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Dense Fog this morning over parts of the KJAN listening area

Weather

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES
506 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016

…FOG CONTINUES OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING…

FOG…OCCASIONALLY DENSE AT TIMES…CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN IOWA. FROM TIME TO TIME…AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH
VISIBILITY UNDER A QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO WILL BE ENCOUNTERED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BURN OFF BY MID MORNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING DURING THE
MORNING COMMUTE THIS WEDNESDAY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY…INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT INTERSECTIONS
AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS IF DENSE FOG IS ENCOUNTERED AS VEHICLES AND
TRAINS MAY BE HIDDEN BY THE FOG.

Red Oak man arrested on multiple credit card fraud charges

News

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The alleged use of a stolen credit card to obtain money from an ATM resulted in an arrest Tuesday evening, in Red Oak. Police say 29-year old James Harlan Rosencrans III, of Red Oak, was taken into custody a little after 7-p.m.  He faces seven counts of credit card fraud. Rosencrans was brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center and held on a $2,000 cash bond.

Ethanol, biodiesel advocates seek continued funding for state grant program

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The funding source for state grants to help finance installation of equipment that dispenses higher blends of renewable fuels will end next year. Grant Menke of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says his group will lobby legislators to continue the program. “Investments like this program not only benefit the Iowa economy and the Iowa environment, but Iowa consumers as well,” Menke says.

Governor Branstad has signed legislation that ends a one-cent-per-gallon state tax on motor fuel on December 31st of this year. The tax was established a couple of decades ago to finance clean-up of old underground petroleum storage tanks that were leaking, but that project is complete. Until June 30th of next year, three-million dollars generated by that tax will be spent on fuel pumps that dispense biodiesel and ethanol at higher blends.

“Iowa consumers can look forward to more choices at the pump for E15, for E85, for higher biodiesel blends,” Menke says. “It’s going to save them money. It’s going to burn cleaner.” State grants from the Iowa Renewable Infrastructure Program can cover up to 50 percent of the cost for retailers installing these kind of blender pumps. The retailer must agree to sell the higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel for at least three years.

Supporters hope to convince legislators next year to find another source for the three-million dollar annual cost of the program.

(Radio Iowa)

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 5/18/16

Weather

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING… THEN PATCHY FOG BEFORE NOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

Bettis leads Rockies to 5th straight win, 3-1 over Cardinals

Sports

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chad Bettis took a shutout into the seventh inning and drove in a run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Nolan Arrenado and Dustin Garneau had RBI singles, and Bettis added a run-scoring grounder as the Rockies got their season-high fifth straight win and won for only the fifth time in 22 games at Busch Stadium since 2010.

Bettis (4-2) didn’t give up a hit until Jeremy Hazelbaker beat out an infield single leading off the fifth. The right-hander allowed five singles in 6 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out four. Jaime Garcia (3-3) allowed three runs and five singles with four walks in five innings for St. Louis.

The Cardinals finally reached Bettis in the seventh when they scored on consecutive two-out singles by Almedys Diaz, Kolten Wong and pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk.

Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., May 18th 2016

News

May 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say an officer used appropriate force when he cracked a man’s ribs during a March arrest. Police Chief Dana Wingert made the final decision this week after a review. Police say Officer Cody Grimes kneed 61-year-old Charles Young in the ribs after Young, who was on the floor, refused to put his hands behind his back. Young claims his hand was trapped and he couldn’t move it.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The president of a Christian charity in Iowa admitted that he stole nearly a half-million dollars in donations and used the money to fuel a sex addition, among other things, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Jon Petersen, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty Monday to a count of filing a false tax return, which is punishable by up to three years in prison. Prosecutors say he diverted nearly all the group’s money to his personal checking account between 2010 and 2014.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines County jury has found a Burlington man responsible for killing his 22-day-old son, although he will avoid a first-degree murder conviction. The jury on Monday found 24-year-old Randall Payne guilty of involuntary manslaughter and two child endangerment charges. The jury rejected prosecutors’ request to convict Payne of first-degree murder. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old has been sentenced to prison in the drug death of Sioux City high school student. A judge on Tuesday sentenced Rose Mouw, of Sioux City, to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. Mouw admitted to selling synthetic marijuana to Austin McCloud, who was a senior at West High School. He died in April 2015 after smoking the drug.

DNR investigating Taylor County manure spill

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa DNR said Tuesday, that they had received an anonymous complaint of an overflowing manure pit in Taylor County. When the DNR investigated, they found evidence of a manure spill at Barrans Farms, a small hog finishing farm about three miles southwest of Lenox. The outdoor pit that collects manure from buildings at the site was not overflowing during the investigation.

However, DNR field staff saw a path where manure flowed into an unnamed tributary of the East Fork of the One Hundred and Two River. Field tests showed elevated levels of ammonia in water flowing into the tributary, but DNR staff did not find any dead fish. The DNR is continuing to investigate the incident and will consider appropriate enforcement action.

