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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sat., Oct. 13 2012

Weather

October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

340 AM CDT

TODAY…OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING… THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

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Post Season Baseball Schedule

Sports

October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by TBS

Saturday, Oct. 13: Detroit (Fister 10-10) at New York (Pettitte 5-4), 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 14: Detroit (Sanchez 4-6) at New York, 4:07 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 16: New York at Detroit (Verlander 17-8), 8:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17: New York at Detroit (Scherzer 16-7), 8:07 p.m.

x-Thursday, Oct. 18: New York at Detroit, 4:07 p.m.

x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Detroit at New York, 8:07 p.m.

x-Sunday, Oct. 21: Detroit at New York, 8:15 p.m.

National League
All games televised by Fox

Sunday, Oct. 14: St. Louis (Lynn 18-7) at San Francisco (Baumgarner 16-11), 8:15 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at San Francisco (Vogelsong 14-9), 8:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17: San Francisco at St. Louis, 4:07 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:07 p.m.

x-Friday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:07 p.m.

x-Sunday, Oct. 21: St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:45 p.m.

x-Monday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.

WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox

Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League (n)

Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League (n)

Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League (n)

Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League (n)

x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League (n)

x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League (n)

x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League (n)

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Cards score 4 in 9th, beat Nats 9-7, reach NLCS

Sports

October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doesn’t matter how bad things look for the St. Louis Cardinals. Trailing by a bunch, down to their last strike, they simply stay calm and do what it takes to win. Erasing an early six-run hole in Game 5 slowly but surely, the defending World Series champion Cardinals got a tying two-out, two-run single from Daniel Descalso and a go-ahead two-run single from Pete Kozma in the ninth inning and came all the way back to beat the Washington Nationals 9-7 Friday night and win their NL division series. It was the largest comeback ever in a winner-take-all postseason game, according to STATS LLC. No other club in this sort of ultimate pressure situation had come back from more than four down.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sat., Oct. 13th 2012

News

October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — One woman has been injured before fleeing with her sister and four children from a house fire in Waterloo. Nineteen-year-old Iesha Coffer says she was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom just before noon Thursday when she was awakened by heat and soon noticed the fire. Damage from the fire was estimated at $15,000.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A former prison guard at the state prison in Fort Dodge is accused of providing contraband to an inmate and performing a sex act on him. Thirty-five-year-old Rhiannon Quintana of Fort Dodge, Iowa is charged with providing electronic contraband and sexual misconduct with an inmate. The newspaper says the alleged incidents happened on July 15th. The inmate is not identified in a criminal complaint filed with the Webster County attorney’s office.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Several people have been arrested during a prostitution bust at a motel in western Iowa. Authorities say the operation began just before 1 p.m. and ended with the last arrest at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday. The name of the motel in Council Bluffs wasn’t disclosed.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The matchup of the year in Big 12 appears to be just a little over a week away, when sixth-ranked Kansas State travels to face 5th ranked West Virginia. The unbeaten Wildcats first need to beat Iowa State in Ames, and the Cyclones aren’t the pushover they used to be. ISU knocked off then 3rd ranked Oklahoma State in Ames last year.

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Spartans hoping for faster start against Iowa

Sports

October 12th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When Michigan State beat Iowa last season, the Spartans led 31-7 at halftime. That kind of fast start has been nowhere to be found lately. Michigan State hasn’t led after two quarters in more than a month. The Spartans (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will try to reverse that trend Saturday when they host the Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-0) in a crucial matchup in the Big Ten’s Legends Division. Iowa is one of two teams in the division that hasn’t dripped a conference game yet. Michigan State rallied from an early deficit to beat Indiana last weekend, but it was a struggle. The Spartans began the season with Rose Bowl aspirations, but it’s still hard to get a sense of where they stand in a jumbled league race that’s still taking shape.

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High School Football Scores (Updated Live)

