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Audubon Vet’s Program Notice!

News

September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Mayor Sam Kauffman says today’s Veteran’s program at the Audubon City Park (11-a.m.) has been moved inside to the Memorial Building, due to the weather.

Bluffs Firefighter accused of torching his own car

News

September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A firefighter in Council Bluffs has been charged with arson, in connection with an early morning car fire which occurred in mid-February. 44-year old Henry Hinkel II, is accused of second-degree arson and fraudulent submissions to an insurer in a car fire that took place at around 3:30-a.m. on February 21st in Hinkel‘s driveway.

According to court documents, the fire destroyed Hinkel’s 2002 Jaguar. In an arrest warrant affidavit, State Fire Marshal investigator John Ticer wrote that his investigation determined an “ignitable liquid (gasoline)” was used to light the vehicle on fire. The court document also said the car was normally kept in the garage but was in the driveway that morning. The affidavit said Hinkel had a video surveillance camera monitoring the driveway, but the car was parked outside of the camera’s view. The camera does not show Hinkel until after the fire.

Council Bluffs Fire Chief Alan Byers said he has been advised not to comment on the charges. He directed questions about the case to the City Attorney’s Office. City Attorney Richard Wade was not available for comment, Friday. A trial in the matter is set for Nov. 22nd. Hinkel has been released on his own recognizance.

News podcast, Sat., Sept. 3rd, 2011

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September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

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Strong winds/storms cause brief power outages Friday night

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September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Thunderstorms bringing winds gusting up to 60-miles per hour may have been responsible for a power outage in Elk Horn Friday night, and an accident on Interstate 80 near Avoca. The Elk Horn Fire and Rescue Department reported on its Facebook page at around 11-p.m. Friday, a large part of the community was without power. Officials with Mid-American Energy were working to restore power to the community, and as of early this (Saturday) morning, there was only one customer in Shelby County who was reported to be without electricity.

Elk Horn Fire officials said at the time also, that there were no immediate signs of damage from the storms that passed through the area, other than a few trees branches down.

Severe storm warnings were issued at around 9-p.m., Friday, for southeastern Harrison, northern Pottawattamie and southwestern Shelby Counties. At 9:32-p.m., a 60-mile per hour gust of wind was recorded in Shelby. The Iowa Department of Transportation reported, that at about that same time, a semi jack-knifed on Interstate 80 westbound, at the Avoca exit. A detour was established and the road reopened to traffic about 90-minutes later. There were no reports of injuries.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued as well, for Audubon, Carroll, northwestern Greene and southwestern Guthrie Counties, at around 9:40-p.m. The National Weather Service said a 60-mile per hour wind gust occurred just before 11-p.m., two-miles northeast of Guthrie Center, as the storms maintained their intense winds, having moved northeast out of Cass and Audubon Counties.

Conesville, Denison, Buena Vista County see increase in Latino population

News

September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The state’s Latino population grew by nearly 84 percent in the past decade. The U.S. Census Bureau has released a variety of detailed information about Latinos in Iowa. A county-by-county analysis shows 24 percent of the residents in Crawford County are Latino. Denison is the largest city in Crawford County and the Census shows 42 percent of the city’s residents are Latino.  There were other Iowa cities with a larger percentage of Latinos.

Sixty-three percent of the people living in the small, southeast Iowa community Conesville are Latinos. More than 52 percent of the residents of West Liberty are Latino. About 42 percent of the population of Columbus Junction is Latino. In northwest Iowa’s Buena Vista County — the Storm Lake area — nearly 23 percent of that county’s population is Latino according to the 2010 Census survey.

(Radio Iowa)

NW IA man wants prior fight kept out of trial

News

September 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – An attorney for a Sioux City man charged in a deadly fight wants to keep statements his client allegedly made to police about a previous fight out of court. Bradley Gregg is charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. He’s accused of punching Joseph McDonald, of Ida Grove, outside a bar in October 2010. McDonald was knocked out and later died. Gregg’s trial is to start Tuesday in Woodbury County District Court.

