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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Nov. 28th 2018

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November 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Trial for a woman charged in the death of a Fort Dodge woman has been moved from Webster County to Story County. The Des Moines Register reports that the move of 27-year-old Mackenzie Knigge’s trial was ordered Tuesday by a judge to counter pretrial publicity. The charge against her was also amended to aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the 2017 death of 26-year-old Jessica Gomez. Her trial is now set for June.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa hospital has notified around 1,900 patients about what may have been an inappropriate access of their medical records. Mercy Medical Center _ North Iowa in Mason City says in letters sent Monday that the records were accessed by an employee between July 2017 and this past July, but officials have been unable to determine whether the records were viewed for job-related purposes. A hospital spokeswoman says the now-former employee did not have access to financial information.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal investigators have issued their final report on a fiery 2017 derailment in northwest Iowa that was caused by a broken rail. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report Tuesday on the Union Pacific derailment that released 322,000 gallons of ethanol near Graettinger, Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — American farmers still working to get out their remaining soybeans after a weather-plagued harvest season are struggling to figure out what to do with a record crop now their traditionally dominant export market is largely closed. China, a leading soybean consumer, has all but stopped buying American soybeans in response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, and economists are warning some famers could be forced out of business by the export crisis.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th

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High School Boys Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 11/27/2018

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Winterset 69, Atlantic 55 (Chase Mullenix 28pts for Atlantic)
Carroll 71, Kuemper Catholic 55
Denison-Schleswig 53, Lewis Central 52
Glenwood 74, CB Thomas Jefferson 52
Nodaway Valley 61, Clarinda 49
Shenandoah 73, Southwest Valley 45

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 76, IKM-Manning 62 (Tate Killeen 31pts, Lane Lawson 30pts for Audubon)
Treynor 67, AHSTW 47 (Jon Schwarte 17pts, 14reb for Treynor)
Tri-Center 59, Riverside 39 (Leyton Nelson 21pts, 7reb for Trojans)
Underwood 58, Missouri Valley 33

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 50, Boyer Valley 39
CAM 55, Paton-Churdan 36
Exira-EHK 61, Coon Rapids-Bayard 43
Woodbine 66, Glideen-Ralston 40

Other Scores

Bedford 72, Essex 20
Lenox 64, Orient-Macksburg 37

High School Girls Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 11/27/2018

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Carroll 61, Kuemper Catholic 41
Glenwood 64, CB Abraham Lincoln 55
Nodaway Valley 48, Clarinda 12
Shenandoah 58, Southwest Valley 41
St. Albert 68, Logan-Magnolia 44

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 68, Audubon 44 (Alexa Ahrenholtz 24pts for Wolves)
Treynor 66, AHSTW 41 (Konnor Sudmann 18pts, Mandy Stogdill 15pts)
Tri-Center 57, Riverside 33 (Lilly Dahir 13pts, Marissa Anderson 13pts)
Underwood 49, Missouri Valley 29

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 61, Boyer Valley 51
CAM 69, Paton-Churdan 50 (Madison Gettler 22pts, 10reb, 6stl, 5asst)
Exira-EHK 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44
Glidden-Ralston 57, Woodbine 51
West Monona 82, West Harrison 24

Other Scores

Bedford 61, Essex 13
East Union 47, Diagonal 25
Lenox 67, Orient-Macksburg 30

Wieskamp helps No. 14 Iowa hold off Pittsburgh 69-68

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman guard Joe Wieskamp had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Nicholas Baer scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and 14th-ranked Iowa held off Pittsburgh 69-68 on Tuesday night for its third win over a power program this season.

Jordan Bohannon had 12 points and six steals for the Hawkeyes (6-0), who’ve also taken down Oregon and Connecticut this month.

Pitt (6-1) put itself in position for the upset — only to miss two shots in the final 10.4 seconds that would’ve given the Panthers the win.

Baer and Pitt freshman Xavier Johnson traded free throws to make it a 69-68 game with 40.7 seconds left. Iowa’s Connor McCaffery then missed a 3 at the shot-clock buzzer.
Tyler Cook grabbed the rebound — only to miss both ensuing free throws. Trey McGowens and Sidy N’Dir each had chances for the game-winning shot, with Iowa only securing the victory when N’Dir’s desperate turnaround jumper went awry.

A pair of crucial 3s by Baer helped Iowa jump ahead 64-62. Johnson then missed a driving layup, but Kene Chukwuka pulled Pitt to 67-66 on an underneath bucket with 1:09 to go.
Johnson had 18 points to lead Pitt.

The Hawkeyes announced just before tip-off that junior reserve forward Cordell Pemsl will have season-ending surgery next month.

UP NEXT
The Panthers face city rival Duquesne in downtown Pittsburgh.
Iowa hosts the Badgers on Friday in its Big Ten opener.

Drake holds off Boise State 83-74 behind McGlynn

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick McGlynn scored 23 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked four shots and Drake held off Boise State 83-74 on Tuesday night.

Nick Norton added 16 points with four assists for the Bulldogs (4-1), who made 23 of 28 free throws. Tremell Murphy scored 13 points and D.J. Wilins added 10 with three steals.

Trailing by 10 points, Boise State rallied and closed to 58-52 on Pat Dembley’s layup, but Drake was up 64-52 on McGlynn’s alley-oop dunk midway through the second half. The Broncos closed to 73-70 on Dembley’s jumper, but Drake hit 8 of 10 from the line in the final 2:28 and the Broncos missed two 3-pointers in the final eight seconds.

David Wacker’s dunk tied it at 27 after a back-and-forth start, but Noah Thomas hit a go-ahead free throw and Drake outscored the Broncos 15-3 in the final 5:56 to lead 42-32 at halftime.

