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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Murphy Bromberg was the leading qualifier going into the women’s 10-meter platform final at the U.S. national diving championships Wednesday. She set a pool record with 373.20 points at the University of Iowa. That bettered the mark of 357.70 set by Olympian Brittany Viola in 2011.
Cheyenne Cousineau, who was Bromberg’s synchro partner at last month’s world championships in Spain, qualified second in the semifinals with 301.35. Emma Villarreal was third at 296.20. The top 12 divers advanced to Saturday’s final. In the men’s 3-meter springboard semis, Hayden Jones was the leading qualifier at 454.10.
Steele Johnson was second at 423.45, and Michael Hixon was third at 423.25. Sam Dorman, who won the 1-meter title on Tuesday, qualified ninth. The meet runs through Sunday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas head cross country and track and field coach Chris Bucknam has been inducted to the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. Bucknam is one of six people inducted in the 2013 Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place at the UNI campus on November 8th.
Prior to taking over the Arkansas program, Bucknam was UNI’s head men’s track and field coach from 1984 through 2008 and the women’s head coach from 1997 through 2008 after beginning his career as a men’s assistant at UNI in 1979. During his tenure at UNI, Bucknam guided his teams to 35 league titles, and two top-10 and six top-20 finishes at NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
He coached three individual national champions and 34 All-Americans who earned a total of 85 honors.
344 AM CDT THU AUG 15 2013
EARLY THIS MORNING…SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT.
TODAY…CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 50S. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles remained sidelined by a strained right foot and will likely miss the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason game Friday night against San Francisco. Charles left the practice field on Monday and speculation ran rampant that the injury was serious. X-rays came back negative and the Chiefs still consider him day to day.
The Chiefs practiced only in shells for the final time at Missouri Western on Wednesday before moving their base back to Kansas City next week. They will hold a closed walk-through on Thursday before playing the 49ers at Arrowhead Stadium. The only other notable absence at practice was linebacker Akeem Jordan. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that he had a personal matter but would rejoin the team today (Thursday).
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The Kansas City Chiefs waived linebacker Chad Kilgore and signed cornerback Kennard Cox prior to their final practice Wednesday on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Kilgore, who played at nearby Northwest Missouri State, spent time in training camp with the Raiders last season. He played high school football in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
A longshot to make the team, he was waived to clear space for Cox, who has played 29 games in four NFL seasons spent with Jacksonville and Seattle. The former seventh-round pick has also spent time with the Bills and Packers earlier in his career.
The Chiefs play their second preseason game Friday night at Arrowhead Stadium. They resume training camp at their own practice facility next week.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfield prospect Oscar Taveras will undergo surgery after a high right ankle sprain did not respond to treatment. The Cardinals had anticipated the 21-year-old Taveras would make his major league debut this season. He was the Texas League player of year last season at Double-A Springfield, batting .321 with 23 home runs, 94 RBIs and 10 steals.
Taveras was limited to 46 games and 173 at-bats this season at Triple-A Memphis, batting .306 with five home runs and 32 RBIs. Taveras injured the ankle twice this season and hasn’t played since mid-July. General manager John Mozeliak said Taveras’ ankle was not showing improvement.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz says his office will gain access to a federal immigration database it can use to investigate potential voter fraud by people in the U.S. illegally. The Des Moines Register reports Schultz made the announcement yesterday and released a signed memorandum of understanding between his office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport’s Modern Woodmen Park has been voted the nation’s “Best Minor League Ballpark.” The Quad-City Times reports the website 10Best DOT com and USA Today asked people to vote on the best ballpark, and after a monthlong balloting, the Iowa stadium came out on top. Minor league baseball is played in 160 stadiums across the country.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Cedar Falls say an SUV hit a school bus loaded with children as it waited near train tracks, but no one was injured. Cedar Falls police say the accident occurred yesterday afternoon as the school bus was stopped for railroad tracks on Center Street. Children on the school bus, which is owned by the Cedar Falls Community School District, were transferred to another bus.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas head cross country and track and field coach Chris Bucknam has been inducted to the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. Bucknam is one of six people inducted in the 2013 Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place at the UNI campus on November 8th.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Francisco Liriano was dominant coming off the worst outing of his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates got home runs from Pedro Alvarez and Garrett Jones in a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The win snapped a season-worst four-game losing streak and gave Pittsburgh a three-game lead in the NL Central.
The Pirates had a five-run cushion after four innings against rookie Shelby Miller (11-8), who didn’t miss a turn five days after getting drilled on the elbow and lasting just two pitches against the Dodgers.
Liriano (13-5) allowed four hits with six strikeouts and needed just 94 pitches to beat the Cardinals for the second time this year. He is 3-0 in his career against St. Louis. His last time out, the lefty was punished for 10 runs in 2 1-3 innings at Colorado.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina expects to be in the lineup today (Thursday), the first day he’s eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list from a right knee strain. He wants to play every day again, too. Molina worked out on the field for the third straight day before Wednesday’s game against the Pirates and said everything felt good. He said now is no time to rest. The Cardinals had been 6-7 without their perennial All-Star and trailed Pittsburgh by two games.
Molina was second in the National League with a .330 average, along with eight homers and 54 RBIs. Backup Tony Cruz was batting .219 with a homer and 11 RBIs. Matt Holliday was in the lineup after rolling his right ankle injury retreating to first base from a lead. Manager Mike Matheny said Holliday was “scared more than anything else.”
(Update to story posted just before 3-a.m.)
Two truck drivers from Wisconsin were injured when the semi they were in rolled over early this (Thursday) morning on Interstate 80, in Cass County.
Accident scene photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass Co. EMA
The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of the 2008 Peterbilt, 65-year old Bettie Dettberner (who was wearing her seat belt), and her husband, 62-year old Larry Dettberner (who was in the sleeper portion of the cab), both of Montello, WI, were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medivac and Anita Ambulance.
Officials say the semi, which was hauling produce, was traveling east on I-80 at around 2:45-a.m. near the 68.1-mile marker, when the rig drifted off onto the edge of the road. When Dettburner was unable to get the semi back onto the road, the vehicle rolled into the south ditch, landing on its right side. The couple was trapped in the cab until rescue crews arrived and were able to free them.
Responding to the scene, was Anita Rescue, Wiota 1st Responders, Medivac Ambulance, deputies with the Cass and Audubon County Sheriff’s Departments, and Iowa State Patrol. The accident remains under investigation.
Members of the Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors recently took a tour of another new business in town. Upholstery Creations, is located at 209 Walnut Street.
Pictured are Connie Wailes, Debbie Leistad, Sue Muri, Dawn Edwards, Lana Westphalen, Michelle Thomas, Dale Wright, Britney Weirich, Nedra Perry, JoAnn Runyan, Bill Saluk, Sara Nelson, Jolene Roecker, Kathy Sweeney, Rich Perry, Darrell Hockenberry, Carole Schuler, Jim
Kickland, Keith Leonard, Diane Harris, Dolly Bergmann, Tyler Mosier, Gerald Brink, Doug Harris, Chris Blake, Lucas Mosier and Kristi Ladd.
Officials say Dale Wright, Dawn Edwards and Michelle Thomas work on a wide variety of items including home furniture, automotive, boats, vehicle headliners, motorcycles and many more items. Edwards and Thomas said the materials can be brought in or ordered in many varieties and patterns to suit the style of their customer.
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