Sports

October 12th, 2012 by admin

Class 3-A District 1  
*Harlan (6-1, 3-1)  28 Final/OT
Atlantic (5-2, 2-2)  21
*Perry (2-5, 1-4)  13  final
ADM (5-2, 3-1)  28
*Glenwood (2-5, 0-4)  7  final
Lewis Central (5-2, 2-2)  20
Creston (6-1)  20  final
Winterset (5-2)  19
Class 3-A District 2
*Carroll (2-5, 2-2) 34  final
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-7, 0-4) 12
*Bishop Heelan Catholic (7-0, 4-0)  53  final
Denison (1-6, 1-3)  7
Class 2-A District 8  
*Clarinda (1-6, 1-3)  14  final
Shenandoah (3-4, 2-2)  36
*Greene County (3-4, 2-2)  54  final
Clarinda Academy (0-7, 0-5)  0
*Red Oak (2-5, 2-2)  0  final
Kuemper Catholic (7-0, 4-0)  45
OA-BCIG (5-2)  26  final
Ridge View (3-4)  28
Class 1-A District 2
*Pocahontas Area/P-P (4-3, 1-3)  13  final
IKM/Manning (7-0, 4-0)  29
Class 1-A District 8
*Missouri Valley (2-5, 1-3)  6  final
Treynor (3-4, 0-4)  51
*Nodaway Valley (1-6, 1-4)  7 final
St. Albert (6-1.4-0)  51
*Panorama (5-2, 3-1)  24  final
Tri-Center (5-2, 3-1)  34
West Central Valley (4-3)  7  final
Van Meter (5-2)  35
Class A District 7
*Audubon (3-4, 2-3)  33  final
Martensdale-St. Marys (3-4, 1-4)  13
*Madrid (4-3, 3-2)  38 final
Bedford (4-3, 4-1)  19
*Guthrie Center (1-6, 1-4)  49  final
Earlham (1-6, 1-4)  6
*Woodward Academy (3-4, 3-2)  6  final
Woodward-Granger (7-0, 5-0) 42
Class A District 8
*A-H-S-T (5-2, 4-1)  3  final
Logan-Magnolia (6-1, 5-0)  49
*Griswold (5-2, 4-1)  20  final
East Mills (3-4, 2-3)  14
*Riverside (1-6, 0-5)  35  final
West Monona (0-7, 0-5)  14
*Underwood (4-3, 4-1)  13  final
Westwood (1-6, 1-4)  14
8-Man District 6  
*Adair-Casey (6-1, 5-1)  72
Ankeny Christian (1-7, 0-5)  16
*Colo-Nesco (5-3, 4-2)  58 final
Grandview Park Baptist (3-4, 2-3)  31
*Mormon Trail (1-6, 0-5)  6  final
Lamoni (6-2, 3-2) 50
*East Union (3-5, 2-3) 22  final
Murray (7-0, 5-0)  76
8-Man District 7
*Ar-We-Va (2-5, 2-4)  14  final
Exira/EHK (7-0, 6-0)  49
*Woodbine (3-4, 3-3)  32  final
Boyer Valley (5-2, 4-2)  30
*Coon Rapids-Bayard (5-3, 4-3)  33 final
Charter Oak-Ute (2-5, 1-5)  12
*Heartland Christian (0-8, 0-6)  20  final
West Harrison (3-4, 2-4)  78
8-Man District 8
*CAM (6-2, 5-1)  44  final
Corning (3-4, 3-4)  30
*Essex (3-5, 1-5)  49 final
Nishnabotna (1-6, 1-5)  0
*Fremont-Mills (6-1, 5-1)  63 final
Villisca (1-6, 1-5)  19
*Sidney (7-0, 6-0)  66  final
Stanton (1-6, 1-5)  22
Lenox (6-2)  – cancelled
Melcher-Dallas (6-1)  –

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Who’s Gonna Win? 10-12-2012

Podcasts, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 12th, 2012 by admin

Picks for week 8 of the high school football season.

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Trojan Preview 10-12-2012

Podcasts, Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

October 12th, 2012 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Atlantic Head Football Coach Nick Ross as the Trojans prepare for a big home game against Harlan.

 

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Ark. woman admits guilt in sex trafficking ring

News

October 12th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Arkansas woman has pleaded guilty to helping run a violent nationwide sex trafficking ring that solicited customers for prostitutes as young as age 17. Brittany Lawson, of Hot Springs, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking in federal court in Council Bluffs. She faces a lengthy prison term when she is sentenced because the charge carries a maximum of life in prison. But prosecutors agreed any recommended sentence should be shortened because she was under the coercion of co-defendant Johnelle Bell, described as a violent New Jersey pimp and mastermind of the ring. Bell has pleaded not guilty and faces trial next month. Lawson admitted that she posted ads on backpage.com soliciting customers in Iowa and elsewhere, recruited prostitutes, secured rental cars and rented motel rooms.

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Audubon man arrested for allegedly stealing a car Friday morning

News

October 12th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports an Audubon man was arrested Friday morning on a theft charge, after allegedly taking a vehicle without authorization. Officials say they received a report of a vehicle stolen from America’s Best Family Motel at the Valley in Cass County. As a result of the report and a subsequent traffic stop, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 27-year old Richard Lavain Miller, Jr., of Audubon, on a charge of Theft 2nd Degree (Motor Vehicle). Miller was taken to the Cass County Jail where he is being held on $5000 bond.

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