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Man on a stolen forklift tries to ram cop car in Council Bluffs

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man driving a stolen forklift in Council Bluffs tried to ram a police cruiser this (Friday) morning. According to Bluffs Police, officers responded at around 9:20-a.m. to the area of 16th Avenue and High Street, for a reported hit-and-run accident, in which the caller said the vehicle responsible was a construction-type forklift.

While officers were enroute, the communications center received numerous other calls about the driver of the forklift operating the machine erratically. Council Bluffs Police Officer Ron Branigan saw the forklift in the area of South 10th Street and 7th Avenue. When the driver of the machine saw the officer’s cruiser, he turned sharply in an alleged attempt to ram the cruiser.

Officer Branigan was able to avoid a collision, and followed the machine in an attempt to stop it. At the intersection of South 10th and 5th Avenue, the driver spun the forklift around, and again tried to ram Branigan’s cruiser. The officer again avoided the collision. In the area of South 12th Street and 5th Avenue, the forklift stopped after essentially being surrounded by police.

The driver, 39-year old Michael Lynn Burgess, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody without further incident and brought to the Pottawattamie County Jail. Burgess was charged with 1st Degree Theft, Assault on a Police Officer with a dangerous weapon, and leaving the scene of an accident. Authorities determined the forklift was stolen from Midwest Walnut, at 1914 Tostevin Street.

FRIDAY, MAY 22nd

Trading Post

May 22nd, 2015 by admin

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Glenwood man arrested Thu. for Domestic abuse assault/impeding blood-air flow

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Glenwood arrested 38-year old George Galvan, of Glenwood, Thursday, on two Mills County warrants. The warrants charge Galvan with Domestic Abuse Assault causing injury, and Domestic Abuse Assault impeding blood/and-or air flow. Galvan was being held without bond in the Mills County Jail, pending an appearance before a magistrate. And, 43-year old Dustyn Bond, of Malvern, was arrested Wednesday, for Parole Violation. He was being held without bond, as well.

Branstad to attend funeral of Omaha police officer from Iowa

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad plans to attend the funeral of an Omaha police officer from Iowa who was killed in the line of duty. Branstad says he will travel Tuesday to Omaha to attend the funeral of Officer Kerrie Orozco. The 29-year-old died Wednesday after she was shot by a man who was being served a felony arrest warrant. She and another officer had responded to a call for backup from officers who had come under fire from the suspect, who was also killed.

Orozco was a seven-year veteran of the department who lived in Council Bluffs and was a native of nearby Walnut. She was also a new mother with a premature baby in the hospital. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Tuesday.

Friday Class 2-A/3-A State Track Results

Sports

May 22nd, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Distance Medley (Final)
2-A:
Red Oak – placed 9th 4:19.04
Kuemper Catholic – placed 23rd 4:24.88
3-A:
Creston – placed 6th 4:16.19
Denison – placed 10th 4:18.41

Boys 110 Hurdle (prelim)
2-A:
Tony Klocke, Southwest Valley – qualified 8th :15.1
Nate Herbst, A-H-S-T-W – DNQ :16.0
Tyler Freese, Underwood – DNQ :15.89
3-A:
Payton Renning, Carroll
Dane Kruse, Glenwood

Girls 100 Hurdle (Prelim)
2-A:
Laura Hempel, Treynor – qualified 2nd :15.33
3-A:
Miranda Ruth, Glenwood – DNQ :16.14
Allison Bruck, Harlan – DNQ :16.45

Boys 4 x 200 (Final)
2-A:
Panorama – placed 13th 1:32.91
IKM-Manning – placed 16th 1:33.28
Shenandoah – DNF
3-A:
Carroll – placed 4th 1:30.62
Harlan – placed 5th 1:30.71
Glenwood – placed 7th 1:31.05
Girls 4 x 200 (Final)
2-A:
Clarinda – placed 18th 1:49.36
3-A:
Glenwood – placed 13th 1:47.11

Boys 400 Hurdles (Final)
2-A:
Nick Pedersen, Underwood – placed 3rd :54.05
Brett Daley, Treynor – placed 4th :54.18
3-A:
Carter Von Essen, Glenwood – placed 9th :55.82
Brendan Holmes, Atlantic – placed 10th :56.02
Caleb Petersen, Glenwood – placed19th :58.69

Girls 400 Hurdles (Final)
2-A:
Sydney Nielsen, Shenandoah – placed 4th 1:05.52
Faith Powell, Panorama – placed 20th 1:12.24
3-A:
Molly Dean, Glenwood – placed 7th 1:07.08

