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Nebraska to start selling bowl game tickets Monday

Sports

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska fans will be able to begin buying bowl game tickets Monday morning. The Huskers won’t find out what bowl they will play in until Sunday evening, but this year will be the 50th bowl appearance for Nebraska all-time. Only Texas and Alabama have more bowl appearances. Nebraska finished the regular season with an 8-4 record in the Big Ten Conference.

The Huskers appear most likely to receive an invitation to play in either the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., or the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. Both those bowl games have ties to the Big Ten.

KJAN listening area forecast: Fri., 12/6/13

Weather

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BITTERLY COLD. LOW 5 TO 10 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH AROUND 15. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 10. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…SNOW. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH 10 TO 15.

TX man stopped in Harrison County says he robbed a gas station

News

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop early Thursday morning in Harrison County resulted in the arrest of a Texas man on a suspicion of first-degree robbery, charge. According to the Daily NonPareil, 52-year old Robert Kelly, of Round Rock, TX, was pulled over at around 4-a.m. Thursday near Modale, for driving erratically. Kelly allegedly told the deputy who stopped him, that he had robbed a gas station just 90-minutes earlier, in Council Bluffs.

The deputy detained Kelly while his story was being checked out. An investigation revealed the Kwik Shop on North 16th Street and Avenue G in Council Bluffs was robbed by a man wielding a folding knife, at around 2:30-a.m. Thursday. The suspect, later identified as Kelly,allegedly took an undisclosed amount of money and also stepped behind the counter to take bottles of liquor and cigarettes. He then made the clerk get down on the floor before he fled.

Police investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the Kwik Shop and determined Kelly had left in a silver Chevy Malibu. The same type of vehicle Kelly was driving when he was pulled over. The man was transported by Harrison County deputies to Council Bluffs, where he was being held in the Pottawattamie County Jail on $25,000 bond.

No. 25 Iowa beats No. 22 Syracuse 97-91

Sports

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Melissa Dixon scored seven of her game-high 27 points in the final 1:22 as No. 25 Iowa came back to defeat 22nd-ranked and previously unbeaten Syracuse 97-91 in the Big Ten/ACC challenge Thursday night. Dixon hit all 27 points — on 7 of 11 3-pointers — after halftime as Iowa (9-1) clawed back from a 47-37 gap.

Bethany Doolittle scored a career-high 25 for the Hawkeyes, Samantha Logic added 14 and Kali Peschel 10 with eight rebounds. The Hawkeyes hadn’t led since 12:06 of the first half when a Dixon 3 brought them to 71-69, and then Peschel grabbed a defensive rebound and scored for a 72-71 lead.

Syracuse (8-1) was led by 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting from Brittney Sykes, who also hauled down 10 boards. Sykes scored 10 of her points in the final 7:14 as she and Iowa’s Dixon and Logic traded baskets and the lead.

Area High School Basketball Scores from Thu., Dec. 4th 2013

Sports

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

  • Bishop Neumann,NE 63, St. Albert 47
  • Denison-Schleswig 65, Storm Lake 42
  • Riverside 56, Stanton 44
  • Underwood 52, East Mills 36
  • East Union 36, North Harrison, MO 28
  • Heartland Christian 77, Omaha Nation, NE 70 (OT)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

  • Stanton 52, Riverside 33
  • Underwood 42, East Mills 41
  • North Harrison , MO 48, East Union 31

Iowa News Headlines: Fri., Dec. 6th 2013

News

December 6th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines middle school was placed on lockdown temporarily as authorities investigated a report of a student showing two other students a handgun. Des Moines Public Schools tell the Register officers found no weapon on the student following the report yesterday.

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say no bomb was found at a high school in central Iowa after a threat was reported in a girls’ restroom. Captain Brian Sher of the Indianola Police Department says officers did a sweep of Indianola High School yesterday and found nothing. A bomb threat on a note was reported earlier in the day. Sher says authorities are still investigating who may have been involved. Classes are expected to resume today.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa day care provider has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-year-old girl she was watching in October. Sioux County Attorney Coleman McAllister says 33-year-old Rochelle Sapp was arrested yesterday after test results confirmed that the girl, Autumn Elgersma, died of blunt force trauma. Sapp is being held on $250,000 bond.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A fired prosecutor’s former boss testified that the assistant U.S. attorney changed dramatically in the months before she lost her job. The Sioux City Journal reports Larry Kudej testified yesterday that Martha Fagg “changed in front of our eyes” in the six months before she was fired by former U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose, who is now a federal judge.

THOMAS JOHN GOOD, 86, of Odebolt & formerly of Griswold (Svcs. 12/10/13)

Obituaries

December 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

THOMAS JOHN GOOD, 86, of Odebolt (& formerly of Griswold), died Wed., Dec. 4th, at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center. A Mass of Christian Burial for TOM GOOD will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 1:30 PM at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Griswold. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold is in charge of arrangements.

An open visitation will be held at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold on Monday. The family will be present to greet friends at the funeral home from 5-7 PM on Monday.

Interment will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Neola.

TOM GOOD is survived by:

His wife – Lyla, of Odeboldt.

