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In heated exchange, Biden calls Iowa man a ‘damn liar’

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a retired farmer sparred during a town hall meeting in New Hampton today (Thursday). The man, who announced to the crowd that he was not a Republican, first told Biden he was too old to be president. The man said Trump was “messing around in Ukraine,” then he accused Biden of “selling access” when he was vice president by getting his son Hunter a job with an energy company in Ukraine.

“You’re a damn liar, man. That’s not true. I did not on any occasion,” Biden said and the man interjected: “I didn’t say you were doing anything wrong.” Biden replied: “You said I set up my son to work in an oil company. Isn’t that what you said? Get your words straight, Jack.” Early on during the exchange Biden stopped a staffer from taking the microphone away from the man. The crowd booed the questioner when he accused Biden of lacking a backbone. Biden at one point told the man he was too old to vote for him.

“Let’s do push-ups together, man. Let’s run. Let’s do whatever you want to do,” Biden said and the crowd cheered. Tomorrow (Friday), Biden will campaign with former Secretary of State John Kerry, who has just endorsed Biden’s 2020 bid. Kerry was the winner of the 2004 Iowa Caucuses. He was a Massachusetts senator at the time.

IGHSAU Girls Basketball Rankings 12/05/2019

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December 5th, 2019 by admin

Class 1A
1 Montezuma 3-0
2 Newell-Fonda 1-0
3 Sigourney 1-0
4 Marquette Catholic 3-0
5 North Mahaska 0-2
6 Kingsley-Pierson 2-0
7 Clarksville 1-0
8 Algona Bishop Garrigan 2-0
9 East Buchanan 3-1
10 Lynnville-Sully 2-0
11 MMCRU 1-0
12 Springville 2-0
13 Saint Ansgar 1-0
14 Burlington Notre Dame 1-0
15 Exira-EHK 1-1

Class 2A
1 Cascade 2-0
2 North Linn 3-0
3 West Hancock 2-0
4 Osage 1-0
5 Aplington-Parkersburg 1-0
6 Van Buren County 2-1
7 West Sioux 1-0 1
8 West Branch 1-1
9 MFL-Mar-Mac 1-2
10 Mount Ayr 1-1 
11 AHSTW 3-0
12 Mediapolis 2-0
13 Maquoketa Valley 2-0
14 Logan-Magnolia 3-0 
15 Emmetsburg 0-1

Class 3A
1 Bishop Heelan 0-1
2 North Polk 1-2
3 Dike-New Hartford 1-0
4 Clear Lake 2-0
5 Red Oak 2-0 
6 Roland-Story 2-0
7 Crestwood 2-1
8 Okoboji 2-0
9 Unity Christian 0-0
10 Monticello 2-0
11 Davenport Assumption 2-1
12 Spirit Lake 2-0
13 Estherville-Lincoln Central 2-1
14 Algona 0-1
15 Waukon 2-0

Class 4A
1 North Scott 3-0
2 Marion 2-0
3 Center Point-Urbana 1-0
4 Glenwood 2-0 
5 Gilbert 3-1
6 Ballard 1-1
7 Dallas Center-Grimes 3-0
8 Mason City 4-0
9 Lewis Central 2-0 
10 Cedar Rapids Xavier 0-2
11 Central DeWitt 2-0
12 Maquoketa 3-0
13 Waverly-Shell Rock 0-1
14 Bondurant-Farrar 2-0
15 Carlisle 1-1

Class 5A
1 Iowa City High 0-0
2 Dowling Catholic 2-0
3 Cedar Falls 2-0
4 Johnston 2-1
5 Southeast Polk 2-0
6 Waukee 2-0
7 Urbandale 3-0
8 Ankeny Centennial 1-1
9 Cedar Rapids Prairie 1-0
10 Iowa City West 1-0
11 Des Moines Roosevelt 1-1
12 West Des Moines Valley 1-2
13 Waterloo West 2-0
14 Bettendorf 3-0
15 Ames 1-2

Amount of water released into Missouri River being reduced

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The amount of water being released into the lower Missouri River is being reduced ahead of winter, so flooded areas along the river will see some relief. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the amount of water being released from the Gavins Point dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border has been reduced to 57,000 cubic feet per second, and it will be cut further to about 27,000 cubic feet per second by mid-December.

The reductions will allow the river to fall below flood stage in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri by the end of this month.

Luka Garza’s monster start propels surging Hawkeyes

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

After losing multiple contributors from its NCAA Tournament team, Iowa knew it would have to lean on junior center Luka Garza this season. He has responded with an All America-type start to the season. The 6-foot-11 Garza enters his Big Ten opener at fourth-ranked Michigan as the only Power Five player in the country averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. Garza is also shooting 56.8 percent from the floor and 50 percent on 3s. He leads the Hawkeyes in 10 different statistical categories.

Mills County Sheriff reports three recent arrests

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports three recent arrests.

On Thursday at 9:34am Deputies arrested 33-year-old Ashley Anna Wrinkle of Malvern on a Warrant out of Pottawattamie County for Burglary 3rd, Conspiracy to Commit Forcible Felony, and Theft 1st. Wrinkle was taken into custody and held on $25,000 bond.

