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8-a.m. Local/State News (Podcast) 1-2-2012

News, Podcasts

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

News with KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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7-a.m. Local and State News (Podcast) 1-2-2012

News, Podcasts

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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7-a.m. Sports (Podcast) 1-2-2012

Podcasts, Sports

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A check of the latest State and National Sports news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson….

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RAYMOND HANSEN, 93, of Atlantic (Svcs 1-5-12)

Obituaries

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RAYMOND HANSEN, 93, of Atlantic, died Sun., Jan. 1st, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for RAYMOND HANSEN will be held 10-a.m. Thu., Jan. 5th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5pm Tue. & Wed. (1/3 & 1/4), with family visitation from 5-7pm Wed.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

RAYMOND HANSEN is survived by:

His son – Raymond Hansen, Jr., of Minneapolis, MN.

His daughters – Linda (Dennis) Berge, Michelle Hadley, and Lisa Hansen, all of Atlantic.

23 grandchildren & 35 great-grandchildren.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Jan. 2nd, 2012

Podcasts, Weather

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area…..

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IA Women take on Ohio State in Big 10 today (Monday)

Sports

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on Ohio State this morning in women’s college basketball. The Hawks are 9-and-5 on the season, 1-and-0 in the Big Ten Conference, while the Buckeyes are 14-0 & 1-0. Top point makers for the Hawkeyes inlcude: Jaime Printy, 17.4 ppg; Morgan Johnson 14.1 ppg; and, for the Buckeyes:  Tayler Hill 21.1 ppg, Samantha Prahalis 17.5 ppg, Kalpana Beach 6.3 rpg. Iowa will have to limit Hill, a 5-foot-10 junior guard from Minneapolis who was Minnesota’s all-time leading high school scorer with 3,888 points.

The Hawks have improved their 3-point shooting by 20 percentage points over the past two games to 34.2 percent. They drained 14 for a school record against Mississippi Valley State and 12 against Northwestern. Ninth-ranked Ohio State beat Wisconsin 77-61 in its Big Ten Conference opener. Hill shoots 50 percent from the field. Ohio State has won 15 of the last 17 meetings against Iowa.

Tip-off for today’s game at the Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio, is 11-a.m., and will be televised on the Big 10 Network.

 

Iowa adds JUCO quarterback

Sports

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Cody Sokol, a junior college quarterback from Scottsdale Community College in Arizona, told the world on Saturday he was going to join Iowa. On Dec. 31st, Sokol Tweeted he was “Happy to be a Hawkeye!” Sokol is 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds and has two years of competition remaining. He could also redshirt one season. This past season he threw for 3,807 yards and 43 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Sokol was born in Des Moines but moved to Arizona when he was young. Iowa will have two senior quarterbacks next fall — James Vandenberg and John Wienke. Jake Rudock will be a redshirt freshman. The quarterback depth chart thinned out when sophomore A.J. Derby moved from quarterback to linebacker during the past season.

(Information from www.hawkcentral.com)

Forecast for Cass & surrounding counties in Iowa, Jan. 2nd 2012

Weather

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

335 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOW IN THE MID 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGH AROUND 50.

Precautions to be used for cameras at bowl games after Insight Bowl incident

Sports

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A review has determined a camera that fell from an overhead wire during the Insight Bowl was an isolated incident. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Sunday that the cause of the crashing camera during Friday night’s game has been addressed and extra precautions will be taken for the six remaining bowl games. He said the Fiesta Bowl will not have an aerial camera Monday night because of a compressed schedule due to an NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday.

The overhead camera, operated by Oklahoma-based SkyCam, fell with 2:22 left in the Insight Bowl between Oklahoma and Iowa. The camera didn’t hit anyone, but Iowa receiver Marvin McNutt Jr. became tangled in the guide wire and sustained a minor cut on his arm.

Evansville beats Northern Iowa 76-65

Sports

January 2nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Colt Ryan had 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Evansville to a 76-65 victory over Northern Iowa Sunday night. Ryan made all 14 of his free-throw tries for the Purple Aces (7-5, 2-0 Missouri Valley), who trailed 22-8 early but bounced back and now have won three in a row. He also made three 3-pointers.

Denver Holmes had 16 points and Kenny Harris scored 11 as Evansville won at Northern Iowa for the first time in 10 seasons. The Aces were 24 for 26 from the free-throw line — and Ryan and Holmes were 14 for 14 in the last 1:02. Holmes made all six of his attempts in the game in that stretch. Seth Tuttle had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (10-4, 0-2), who have lost three in a row. Marc Sonnen and Deon Mitchell scored 14 points apiece for UNI.