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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball ticket sold in Iowa is worth $1 million. Iowa Lottery officials say the ticket matched the first five numbers in Saturday’s drawing, so it earned a $1 million prize even though it fell short of the jackpot. The ticket was sold at a Kum & Go convenience store in Colfax, Iowa.
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday’s drawing, so the jackpot will grow to roughly $440 million for Wednesday.
Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is wrapping up his first year as president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Vilsack says uncertainty about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement is not good for agriculture and he’s hoping to see more trade progress from the Trump administration in 2018. “Certainly, for the dairy industry, we’ve seen a substantial expansion of dairy sales in Mexico – our number one market,” Vilsack says. “We’d like to see more opportunity to sell in Canada. We think this negotiation has the chance of opening up that market.”
The U.S., Mexico and Canada are scheduled to return to the bargaining table for a fifth time to renegotiate NAFTA late this month (January). Vilsack says pulling out of NAFTA, which the president has threatened to do, would be devastating for the ag economy. “There’s a tendency to talk about trade as if every industry in the country is either plus or minus. The reality is some industries benefit from trade and some industries have been hurt,” Vilsack said. “Clearly, these negotiations need to make sure that we preserve, for the industries that are doing well, the benefits of trade and that would certainly include agriculture.”
President Trump, shortly after he took office, withdrew the U.S. from the Trans Pacific Partnership. Vilsack says that’s created “opportunities for competitors” and challenges for the dairy industry. “We have to have more people representing U.S. dairy in many of the Asian countries that were party to the TPP agreement, as well as in China and taking full advantage of our relationship in Japan and South Korea,” Vilsack said. “But, we need more people, we need more partnerships, and we need more focus and more passion. And over the course of the next year or so, I think you’re going to see the organization that I’m part of try to be part of that effort to move exports forward.”
The 67-year-old Vilsack became president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council in February of 2017 after serving eight years as the leader of the USDA.
(Radio Iowa)
Skyscan Forecast – Richard Garuckas, Monday, 1/1/18
Today: **Wind Chill Warning effect until Noon Tuesday.**
Mostly sunny. High -3. W/NW winds 5-10. Wind Chill as low as -35
Tonight: Mostly clear & cold. Low -20. W/SW @ 5.. WC as low as -35.
Tomorrow: Wind Chill Warning until Noon. Mo. Sunny. High 13. SW @ 10-15. WC as low as -35.
Tom. Night: P/Cldy. Low 4.
Wednsday: P/Cldy. High 11.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 7.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic, was -4. Our 24-hour Low through 7-a.m. today, was -26, which breaks the old record of -18 set in 1976 (the 24-hour period runs from 7-a.m. to 7-a.m., so the record Low applies to Sunday, Dec. 31st). The record low for Jan. 1st was -22 in 2010…we are set to tie or surpass that, if the temp reaches that at or after 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date (Jan. 1st), the High in Atlantic was 37 and the Low was 19. The All-Time record High in Atlantic for Jan. 1st was 55 in 1939, and the Record (as mentioned above), was -22 in 2010. At 7-a.m. today, we had tied that temp/date)
ANTON “TONY” PETERSEN, 94, of Anita, died Friday, Dec. 29th, 2017, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Funeral services for TONY PETERSEN will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3rd, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, in Anita. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where visitation with the family is from 3-until 7-p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2nd.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.
Memorials may be directed to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, or to the family, to be used later, for Tony’s wishes.
ANTHONY “TONY” PETERSEN is survived by:
His daughter – Barbara (Barry) Faga; Rita Bruns; Rachel (Garry) Swedlund, and Teresa (Chuck) Ramsey.
His sons – Bruce Taylor, and Rodney Petersen.
11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
A call about a vehicle parked on Highway 59 near 310th Street in Fremont County, early this (Monday) morning, resulted in the arrest of 37-year old Matthew Wayne Phillips, of Hamburg. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports Phillips was taken into custody for OWI/2nd offense. He was brought to the Fremont County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.
