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Special Weather Statement: Bitterly Cold wind chills

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES; CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
615 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

    …BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS
    MORNING…

TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BOTTOM OUT ACROSS THE AREA
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. IN ADDITION A NORTHWEST WIND
BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW FOR A
COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE THIS MORNING
REMEMBER TO DRESS WARMLY AND IN LAYERS. BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS
CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN.

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Traffic stop in Griswold leads to 4 hour high speed chase & search

News

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop that began at around 9:30-p.m. Monday in Griswold ended in Page County nearly 4-hours later following a high-speed chase and search. According to the State Patrol Communications Center near Lewis, the incident began when a Cass County deputy attempted to stop a Chevy pickup in Griswold. The vehicle and two persons inside took off and led authorities on a chase into Mongtomery County and the City’s of Elliott and Clarinda before ending near Clarinda, in Page County. The suspects bailed out of their disabled vehicle and tried to hide from authorities, who apprehended them at around 1:24-a.m. in a cornfield west of Clarinda.

Numerous law enforcement vehicles were damaged during the chase when the suspects’ pickup “rammed” or came into contact with those vehicles. Other patrol vehicles sustained blown tires during the chase. At times, speeds during the chase were in excess of 100-miles per hour. Cass County Deputies Ben Bartholomew, Josh McLaren and Kyle Quist were all involved in the pursuit.

The suspects were brought to the Clarinda Regional Medical Center for treatment of hypothermia before being transported to the jail. Their names and additional details are currently not available. No law enforcement officers were injured during the pursuit, but their lives were in danger many times, according to law enforcement sources.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: 1/21/2014

Podcasts, Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Bluffs man arrested in Red Oak

News

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a Council Bluffs man Monday afternoon. 19-year old Eric Michael Chapin was taken into custody a little after 2-p.m., on an active Montgomery County warrant for a Probation Violation. Chapin was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.

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Wind Chill Advisory for far west/sw IA until 8-a.m. today (1/21/14)

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-
454 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

   …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
    MORNING…

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WILL BE AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO OR A LITTLE
COLDER THROUGH 8 AM. WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH
THAT TIME AND AS TEMPERATURES LEVEL OFF AND BEGIN REBOUNDING
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL MODERATE.

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Power Farming Show to include cover crop workshops

Ag/Outdoor

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers attending the Iowa Power Farming Show next week in Des Moines will get a chance to learn about promoting soil conservation and health by planting cover crops. Cover crops are plants seeded on corn and soybean fields during the off season to help control weeds, prevent soil erosion, and promote soil health.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says the workshops hosted by Iowa Farm Bureau will help farmers find direction on choosing the right cover crop seeds, receive information on application and termination of cover crops, and learn more about how cover crops fit with a livestock operation.

The Iowa Power Farming Show runs Jan. 28 through 30 at Iowa Events Center. It is expected to draw 20,000 people to see the latest in farm equipment and technology.

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Area basketball scores from Mon., Jan. 20th 2014

Sports

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Creston 67, Clarinda 53
  • St. Albert 75, Shenandoah 47
  • Lewis Central 53, Thomas Jefferson 40

Western Iowa:

  • West Monona 71, Logan-Magnolia 41

Rolling Valley:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Glidden-Ralston 52

Others:

  • Twin Cedars 79, Orient-Macksburg 48

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

  • Creston 45, Clarke 43

Rolling Valley:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 57, Glidden-Ralston 25

Western Iowa:

  • West Monona 55, Logan-Magnolia 13

Others:

  • Guthrie Center 52, Woodward-Granger 43

Corner Conference Tournament Quarterfinals:

  • East Mills 54, Sidney 32
  • Fremont Mills 73, Essex 25
  • Heartland Christian 53, Nishnabotna 44
  • Stanton 60, South Page 18

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Wind Chill Advisory until 9-am Today (1/21/14)

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-ADAIR-MADISON-UNION-RINGGOLD–

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TODAY (TUESDAY)

*WINDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE WITH MAINLY THE STRONG GUSTS SUBSIDING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…THE COMBINATION OF LOW TEMPERATURES FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE WIND CHILL READINGS AS COLD AS 30 BELOW AT TIMES BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS…BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/21/14

Weather

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 TO 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 15. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

THURSDAY…SUNNY…COLDER. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. NOT AS COOL. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S.

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Cards’ Holliday happy to have Peralta as teammate

Sports

January 21st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday has been an outspoken critic of players who have used performance-enhancing drugs. He is willing to forgive and forget when it comes to Jhonny Peralta, his new St. Louis Cardinals teammate.

The Cardinals’ new shortstop was suspended last summer along as part of Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Biogenesis clinic. Peralta served a 50-game drug suspension and returned to the Tigers at the end of the regular season before signing a $53 million, four-year contract with St. Louis in November.

Holliday says Peralta served his suspension and welcomes him to the team.

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