His step-children: Marsha Schaeuble and husband Terry of Odeboldt; Brian Elmquist and wife Jodie of

Stanton; Rhonda Elmquist and her friend Jim Fleming of Denison.

8 step-grandchildren other relatives and friends.

 

 

 

Chiefs revolving O-line finally hits stride

Sports

December 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Branden Albert is hurt, so is Jon Asamoah, and the No. 1 overall pick in last April’s draft has gone through a painful series of growing pains this season. It’s been a tough time to be a member of the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line.

Yet despite all the shuffling caused by a spate of injuries, the front five has played perhaps its best football of the season the last three weeks, which just so happen to have coincided with the offense’s best performances of the season — and a frustrating three-game losing streak.

Offensive guard Jeff Allen said the line is simply getting comfortable with coach Andy Reid’s offense. Finally, after 12 weeks of regular-season games.

IGHSAU Basketball Ratings

Sports

December 5th, 2013 by Jim Field

Class 1-A
School
Record
LW
1
Newell-Fonda
1-0
1
2
Burlington-Notre Dame
3-0
2
3
Colo-Nesco
2-0
3
4
Lynnville-Sully
2-0
4
5
Janesville
1-0
5
6
Ar-We-Va
1-0
6
7
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
1-0
7
8
Central Lyon
0-1
8
9
Murray
2-0
9
10
Stanton
2-0
15
11
Dunkerton
2-0
NR
12
Northwood-Kensett
2-0
NR
13
English Valleys
2-1
NR
14
Harris-Lake Park
2-1
14
15
Belle Plaine
1-2
10
Dropped out: Adair-Casey (11), Martensdale-St. Marys (12), Fremont-Mills (13),
 
Class 2-A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
1-0
1
2
Iowa City Regina
1-0
2
3
Manson-NW Webster
2-0
3
4
Cascade
2-0
4
5
Hudson
2-0
5
6
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
1-0
6
7
Hinton
2-0
7
8
North-Linn
2-0
8
9
Dike-New Hartford
1-0
9
10
North Butler
1-0
11
11
South Central Calhoun
2-0
13
12
IKM-Manning
0-0
12
13
Lawton-Bronson
1-1
10
14
Iowa Valley
3-0
NR
15
Des Moines Christian
2-1
NR
Dropped out: Panorama (14), Sumner-Fredericksburg (15)
 
Class 3-A
School
Record
LW
1
MOC-Floyd Valley
2-0
1
2
Bondurant-Farrar
4-0
2
3
Mount Vernon
2-0
3
4
Red Oak
0-0
4
5
Williamsburg
3-0
7
6
Center Point-Urbana
1-1
6
7
Mediapolis
3-0
8
8
Nevada
2-1
5
9
Clear Lake
1-1
9
10
North Polk
2-0
12
11
Camanche
2-1
10
12
Unity Christian
1-0
15
13
Kuemper Catholic
2-0
NR
14
Crestwood
2-0
NR
15
Spirit Lake
1-1
NR
Dropped Out: Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (11), Clarke (13), PCM (14)
 
Class 4-A
School
Record
LW
1
Harlan
1-0
1
2
Lewis Central
2-0
2
3
Cedar Rapids Xavier
3-0
3
4
Dallas Center-Grimes
2-0
4
5
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
0-0
5
6
Perry
1-0
8
7
North Scott
0-1
6
8
Davenport Assumption
0-2
7
9
Winterset
3-0
11
10
Grinnell
2-0
12
11
Ballard
2-1
10
12
Mount Pleasant
1-2
9
13
Western Dubuque
2-0
14
14
Spencer
1-0
15
15
Waverly-Shell Rock
0-1
13
Dropped Out: None
 
Class 5-A
Name
Record
LW
1
Dowling Catholic
1-0
2
2
Iowa City High
3-0
3
3
Waterloo West
3-0
4
4
Mason City
3-0
5
5
West Des Moines Valley
1-0
6
6
Des Moines East
2-1
1
7
Ankeny Centennial
2-0
7
8
Sioux City West
2-0
8
9
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
2-0
9
10
Ames
3-0
NR
Dropped Out: Cedar Rapids Washington (10)

3 arrested on drug charges in Cass County; Hit & run reported

News

December 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports three people were arrested Thursday (12/5), on drug charges. 37-year old Johnny Wayne Robinson, of Chatsworth, GA, and 21-year old Jonathan Tyler Newborn, of Fruitsworth, AL, face Possession of Controlled Substance charges. And, 39-year old  Elmo Dwayne Lykins, of West Liberty, KY, was arrested on charges of Manufacturing and Possession of a Controlled Substance, as well as Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

All three men were taken to the Cass County Jail. Robinson was later released on $1000 bond. Newborn remains incarcerated on $1,000 bond and Lykins remains incarcerated on $10,000 bond.

In other news, on Wednesday afternoon, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a report of a hit & run accident on Main Street, in Lewis. A 2012 Chevy Cruze owned by Thomas Fritz, of Lewis,was parked on Main Street in Lewis, when it was struck sometime between 5:30-a.m. and 1:30-p.m. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $2000. No injuries were reported.

(12/6 *Corrects earlier report saying the vehicle was parked in Anita – as the Sheriff’s report had stated)