Police in Red Oak report a local man was arrested early this (Thursday) morning on drug charges. 21-year old Jesse Patrick Beaman, of Red Oak, was arrested following a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 48 and 215th Street, at around 12:30-a.m.
Beaman was found to allegedly be in possession of methamphetamine and prescription pills. He was also wanted on a valid warrant out of Indianola. Beaman was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Authorities in Montgomery County say only minor injuries were reported following an accident that happened just before 1-p.m., Wednesday. Officials say a 2004 Freightliner semi owned by Ramco Transportation of Roselle, IL and driven by 44-year old Artur Jakala, of Roselle, was traveling west on Highway 34, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle crossed the center line of the road.
The left, side-view mirrors of Jakala’s semi hit the mirrors of a 1997 Freightliner semi tow truck, passing in the opposite direction. The driver of the tow truck was identified as 46-year old Kenneth Darnold, of Emerson. A 2008 Chrysler Sebring driven by 53-year old Tamera Hawley, of Mount Ayr, and owned by the Mount Ayr Record News, was traveling behind Darnold’s semi, when parts that flew off the semi’s during the collision punched through the grill of the car, causing damage to the air conditioning condenser. Authorities say Jakala suffered lacerations from the broken mirror, but refused medical attention.
Damage from the crash amounted to $400. Jakala was cited for Failure to Yield half the roadway.
(Originally aired during the 5-p.m. 8/13 & overnight 8/13-14 Newscasts)
LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A 44-year-old northwest Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he killed his mother. Jonathan Neunaber, of Akron, made his plea to the murder charge on Wednesday in Plymouth County District Court in Le Mars.
County Attorney Darin Raymond has said Neunaber admitted to causing the death of 80-year-old Esther Grace Neunaber. Her body was found July 9th at her Akron home with the body of her 83-year-old husband, Donald. The cause of Donald Neunaber’s death has yet to be determined. Authorities have said the couple died violently.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and Democratic challenger Jack Hatch are set to face off in their first debate. Branstad and Hatch are scheduled to meet 4-p.m. today (Thursday) at the Iowa State Fair. This will be the first of three debates in the race.
Branstad is running for an unprecedented sixth non-consecutive term and has been touting a record of job creation and tax cuts. Hatch, a longtime state lawmaker, says he could do more to boost incomes and improve services, such as education and health care.
Thus far, Branstad has looked stronger in the race. He remains popular in the polls and had more than $4 million in his campaign account in mid-July. Hatch had less than $200,000 at that time and had loaned personal funds to the campaign.
GEORGIA MAE JESSEN, 74, of Anita, died Wed., Aug. 14th, at Caring Acres in Anita. Memorial services for GEORGIA JESSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Aug. 18th, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.
A gathering with the family will be held from 4-to 6-p.m. Sunday, at Georgia’s home (907 Main. St., in Anita).
Memorials may be directed to the Holy Cross Church or to the family, for later designation.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.
GEORGIA MAE JESSEN is survived by:
Her children – Daryl (Jo) Armstrong, Wade (Amy) Jessen, Jill Jessen, and Jared (Sarah) Jessen, all of Anita.
Her brothers – Larry (Opal) Dill, of Portland, OR; Gale (June) Dill, of Sevierville, TN, & Randy (Barb) Dill, of Atlantic.
Her sisters – Mona Ballinger, of Atlantic; Vicki (Bob) Langfelt, of Massena; and Michelle (Ron) Jessen, of Griswold.
7 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren.
Today Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
The Iowa State Patrol has released information about a couple of crashes that occurred Sunday, on Interstate 80 in Cass and Pottawattamie Counties. The first happened in Cass County at around 11:30-a.m., Sunday, near the Elk Horn exit.
Officials say a Recreational Vehicle driven by 33-year old William DeWitt, of Sioux Falls, SD, and a 2012 VW Routan van driven by 19-year old Stevan Dedovic, of Hoffman Estates, IL, were both traveling westbound on I-80, when the van slowed for traffic that had stopped ahead for a backup that was taking place in the construction zone. The RV rear-ended the van, but both vehicles were able to drive from the scene. Damage from the crash amounted to $4,500. Both drivers refused medical attention. DeWitt was cited for Failure to Stop within the assured clear distance.
