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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: Mon., 1/6/14

Weather

January 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

338 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH 15 TO 20. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. LOW AROUND 10.

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No. 4 Wisconsin 75-No. 22 Iowa 71

Sports

January 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Brust scored 19 points and Number 4 Wisconsin remained unbeaten with a 75-71 victory over Number 22 Iowa on Sunday night. Wisconsin (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) matched the best start in school history, tying the 1911 to 1912 and 1913 to 1914 teams.

The game was physical at times, and Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was hit with two technical fouls almost 8 minutes into the second half after a foul was called on Gabriel Olaseni, sending Nigel Hayes to the line. Brust hit all four free throws on the technicals for Wisconsin (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten), and Hayes made one of two on the personal foul.

That turned a 41-39 Iowa lead into 44-41 Wisconsin advantage. Hayes then scored on a drive to cap off a 12-2 run. Iowa would not lead the rest of the game. Roy Marble led the Hawkeyes (12-3, 1-1) with 27 points.

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Iowa News Headlines: Mon., Jan. 6th 2014

News

January 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowans are preparing to deal with bitter cold temperatures over the next few days. The National Weather Service says temperatures will fall as low as 15-to-25 degrees below zero overnight into Monday. And strong northwest winds will create wind chills of 35-to-60 degrees below zero across the state.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many school districts in Iowa and Nebraska will remain closed today because of the dangerously cold weather. Wind chills as cold as 55 degrees below zero are expected in parts of Iowa Monday morning.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Roughly 130 members of an Iowa Army Reserve unit are being deployed to Cuba to help guard prisoners at Guantanamo Bay’s prison for about a year. The Quad-City Times reports family members gathered Saturday to say goodbye to the soldiers of the 339th Military Police Company. The unit left Sunday for a month of training in Texas before going to Cuba. The Davenport-based unit has also deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in the past.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Brust scored 19 points and Number 4 Wisconsin remained unbeaten with a 75-71 victory over Number 22 Iowa last night. The game was physical at times, and Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was hit with two technical fouls almost 8 minutes into the second half after a foul was called on Gabriel Olaseni in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Woman Arrested for OWI After Multiple Disturbance Calls

News

January 5th, 2014 by admin

Officers with the Red Oak Police Department arrested a Nebraska woman early Sunday morning, after they responded to multiple disturbance calls at a residence. Officers were called to a home in the 500 block of East Oakwood Avenue in Red Oak at approximately 4:52-am Sunday, for a report of a woman that was intoxicated and causing a disturbance.

Upon arrival officers found the individual had left, but they were called back to the residence two more times.  During their last visit, officers discovered 31-year-old Kari Renee Repaal of Papillion, NE in her vehicle, outside the residence.

The woman was allegedly intoxicated and charged with OWI 1st offense. Repaal was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where she was being held on $1,000 cash bond.

 

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No. 15 Penn State defeats No. 22 Iowa 87-71

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Maggie Lucas hit five 3-pointers on her way to 27 points to lead No. 15 Penn State to an 87-71 victory over No. 22 Iowa on Sunday. Penn State (10-3, 1-0 Big Ten) won its second game against a ranked opponent this season. Iowa (12-3, 0-1) lost for the first time at home this season.

Iowa was down nine when back-to-back 3-pointers by Melissa Dixon and Samantha Logic pulled the Hawkeyes within 61-58 with 9:15 remaining. The Lady Lions answered with an 11-3 run to stretch the lead to 72-61 with 6:01 to play. Lucas made two free throws, a 3-pointer and a jumper during the run.

Iowa closed the gap to 79-67 with 3:57 left. Penn State finished with an 8-4 run, with Lucas scoring six points. Dixon scored 22 points. Logic added 13 points with 12 assists to lead the Hawkeyes.

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Wind Chill Warning continues through Noon Tuesday

News, Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

355 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

…EXTREME LIFE THREATENING COLD EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES SAYS AN EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ITS GRIP ON IOWA INTO THE NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS…LIFE THREATENING COLD AND WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR…ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY, FOR MOST OF THE STATE OF IOWA.

* SHORT TERM TRENDS…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS…COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO AFTER SUNSET…WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO BY LATE EVENING. THE COLDEST OF THESE READINGS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHERN IOWA.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH EXTREME WIND CHILL VALUES AT LEAST DOWN TO 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE WORST AND MOST LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILL INDICES ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING…SEVERAL HOURS EITHER SIDE OF DAYBREAK…WITH WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 55 BELOW.

* IMPACTS…EXTREME WIND CHILLS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE IN MINUTES AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LIFE THREATENING LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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Des Moines man suffers minor injuries in Sunday accident

News

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Des Moines man suffered minor injuries during an accident Sunday afternoon, north of Atlantic. According to dispatch reports, a vehicle driven by 56-year old James W. Hohl went into the west ditch off of Olive Street, near the Farm Service Co-op. Hohl suffered from an injury to his head, but was conscious and answering authorities’ questions while in the comfort of another motorist’s vehicle.

The accident was reported at around 3:47-p.m. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies, Medivac Ambulance and Atlantic Fire and Rescue all responded initially, to the scene. The man was treated at the scene and not transported to the hospital.

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Updated forecast for Cass & area Counties: 1/5/14

Weather

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

329 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY…

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW 10 TO 15 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. BITTERLY COLD. BREEZY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE MORNING. HIGH ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN THE MORNING.

WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH 15 TO 20.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. Low 10 TO 15.

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No. 14 Iowa St. beats No. 25 Oklahoma 82-75 in OT

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jadda Buckley scored 29 points to help No. 14 Iowa State defeated No. 25 Oklahoma in overtime 82-75 on Sunday. The Cyclones (13-0, 2-0 Big 12) shot 45.5 percent and made 13 3-pointers. Buckley was 9 of 10 from the field and hit six from beyond the arc. Hallie Christofferson had 23 points for Iowa State and Nikki Moody contributed 13 with six assists.

Oklahoma (10-5, 1-1) was led by Morgan Hook with 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Sharane Campbell added 16 points with nine rebounds and five steals. The Sooners grabbed a late lead when a Campbell steal and layup made it 69-67 with 21 seconds left. Moody was fouled after pulling down an offensive rebound and hit both free throws to send the game into overtime.

Buckley hit a 3-pointer and a layup in overtime, and Iowa State sank six late free throws to ice the game.

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No. 8 Wichita State beats Northern Iowa 67-53

Sports

January 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet had a season-high 22 points to lead No. 8 Wichita State past Northern Iowa 67-53 on Sunday, the unbeaten Shockers’ 15th straight win. Cleanthony Early had 18 points for Wichita State (15-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley), which established a school record for consecutive wins and extended the best start in school history. The previous record winning streak of 14 games came in 1953-54. Deon Mitchell had 16 points for Northern Iowa (7-7, 1-1).

Wichita State shot a season-worst 38.1 percent from the field. The Panthers shot 33.9 percent (19 of 56) for the game.

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