Partial sunshine is expected today with temperature mainly in the 80s across Iowa.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to push into the state late tonight with periods of thunderstorms on Sunday into Sunday night. Severe weather appears likely on Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening with the threat of large hail…damaging winds and even a few tornadoes.
(update as of 6:56-a.m.)
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night. The Brewers made it close on a pair of three-run homers by Aramis Ramirez off Jaime Garcia before losing for the 13th time in 15 games. The bottom four spots in the lineup were a combined 0 for 15.
The NL Central-leading Cardinals had five hits and a walk while batting around against Wily Peralta in the first, but the right-hander was still in the game when Garcia (5-2) was chased with one out in the sixth. Milwaukee got one hit in 3 2-3 innings against three relievers, with Edward Mujica working the ninth for his 12th save in 12 chances.
Using federal money to extend passenger rail service from the Quad Cities to Iowa City is less likely due to votes taken in the Iowa House and Senate Friday. Senator Matt McCoy, a Democrat from Des Moines, has been an advocate of expanding passenger rail service in Iowa. “It’s a set back,” McCoy says, “but not a fatal set back.” Senate Democrats wanted to set aside some of the state’s gambling taxes to fulfill the obligation to provide state matching funds for the project, but House Republicans rejected that proposal and a bill that passed both the House and Senate Friday did not include any money for passenger rail. McCoy says tens of millions in potential federal support is slipping away because the state’s not coming up with five-and-a-half million dollars in matching funds. “It is a set back for those folks who believe the $87 million is a missed opportunity if we don’t step up in some way,” McCoy says.
In October of 2010, Iowa and Illinois won a 230-million dollar federal grant to expand passenger rail service, with the ultimate goal of a 110-mile-per-hour train running between Chicago and Omaha. However, when Republican Governor Terry Branstad took office in 2011, he raised concerns the state would have to sink too much money into the rail line and the top Republican in the Iowa House has said it doesn’t make sense, financially, since there’s already a passenger train that runs through southern Iowa cities like Mount Pleasant, Ottumwa and Creston. Senator McCoy is still holding out hope of a last minute reprieve for the project. “We’re looking for the governor to exert leadership with this legislature and say that we’re still committed to passenger rail,” McCoy says. “…We think that there’s other options and available sources of funding if we decide to fully fund passenger rail…There’s still time.”
The 2013 legislature hasn’t adjourned for the year. All legislators are due back in the state capitol Tuesday. Republican Governor Terry Branstad submitted a budget proposal to legislators back in January which called for setting aside five-and-a-half million dollars in the Iowa D-O-T’s budget that would have met the state match for that federal funding of a Chicago to Omaha passenger rail line,.
(Radio Iowa)
Two southwest Iowa men were injured during a single vehicle accident Friday night, in Taylor County. The Iowa State Patrol says an SUV driven by 23-year old Levi Baker, of Clarinda, was traveling south on Colt Avenue, about 3-miles south of New Market at around 9:45-p.m., when the 1992 Chevy Blazer went out of control and rolled. Baker, and his passenger, 25-year old Brock Fister, of New Market, were injured and transported by Clarinda and New Market Rescue squads to the Clarinda Hospital. The accident remains under investigation.
The Council Bluffs Police Department reports that an accident occurred on one of the carnival rides Friday in Bayliss Park which is part of Celebrate Council Bluffs Week. Five-year old Trace Harman along with his four-year old brother Van Harman and eight-year old friend Opal Sund all of Council Bluffs were on the “Monster Truck Ride” which is a carousel owned by a private company. For unknown reasons at this time, the car flipped upside down as it was going up the incline of the track, striking the car in front of them. The car did come loose from its hoist. All the boys were belted into the car.
Trace was transported to University of Nebraska Medical Center by Council Bluffs Rescue Squad with head injuries. At this time, Trace is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. He was held overnight for observation. Van and Opal received minor injuries and were treated and released.
A representative from the State of Iowa Department of Elevator and Amusement Park Rides was notified for inspection of this incident. At this time the investigation is ongoing.
