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Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., 1/4/2014

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January 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Nebraska and Iowa are among those states preparing for another blast of wintry weather this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of eastern Nebraska and most of Iowa through Sunday morning. Temperatures are expected to drop to near zero by midnight today and through Sunday morning, with wind chills possibly falling to 20-below zero.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — At least one Iowa state lawmaker plans to push legislation this session that would provide direct funding for food banks in Iowa. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that Senator Jeff Danielson, a Democrat from Waterloo, is drafting such a bill for the 2015 session. Republican Governor Terry Branstad is supporting a state plan already in place that allows for up to $1 million in state money as matching funds for private donations to food banks.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An old Danish windmill is the pride of Elk Horn, but decades after it was moved from Denmark, Iowa residents are struggling to pay for repairs to get the structure’s blades turning again. Windmill manager Lisa Riggs noticed last spring that something was wrong with the 168-year-old windmill, dismantled in Denmark and reassembled in 1975. Despite its popularity, Riggs says it’s tough for a little town to raise the $25,000 to $100,000 needed for repairs.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City woman and her two dogs are safe after escaping a house fire. Sioux City firefighters responded to a report of the fire around 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Wind Chill Advisory issued for parts of s.w. Iowa until 11-a.m Sunday

Weather

January 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

306 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING… WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID-MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AROUND 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS…SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREAFTER THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH LATE 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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Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 11-am for Harrison & Monona Counties

Weather

January 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

306 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

…DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. STRONG WINDS…GUSTING INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING…WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. THEREAFTER THE PRIMARY THREAT IS THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WHICH SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING… …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED…

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MID-MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AROUND 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS…SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREFATER THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH LATE 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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Saturday High School Basketball Scores

Sports

January 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 60, St. Albert 58
Abraham Lincoln 55, Harlan 29
Shenandoah 76, Clarinda Academy 42

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Albert 59, Atlantic 52
Harlan 65, Abraham Lincoln 24
Red Oak 51, Treynor 36
Shenandoah 55, Panorama 39

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Winter Weather Advisory (Update 2:59-am 1/4/2015)

Weather

January 4th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

259 AM CST SUN JAN 4 2015

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW CONTINUES OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND WILL REMAIN LIGHT IN INTENSITY THROUGH 6 AM. TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE IMPACTED IN RURAL AREAS AS VISIBILITY RAPIDLY DROPS IN THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS ACROSS THE REGION BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING AND BLOWING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS…VERY LOW VISIBILITY…STRONG WINDS…AND SLICK ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. ACROSS THE NORTH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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Wind Chill Advisory for parts of western/sw IA Sunday morning

Weather

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY…

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO.

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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(Update) Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6-a.m. Sunday

Weather

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

730 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE and RINGGOLD COUNTIES, AND UNTIL 3-A.M. SUNDAY FOR MONONA & HARRISON COUNTIES.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES MAY REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING AND BLOWING.

* IMPACTS…LOW VISIBILITY…STRONG WINDS…AND SLICK ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.

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South Carolina tops No. 9 Iowa State 64-60

Sports

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NEW YORK (AP) — Duane Notice scored 15 points and South Carolina picked up its first win over a top-10 team in nearly five years by nearly holding Iowa State without a 3-pointer for the first time in over seven years in a 64-60 victory Saturday at Barclays Center.

Notice also had six rebounds and four assists as the Gamecocks (11-1) shot 46 percent and led most of the way. Sindarius Thornwell and Tyrone Johnson had 13 apiece points for South Carolina, which was able to turn back any Iowa State run and picked up its first win over a top-10 team since knocking off Kentucky on Jan. 26, 2010.

Jameel McKay, playing in his third game for Iowa State after becoming eligible, scored 15 points and Dustin Hogue also had 15. Niang, who came into the game averaging 16.1 points, was held to 10 points.

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Flu sees Iowa hospitals tighten visitation rules

News

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Iowa hospitals have tightened visitation rules in the wake of a widespread flu outbreak that has claimed the lives of three children in recent months, including that of a 3-year-old Elk Horn girl. The Des Moines Register reports that 3-year-old Ayzlee McCarthy died on Monday from complications from the flu. Her mother says that only three days earlier, Ayzlee appeared healthy and active.

Iowa Department of Public Health reports show that for the week ending Dec. 27, 161 Iowans were hospitalized with the flu at a set of hospitals the department monitors. That has prompted Des Moines medical centers to ban any would-be visitors who show any flu symptoms, and anyone visiting flu-infected patients must wear a surgical mask over his or her nose and mouth.

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Officials: Iowa inmate placed on escape status

News

January 3rd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa inmate in Sioux City has been placed on escape status after failing to return from his work release detail on New Year’s Day. The Sioux City Journal reports that 29-year-old Timothy Raymond Denney was staying at the Department Corrections Work Release facility in Sioux City following a conviction for second-degree robbery and going armed with intent.

People in work-release can leave the facility for a certain amount of time for jobs. Denney was transferred to work release on Oct. 8. His sentence was for 15 years. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 712-279-6960.

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