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NW Iowa man dies after Plymouth County crash

News

December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — One person died following a crash Wednesday night in northwest Iowa’s Plymouth County.  90-year old Harold Binneboese, of Le Mars died as a result of injuries he suffered in a collision involving two vehicles near Le Mars. The accident took place at an intersection of Highway 75 and a county road. Binneboese was a passenger in the car that was crossing Highway 75 when it was struck by a pickup truck driven by 28 year old Stephan Goodvin of Whiting. Also injured was 86-year old Nadine Binneboese, the driver of the car. All three suffered injuries and were transported to a Sioux City hospital.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report (12/20-21)

News

December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports two inmates at the Pott. County Jail in Council Bluffs, were served with separate warrants. 19-year old Joshua Bryan May, of Council Bluffs, was presented Wednesday with a warrant for Violation of Probation. May is being held in the jail on other charges that include: Felony 3rd degree Burglary; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana, and Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug.  And, on Thursday, 24-year old John M. McAllister, of Council Bluffs, was presented with a warrant out of Nebraska, for being a Fugitive from Justice. McAllister was being held also for Possession of Contraband in a Corrections Facility, and Interference with Official Acts.

After being read their warrants, both men were returned to the custody of jail staff.

Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores

News

December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The parent company of Caribou Coffee and Bruegger’s Bagels says hackers gained access to customer information at 265 of its stores, including in Iowa, but mostly in Minnesota. The Minnesota-based company says the data breach occurred between Aug. 28 and Dec. 3. Caribou says it’s possible that customer name and credit card information may have been taken. The company didn’t say how many people may have been affected. But it says about 200 of the affected stores are in Minnesota, while the rest are in Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Kansas.

The company says payments made through Caribou Coffee Perks accounts or other loyalty accounts weren’t affected, nor were orders placed online with associated bagel shops. Caribou says it believes the breach has been contained but advises customers to monitor their credit card statements and credit reports.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 12/21/2018

News, Podcasts

December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

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Atlantic boys swimming with strong times in lone home meet

Sports

December 21st, 2018 by admin

Trojan LogoThe Atlantic boys swim team hosted their lone home swim meet of the season on Thursday night at the Nishna Valley YMCA. The Trojans welcomed in the Sioux City Spartans and the Waukee Warriors for the meet.

Team Scores

Waukee 110, Sioux City 78
Waukee 170, Atlantic 13
Sioux City 162, Atlantic 21

Individual Performances for the Trojans

200yd Medley: Cole Sampson, Drew Engler, Alec Muff, Avery Andersen 5th place. 1:58.82.
200yd Freestyle: Bryan York 4th place 2:00.88. Alex Sampson 6th place 2:10.43.
200yd Individual Medley: Tyson Parker 5th place 2:28.51. Drew Engler 6th place 2:33.64.
50yd Freestyle: Alec Muff 5th place 25.45. Brayden Atkinson 6th place 26.74.
100yd Butterfly: Tyson Parker 5th place 1:07.88. Alec Muff DQ.
100yd Freestyle: Avery Andersen 5th place 57.22. Brayden Atkinson 6th place 58.93.
500yd Freestyle: Bryan York 2nd place 5:24.76. Cole Sampson 6th place 5:50.25.
200yd Freestyle Relay: Alex Sampson, Brayden Atkinson, Tyson Parker, Alec Muff 4th place 1:42.75. Avery Andersen, Bryce Schmidtke, Drew Engler, Bryan York DQ.
100yd Backstroke: Cole Sampson 5th place 1:09.08.
100yd Breaststroke: Drew Engler 5th place 1:12.51. Alex Sampson 6th place 1:17.29.
400yd Freestyle Relay: Bryan York, Brayden Atkinson, Tyson Parker, Avery Andersen 4th place 3:52.98. Cole Sampson, Drew Engler, Alex Sampson, Bryce Schmidtke DQ.

Man charged in girl’s starvation death reaches plea deal

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December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — A man charged with murder and other crimes in the starvation death of his 16-year-old adopted daughter has reached a plea deal with Iowa prosecutors. Dallas County District Court records say a plea hearing is scheduled Friday afternoon for 43-year-old Marc Ray. He and his wife, 40-year-old Misty Bousman-Ray, already have pleaded not guilty in the May 2017 death of Sabrina Ray in their Perry home. Authorities say the girl weighed just 56 pounds when she died.

The records don’t outline what his plea deal includes. The records don’t show that Misty Bousman-Ray has reached any deal. Her trial is still scheduled to start Feb. 4 in Sioux City. The trial was moved to Woodbury County because of pretrial publicity in Dallas County.

Rural bankers survey climbs back up to growth level

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December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests the regional economy is growing. The overall index of the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet survey for December climbed back above growth neutral to hit 54.2, compared with 49.9 in November. Any score above 50 suggests a growing economy in the months ahead, while a score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the surveys over the past several months indicate the regional economy is expanding outside of agriculture. The survey’s confidence index slumped to 44.3 from November’s 47.0, and Goss says tariffs, trade tensions and weak agriculture commodity prices harmed the economic outlook of bank CEOs.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

Heartbeat Today 12/21/2018

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

December 21st, 2018 by admin

Jim Field has Part 2 of a two-part visit with the Shepherd family of Brainerd, Minnesota. 6 year old Ken, 4 year old Keith and 2 year old Steve were caught with their parents in the Exira flood of 1958. They clung to a gravel truck overnight to survive the disaster as part of the “Lucky 13.”

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 12/21/18

Podcasts, Sports

December 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Sports Director Chris Parks.

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AHSTW rolls to doubleheader sweep of Riverside

Sports

December 21st, 2018 by admin

The AHSTW Lady Vikes and Vikings both rolled to Western Iowa Conference basketball wins over the Riverside Bulldogs on Thursday night.

AHSTW raced out to a 23-5 advantage by the end of the first quarter in the girls game and continued to roll to a 58-11 victory. The running clock rule went into effect early in the third quarter as the Lady Vikes built on their 33 point halftime lead. Kinsey Scheffler led the Lady Vikes with 21 points while Claire Harris finished with 14. AHSTW improved to 6-3 and are now off for the holiday break. The Bulldogs were led by 4 points from Ashlynn Amdor as they fall to 1-7 on the season. They are also off for the holiday break until January 4th.

In the boys game the Vikings outscored the Bulldogs 24-2 in the second quarter to take control of the game. The running clock came into play in the third quarter in this game as well and the Vikings went on to a 65-25 win. AHSTW was led by 13 points from Clayton Akers and Blake Osbahr finished with 12. The Vikings get over .500 with the win and are 5-4 heading to the holiday break. The Bulldogs were led by 7 points from AJ Dillon and are now 2-7 on the season.