Chicago (8-12, 3-5 Missouri Valley).

Mitchell scored 23 points, and Tuttle added 17 to lead Northern Iowa (10-10, 4-4 Missouri Valley).

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No. 16 Iowa State beats 22nd-ranked K-State 81-75

Sports

January 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Three straight losses and the distraction caused by the ongoing Bubu Palo saga left No. 16 Iowa State in desperate need of some good news.A close win over a ranked opponent was a good place for the Cyclones to start. Melvin Ejim scored 20 points and Iowa State beat No. 22 Kansas State 81-75 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak and get back to .500 in the Big 12.

Georges Niang had 18 points and freshman Matt Thomas matched a career high with 14 for the Cyclones (15-3, 3-3 Big 12), who blew a 12-point halftime lead before putting the game away late in the second half. Freshman Marcus Foster scored 20 points for Kansas State (14-6, 4-3), which lost consecutive games for the first time since November.

Iowa State had opened the season at 14-0, the best start in school history. But losses to Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas had considerably cooled the program’s national buzz and sent it tumbling eight spots in this week’s poll.Then last week, a district court judge ruled that Palo, a reserve guard who averaged 2.8 points a game last season, be reinstated in a move that angered the administration and dominated local headlines.

Palo had been kicked off the team in August in connection with sexual assault charges that were eventually dropped. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by the Iowa Board of Regents for an immediate stay of that ruling. Palo spent the game on the bench and in uniform, but Hoiberg refused to comment on Palo after the game.

Kansas State was coming off a buzzer-beating loss at Texas, as Jonathan Holmes hit a 3 as time expired for a 67-64 Longhorns’ win on Tuesday.

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VIOLET “Vi” CLEMSEN, 88, of Carroll & formerly of Audubon (Svcs. 1/27/14)

Obituaries

January 25th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

VIOLET “Vi” CLEMSEN, 88, of Carroll (& formerly of Audubon), died Fri., Jan. 24th, at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids. Funeral services for “Vi” Clemsen will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon. Jan. 27th, at the Central Church of Christ in Carroll. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 2-to 5-pm on Sunday. (1/26).

Burial will be in the Arlington Heights Cemetery in Audubon.

VIOLET “Vi” CLEMSEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Vickie (Frank) Jorgensen, and Virlee (John) Sklenar, all of Carroll; and Vilinda (Doug) Gleason, of Audubon.

8 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and her brother- and sisters-in law, other relatives and friends.

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