The second accident happened at around about 75-minutes later, about one-half mile west of the Walnut exit. The Patrol says a 2007 tractor-trailer driven by 49-year old Angela Briggs, of Alger, MI., was traveling eastbound on I-80 and had slowed for traffic ahead that was stopped due to road construction. A 2001 Chevy Venture van driven by 32-year old Jessica Alvarado, of Gilboa, OH., was also eastbound and slowing for the stopped traffic ahead, when she was rear-ended by a 2000 Dodge Ram pickup, that was pulling a trailer. The pickup was driven by 33-year old Jeremy Mangas, of Gilboa, OH.
The impact pushed Alvarado’s van onto the shoulder of the interstate. The pickup and trailer continued forward, and struck the rear of the semi. No injuries were reported. Damaged from the crash amounted to $20,500. Mangas was cited for Failure to Stop in an Assured Distance.
Both accidents caused traffic to be tied up for a good deal of time, while authorities sorted out what happened.
A state conservation officials says hunters stalking deer in and around the state’s largest metro areas have had success in keeping the animals in control. Bill Bunger, a wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says urban hunts have thinned the herd. “Generally speaking sure, there’s spots where access is still a little bit limited to the deer. And that’s kind of by choice of the people who live in that area. But everywhere where they have been able to put hunters has made a big difference,” Bunger says. Hunters have taken 53-hundred deer from the Des Moines and surrounding metro areas since 1997. Hunters do all their work in urban areas with bows.
“We extend the season a little bit for ’em, it starts a little bit earlier than our regular archery season,” Bunger explains. “And we run it through the gun season — because there are no conflicts with the shotgun hunters of course in town. And we run it a little longer into January as well.” There are also urban deer hunts in eastern Iowa. “Waterloo does hunt, and they’ve done it probably a year longer or so than in the Des Moines area, and they are very much successful over there,” Bunger says. He says Cedar Rapids has had hunts for a number of years and he says they’ve seen an impact with the number of roadkill deer going down.
Residents of urban areas get concerned when the deer population climbs and the animals start eating gardens, hosta and other plants. Bunger says even though the population levels for deer have come down, the cities keep a watch on them and continue the hunts each year. “Deer numbers just aren’t stagnant, so if you walk away from it, they are going to go back up over time. So, it’s just kind of an ongoing process,” Bunger explains. He says most cities have task forces that keep track of the deer population to determine where they should hunt.
“The Des Moines area in particular, they actually with the help of the Army Corps pay for an aerial survey by helicopter every year. Most of the cities as a rule just hunt every year,” Bunger says. He says the cities do look at the populations and maybe determine they’ve harvested enough deer and need to the hunting to other areas. Many of the deer taken are donated to the D-N-R’s “HUSH” or Help Us Stop Hunger program to be distributed through local food banks. Bunger says other cities allow the hunters to take home the animals for their own use.
(Radio Iowa)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs offered a preview during recent 11-on-11 training camp practices of what could be in store for unsuspecting quarterbacks this season. Pro Bowl linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston, first-round draft pick Dee Ford and fellow pass-rusher Josh Martin all trotted onto the field at the same time, leaving defensive tackle Dontari Poe as the lone down lineman in a unique scheme designed to create pressure.
Elsewhere in the NFL, similar personnel groups are known as “NASCAR packages” — the idea is that they overwhelm the opposing offense with their speed. “We call it the ‘dog front,'” Hali said. “A bunch of dogs going after (the quarterback).”
MIAMI (AP) — Justin Masterson pitched seven scoreless innings in his best outing since joining the St. Louis Cardinals, and they averted a series sweep by beating the Miami Marlins 5-2 Wednesday. Masterson, acquired in a trade with Cleveland on July 30, allowed three hits — all singles — and no walks and threw only 91 pitches before departing for a pinch hitter.
After recording only six outs in his previous start, he lowered his ERA to 6.00 in three outings with the Cardinals, and 5.14 overall this year. The 6-foot-6 right-hander improved to 2-1 with St. Louis and 5-6 overall. He also earned his first career RBI in the sixth with a two-out single.
Nathan Eovaldi allowed four runs, two earned, in six innings.
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