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Bluffs woman accused of murder remains in jail on $500k bond

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July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs woman charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death last Friday of 52-year old Douglas Richt, remains in the Pottawattamie County Jail on one-half million dollars bond. The Daily NonPareil reports 45-year old Jodie M. Sherman faces first-degree murder and willful injury assault charges. She was also said to be in violation of a restraining order when she allegedly stabbed Richt in the neck several times, Friday afternoon. A preliminary hearing in her case is scheduled for July 17th.

Sgt. David Dawson with the Council Bluffs Police Department said officers inspecting the vehicle where the stabbing took place found a knife with a blade nearly 7 inches long on the floor of the driver’s side floor. An open liquor bottle was also found. Dawson said Richt came to the residence at 3501 Fifth Ave. to pick up Sherman, who had a room there. She got into the vehicle, a 1999 Saturn, that Richt was driving and a verbal argument ensued. The stabbing took place in the car, according to Dawson.

Sherman left the vehicle and fled on foot, but was quickly apprehended by a police officer. Witnesses said Richt exited the vehicle and attempted to crawl onto the porch of the residence. Paramedics transported Richt to Alegent Health Creighton University Medical Center, but he died on the way there.

An autopsy performed Saturday revealed a more than 4-inch-deep incision in Richt’s throat. Dawson said the two did have some sort of relationship, but a motive for the stabbing is still under investigation.

Monday High School Baseball Scores

Sports

July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Hawkeye 10:

  • Harlan 6, Denison-Schleswig 1
  • St. Albert 6, Creston 5 (Completed from 6/26)
  • Clarinda 12, Fremont-Mills 1

Western Iowa:

  • IKM-Manning 3-6, Missouri Valley 1-3
  • Logan-Magnolia 6-11, Audubon 3-5

Rolling Valley:

  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 18, Panorama 3
  • Glidden-Ralston 9, West Harrison 6
  • Guthrie Center 12, CAM 5
  • Nodaway Valley 11, Adair-Casey 1
  • Ar-We-Va 11, Boyer Valley 1 (5 inn)

Others:

  • West Central Valley 4, Ogden 2
  • Mount Ayr 4, Orient-Macksburg 0 (5 inn)

Girls Class 2-A/3A Regional Softball Schedule: Tue., July 8 2014

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July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 2-A – START TIME IS 7 PM UNLESS NOTED
At Greenfield – Nodaway Valley vs. Southwest Valley
At Macedonia – Riverside vs. Treynor
At Missouri Valley – Missouri Valley vs. Tri-Center
At Panora – Panorama vs. South Central Calhoun
At Underwood – Underwood vs. Council Bluffs St. Albert
At Van Meter – Van Meter vs. Audubon
CLASS 3-A
At Adel – ADM vs. West Central Valley
At Atlantic – Atlantic vs. Red Oak
At Sergeant Bluff – Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. Kuemper Catholic
At Shenandoah – Shenandoah vs. Clarinda

Girls 1st Round Softball Scores from Mon., 7/7/2014

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July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Class 1-A 1st Round Scores

  • CAM 16, Orient-Macksburg 4 (3)
  • Glidden-Ralston 8, Boyer Valley 3
  • Guthrie Center 9, Adair-Casey 0
  • West Harrison 5, Whiting 4
  • Stanton 12, Nishnabotna 0 (3)
  • Fremont-Mills 7, East Mills 1
  • Woodbine 3, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
  • Bedford 3, Diagonal 1 (suspended in bottom 2nd)
  • Mount Ayr 2, East Union 0 (suspended in top 2nd)
  • Sidney vs. Essex (PPD to 7/8/14)

 

NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area: 7/8/2014

Weather

July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

Adams’ homer gives Cardinals 2-0 win over Pirates

Sports

July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series with the NL Central rival they topped in the division series last fall.

