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Red Oak woman arrested today (10/9) on an assault charge

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

An investigation into an incident that took place in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street at around 4:30-a.m. today (Wednesday), in Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of 39-year old Rose Amber Eppenbaugh, of Red Oak. The woman was arrested at around 8-a.m. on a charge of Aggravated Domestic Abuse Assault. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond.

Man who exchanged gunshots with officers gets 10 years

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A man who exchanged gunshots with officers in eastern Iowa has been given 10 years in prison. Benton County District Court records say 45-year-old Lyle Fowler Jr. was sentenced last month. He’d pleaded guilty to assault on the officers and interference with official acts.

The Iowa Public Safety Department says Fowler shot toward officers sent to check his welfare on Sept. 7 last year. The two officers fired back, but no one was wounded. He put down his weapon and was taken into custody after the exchange.

Kuemper competes at South Central Calhoun XC Meet

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October 9th, 2019 by admin

Kuemper Catholic was among the teams competing at the South Central Calhoun Cross Country Meet on Tuesday night.

In the boys race the Knights finished in 2nd place. Tyler Putney led the way with a 2nd place finish. Jack Hagen and Michael Pottebaum were fifth and seventh, respectively, for the Knights. Kuemper Catholic scored 73 points to finish second behind Ogden’s 38 points.

The Knights were 11th in the girls team race, with Manson Northwest Webster winning it. Keziah Janssen was the top runner for the Knights in 33rd place.

View the complete results from the girls meet HERE and the boys meet HERE.

Perry Leon Fox XC Invitational 10/9/2019

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October 9th, 2019 by admin

The Leon Fox Cross Country Invitational was held on Tuesday night in Perry. Creston and Denison had teams competing in the meet.

Girls Team Scores

  1. Ballard 20
  2. Winterset 82
  3. Creston 95
  4. Bondurant-Farrar 116
  5. Roland-Story 126
  6. Newton 147
  7. Denison 180
  8. Perry 180
  9. Woodward-Granger 277
  10. Boone 279

Girls Individual Top 5

  1. Shewaye Johnson, Ballard 19:52
  2. Pautyn Noe, Ballard 20:06
  3. Braelyn Baker, Creston 20:31
  4. Brooke Lowe, Ballard
  5. Ellie Twedt, Ballard

Boys Team Scores

  1. Bondurant-Farrar 43
  2. Newton 63
  3. Ballard 87
  4. Winterset 105
  5. Denison 121
  6. Roland-Story 123
  7. Boone 208
  8. Woodward-Granger 211
  9. Creston 227
  10. Perry 265

Boys Individual Top 5

  1. Jackson Mace-Maynard, Newton 17:52
  2. Wynn Yeager, Winterset 17:54
  3. Treycen Garton, Newton
  4. Seth Vanbaale, Bondurant-Farrar
  5. Payton Rowe, Bondurant-Farrar

Full results: PerryLeonFoxXC2019

Pott. County Sheriff’s report

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 18-year old Reese Bryan Carver was arrested a little after 1-a.m. today (Wednesday). His arrest for OWI/1st offense, followed and investigation into a suspicious vehicle in the 11,000 block of Red Fox Ridge Road, in Council Bluffs.  Tuesday night, 54-year old William Dean McKnight, of Omaha, was arrested in the 700 block of W. Broadway, in Council Bluffs for Public Intoxication/3rd or subsequent offense.

Authorities say 47-year old Karl John Schmidt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Tuesday, after he turned himself-in on a Violation of Parole warrant. Four people were transported from the Douglas County, Nebraska Jail to the Pott. County Jail, Tuesday:  32-year old Nina Marie Camarillo, was wanted on a Pott. County warrant for Child Endangerment/Abandonment; 33-year old Katherine L. Woitaszewski was wanted on a warrant for Conspiracy to manufacture/deliver fake meth, unlawful possession of a prescription drug, and Drug Tax Stamp violation; 31-year old Nathan Lee Taylor was  wanted on a warrant for Burglary in the 2nd degree resulting in injury, and Violation of a No Contact or Protective Order; and, 25-year old Diamonique Lovejoy was wanted in Pott. County, for Violation of Probation.

Update: Cass County man injured in Tue. motorcycle accident

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Pottawattamie County Chief Deputy Rob Ambrose reports a man from Cass County was injured during a motorcycle accident on Highway 92, Tuesday afternoon. 40-year old James Mueller, of Griswold, was traveling west on Highway 92 at around 3-p.m., when an eastbound car driven by 40-year old Christopher Olsen, of Atlantic, swerved to miss an animal on the road and entered the westbound lane. Mueller locked-up the brakes on his 2006 Harley Davidson, causing the cycle to slide out of control.

Mueller reportedly suffered from a shoulder, and other possible injuries during the accident, that happened about 5-miles west of Griswold near 500th Street. He was transported by ambulance to Treynor, and then by helicopter to an undisclosed hospital. A report on his condition was not available. No citations have been issued.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 10/9/19

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Semi tractor trailer incident on I-80 near Anita

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Fire crews from Anita and Wiota were dispatched to the scene of a semi in the median between westbound mile markers 73-and 74 off I-80, this morning. The call went out at around 7:20-a.m. Authorities said the semi was leaking a small amount of fuel from its left fuel tank, and smoke was possible coming from a part of the truck. No injuries have been reported, and additional information was not immediately available. Expect traffic to be traveling slower than normal through the area.

Heartbeat Today 10-9-2019

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 9th, 2019 by Jim Field

Jim Field talks pumpkins and other fall activities.

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Man gets probation, suspended prison time for crash death

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October 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A driver has been given probation and suspended prison time for the crash death of another driver in Des Moines. Polk County District Court records say 35-year-old Grant Uhe was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and a suspended sentence of 10 years in prison. He’d pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by reckless driving.

Police say Uhe was driving more than 75 mph (121 kph) in a 30 mph (48 kph) zone on April 19 last year before his pickup truck crashed into a car driven by 19-year-old Tyler Wilcox. Police say Wilcox died later at a hospital.