JACK LEE PETERSEN, 76, of Avoca died Fri., May 17th at Myrtue Medical Center. Funeral service for JACK PETERSEN will be held at 10:00 AM Tues., May 21st in Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Mon., May 20th at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.
JACK PETERSEN is survived by:
Daughters, Diana Petersen of Atlantic and Lisa Petersen of Avoca
Sisters-in-law, Rose Petersen of Avoca, Martha Lynn Petersen of Avoca and Dorothy Petersen of FL
Girls 1A
1) West Hancock 33 2) Hinton 27
3) Sibley-Ocheyedan 23 4) N Linn, TM 18
4) Jesup 18 6) Griswold 17
7) Woodward-Grangr 16 8) Starmont 15
8) Prince of Peace 15 10) Cent Lyon, RR 14
10) Madrid 14 12) WB-Mallard 13
13) Earlham 12 14) Manson NW Web 10
14) B-G-M, Brook 10 14) Pocahon Area 10
17) Edgewd-Colesburg 9 17) Belle Plaine 9
19) Fremont-Mills 8 20) Bishop Garrigan 6
20) North Butler 6 22) Highland, R 5
22) Murray 5 22) Dunkerton 5
22) Wapsie Val, F 5 22) Underwood 5
27) Central, Elkader 4 27) Ar-We-Va, W 4
27) Moravia 4 27) Woodbine 4
27) Iowa Valley, M 4 27) Corning 4
27) Pekin 4 27) Lake Mills 4
27) Bedford 4 27) Danville 4
37) Turkey Val, JJ 3 37) Van Meter 3
37) Springville 3 40) Lenox 2
40) Winfield-Mt. U 2 40) Mount Ayr 2
40) Grundy Center 2 40) West Central, M 2
45) Janesville 1 45) Prairie Val, G 1
45) Boyer Valley 1
Boys 1A
1) Manson NW Web 46 2) AGWSR 33
3) Wapsie Val, F 26 4) Lisbon 18
4) W Lyon, Inwood 18 6) Springville 15
7) Woodward-Grangr 13 7) Earlham 13
7) Hinton 13 10) West Hancock 12
11) Fremont-Mills 10 12) Pleasantville 9
13) N Mahaska, NS 8 13) North Iowa, BC 8
13) Starmont 8 13) East Mills 8
17) WACO, Waylnd 7 17) Turkey Val, JJ 7
17) Central, Elkader 7 17) Gladbrk-Reinbk 7
17) Woodward Acad 7 22) N Tama, Traer 6.50
23) Martndsl-StMarys 6 23) C-Wheatland 6
23) Lynnville-Sully 6 23) Lake Mills 6
27) HLV, Victor 5 27) Preston 5
27) Highland, R 5 27) Belle Plaine 5
31) Lawton-Bronson 4.50 32) Lamoni 4
32) Wayne, Corydon 4 32) Logan-Magnolia 4
32) North Butler 4 32) Alta/Aurelia 4
37) Postville 3 37) Stanton 3
37) CAM, Anita 3 40) Pekin 2
40) Pocahon Area 2 40) Van Meter 2
40) Madrid 2 44) Jesup 1
44) EHK-Exira 1 44) Lone Tree 1
44) Akron-Westfield 1 44) Gehlen Cath, L 1
Girls 2A
1) Treynor 24 2) Davis County, B 23.75
3) Hudson 20 4) Cascade, WD 18.75
5) West Branch 18 5) DSM Christian 18
5) Mt Vernon 18 8) W Christ, Hull 17
9) Clarke, O 14 9) Garner-Hay/Vent 14
11) KP-WC 13 12) Northeast, GL 12
12) OA-BCIG 12 12) IKM-Manning 12
15) Camanche 10.75 16) Clayton Ridge 10
16) Eagle Grove 10 16) Unity Chrst, OC 10
19) Roland-Story 8 19) South Hardin 8
19) Sioux Ctrl, SR 8 22) N Fayette, WU 7