Boys Distance Medley (Final)
2-A:
Shenandoah – placed 17th 3:42.55
IKM-Manning – placed 23rd 3:46.18
3-A:
Carroll – placed 11th 3:41.08
Glenwood – placed 19th 3:44.48
Harlan – placed 23rd 3:53.01

Girls 4 x 100 (Prelim)
2-A:
Clarinda – qualified 1st :50.3
Panorama – DNQ :52.31
3-A:
Glenwood – DNQ :52.09
Harlan – DNQ :50.67

Boys 4 x 100 (Prelim)
2-A:
Shenandoah – qualified 6th :44.16
Clarinda – DNQ :44.52
3-A:
Glenwood – qualified 7th :43.84
Harlan – DNQ :44.33
Carroll – DNQ :44.48

Girls 4 x 400 (Prelim)
2-A:
Kuemper Catholic – DNQ 4:16.32
Underwood – DNQ 4:07.93
Panorama – DNQ 4:11.2
Shenandoah – DNQ 4:17.59
3-A:
Creston – qualified 7th 4:05.67
Glenwood – DNQ 4:15.77
Harlan – DNQ 4:09.63

Boys 4 x 400 (Prelim)
2-A:
IKM-Manning – DNQ 3:28.87
Panorama – DNQ 3:29.45
Clarinda – DNQ 3:30.08
Underwood – DNQ 3:31.25
3-A:
Glenwood – qualified 4th 3:24.61
Harlan – qualified 5th 3:24.93
Atlantic – DNQ 3:31.17
Carroll – DNQ 3:32.48

3-A Girls Shot Put (Final)
Jacy Embray, Glenwood – placed 2nd 42’-7.5”
Hannah Hood, Creston – placed 6th 41’-1.25”

2-A Girls Discus (Final)
Serena Parker, Shenandoah – placed 13th 110’-4”
Hannah Mahoney, Missouri Valley – placed 18th 104’-4”
Shelby Lane, Panorama – placed 7th 118’-1”

3-A Boys Long Jump (Final)
Marcus Klein, Harlan – placed 16th 19’-8.75”
Nathan Simmons, Carroll – placed 22nd 18’-10.5”
Robbie Bodine, Atlantic – fouled on all three attempts

2-A Boys High Jump (Final)
Miles Rupiper, Kuemper Catholic – placed 6th 6’-5”
Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning – placed 8th tie 6’-3”
Gabe Richey, Panorama – placed 17th 6’-1”
Lee Whyte, A-H-S-T-W – placed 22nd 5’-11”
Gabe Nelson, Red Oak – failed to clear opening height

3-A Boys Shot Put (Final)
Brett Snyder, Carroll – placed 23rd 43’-10”

2-A Boys Discus (Final)
Matt Webner, Panorama – placed 13th 148’-5”
Reid Kirlin, Missouri Valley – placed 16th 142’-11”
Marcus Boldy, Panorama – placed 20th 141’-0”
Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning – placed 23rd 135’-10”

3-A Girls Long Jump (Final)
Mikayla Evers, Harlan – placed 9th 15’-11.25”

2-A Girls High Jump (Final)
Delaney Kinghorn, Shenandoah – placed 14th 4’-11”
Laura Hempel, Treynor – placed 19th 4’-9”

Backyard and Beyond 05-22-2015

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

May 22nd, 2015 by admin

Lavon Eblen talks about picking out watering cans.

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South Central IA man arrested in Union County warrant

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A man from south central Iowa was arrested Thursday night at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Probation Violation. 25-year old Trevor Jack Dillon Loudon, of Bevington, was being held in the Union County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Branstad orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Walnut native

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, today (Friday) ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff Tuesday, May 26th, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in honor of 29-year old Omaha, Neb., Police Officer Kerrie Orozco, who was a Walnut, Iowa, native and resident of Council Bluffs. Orozco was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, May 20, 2015, while attempting to arrest Marcus D. Wheeler on a felony warrant for first-degree assault.

The governor’s directive applies to all U.S. and state flags under control of the State of Iowa. Flags will be at half-staff on the state Capitol building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex, and upon all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.

For more information please visit www.governor.iowa.gov.

(Podcast) KJAN News, 5/22/2015

News, Podcasts

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 8-a.m. Newscast w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Creston man arrested on assault & false imprisonment charges

News

May 22nd, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston arrested 52-year old Kirby Konkler, of Creston, Thursday afternoon. Konkler was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Air Flow, and False Imprisonment. He was later released on a $3,000 bond.