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March 23rd, 2012 by admin

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Cards’ Garcia Strikes Out Nine in Dominant Outing Thursday

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Jaime Garcia struck out nine in five innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Garcia struck out two batters in each of the first four innings and didn’t allow a walk. He gave up three hits.  The Nationals Gio Gonzalez didn’t fare nearly as well, having to be lifted before the end of the fourth inning. In what was easily his worst outing of the spring, Gonzalez allowed eight runs in 3 2-3 innings. Tyler Greene hit his first homer of the spring – a two-run shot that put the Cardinals up 6-0. Yadier Molina had an RBI single.

Chiefs Linebacker Belcher Signs Free Agent Tender

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher has signed his restricted free agent tender, which was at the second-round level and will pay him $1,972,000 for the 2012 season. The team announced that Belcher had signed his tender Thursday. Belcher went undrafted in 2009 out of Maine, but he’s become a solid contributor in the middle of the Kansas City defense. He’s made 34 starts in 48 games over three seasons.  He also has experience on special teams. Belcher will compete with Brandon Siler for the middle linebacker spot alongside Pro Bowl selection Derrick Johnson this season. Siler missed last season after tearing his Achilles tendon early in training camp.

5 people injured in Montgomery County accident, Thursday

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An accident Thursday morning in Montgomery County caused five people, including three children, to be sent to the hospital. Sheriff’s officials say at around 9:25-a.m., an SUV driven by 16-year old Adam Mathew Stevens, of Villisca and owned by Jennifer Dawn Schultz, of Villisca, had gone into a ditch, after Stevens attempted to negotiate a turn from Highway 71 onto eastbound High Street.

Stevens and Schultz, along with their passengers, 12-year old Brigette M. Englebert, two-year old Malakeye Westbrook, and one-year old Montgomery Westbrook, were transported by Red Oak and Villisca Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, for evaluation. Sheriff’s officials say the Villisca Fire Department also assisted at the scene.

Damage to Schultz’ 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee was estimated at $1,500. There were no citations issued.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: March 23rd 2012

Podcasts, Weather

March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, & weather stats for Atlantic…

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Omaha man arrested this morning on drug charges

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports an Omaha man was taken into custody at around around midnight today (Friday), on drug-related charges. Timothy Gene Humphrey was arrested on a warrant charging him with Possession of a Controlled Substance, and, Gathering for the Use of Marijuana. Greene was located by authorities in Shenandoah, and transported without incident to meet with a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy. He was being held in jail on a $5,000 bond.

Nat’l. Weather Service Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: March 23rd 2012

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

353 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012

TODAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

Vilsack & King talk about Affordable Care Act/”Obamacare” on its 2-year Anniversary

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Today (Friday) is the second anniversary of what Democrats call The Affordable Care Act, while Republicans refer to it as ObamaCare. Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is part of President Obama’s cabinet now and he held a conference call with reporters this week to tout the national health care reform law. “One thing that people don’t realize about this is that it actually will reduce the federal budget,” Vilsack said. “The Congressional Budget Office has determined that this act will reduce the federal deficit by over $100 billion over the course of the next decade.” According to Vilsack, people also overlook the tax breaks that were included in the legislation. “Particularly for small businesses, a 35 percent tax credit is a fairly significant tax create that makes it a little bit easier to afford the cost of health care coverage for a company that has, maybe, a half-dozen employees or so,” Vilsack said.

Vilsack, who is serving as U.S. Ag Secretary, invited a registered nurse at a hospital in Spencer, Iowa, to join his conference call to laud the provision that bars insurance companies from denying coverage due to preexisting conditions. “Many times that was the reason they chose not to have insurance later because they knew that for the very reason they needed insurance was the reason they now could not get that insurance,” she said. Carolyn Sheridan is also clinical director for AgriSafe, a network of health professionals who work in rural America.

From the other side of this debate, Republican Congressman Steve King spoke at a Washington, D.C. news conference this week to mark the law’s two-year anniversary. “Tens of thousands of Americans came here to this city to say to their legislators, ‘Keep your hands off of our health care and our constitution,'” King said. For the past two years King has argued for complete repeal of the law. “If we turned to the American people and said, ‘Come tear these pages out,’ they would tear every page out of there,” King said during the news conference, “and there’d be people standing in line to do that.” King has called the law an “assault on the personal liberty” of Americans that “nationalizes our skin and everything inside” our bodies. “Piece after piece, we know how bad this is,” King said. “I don’t have to do down through the list. It’s unaffordable, unsustainable, unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will get a look at this later this month and I hope to be there to hear that argument.”

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will start three days of hearings featuring lawyers arguing both sides of the health care reform dispute. President Obama signed the health care reform bill into law on March 23, 2010.

(O. Kay Henderson/Radio Iowa)

Iowa (early) News Headlines: Fri., March 23rd 2012

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March 23rd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Construction is expected to begin soon on the University of Iowa’s first new residence hall since 1968. The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday approved plans for a $53 million, 10-story tower that will be located on the west side of campus near Rienow and Hillcrest residence halls. Construction work is expected to begin this summer and finish by spring 2015.

ATLANTIC, Iowa (AP) — A retired southwest Iowa teacher accused of sexual conduct with a student in 2009 and 2010 has pleaded not guilty to 50 counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. KJAN radio in Atlantic reports 65-year-old William Foulkes (fowlks) of Anita entered his plea in Cass County magistrate court yesterday.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 43-year-old Davenport woman has been given 10 years in prison for forgery and dependent adult abuse. Bobbi Christoffersen was sentenced Wednesday in Scott County District Court after pleading guilty. Prosecutors say she stole cash and forged checks belonging to the Walker family of rural Scott County while serving as a caregiver for their brain-injured son.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The excitement is building as a second eaglet has cracked out of its egg and a third is expected outside an Alcoa plant in Davenport. The second eaglet hatched Wednesday. The first hatched on Monday. A third egg was showing signs of a crack, but there was no announcement by yesterday afternoon on the company’s website that includes an internet camera.

Iowa Wrestler Pleads Guilty to Driving Violation

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March 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa wrestler Montell Marion has pleaded guilty to a driving violation in a string of legal troubles over the past two years. The senior, who placed second in the NCAA championships last week, pleaded guilty Monday to driving while barred as a habitual offender and was ordered to pay a $625 fine. He was ticketed in December in Iowa City. Attorney Paul Rosenberg says Marion must refrain from driving anywhere but class until November. Marion, a three-time All-American and two-time NCAA runner-up, was banned from all team activities after he was arrested in May 2010 on suspicion of drunken driving. Marion got a speeding ticket in July, his sixth moving violation in two years and warranted a one-year driving ban.