23) Mid-Prairie, W 6 23) Pella Christian 6
23) E Marshall, L 6 23) Denver 6
23) Eddyvl-Blakes/F 6 23) Beckman, D 6
29) West Liberty 5.75 30) Sioux Center 5
30) Saint Ansgar 5 30) W Marshall, SC 5
33) Cent Decatur, L 4 33) Tri-Center, N 4
35) Durant 3 35) Shenandoah 3
35) I-35, Truro 3 35) West Central 3
39) East Sac County 2 39) Clarion-Goldfd 2
41) Columbus, CJ 1 41) Ridge View 1
41) Estherville-LC 1
Boys 2A
1) Monticello 56 2) KP-WC 23
3) Cascade, WD 18 3) OA-BCIG 18
5) North Polk, A 17 6) Mt Vernon 16
7) Okoboji, Milford 14 8) Beckman, D 12
8) W Burlington/ND 12 10) Mount Ayr 11
10) Colfax-Mingo 11 10) St. Albert, CB 11
13) S Hamilton, J 10 13) Cherokee, Wash 10
13) Camanche 10 13) CMB, Baxter 10
13) Forest City 10 18) Regina, IC 8
18) Albia 8 20) Dike-NH 7.50
21) Pella Christian 6 21) Garner-Hay/Vent 6
21) West Fork, S 6 21) West Liberty 6
25) Mediapolis 5 25) St. Edmond, FD 5
25) Eddyvl-Blakes/F 5 25) Northeast, GL 5
25) South Cent Cal 5 25) Mid-Prairie, W 5
31) Ridge View 4 31) Sumner-Fredrksbg 4
31) West Central 4 31) Nodaway Vall 4
35) Clayton Ridge 3 35) Sioux Center 3
35) Hudson 3 35) Bond-Farrar 3
35) W Christ, Hull 3 35) Clarion-Goldfd 3
41) Applntn-Parksbg 2 41) South O'Brien, P 2
41) S Winn, Calmar 2 44) Roland-Story 1.50
45) Tipton 1 45) DSM Christian 1
Girls 3A
1) Solon 41 2) Wahlert, Dub 31
2) Assumption 31 4) MOC-FV 30
5) Union, LaPorte C 22 5) Waverly-SR 22
7) Mt Pleasant 21 8) Anamosa 16.50
9) Carroll 15.50 10) Spencer 13
10) DC-Grimes 13 10) Bishop Heelan 13
13) Carlisle 12 14) Harlan 8.50
15) Decorah 8 15) Boone 8
17) Gilbert 7 18) Pella 6.50
19) Washington 6 19) Oskaloosa 6
19) W Delaware 6 19) Maquoketa 6
19) Center Point 6 19) SB-Luton 6
19) Grinnell 6 26) Glenwood 5
27) Greene County 4 28) Humboldt 3
28) Clear Crk-Amana 3 28) Creston 3
31) S Tama Cty, Tama 2 31) Algona 2
31) ADM, Adel 2 31) Fairfield 2
35) Denison-Schlswg 1 35) Spirit Lake Park 1
35) Benton Comm 1
Boys 3A
1) Fort Madison 27 2) Glenwood 25
3) Mt Pleasant 24 4) Pella 21
5) Decorah 20 6) Boone 19.50
7) Bishop Heelan 18.50 8) Knoxville 17
9) Waverly-SR 15 9) Solon 15
11) Waukon 13 12) Perry 12
12) Clear Crk-Amana 12 12) Centerville 12
12) Ia Falls-Alden 12 16) LeMars 11
16) Spirit Lake Park 11 16) MOC-FV 11
16) Fairfield 11 20) Clear Lake 10
20) Storm Lake 10 22) S Tama Cty, Tama 8
22) Keokuk 8 24) Gilbert 7
25) Crestwood 6 26) Charles City 5
26) Algona 5 28) Center Point 4.50
29) Denison-Schlswg 4 30) Oskaloosa 3
30) Central Clinton 3 32) Atlantic 2
32) Winterset 2 32) Carroll 2
35) DC-Grimes 1.50 36) Spencer 1
36) Marion 1
Ben Nelson 85
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