Matthew Phillips
356 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
* WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills expected. The dangerously cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 10 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 20 below zero to 40 below zero though much of the period.
* WHERE…Much of Iowa.
* WHEN…Now to noon Tuesday.
For the far west & southwest counties (Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page), a WIND CHILL WARNING is in effect until Noon today (Monday), and a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from 7-p.m. today until 11-a.m. Tuesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Wind Chill Warning means the combination of very cold air and the wind will create dangerously low wind chill values. Frost bite can occur quickly and even hypothermia or death if precautions are not taken.
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Darrell Brown scored 24 points, Nate Kennell scored 14 and Donte Thomas grabbed 10 rebounds and Bradley used the second half to pull away from Northern Iowa 72-53 on Sunday.
The Panthers led 33-32 at halftime before Bradley (11-4, 1-1 Missouri Valley) exploded with 22-3 run to put the Braves ahead, 61-45 with 7:49 to play. Brown buried three 3s and a jumper during the run and Elijah Childs added a 3 and a jumper.
Northern Iowa (8-6, 0-2) made just six field goals in the second half and finished 18-of-49 shooting (37 percent). The Braves went up 8-2 before Northern Iowa tied it at 11 with Spencer Haldeman’s 3 with 12:46 before halftime.
Ryan Stipanovich made a 3 and Kennell had a pair of free throws to put Bradley up 24-17 before Northern Iowa closed the half with a 16-8 run. Isaiah Brown led Northern Iowa with 17 points and Haldeman scored 11.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking low temperature records, icing some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements.
The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories for Monday covering a vast area from South Texas all the way to Canada and from Montana and Wyoming in the west through New England in the east.
Dangerously low temperatures enveloped eight Midwest states including parts of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska along with nearly all of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.
The weather service said Omaha’s temperature low of 15 below zero (-9 Celsius) before midnight broke a record that had stood since 1884.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Patrick Mahomes II is impressive in his first NFL start, leading the Kansas City Chiefs past the Denver Broncos 27-24. Rookie Kareem Hunt scored on a 35-yard touchdown run on his only carry to secure the NFL rushing title. The Broncos wrapped up one of their most disappointing seasons ever, putting more pressure on GM John Elway as he evaluates QBs and rookie head coach Vance Joseph.
DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs got a glimpse of their quarterback future with the debut of Patrick Mahomes. Now it’s back to the present with Alex Smith starting in the playoffs. But the Chiefs now know Mahomes can step in with little worries after leading the team to a winning field goal during a 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Foster scored 18 points to lead five Creighton players in double figures and the No. 25 Bluejays beat cold-shooting Providence 83-64. Toby Hegner matched his season high with 15 points for the Bluejays. They bounced back from a road loss to Seton Hall in their conference opener and beat the Friars for the first time in four tries in Omaha. Freshman center Nate Watson led Providence with a season-high 20 points.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Reed Timmer scored 20 points and Drake held off a Southern Illinois rally for a 70-67 win. Nick McGlynn added 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Drake, which led by as much as 16 points in the first half but had to scramble as Southern Illinois rallied late in the second half to pull within two points with under a minute left.
UNDATED (AP) — It might have been the most satisfying 8-5 season in the history of college football. Iowa State had gone five years without reaching a bowl game and seven without a winning season. It capped an exhilarating 2017 by beating Memphis 21-20 on Saturday in the Liberty Bowl. It was the fourth bowl win for the Cyclones. They also beat three ranked opponents for the first time.
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Darrell Brown scored 24 points, Nate Kennell scored 14 and Donte Thomas grabbed 10 rebounds and Bradley used the second half to pull away from Northern Iowa 72-53. The Panthers led 33-32 at halftime before Bradley exploded with 22-3 run to put the Braves ahead, 61-45 with 7:49 to play. Brown buried three 3s and a jumper during the run and Elijah Childs added a 3 and a jumper.
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