At 11:10am Thursday Mills County Deputies arrested 35-year-old James Dean Borman of Shenandoah on a Warrant for Failure to Appear. He was arrested at the Page County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

On Tuesday, December 3rd Deputies arrested 27-year-old Tyler Ryan Doty of Glenwood for Driving While Barred. He was arrested at 1:21pm on Locust Street in Glenwood. Doty was taken to the Mills County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

Officials: Parolee arrested in fatal Iowa bank shooting

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A violent Iowa convict who was on parole is charged with driving across the state in a rental car, and fatally shooting a small-town female bank employee during a robbery. Valentino Williams, 35, of Coralville, is charged with first-degree murder and robbery in Wednesday’s killing of 43-year-old Jessica Weisharr, of Algona. Williams is charged with shooting Weisharr multiple times outside of the Security State Bank in Lu Verne, a northern Iowa town of about 250 people where she was working. Weisharr died at the scene. Investigators said surveillance video and witnesses tied Williams to the crime.

Iowa’s felon list includes police force, omits drug dealer

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A review by The Associated Press has found that Iowa’s list of ineligible felon voters remains riddled with errors, omissions and wrongful additions that make it an unreliable indicator of who can and cannot vote and hold public office. The Des Moines Police Department, the State of Iowa and others are mistakenly included on the list due to data entry errors, along with dozens of people who were not convicted of felonies. Similar errors have caused dozens of lawful voters to be disenfranchised in elections since 2012. They’re resurfacing as civil rights advocates lobby lawmakers to end Iowa’s lifetime voting ban for felons.

Fort Dodge man found guilty of murder in 2 brothers’ deaths

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December 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A jury has found a Fort Dodge man guilty of murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of two Fort Dodge brothers following a three-week trial. The Messenger reports that 28-year-old Tanner King was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of 34-year-old El Dominic and 37-year-old Marion Rhodes on Oct. 22, 2018. Police say Dominic’s body was found in an alley and his older brother’s body was found in a nearby apartment parking lot. Police say King also fired a shot at another man but missed. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.

MARY LOUISE MULLER, 97, of Atlantic (Formerly of Lyman) (Private Svcs.)

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December 5th, 2019 by admin

MARY LOUISE MULLER, 97, of Atlantic (Formerly of Lyman) died Wednesday, December 4th at Atlantic Specialty Care. No services for MARY LOUISE MULLER are scheduled at this time. A private inurnment will take place at a later date at St. John’s Cemetery near Lyman. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com

MARY LOUISE MULLER is survived by:

Son: Ron Muller of Omaha, NE.

Wirfs named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year

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December 5th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs has been named Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Big Ten Conference. Wirfs was named first-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media. Offensive All-Big Ten teams, along with individual award winners, were announced by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday.

In addition to Wirfs on the first offensive unit, junior tackle Alaric Jackson was a third team selection by coaches and media. Junior wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette and freshman center Tyler Linderbaum received honorable mention recognition by coaches and media. Along with earning the Sportsmanship Award, senior quarterback Nate Stanley was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by conference coaches.

Wirfs is the first Hawkeye to earn the offensive lineman award since Brandon Scherff in 2014. The award for offensive line play was first presented in 1984, with Wirfs being the eighth Hawkeye to earn the honor.

Wirfs, who attended Mount Vernon, Iowa, High School, started nine games at right tackle and three at left tackle. He has 32 career starts in three seasons. He was one of six semifinalists for the 2019 Outland Trophy. He earned honorable mention honors in 2018, and in 2017 was the first true freshman to start at tackle under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Jackson, a native of Detroit (Renaissance High School), earned third team honors after being a second team selection a year ago. Jackson started nine games at left tackle, missing three games because of injury. He has 33 career starts, all at left tackle. Jackson was a preseason candidate for the Outland Trophy.

Linderbaum earns his first all-conference recognition after starting all 12 games at center. The Solon, Iowa (Solon High School) native played on the defensive line as a true freshman before moving to offense during bowl prep a year ago.

Smith-Marsette is recognized for the second straight season, as he earned the Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year honor in 2018. Smith-Marsette is a native of Newark, New Jersey (Weequahic High School). He led Iowa with 676 receiving yards on 42 receptions. Smith-Marsette scored four receiving touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns, and one touchdown via a 95-yard kickoff return in Iowa’s win at Nebraska.

Smith-Marsette ranks 20th in career all-purpose yards (2,631) in three seasons. He has amazed 1,224 receiving yards, 1,202 yards on kickoff returns, and 205 rushing yards, scoring 12 total touchdowns. This season he is averaging 16.1 yards on 42 receptions, 25.8 yards on 14 kickoff returns, and 10.3 yards on nine rushing attempts.

Stanley, a native of Menomonie, Wisconsin (Menomonie High School), started all 12 games in 2019 and all 38 games over the past three seasons as Iowa has posted a 26-12 record. Stanley passed for more than 2,700 yards with 14 touchdowns this season. He ranks second in career passing touchdowns (66) and pass attempts (1,128), and third in completions (655), passing yards (8,089), and total offense (7,993).

Iowa (9-3 overall, 6-3 Big Ten) is ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, 18th by The Associated Press and 19th in the coaches poll. The Hawkeyes are bowl eligible for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons. Iowa’s bowl destination and opponent will be announced Sunday.

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2019 Individual Award Winners