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June trial set for woman charged in collision that killed 2

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SIBLEY, Iowa (AP) — A June trial has been scheduled for a woman whose sport utility vehicle collided with a car in northwest Iowa, fatally injuring the car driver and his 5-year-old son. Osceola County District Court records say 49-year-old Ann Vanderpool, of Milford, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two counts of vehicular homicide while driving intoxicated and two counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving. Her trial is set to begin June 26.

Authorities say the accident occurred June 10 on Iowa Highway 9 near Sibley, when Vanderpool’s vehicle crossed the center line and struck the car. The car driver, 48-year-old Travis Mier, of Spirit Lake, was pronounced dead at Osceola Community Hospital. His son Elliot was pronounced dead later at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hospital. Vanderpool also was hospitalized.

USDA Report 4-12-2018

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

April 12th, 2018 by Jim Field

w/Max Dirks.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 4/12/2018

Podcasts, Sports

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Man accused of burglarizing grandparents’ northern Iowa home

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

GARNER, Iowa (AP) — A man in northern Iowa’s Hancock County has been accused of burglarizing his grandparents’ home. Mason City station KIMT reports that 23-year-old Anthony Fickel Schoneman, of Garner, is charged with burglary, theft and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press.

Authorities say more than $10,000 in cash, collector coins, a gun, ammunition and prescription pills were missing from the home in May last year when the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office began its investigation. Investigators say the burglar or burglars knew where the valuables were located, including money hidden in a bag of clothes.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 4/12/2018

News, Podcasts

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest local and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Numerous signs stolen from storage unit in Corning

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for numerous signs stolen from a storage unit in Corning. The items were taken from Carmichael Storage, 2066 Corning Carl Road. . (Click on the images below to view some of the signs)

Among the items reported missing was:

  • a 6-foot long Firestone sign
  • a 5-foot long Firestone Farm Tire Service sign
  • a 6-foot long Filmore Oil sign
  • 1 Westinghouse sign
  • a curved Chapmans signs
  • a Nichol Kola 5 cents sign
  • a Hatchery Osage Kansas sign
  • a flanged Sherwin Williams Paint sign
  • two Diamond Edge Tool signs
  • a Goodyear Tire stand sign
  • and two school Stop signs

If you notice any of those items being sold, or in someone’s possession, notify the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

Unclaimed property from Iowa bank boxes to be auctioned

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rare coins and jewelry are among valuable unclaimed property left in Iowa safe deposit boxes that are set to be auctioned off this month. Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald tells the Des Moines Register that his office acquired the items through the state’s unclaimed property program. That program collects more than $35 million annually in cash and an array of personal possessions. About half of the money is returned to rightful owners, but some cash and items are never claimed.

Twenty lots of unclaimed Iowa property from safety deposit boxes went up for bids on eBay on Tuesday. The group includes a diamond wedding band set, a gold bracelet, six silver-plated spoons, pocket watches and 20 Morgan silver dollars dated 1921. The auction will end April 17.

State disciplines teacher who gave students the answers

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — A state oversight board has disciplined a northern Iowa teacher for giving some answers to students in his algebra class. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Mark Drier had been charged with an administrative rule violation that barred providing test answers to students. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners says he’s agreed to accept a written reprimand and complete a 15-hour educator ethics course.

He resigned from the Hampton-Dumont Community School District last May.

Red Oak Police/Montgomery County Sheriff’s report, 4/12/18

News

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police reports 42-year old Marshall Larry Adams, of Stanton, was arrested at around 10:30-p.m., Wednesday. Adams was taken into custody in the 500 block of Prairie Avenue, for vandalism of a trash can. His cash bond was set at $300. And, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 20-year old Benjamin Parra-Moreno, of Lenox, was arrested with the assistance of Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies at around 12:11-a.m. today (Thursday), on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear in court, on an original charge of OWI. Parra-Moreno was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $3,000 cash only bond.

Skyscan weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, 4/12/18

Weather

April 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 68. N winds becoming easterly at 5-10mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/showers possible late. Low 35. SE @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance of showers & isolated thunderstorms. High 70. S/SE  @ 15-25.

Saturday: Cloudy & windy w/a chance of rain. High 45.

Sunday: A chance of morning flurries. Becoming P/Cldy. High 43.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. Our Low this morning was 36. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 45. The All-time record High was 86 in 1916, and the record Low was 13 in 1957.