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Forecast for Cass & surrounding Counties in IA: Thu., June 14th, 2012

Weather

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

342 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 – National Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 70.

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Area High School Softball Scores from Wed., June 13th 2012

Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Carroll 14, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 0
Charter Oak-Ute 11, Ridge View 7
Clarke, Osceola 13, Mount Ayr 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, Adair-Casey 6
Essex 8, Villisca 5
IKM-Manning 4, OA-BCIG 1
Missouri Valley 11, Riverside, Oakland 1
Nodaway Valley 3, Murray 1
Treynor 12, Griswold 1
Villisca 11, East Mills 2
West Harrison 9, AR-WE-VA, Westside 8
Woodbine 4, Westwood, Sloan 1
Woodbury Central 8, West Monona 2

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Area High School Baseball Scores from Wed., June 13th 2012

Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Lawton-Bronson 10, Logan-Magnolia 0
Mount Ayr 13, Murray 9
OA-BCIG 6, IKM-Manning 5
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 15, Lewis Central 10
Treynor 17, Griswold 1
Tri-Center, Neola 14, Underwood 3
West Central Valley, Stuart 5, Nodaway Valley 2

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Carpenter throws off mound first time since injury

Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter took a step forward in rehabbing a shoulder injury that has sidelined him all season, throwing off a mound for the first time. The 2006 NL Cy Young winner threw 26 pitches Wednesday several hours before the Cardinals played the Chicago White Sox. He’s scheduled to throw again Friday, then a few more times next week. The Cardinals are hopeful Carpenter, who was 11-9 last season and then went 4-0 in the postseason for the World Series champions, can return sometime after the All-Star break. Carpenter broke down in spring training with a nerve-related ailment that sapped strength in his throwing shoulder, after throwing 273 1-3 innings in the 2011 regular season and postseason. The 37-year-old Carpenter said the intensity level was comparable to a session prior to the team reporting for spring training in mid-February. The right-hander said everything feels fine and is guardedly optimistic he’ll pitch this season.

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Chiefs put TE Rucker on injured reserve

Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have placed backup tight end Martin Rucker on injured reserve with a right knee injury that will require surgery. The Chiefs made the move official Wednesday while in the midst of a three-day minicamp. Rucker hurt his knee during one of the Chiefs’ voluntary offseason workouts June 1. He was signed as a free agent to provide depth behind Tony Moeaki, who is returning from a torn left ACL that knocked him out during last preseason. Rucker is a former fourth-round draft pick out of the Cleveland Browns, where current Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel had served as head coach. Rucker played in 12 games with the Browns, Cowboys and Jaguars over the past four seasons. He had two catches for 17 yards.

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Lance Lynn wins 10th, Cardinals edge White Sox 1-0

Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn struck out a career-high 12 to stay tied for the major league lead in wins and Carlos Beltran hit his NL-best 19th home run Wednesday night, sending the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox that ended Chicago’s eight-game road winning streak. Beltran homered in the third inning off Jake Peavy (6-2) and had three of the four hits for the Cardinals, who have scored only seven runs in the last five games and totaled a single run for the third straight game. They’ve won just five of 14. Lynn (10-2) allowed three hits in 7 1-3 innings and joined Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who threw a one-hitter at Tampa Bay earlier in the night, as the only 10-game winners in the majors.

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Study: Cougars again spreading across Midwest

News

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A new study suggests cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near extinction in much of the region. The findings by a University of Minnesota doctoral student, a Southern Illinois University wildlife ecologist and the Cougar Network are detailed in the latest Journal of Wildlife Management. The study showed 178 cougar confirmations in the Midwest and as far south of Texas between 1990 and 2008. Confirmed sightings of Midwest cougars were sporadic before 1990, when there were only a couple of big cats spotted. The study shows that number spiked to more than 30 by 2008. Sixty-seven confirmations were in Nebraska, 31 in North Dakota, 12 each in Oklahoma and Texas, 11 in South Dakota and 10 in Missouri. Other states had single-digit tallies.

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Make a splash! Iowa pools take part in world’s record swim lesson attempt

News, Sports

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Students in at least three Iowa swimming pools will be taking part in today’s (Thursday’s) attempt to set a new record for the world’s largest swimming lesson. Pools in Algona, Altoona and Harlan are among those in 46 states and 24 countries on five continents taking part in the world’s record attempt. They’ll be holding simultaneous lessons at 10 A-M. Debbi Cooper, an environmental specialist at the state health department, says the half-hour lesson will cover the basics. “For beginners, all the way down to blowing bubbles to how to stay safe in the water, never swim alone,” Cooper says. “They’ll be doing front floats, back floats and maybe even get into the crawl and back stroke and things like that.” The goal, she says, is to convince parents learning to swim is important.

Cooper says, “Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between the ages of one and five and it’s shown that if a child does not participate in swimming lessons by third grade, chances are, they never will learn to swim.”  A study from the Archive of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine showed participation in formal swimming lessons was associated with an 88-percent reduction in the risk of drowning in children between one and four. Learn more at: www.worldslargestswimminglesson.org

(Radio Iowa)

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Driver blacks out, rolls his car in Adair County

News

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Only minor injuries were reported following a rollover accident Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 80, in Adair County. The Iowa State Patrol says 61-year old Timothy Turk, of Adair, was driving a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire eastbound on the interstate, when he reportedly blacked-out for a moment. His car entered the median and crossed into the westbound lanes of travel before Turk over-corrected. The action caused his vehicle re-enter the median and cross both eastbound lanes of traffic before it rolled over and slid into the south ditch. The accident happened at around 3:55-p.m.

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$240-million Powerball jackpot goes to an Iowa winner!

News

June 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of the tickets sold in Iowa for the Powerball game Wednesday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 07-10-14-33-57 (Powerball 18). The player matching all five numbers and the Powerball won the $240 million jackpot.Lottery  officials had not said by early Thursday morning where the ticket was purchased.

The prize goes to an estimated $40 million for Saturday. Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $1 million each, and there were six of those. They were sold in: Florida(3), Missouri(1), North Carolina(1) and New York(1). There was one Power Play Match 5 winner in Florida(1).

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