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Today: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 5. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind around 9 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. East wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Two Atlantic men have entered pleas of guilty to amended charges in connection with a January stabbing incident.
According to court records, 18-year-old Bryce Baker plead guilty to one-felony count of Willful Injury, while 23-year old Mykel Thorenentered a plea of guilty to an amended, aggravated misdemeanor charge of being an Accessory After The Fact.
Both men had originally been charged with Willful Injury and Going Armed with Intent. They were set to stand trial next week.
Baker is scheduled to be sentenced April 29th. Thoren waived his rights and requested immediate sentencing. The judge sentenced him him to serve a maximum of two-years in prison but then suspended the sentence and gave Thoren credit for time already served. He was also fined $625, plus related court costs.
In February a third man, 21-year-old Austin Nelson, plead guilty to an amended charge of Accessory after the Fact, and was also given a two-year suspended prison sentence. All three men had been charged in connection with the January 28th stabbing of 43-year-old Robert Leslie, of Atlantic.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis shortstop Rafael Furcal returned to the Cardinals’ spring training complex for the first time since undergoing ligament replacement surgery by Dr. James Andrews last week, saying the operation went well and he is ready for rehab.
Furcal says Andrews is “happy we did this,” and confident the infielder will be ready for next year. Furcal originally injured the elbow late last season. He had hoped off-season rehabilitation would prevent the need for surgery. Furcal was never able to throw at 100 percent in camp, and after a few weeks opted for surgery.
Andrews performed the surgery in his Pensacola office. Furcal plans to rehab from the surgery in South Florida.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved legislation that would give preference to Iowa businesses when the state is purchasing certain supplies and services. Lawmakers passed the measure 34-16 yesterday with bipartisan support. It would give Iowa-based businesses a second chance to match the lowest bid by an out-of-state business for goods and services that cost the state under $500,000. The measure now heads to the House.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to cut commercial property taxes in Iowa has won committee approval in the Republican-controlled House. The bill would gradually reduce taxable assessments for commercial property owners by 20 percent. It goes to the full House for a vote and faces an uncertain future in the Democratic-majority Senate.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Illinois and Iowa could get into a bidding war over a $1.2 billion fertilizer production facility. According to Illinois officials, Iowa is offering Cronus Chemical an estimated $35 million in taxpayer subsidies to build a plant in Mitchell County near the Minnesota border. Illinois lawmakers are considering tax breaks, and a plant there would be built in the east central part of the state.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City woman is accused of ripping and burning fake money during a police chase that started in South Dakota and ended in Iowa. Authorities say Alison Daugherty was one of three people in a vehicle speeding down Interstate 29 Monday night as passengers threw counterfeit cash out the window. Daugherty and Shaun Wakefield, of Sioux City, face forgery charges.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis starter Shelby Miller retiring the last 11 batters he faced in four scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Tuesday. Miller allowed a hit and a walk. Joe Kelly, also competing for a rotation spot, wasn’t nearly as successful. The Marlins tagged him for eight hits and scored their only runs of the game in a four-run fourth.
Marlins’ starter Jacob Turner went five innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs. Matt Carpenter hit a two-run double for St. Louis and Kelly singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth.
A discarded cigarette that blew up under some siding caused a smoldering-type fire this (Tuesday) afternoon, at a motel in Atlantic. The incident at the Super 8 Motel on east 7th Street was reported just before 4:30-p.m. The manager had tried to put the embers out with a couple of fire extinguishers, but was unsuccessful, and notified the fire department. Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees told KJAN News the cigarette managed to make its way into a crevasse between the siding and the concrete foundation, that was not much bigger than 1/4 to 1/2-inch wide. It started smoking between two layers of siding, and the smoke began to filter into a suite on the east side of the Motel.
Guests in the room noticed the smoke and notified the manager. No injuries were reported. McNees said there was some damage to the siding and smoke inside the motel room, but the damage was not major. If the fire had gone unnoticed for a great length of time, there could have much more significant damage to the structure. Fire crews were on the scene for less than 30-minutes.
A reminder to area high school seniors and those currently pursuing a career in the field of health: several scholarships are available to area students through Cass County Health System and its affiliate organizations…
Applications are available on the Cass County Memorial Hospital website, www.casshealth.org, and can be turned in to the CCMH Human Resources Office or Cass County High School guidance offices by the respective deadlines listed above. For more information, contact Sara Nelson, Director of Public Relations, 712-243-7408.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office K9 teams say they are honored to accept the donation of two K-9 vests for the County’s k-9’s, “Kane,” and “Mufasa.” The vests will protect the dogs in dangerous situations, and are made possible thanks to a nationwide Groupon event sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
Groupon Grassroots is currently running an animal-related campaign to outfit police K9’s with bullet- and stab-protective vests through midnight on March 20th, 2013. Persons interested in purchasing a protective vest for k-9’s units across the country, can do so by donating $10 online at www.groupon.com/k9. 100-percent of the donations will benefit Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc., a non-profit organization and charity partner selected by Groupon Grassroots to participate. Your donation is tax deductible, and is made through a secure website. A partner insurance company will match all donations up to $20,000. All proceeds will go towards protective vests for the law enforcement dogs who put their lives on the line for the community and their human partners.
The goal is to raise over $95,000 by the end of the event at midnight on March 20th, 2013, which will allow Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc., to outfit 100 police dogs with vests throughout the United States. The vests typically cost a little over $1,000 each, and each lasts for about 5-years.
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About Vested Interest in K9’s, Inc.: Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., is a 501c(3) all-volunteer charity located in East Taunton, MA, whose mission is to provide bullet- and stab-protective vests for law enforcement dogs throughout the United States. Each vest costs $950.00 and has a five-year warranty. The nonprofit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially life-saving body armor for their dog K9 officers. Through private and corporate sponsorships, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., provided 66 police dogs with protective vests in 2012. In September 2012, the non-profit hit a milestone of donating $100,000 worth of protective vests to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
The organization orders the US-made vests exclusively from distributor Regency Police Supply in Hyannis, MA, who also does the custom-embroidery on the body armor. New K9 graduates as well as K9’s with expired vests are eligible to be added to the organization’s waiting list.
President Sandy Marcal began working with law enforcement agencies in 2000 to coordinate efforts between various law enforcement agencies, vest sponsorships, fundraising events and the media within Massachusetts. In 2011, efforts were expanded to assist police dogs throughout the United States.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., currently has a list of over 20 police dogs needing vests. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Tax-deductible donations and event listings are via the website www.vik9s.org.
A traffic stop in Cass County Tuesday resulted in the arrest on drug charges, of a Nebraska woman. Sheriff’s officials report 54-year old Grace Ann Miodowski, of Omaha, was taken into custody charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Offense, Prohibited Acts, and OWI 1st Offense. Miodowski was brought to the Cass County Jail where she was being held on $5000 bond.