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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., Oct. 14, 2013

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October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis/Weather.Net weather forecast (Podcast) for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson….

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Iowa News Headlines: Mon., Oct. 14th 2013

News

October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — More than 15,000 people turned out for Sunday’s race to raise money to fight breast cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. More than $370,000 from race registrations go to the “Especially for You” fund, which provides mammography and other breast-care services for area individuals who cannot otherwise afford them. Last year the fund helped 773 people receive more than 1,000 services in Linn County.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa-born opera singer Simon Estes has spent a career traveling the world singing and now is lending his voice to help end child deaths caused by malaria in Africa. The Des Moines Register reports Centerville native Estes is inviting every student in Iowa from kindergarten to 12th grade to sell at least three copies of his latest CD, “Save the Children, Save Their Lives.”

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Dubuque junior hockey league player has been released from the hospital after he struck his head on the ice during a game between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. KGAN-TV reports 18-year-old Dylan Chanter is home after Saturday night’s injury.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A police officer for the city of Sloan has been hospitalized after his car hit a light pole and flipped over as he was responding to a drunken driver call. Sioux City police tell KTIV-TV that 45-year-old Brent Vanderweil lost control of his patrol car just before 3 a.m. Saturday in Sioux City.

King strikes back at Harkin over debt limit debate

News

October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Republican Congressman Steve King is striking back at Democratic Senator Tom Harkin for suggesting King is wrong to suggest the October 17th “debt limit” date is a fiction. “I hope Tom Harkin understands when we reach the debt limit that doesn’t mean default,” King says. “Default on our debt would be if we failed to service our debt which requires that we pay the interest and then, at a minimum, roll over the principle of our debt which means we could borrow money from the Saudis to pay off Chinese bonds or vice versa or we could borrow money from the American people to pay off bonds from Saudi Arabia or China.”

Harkin said last Thursday it is “bizarre” for King to suggest the president has the authority to reorder federal spending plans, pay the interest on the national debt, and put off repayment of the bonds. That would be like telling creditors to “take a hike,” according to Harkin. King accuses Harkin of “injecting a fear factor” into the debate and King argues Americans are paying enough taxes to the federal government to cover the interest on the debt. “We’re spending about eight percent of our cash flow, of our revenue stream, on interest. That’s roughly $18 billion a month. We’ve got some $240 billion or so a month coming in,” King says.

“We’re a long ways from defaulting on our debt.” King, though, says congress cannot go “indefinitely” without voting to raise the so-called “debt ceiling” unless there are significant cuts to the federal budge “But reaching the date of October 17 is not a drop dead date. It is not a default date,” King says. “It’s just a date that the government, the Obama Administration has said they think they run out of borrowing capacity.” King cites last week’s analysis from Moody’s — a credit-rating agency — that concludes the U.S. government “would continue to pay interest and principal on its debt” even if congress fails to raise the debt limit. King says the debt limit is an “effective check and balance” congress can use to influence the president to make concessions.

(Radio Iowa)

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: Mon., Oct. 14, 2013

Weather

October 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

Ramirez’s status uncertain for Dodgers in NLCS

Sports

October 13th, 2013 by admin

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense is struggling, and they might have to face Adam Wainwright without their top hitter in Game 3 of the NL championship series.    Shortstop Hanley Ramirez had a CT scan on his left ribs Sunday, and the results were not yet available. He got hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly in the opener but stayed in to play all 13 innings of a 3-2 loss Friday.  Ramirez was a late scratch for Game 2, a 1-0 defeat that left the Dodgers trailing St. Louis 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.

Wainwright will start for the Cardinals on Monday night against rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu, who stumbled against Atlanta in losing his playoff debut in the division series.  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says Ramirez keeps telling him he is going to play, but Mattingly said he’s got to be able to swing a bat in order to be in the starting lineup.

WILLIAM “Willy” TRIDLE IV, 30, of Milford, & formerly of Orient (Svcs. 10/16/13)

Obituaries

October 13th, 2013 by admin

WILLIAM “Willy” TRIDLE IV, 30, of Milford ( & formerly of Orient), died Fri., Oct. 11th, in Milford, IA. Funeral services for WILLY TRIDLE the 4th will be held 3-p.m. Wed., Oct. 16th, at the Orient United Methodist Church, with a luncheon immediately following the service. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the Orient United Methodist Church from 1-to 3-pm Wednesday (prior to the service). Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals. com

Memorials may be directed to the William “Willy” Tridle IV Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

Burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at a later date.

Willy Tridle the 4th is survived by:

His mother – Kim Askeland Thomsen, of Milford.

His father – William (wife Susan) E. Tridle, III of Orient.

His daughter – Aryah Tridle of Milford.

His brother – Jordan Tridle of Orient.

His sisters – Alina (& special friend Brian Jatho), of Spirit Lake, and Whitney Tridle, of Orient.

His special friend – Randie Sheldon, of Milford.

His grandparents – William E. (Jr.) and H. Maxine Tridle of Orient, Virgina Askeland of Griswold, and Lyle Askeland of Sanborn.

Other relatives, and friends.

Arrowhead Stadium breaks record for noise level

Sports

October 13th, 2013 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Arrowhead Stadium is once again the loudest stadium in the NFL. This time, it’s official. The Kansas City Chiefs broke the world record for an outdoor sports stadium in their 24-7 win over Oakland on Sunday when they reached 137.5 decibels in the closing minutes.  An official from Guinness World Records told The Associated Press confirmed that Chiefs fans broke the previous record of 136.6 set by Seahawks fans during a game against San Francisco earlier this year.

The Chiefs have long claimed that their facility is the loudest in the NFL.The record-setting attempt was planned by Chiefs fans but with support of the organization, which paid $7,500 to fly an adjudicator from Guinness to Kansas City to document the effort.

I-29 rollover accident claims the life of a Council Bluffs woman Sunday

News

October 13th, 2013 by admin

One person died Sunday afternoon during a rollover accident on Interstate 29  in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 33-year old Miki Lynn Bailey, of Council Bluffs, was trapped in her SUV and had to be extricated by fire and rescue personnel. Officials say Bailey’s 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling north on I-29 at around 2:10-p.m. near the 43.85 mile marker, or about two-miles south of Council Bluffs,  when a non-contact vehicle slowed for a slow moving vehicle in the right hand lane.

When Bailey swerved to avoid a collision, the Jeep went out of control and entered the median, before rolling over. Bailey, who was not wearing a seat belt, was flown from the scene by LifeNet helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she died from her injuries. The accident remains under investigation.

Red Oak man arrested on assault charge Sunday

News

October 13th, 2013 by admin

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report an investigation into a domestic situation in rural Red Oak has resulted in an arrest. 30-year old Christopher R. Fowler, of rural Red Oak, was taken into custody on a charge of Domestic Assault, a simple misdemeanor, after the incident took place at around 4:25-p.m. Sunday, at his residence. Fowler was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

“Breach of Peace” incident in Red Oak

News

October 13th, 2013 by admin

A man from Spencer, in northwest Iowa, was arrested Saturday night in Red Oak, for Breach of Peace. 24-year old Joshua Clarence Sieverding was taken into custody at around 11:40-p.m at 1220 east Senate Avenue, in Red Oak. Sieverding was being held over the weekend in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 cash bond.