DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — American Hunter Kemper finally won the Hy-Vee Triathlon Sunday in Des Moines after finishing as the runner up three years in a row. The Des Moines Register reports Kemper, who is a four-time Olympian, finished the race in 1 hour, 44 minutes, 43 seconds. It was the 38-year-old’s first win this year.
Helle Frederiksen of Denmark won the women’s race 1 hour, 54 minutes, 44 seconds. Both winners claimed $100,000 for finishing first.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Severe storms have been sweeping across Iowa, with heavy rains causing some flooding and strong wind gusts snapping tree limbs and affecting power lines. The Des Moines Register said the National Weather Service received a report of one person injured by lightning during the storms Sunday, but details about the severity were not available late last night.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa legislative leaders don’t plan to change ethics rules for political work after a former state senator admitted to lying about receiving payments to switch his support from one Republican presidential candidate to another. The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that former Senator Kent Sorenson pleaded guilty to receiving thousands of dollars in “under the table payments” from a 2012 presidential campaign and lying about the money.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At least 10 driving instructors licensed in Iowa have criminal records or driving infractions in their past, but they’ve been allowed to keep working with teens because of a forgiving state law. The Des Moines Register reports at least three driving instructors have drunken driving convictions, two have assault convictions and four have more than a dozen driving citations and other infractions.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company hopes its corn-based vodka will succeed because of a new process that eliminates impurities in the finished liquor. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports IngeniOz vodka started selling for about $24 a bottle in Iowa stores a month ago.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Severe storms swept across Iowa, Sunday, with heavy rains causing some flooding and strong wind gusts snapping tree limbs and affecting power lines. The Des Moines Register said the National Weather Service received a report of one person injured by lightning during the storms Sunday. The Iowa Storm Chasing Network said on its social media page that eastern Iowa storm chaser Danny Murphy was hit by lightening late Sunday afternoon near Denison, but was last reported to have been resting comfortably in the hospital.
Crawford County emergency management coordinator Gregory Miller said several highways were covered at various points during the storm. Heavy rains broke through a farm retention dam in Denison, causing flooding on Iowa Highway 39.
The Omaha World-Herald reported that I-29 was closed when the roof and sidewall blew off a building and into a pickup pulling a trailer. Sioux City Police Sgt. Dane Wagner said the truck toppled, but no one was injured.
Other storm reports from western Iowa, as relayed by law enforcement, the public & media to the National Weather Service:
8:19-p.m. Heavy rain 5 miles e/se of Charter Oak in Crawford Co.; 3.6″ of rain from 6:30-8:15-p.m.
8:15-p.m. Est. 80mph winds in Bayard and Yale in Guthrie Co.; Power poles & lines down.
8:12-p.m. 58mph gust of wind in Audubon.
7:45-p.m. estimated 65mph wind gust 2 miles e. of Earling in Shelby Co.
7:45-p.m. Tstorm wind damage E/SE of Manning in Carroll Co.: Tree limbs down.
7:42-p.m. Flash Flood 5 miles N of Denison. Dam Failure. Huwy 39 closed due to flash flooding.
7:42-p.m. Tstorm wind gust estimated at 60mph in Irwin.
7:40-p.m. 2″ diameter tree limbs down in Templeton (Carroll Co.)
7:32-p.m. Tstorm wind damage 1 mile w. of Denison. Campers tipped over.
7:30-p.m. Funnel cloud reports 1 mile w. of Vail in Crawford Co.
7:30-p.m. Numerous large trees down in Manning.
7:15-p.m. Tstorm wind gust est. at 63mph in Denison. Multiple trees down, person hit by lightening. Numerous power outages.
7:13-p.m. Tstorm wind damage in Missouri Valley. 5″ dia. tree limbs blown down.
7:09-p.m. 60mph winds in Missouri Valley.
6:56-p.m. est. 50mph wind gust in Dow City (Crawford Co.); 1″ dia. hail also.
Officials with Pottawattamie County Emergency Management report due to the earlier electrical storms, a system malfunction has dropped pressure in the City of Hancock’s water system. As a precaution, all citizens in Hancock are urged to boil water or use bottled water for all food preparation and consumption.
The City will be distributing a flyer to each residence and will provide you with further information and a contact number for questions you may have.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 482 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
MONTGOMERY PAGE
844 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 844 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SHENANDOAH…OR 21 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX…COIN…YORKTOWN AND PIERCE
RECREATION AREA.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 13.
8:19-p.m. Heavy rain 5 miles e/se of Charter Oak in Crawford Co.; 3.6″ of rain from 6:30-8:15-p.m.
8:15-p.m. Est. 80mph winds in Bayard and Yale in Guthrie Co.; Power poles & lines down.
7:45-p.m. estimated 65mph wind gust 2 miles e. of Earling in Shelby Co.
7:45-p.m. Tstorm wind damage E/SE of Manning in Carroll Co.: Tree limbs down.
7:42-p.m. Flash Flood 5 miles N of Denison. Dam Failure. Huwy 39 closed due to flash flooding.
7:42-p.m. Tstorm wind gust estimated at 60mph in Irwin.
7:40-p.m. 2″ diameter tree limbs down in Templeton (Carroll Co.)
7:32-p.m. Tstorm wind damage 1 mile w. of Denison. Campers tipped over.
7:30-p.m. Funnel cloud reports 1 mile w. of Vail in Crawford Co.
7:30-p.m. Numerous large trees down in Manning.
7:15-p.m. Tstorm wind gust est. at 63mph in Denison. Multiple trees down, person hit by lightening. Numerous power outages.
7:13-p.m. Tstorm wind damage in Missouri Valley. 5″ dia. tree limbs blown down.
7:09-p.m. 60mph winds in Missouri Valley.
6:56-p.m. est. 50mph wind gust in Dow City (Crawford Co.); 1″ dia. hail also.
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
820 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014
…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED…
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.
SHELBY IA-
820 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…
AT 819 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRWIN…OR 22
MILES NORTH OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
KIRKMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
822 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL…SOUTHWESTERN BOONE…NORTHERN AUDUBON…
DALLAS…GUTHRIE AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES…
AT 821 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PANORA…OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PERRY…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. AT 815 PM…PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN IN
JEFFERSON.
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