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Iowa’s Governor endorses Trump

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March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

 DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI]  — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says President Joe Biden “has been a disaster for our country” and that she is endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Reynolds made the announcement Wednesday on her X (formerly known as Twitter) account. She had previously endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the Iowa Republican Caucus.

Trump had criticized Reynolds in 2023 after she did not endorse him, and again when she endorsed Ron DeSantis saying “it will be the end of her political career.”

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Appeals Court upholds sanctions against UNI professor

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March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Court of Appeals is upholding discipline imposed on a University of Northern Iowa professor for plagiarism. A university investigation committee found communication and media professor Gayle Pohl committed plagiarism in a book chapter she published in 2017. The committee rejected the possibility that problems in her writing were honest errors. It recommended five sanctions that included prohibiting her from applying for promotion to full professor. Pohl asked for a judicial review on a variety of claims, including allegations of bias and a lack of substantial evidence.

The Court of Appeals upheld the U-N-I committee’s findings, saying its decision making, and resulting discipline against Pohl was not illogical, unreasonable, arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.

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Report finds 24 Iowa hospitals aren’t releasing price info

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March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A report finds more than two dozen Iowa hospitals are still not compliant with the three year old federal price transparency requirements. The report by the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate reviewed 43 Iowa hospitals. It found 60 percent were not compliant with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule. The founder of the non-profit, Cynthia Fischer, says when hospitals don’t comply, Iowans could end up paying much more for their medical care.

“The hospitals that were not fully compliant were missing significant amounts of the information that would help people be able to make sure their bills were right or shop upfront,” Fischer says. The feds have issued fines to 14 hospitals nationwide so far for non-compliance. No Iowa hospitals have been fined.

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Health officials watchful for upturn in measles cases

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March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – During the pandemic, some Iowans chose not to vaccinate themselves or their children, which has led to a gradual rise in some diseases that were long thought eliminated in the state and nation. Brian Simmons, an infection preventionist with Gundersen Health System, says there have been isolated cases of measles in Iowa in recent years, but no outbreaks. Measles can be easily spread when a person who’s infected breathes, coughs or sneezes, and it can lead to severe complications, even death. Simmons says it’s not necessarily a concern, but people need to be aware as it’s very contagious. The vaccine is highly effective, he says, but some people continue to campaign against getting the shots.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Weather

March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a 60% chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 54. East winds 5-to 15 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain; Breezy. Low around 36. N/NE @ 10-20 mph w/gusts to near 30. New precipitation amounts between a one-tenth & one-quarter of an inch is possible.
Friday: Rain & snow likely before noon. Cloudy. High 43. N @ 20-30 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday: Sunny & breezy with a high near 48. N/NW @ 10-20.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 60.Our Low was 17. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 47 and the Low was 33. The Record High for March 7th in Atlantic, was 78 in 2000. The Record Low was -11 in 1982.

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Drake’s Tucker DeVries repeats as MVC Player of the Year

Sports

March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Drake’s Tucker DeVries has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year for the second straight season. DeVries was the top scorer in conference play at 23 and-a-half points per game and finished in the top 10 in rebounding and steals and feels his role changed this season.

DeVries led a Drake team with 10 new players to a 25-6 regular season record.

Drake is the number two seed in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis and opens Friday night against the winner of today’s (Thursday’s) game between Illinois State and Evansville. The Bulldogs won the tournament a year ago as the two seed.

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No. 6 Iowa State rallies to edge No. 20 BYU

Sports

March 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Sixth ranked Iowa State rallied from a 14-point second half deficit, Wednesday night, to edge BYU 68-63 as the Cyclones finished 18-0 at Hilton Coliseum.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones limited BYU to 23 second half points on seven-of-30 shooting in the second half.

The Cyclones are 24-6 overall and 13-4 in the Big 12. They close the regular season on Saturday at Kansas S

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Thursday High School Boy’s State Basketball Schedule

Sports

March 7th, 2024 by admin

Class 2A – Quarterfinals 

#1 Western Christian (21-3) vs #5 Treynor (22-3) @ 10:15 a.m.

#2 Hudson (24-2) vs #6 Unity Christian (21-4) @ 12:15 p.m.

 

Class 3A – Quarterfinals 

#1 Decorah (23-2) vs Assumption (17-8) @ 2:00 p.m.

#2 Waverly -Shell Rock (21-3) vs #3 MOC-Floyd Valley (22-3) @ 3:45 p.m.

 

Class 4A – Quarterfinals

#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (24-0) vs Ankeny (18-6) @ 5:30 p.m.

#2 Valley (19-5) vs #6 Bettendorf (18-6) @ 7:15 p.m.

 

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Wednesday High School Boy’s State Basketball Scores

Sports

March 7th, 2024 by admin

Class 4A – Quarterfinals

#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 66, #8 Dallas Center-Grimes 45

#5 Ankeny 60, #4 Dubuque Senior 47

#2 Valley 64,  #7 Johnston 57

#6 Bettendorf 65,#3 Cedar Falls 56,

 

Class 1A – Semi-Finals

#1 North Linn 67, #4 Winfield-Mt. Union 51

#2 Marquette Catholic 59, #3 Lake Mills 57

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Hilton Magic Keeps Cyclones Perfect At Home

Sports

March 7th, 2024 by admin

AMES, Iowa – No. 6 Iowa State (24-6, 13-4) reached into its bag of Hilton Magic tricks Wednesday night in a 68-63 come-from-behind win over No. 20 BYU (21-9, 9-8 Big 12).

Down by 14 points early in the second half, the Cyclones shut down the hot-shooting Cougars to just 7-of-30 shooting (23.3%) after intermission to record their fifth perfect home mark in Hilton Coliseum at 18-0. ISU’s 18 home wins ties the school record for most victories in season with the 1999-2000 team.

With 15:56 left in the game, BYU owned total control with a 46-32 lead. But Curtis Jones and Tamin Lipsey rallied the troops with 12 and 10 points, respectively, after intermission en route to the largest second-half comeback victory in the T.J. Otzelberger era. It also marked the 18th AP Top-25 win under Otzelberger.

BYU had plenty of chances at the end, but the Cyclones kept coming up with stops, holding the Cougars scoreless the final 4:24 minutes. Keshon Gilbert, who scored eight points and a team-high five assists, secured the victory with four-straight charity shots with under 10 seconds remaining.

Lipsey led all Cyclones with 19 points and five steals, padding his season steal total to 82, the second-most in school history. Curtis Jones added 18 points (7-of-13 FG), his 12th consecutive double-digit scoring game from off the bench.

Richie Saunders led the Cougars with 20 points.

Up Next

Iowa State travels to Manhattan on Saturday (March 9) to face Kansas State in the Big 12 regular-season finale. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

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