Justinian Jessup scored 21 points with four 3-pointers for the Broncos (2-4). Marcus Dickinson added 14 points, Dembley had 10 and RJ Williams nine with nine boards.

Iowa forward Cordell Pemsl to have season ending surgery

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball junior forward Cordell Pemsl is scheduled to have season-ending surgery next month after final exams. The announcement came Tuesday by head coach Fran McCaffery.

“Cordell’s procedure is to remove hardware near his knee from a previous surgery when he was in high school,” said McCaffery. “It was hoped this procedure could wait until the end of the season, but is now determined the hardware removal is necessary before he will be able to return to the court.

“Cordell really worked hard preparing for his junior season and this is an unfortunate setback. We will submit a medical hardship waiver request to the Big Ten Conference after the season.”

“I have been attempting to play through some chronic irritation caused by the hardware during preseason practice, but after consulting with our training staff it is determined that the best course of action is to correct the problem before returning to the court. Although I am disappointed that I will be unable to help the team on the court this season, I am confident in my teammates and will do everything I can to be a good teammate from the sidelines.”

Pemsl (6-foot-8, 230 pounds) has played in only one game this season, 13 minutes in the season opener against UMKC on Nov. 8. The native of Dubuque, Iowa, has played in 67 career games, averaging 7.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

Hooker, Smith-Marsette lead Iowa Big Ten Football Honors

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November 27th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior defensive back Amani Hooker has been named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and sophomore wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette has been named the Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year. The honorees and defensive all-conference teams were announced by the Big Ten Tuesday. Offensive award winners will be announced Wednesday.

“Amani and Ihmir both made strides in their development as football players and leaders throughout the course of the season,” said head coach Kirk Ferentz. “Both A.J. and Geno also improved as younger players and played a bigger and bigger role as the season went on. For our seniors, the recognition is a result of their play on the field, and the leadership they have provided throughout their careers. It’s gratifying to see others recognize those contributions.”

Hooker is the fourth Hawkeye to earn the defensive back award, and the third in the past four seasons.  Micah Hyde (2012), Desmond King (2015), and Josh Jackson (2017) previously earned the defensive back honor.

Hooker was named first-team All-Big Ten by coaches and media, while Smith-Marsette was named first team by media and second team by coaches.

Sophomore defensive end A.J. Epenesa joins Hooker in earning first-team All-Big Ten honors, being named first team by media and second team by coaches. Junior defensive end Anthony Nelson was named second team by conference media and third team by coaches.

Senior defensive tackle Matt Nelson, senior safety Jake Gervase, and senior kicker Miguel Recinos earned honorable mention recognition from coaches and media. Senior defensive end Parker Hesse and sophomore safety Geno Stone earned honorable mention from media. Hesse is Iowa’s Sportsmanship Award recipient.

Hooker is a native of Minneapolis. He is second on the team with 59 tackles, leads the team with seven pass break-ups and is tied for the team lead with four interceptions. He also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss. As a team, Iowa is tied for the national lead with 18 interceptions after the Hawkeyes led the nation a year ago with 21.

Smith-Marsette is the first Hawkeye to be named Return Specialist of the Year. The award bears the name of Iowa’s 1997 consensus All-American Tim Dwight. Smith-Marsette, a native of Newark, New Jersey, ranks second in the nation in kickoff returns with a 29.3 average on 19 returns.

Epenesa and Nelson share the team lead with 9.5 sacks, the most by a Hawkeye player since 2011.  Epenesa, a native of Glen Carbon, Illinois, has recorded 35 tackles and scored a touchdown at Illinois on a fumble return.  Nelson is from Waukee, Iowa, and has 41 tackles. He scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery against Maryland. Epenesa (Iowa State and Illinois) and Nelson (Minnesota and Nebraska) were two-time defensive Player of the Week honorees.

Iowa (8-4) is bowl eligible for the 17th time in the last 18 seasons. Iowa’s bowl destination and opponent will be announced Sunday.

Atlantic Municipal Utilities’ electric rates remain among the lowest in the State

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November 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Officials with Atlantic Municipal Utilities say a report from the American Public Power Association on electric rates states AMU ranks as the 6th lowest Iowa cost provider in the State, out of 182 utilities operating in Iowa. AMU General Manager Steve Tjepkes says the report shows there are only three electric utilities in Iowa with lower Residential Rates than AMU, only two with lower Commercial Rates, and only one utility in Iowa with lower Industrial Rates, than AMU.

Tjepkes said in a statement, “We were very pleased to see the results of the latest rate comparisons among electric utilities. While keeping rates low is important to everyone in our community,” Tjepkes said “we believe it is the customer service our employees provide every day that we are most proud of and strive to maintain at AMU.”

AMU provides electrical service to nearly 4-thousand residential and commercial customers within the City of Atlantic, and another 675 residential and commercial customers in the surrounding rural area.

For more on the comparisons and related data, see the PDF here: Atlantic Municipal_20181127_171545

Kwik Trip recalls parfaits with trace tree nuts

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November 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip Inc. is recalling some parfaits because they may contain undeclared traces of cashews or almonds. Kwik Trip said Tuesday the convenience store chain is recalling Kitchen Cravings Strawberry and Mixed Berry Parfaits in an 8.25-ounce cup. The La Crosse-based company says consumers who are allergic to cashews or almonds may risk allergic reactions if they eat the product.

Kwik Trip says it recalled the product after a chocolate-covered cashew or almond was discovered in granola mix from an outside supplier. Kwik Trip says it has removed the parfaits from its stores due to the undeclared allergen.

No illnesses have been reported. The product was sold at Kwik Trip convenience stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa (Kwik Star) with a sell-by date on or before Dec. 6, 2018.