Defense attorney Michael Williams plans to use self-defense and intoxication as his defenses. Williams has asked a judge to prevent prosecutors from mentioning an alleged altercation Gregg had a week before the incident involving McDonald. The judge didn’t issue an immediate ruling on the matter.

Friday High School Football Scores (9/2)

Sports

September 2nd, 2011 by Jim Field

Non-District

  • Kuemper Catholic 30, Atlantic 13
  • Lewis Central 20, Thomas Jefferson 3
  • Carlisle 27, Winterset 20
  • Norwalk 13, Creston 0
  • Carroll 21, Dallas Center-Grimes 0
  • St. Albert 35, Glenwood 7
  • Harlan 28, Abraham Lincoln 7
  • Shenandoah 7, Red Oak 0
  • Underwood 22, Missouri Valley 21
  • Logan-Magnolia 35, Clarinda 13
  • SCAL-RCL 13, IKM-Manning 10
  • Woodward-Granger 33, West Central Valley 10
  • Nodaway Valley 42, Corning 0
  • Panorama 61,  Earlham 7
  • Woodward Academy 35, Clarinda Academy 22
  • Griswold 52, Riverside 6
  • Audubon 27, Guthrie Center 0
  • Treynor 36, A-H-S-T 0
  • Bedford 36, Mount Ayr 34
  • Des Moines Christian 32, Exira/EHK 0

8-Man, Non-District

  • Fremont-Mills 80, Adair-Casey 8
  • Murray 76, Harmony 24
  • Stanton 18, CAM 15
  • East Union 58, Essex 32
  • Sidney 43, Lamoni 8
  • East Mills 55, Lenox 6 (called due to weather)
  • Moravia 42, Mormon Trail 22
  • Tri-County 48, Ankeny Christian 6
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 42, Grandview Park Baptist 9
  • River Valley 64, Ar-We-Va 61
  • Kingsley-Pierson 21, Boyer Valley 20 (OT)
  • Woodbine 48, Whiting 8
  • Newell-Fonda 45, Glidden-Ralston 8
  • Remsen Union 58, Charter Oak-Ute 0
  • Melcher-Dallas 22, Villisca 20

Fatal accident in Adams County

News

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A Corning man was killed Friday evening when the car he was driving was hit broadside by a semi, in Adams County. The Iowa State Patrol says 91-year old Harold Muschamp died at the scene of the crash, located at the intersection of Highways 34 and 148, just south of Corning.

Officials said Muschamp was traveling north on 148 and had stopped at the intersection before pulling out into the path of an eastbound semi driven by 64-year old Billie McCaughey, of Milan, MO. The accident happened at around 5:10-p.m.

After the impact, the car and semi stayed together and came to rest in the eastbound lanes of Highway 34, blocking the traveled portion of the roadway, for a little more than 4 hours. The semi driver was not injured in the crash.

VICTOR J. BAUER, 92, of Audubon (svcs 9-8-11)

Obituaries

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

VICTOR J. BAUER, 92, of Audubon, died Fri., Sept. 2nd, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for VICTOR BAUER will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Sept. 8th, at the Ross Calvary United Methodist Church, in Ross, IA. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home., where the family will be present 6:30-pm Wed., Sept. 7th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon.

VICTOR BAUER is survived by:

His sons – Theodore (Donna) Bauer,  Brent (Joan) Bauer,  Terry (Janis) Bauer,  and Michael (Carrie) Bauer, all from Audubon.

His daughters – Nancy (Lester) Johnson, of Jacksonville, FL; and Brenda (Robert) Boynton, of Novato, CA.

His close friend – Melva Stone, of Audubon.

10 grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.

Hawkeye recruit Malloy to change plea

Sports

September 2nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City prep football star who has committed to playing football next year for Iowa is expected to change his not guilty plea to four misdemeanor charges in Nebraska. Court documents in Dakota County, Neb., show a plea and sentencing hearing for Michael Malloy is set for Sept. 12. Malloy is charged with obstructing a peace officer, trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without headlights. He was arrested on Aug. 15 in connection with an incident early on July 31 in South Sioux City, Neb. A police office says in an affidavit that Malloy ran from a vehicle that the officer had pulled over. Malloy is a senior running back at Bishop Heelan High School.