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Woman Arrested for OWI After Multiple Disturbance Calls

News

January 5th, 2014 by admin

Officers with the Red Oak Police Department arrested a Nebraska woman early Sunday morning, after they responded to multiple disturbance calls at a residence. Officers were called to a home in the 500 block of East Oakwood Avenue in Red Oak at approximately 4:52-am Sunday, for a report of a woman that was intoxicated and causing a disturbance.

Upon arrival officers found the individual had left, but they were called back to the residence two more times.  During their last visit, officers discovered 31-year-old Kari Renee Repaal of Papillion, NE in her vehicle, outside the residence.

The woman was allegedly intoxicated and charged with OWI 1st offense. Repaal was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where she was being held on $1,000 cash bond.

 

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No. 15 Penn State defeats No. 22 Iowa 87-71

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Maggie Lucas hit five 3-pointers on her way to 27 points to lead No. 15 Penn State to an 87-71 victory over No. 22 Iowa on Sunday. Penn State (10-3, 1-0 Big Ten) won its second game against a ranked opponent this season. Iowa (12-3, 0-1) lost for the first time at home this season.

Iowa was down nine when back-to-back 3-pointers by Melissa Dixon and Samantha Logic pulled the Hawkeyes within 61-58 with 9:15 remaining. The Lady Lions answered with an 11-3 run to stretch the lead to 72-61 with 6:01 to play. Lucas made two free throws, a 3-pointer and a jumper during the run.

Iowa closed the gap to 79-67 with 3:57 left. Penn State finished with an 8-4 run, with Lucas scoring six points. Dixon scored 22 points. Logic added 13 points with 12 assists to lead the Hawkeyes.

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Wind Chill Warning continues through Noon Tuesday

News, Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

355 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

…EXTREME LIFE THREATENING COLD EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES SAYS AN EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ITS GRIP ON IOWA INTO THE NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS…LIFE THREATENING COLD AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR…ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY, FOR MOST OF THE STATE OF IOWA.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS…COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET…WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO BY LATE EVENING. THE COLDEST OF THESE READINGS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHERN IOWA.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES AT LEAST DOWN TO 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE WORST AND MOST LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL INDICES ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING…SEVERAL HOURS EITHER SIDE OF DAYBREAK…WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 55 BELOW.

* IMPACTS…EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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Des Moines man suffers minor injuries in Sunday accident

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Des Moines man suffered minor injuries during an accident Sunday afternoon, north of Atlantic. According to dispatch reports, a vehicle driven by 56-year old James W. Hohl went into the west ditch off of Olive Street, near the Farm Service Co-op. Hohl suffered from an injury to his head, but was conscious and answering authorities’ questions while in the comfort of another motorist’s vehicle.

The accident was reported at around 3:47-p.m. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Medivac Ambulance and Atlantic Fire and Rescue all responded initially, to the scene. The man was treated at the scene and not transported to the hospital.

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Updated forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/5/14

Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

329 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW 10 TO 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH 15 TO 20.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. Low 10 TO 15.

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No. 14 Iowa St. beats No. 25 Oklahoma 82-75 in OT

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jadda Buckley scored 29 points to help No. 14 Iowa State defeated No. 25 Oklahoma in overtime 82-75 on Sunday. The Cyclones (13-0, 2-0 Big 12) shot 45.5 percent and made 13 3-pointers. Buckley was 9 of 10 from the field and hit six from beyond the arc. Hallie Christofferson had 23 points for Iowa State and Nikki Moody contributed 13 with six assists.

Oklahoma (10-5, 1-1) was led by Morgan Hook with 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Sharane Campbell added 16 points with nine rebounds and five steals. The Sooners grabbed a late lead when a Campbell steal and layup made it 69-67 with 21 seconds left. Moody was fouled after pulling down an offensive rebound and hit both free throws to send the game into overtime.

Buckley hit a 3-pointer and a layup in overtime, and Iowa State sank six late free throws to ice the game.

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No. 8 Wichita State beats Northern Iowa 67-53

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet had a season-high 22 points to lead No. 8 Wichita State past Northern Iowa 67-53 on Sunday, the unbeaten Shockers’ 15th straight win. Cleanthony Early had 18 points for Wichita State (15-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley), which established a school record for consecutive wins and extended the best start in school history. The previous record winning streak of 14 games came in 1953-54. Deon Mitchell had 16 points for Northern Iowa (7-7, 1-1).

Wichita State shot a season-worst 38.1 percent from the field. The Panthers shot 33.9 percent (19 of 56) for the game.

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Dream season for Chiefs ends in nightmare fashion

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In many ways, it was a dream for Kansas City, going from 2-14 and the first pick in the NFL draft to 11-5 and a spot in the playoffs. Yet it ended in just about the most nightmarish way possible, a second-half collapse in Indianapolis. No wonder the Chiefs had such a hard time summarizing their season in the minutes and hours after a gut-wrenching 45-44 loss to the Colts on Saturday.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Sunday that players “had their hearts ripped out.” It was the eighth straight playoff defeat for the franchise, which still hasn’t won a playoff game since 1993. Reid promised the Chiefs would assess the season and then turn attention to next year, when they hope to finally end their playoff skid.

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Atlantic School District cancels classes for Monday

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein reports there will be no classes in Atlantic on Monday due to the extreme wind chill conditions. The district had planned to start 2-hours late as of last Friday, but administrators changed their minds once it became clear how dangerous and life-threatening the bitterly cold conditions are expected to be Sunday night through Tuesday morning. Man y other area school districts have also cancelled classes on Monday. For a full list of cancellations, see the “Cancellations” tab under the Community Hub on the front page at www.kjan.com.

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Pets should be brought inside, protected in cold

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pet owners are being encouraged to bring their animals inside during the bitter cold snap. Temperatures are predicted to fall to at least 15 degrees below zero Sunday night and Monday morning in Nebraska and Iowa. Then strong winds will make it feel 30-to-60 degrees below zero. The Nebraska Humane Society says it’s best to bring pets inside during periods of extreme cold like this.

But if pets must remain outside, it’s important to make sure they have a solid structure to protect them with hay or straw inside for insulation. Dogs also need constant access to water, so pet owners should use heated bowls during freezing weather.

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