Matt Carpenter walked to lead off the ninth and Matt Holliday flied out. Adams then hit his 10th homer on an 0-1 pitch from Justin Wilson for his first career game-winning homer. It was the Cardinals’ first game-winning homer since Skip Schumaker connected against the Kansas City Royals on June 19, 2011.

Charlie Morton allowed one hit in seven innings for Pittsburgh, which stranded 12 runners. Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals’ 11-game winner, scattered seven hits in seven scoreless innings. Pat Neshek worked a perfect ninth against the top of the order for St. Louis.

St. Louis Cardinals baseball news

Sports

July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals recalled left-hander Tyler Lyons from Triple-A Memphis and optioned fellow lefty Marco Gonzales to the minors, a day after he started against the Marlins. The 26-year-old Lyons was 0-3 with a 6.12 ERA in six appearances, including four starts, earlier this season. He went on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain on May 13 and has made three starts since being reinstated on June 19.

The 22-year-old Gonzales made three starts for the Cardinals and was 0-2 with a 7.07 ERA, allowing one run in 4 2-3 innings Sunday while walking five. He was a first-round pick last year and is 5-4 with a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts at Class A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, and is at the Triple-A level for the first time.

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The St. Louis Cardinals say an MRI exam on right-hander Michael Wacha’s injured shoulder showed progress, but not enough for him to resume throwing. General manager John Mozeliak said Monday that Wacha, the NL championship series MVP last fall, will be evaluated again in two weeks. He said continued treatment along with weight training to strengthen the area around the stress fracture was in the pitcher’s best interests.

Wacha has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 18. He’s 5-5 with a 2.79 ERA for the defending National League champions. Mozeliak said Joe Kelly, on the DL since April 17 with a left hamstring strain, could return to the rotation Friday at Milwaukee.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., July 8th 2014

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July 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has requested a presidential disaster declaration for nine Iowa counties affected by recent severe weather. The counties under the declaration request are Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, and Wayne counties. Branstad addressed President Barack Obama in a letter Monday and requested the declaration for counties affected by winds, hail, rains and thunderstorms between June 3 and June 4. Branstad says more requests are possible.

McPAUL, Iowa (AP) — A southwest Iowa man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assisting or participating in a woman’s suicide. Fifty-eight-year-old James Allen Zingg, of McPaul, is charged with assisting in the January suicide of 47-year-old Gwendolyn N. Melloway. He was arrested in June. Authorities are charging Zingg under a seldom-used law that was spurred when Dr. Jack Kevorkian was prosecuted for helping terminally ill patients end their lives.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — More than 2,000 documents, photographs and cassette tapes have been discovered recently in connection to the case of a man charged with killing his 20-month-old Mason City son in 1994. A retired state Division of Criminal Investigation agent was testifying last week in the case of 38-year-old Michael Cisneros when his comment over 20-year-old crime scene photographs sent both prosecutors and defense attorneys searching the evidence room of the local police department. Cisneros is accused of killing John Snyder Jr., whose body was found in a creek. He has pleaded not guilty

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a northeast Iowa man lost control of his motorcycle when it struck a deer. The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Jason Melver, of Waverly, was riding the motorcycle early Monday on a road near Cedar Falls when the deer entered the vehicle’s pathway. Melver was transported to a hospital but additional information was not released.

Severe t-storm warning: Central Mills County

Weather

July 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

704 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…CENTRAL MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 704 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PACIFIC JUNCTION…OR 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…PACIFIC JUNCTION…TABOR AND

SILVER CITY.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 17.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 73.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

Severe t-storm warning: Adams/Union/Taylor/Ringgold Counties

Weather

July 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

650 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 650 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VILLISCA…OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORNING…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CORNING…BEDFORD…LENOX…LAKE ICARIA…NEW MARKET…

CLEARFIELD…BLOCKTON…GRAVITY…NODAWAY…SHARPSBURG…KENT…

CONWAY…CARBON…ATHELSTAN…LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK…

CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND LAKE

ICARIA STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.