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1 injured in accident west of Walnut, Thu. afternoon

News

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An off-set collision west of Walnut Thursday afternoon resulted in one person being transported to the hospital in Harlan. According to Pottawattamie County authorities, a pickup traveling east on Highway 83 crossed the center line and struck a westbound car. The accident happened at around 2:20-p.m.

The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. No names were immediately released. One of the drivers was cited. Additional details are not currently available.

Workshop in Lewis to help farmers fight weed resistance

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Iowa farmers who want to better understand weed resistance are invited to a series of workshops starting on Monday. The Iowa State University Extension is sponsoring “Weeds Week” at its five research facilities statewide. Angie Rieck-Hinz, an extension field agronomist for nine counties in north-central Iowa, says virtually every grower in the state could benefit from attending.ISU Extension

“We’re having a series of workshops, hands-on stuff, to help those farmers and ag retailers to manage for herbicide resistance,” Rieck-Hinz says. “This is a big issue in Iowa. We see more weeds becoming resistant to herbicides every year.” It may cost a chemical company millions of dollars to create a new herbicide and Rieck-Hinz says it doesn’t appear that we should hope for any new products anytime soon.

“We know that in the developmental pipeline, there are no new chemistries or sites of action that are out there,” she says. “We want to make sure we preserve our existing tools in our tool box, our herbicides, as well as some other practices we can do to make sure we have good weed control in the future.” The workshops will include sessions on identifying the weeds, hands-on educational activities and tours of plots.

The programs will be held Monday at the I-S-U research facility in Crawfordsville, Tuesday in Lewis, Wednesday in Nashua, Thursday in Sutherland and next Friday (August 7) in Boone. Learn more at the website: www.aep.iastate.edu/weeds

(Radio Iowa)

Inmate who escaped work-release turns himself in

News

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – A sex offender who failed to return to a work-release program in Sioux City has turned himself in to law enforcement. The Sioux City Journal reports 25-year-old Michael Euchner II turned himself in to the Sioux City Police Department Thursday. According to the Iowa Department of Corrections, Euchner had removed his GPS monitoring bracelet while working on July 21 and then left his job.

Euchner is serving a lifetime sex offender special supervision sentence following the completion of a 10-year prison term for a 2009 sexual abuse conviction. Euchner is being held in the Woodbury County Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Special Weather Statement:Significant Weather Advisory

Weather

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT-MILLS-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES-500 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2015 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 AM CDT…

AT 458 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PACIFIC JUNCTION…OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… SOUTHWESTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…NEBRASKA CITY… PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…SPRINGFIELD…MALVERN…SIDNEY… LOUISVILLE…FARRAGUT…PACIFIC JUNCTION…MURRAY…CEDAR CREEK… RIVERTON…UNION…NEHAWKA…OFFUTT AFB…TABOR AND THURMAN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS… HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 504 AND 508. HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 85. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 43.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties, 7/31/15

Weather

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms. West wind near 5 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Today: Sunny. High in the upper 80s. West wind near 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Low in the lower 60s. North wind near 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms through mid morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind near 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. High in the upper 80s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s.

Carpenter homers twice, Cardinals win on Garcia’s walk

Sports

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a pair of home runs and Greg Garcia’s bases-loaded walk capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Thursday night. Carpenter went 4 for 5 with four RBIs after moving back to the leadoff spot. It was his first career multihomer game and he has a career-high 12 home runs this season.

Jhonny Peralta’s two-run single off Rockies closer John Axford tied the game at 8-all and Garcia’s walk scored Kolten Wong as the Cardinals recorded their seventh walk-off win of the season. Axford (3-5) took his third loss in his last four outings. Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez gave up five runs on 10 hits in five innings. Carlos Villanueva (4-3) earned the win.

 

Indians trade outfielder Moss to Cardinals

Sports

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have traded outfielder Brandon Moss to the St. Louis Cardinals. In return, Cleveland will receive minor league pitcher Rob Kaminsky. The Cardinals haven’t scored in 22 consecutive innings and Matt Holliday re-injured his right quadriceps Wednesday. It’s the same injury that caused the seven-time All-Star to miss 31 games. The Cardinals lead the NL Central by 4 1/2 games over Pittsburgh.

Cleveland signed Moss as a free agent during the offseason. He had 15 homers and 50 RBIs in 94 games but the Indians have fallen back in the AL wild-card race. Moss played four seasons in the NL with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Kaminsky was selected with the No. 28 overall pick two years ago and was considered one of the top prospects in the Cardinals system.

 

Holliday goes back on 15-day DL with right quadriceps strain

Sports

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday is back on the disabled list. The St. Louis Cardinals placed the All-Star outfielder on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a recurrence of his right quadriceps injury. Holliday was hurt running to first base in the first inning on Wednesday. He missed 31 games from June 9 to July 16, and the Cardinals were 18-13 in his absence.

Infielder Greg Garcia was recalled from Triple-A Memphis, and first baseman Dan Johnson was designed for assignment to make room on the roster for newly-acquired outfielder/first baseman Brandon Moss. Garcia made his second appearance with the Cardinals this season. He appeared in 12 games from June 19 to July 3, batting .417 (5 for 12) with a tying pinch homer on June 26 against the Cubs.

The 25-year-old Garcia was batting .299 with a .404 on-base percentage and 33 RBIs in 81 minor league games.

 

Cardinals, Fox Sports Midwest announce new long-term deal

Sports

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will stay on Fox Sports Midwest through 2032 thanks to a new agreement. The 15-year deal announced Thursday begins in 2018 and runs through the 2032 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Cardinals are a lynchpin of Fox Sports Midwest, which broadcasts games to parts of 10 states.

Cardinals games are the highest-rated prime-time programming in St. Louis during the baseball season, and the local ratings ranked first among all Major League Baseball teams in 2014. This season, only the Kansas City Royals have higher local ratings.

Local rights packages in baseball have skyrocketed in value as live-event programming has become increasingly popular among viewers and advertisers. Team chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. says the deal will help keep the team competitive.

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., July 31st 2015

News

July 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad has appointed a new chief of staff. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Bousselot, current legal counsel for the governor’s office, will begin his new role on August 8th. The announcement Thursday comes one day after current chief of staff Matt Hinch said he was resigning from the top post for a career in the private sector.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Police data show Dubuque is on pace to see more reports of gunfire this year compared to 2014. But some residents tell the Telegraph Herald that they still feel safe despite the rising number of gunfire reports. Police received two calls of shots fired on Tuesday. No arrests have been made in either incident.

COUNCIL BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was recovered from the Missouri River at Council Bluffs. Local police identified the man as 37-year-old Jeffrey Kahler of Omaha, Nebraska. His body was spotted a little before 5:30 p.m. Sunday just south of the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects Council Bluffs with south Omaha.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nicki Gross has been named an assistant coach with the Iowa Energy, making her the only female to fill that role in the NBA D-League. The Memphis Grizzlies and Energy announced Gross’ appointment Thursday. The Grizzlies are Iowa’s NBA affiliate.