Hawkeye Ten Girls Tennis Championships 5/17/2016

Sports

May 17th, 2016 by admin

The Hawkeye Ten Conference Girls Tennis Championships were held on Tuesday in Atlantic.  Creston came away with the team championship by scoring 28 points on the day.

Team Scoring

  1. Creston 28
  2. Shenandoah 21
  3. Glenwood 19
  4. Kuemper Catholic 19
  5. Clarinda 16
  6. Denison-Schleswig 16
  7. Red Oak 12
  8. Lewis Central 6
  9. St. Albert 6
  10. Harlan 1
  11. Atlantic 0

#1 Singles Top 6

1 Sarah Cabeen, Clarinda
2 Sarah Wood, Shenandoah
3 Jenna Taylor, Creston
4 Cora Hicks, Kuemper
5 Ally Bergsten, Lewis Central
6 Jordyn Cornelison, Red Oak

#1 Doubles Top 6

1 Caitlyn McIlravy/Sydney Dunphy, Creston
2 Sydney Gunderson/Jacque Ingram, Denison
3 Bayley Nichols/Jadie Knobbe, Kuemper
4 Ellie Osterloh/Brookly Taylor, Glenwood
5 Ashley Nordhees/Brooke Brown, Clarinda
6 Sarah Behrens/Macy Baker, Red Oak

#2 Singles Top 6

  1. Alli Thomsen, Creston
  2. Sam Umberger, Glenwood
  3. Madeleine Schwarte, Kuemper Catholic
  4. Jordyn Lembrick, Shenandoah
  5. Maddie Hartley, Clarinda
  6. Sydney Streicher, Red Oak

#2 Doubles Top 6

  1. Olivia Ipsen/Sophia Schultz, Denison
  2. Marilyn Cepeda/JaCee Hogue, Shenandoah
  3. Gracie Russell/Ann Waigand, Creston
  4. Ruby Crow/Sierra Stouder, Glenwood
  5. Sydney Fields/Jaz Nelson, St. Albert
  6. Bailey Bruce/Dena Marsden, Red Oak

Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducks

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A government wildlife researcher says he’s found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks, evidence that small mammals could contribute to the spread of bird flu on farms.

National Wildlife Research Center biologist Jeff Root says his experiments have shown striped skunks and cottontail rabbits in captivity in his laboratory have indirectly transmitted a strain of bird flu to mallard ducks after they’ve shared food and water sources. Root says it’s important now to figure out how likely it is such transmission across species happens in the wild.

Last year bird flu resulted in the death of 48 million birds in 15 states. Scientists hope to find how it gets from wild birds to farms and spreads.

Tiny Morning Star Chapel to Host Vow Renewal Ceremony During Tivoli Fest May 27- 29

News

May 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Danish Windmill in Elk Horn says “It’s going to be a big ceremony at one of the world’s smallest chapels and everyone’s invited.” “Generations of Love,” is the theme for the 36th annual celebration of Danish heritage, Tivoli Fest, which takes place Memorial Day weekend in the Danish Villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton, Iowa.

Couples are invited to participate in a mass wedding vow renewal ceremony that will be performed by Mayor Stan Jens outside of Morning Star Chapel, a tiny chapel built by a Danish immigrant carpenter, Charles Johann Walensky, in 1951, when he was 83 years old. The Chapel was originally located on Walensky’s property in Waterloo, Iowa, as a place for people to meditate, pray, and relax. Since 1951, there have been more than four hundred wedding ceremonies held at the Morning Star Chapel. The Chapel now stands on the historic Danish Windmill’s grounds.

The festivities will kick off Friday night with a Bachelor and Bachelorette Party at the Elk Horn Fire Station featuring the Iowa Craft Beer Tent and live music by Diego Garcia.

Saturday there will be a collection of wedding dresses and Danish immigrant wedding portraits on display at the Elk Horn Town Hall where you can sample a Danish Smørrebord. That evening is the Rehearsal Dance featuring the Iowa Craft Beer Tent and live music by Darla Hansen and her band Local Suspects.

A wedding brunch with Æbleskiver and Medisterpølse is planned for Sunday morning. A Danish Kransekage wedding cake competition will be held immediately following the vow renewal ceremony.

This event is strictly for vow renewals only and you don’t have to be Danish to participate. Each couple will receive a Tivoli Newspaper of events and a special vow renewal certificate. A small contribution of $10.00 per couple is requested to go to the Chapel’s maintenance fund. Register online at http://www.danishwindmill.com/tourist_info/renew-wedding-vows.asp.

Enjoy a weekend of Danish festivities featuring a fun run, parade, fireworks, Strøget Danish Walking Street, Viking encampment, folk dancing, food and more! Download the Tivoli Fest schedule of events at http://www.danishwindmill.com/pdf_docs/Tivoli-2016.pdf.