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FOR SALE: XRS 150CC dune buggy, nice paint, new motor, asking $1500. Call 402-506-0787 in Atlantic.
FOR SALE: 1996 Dodge 4wd Pickup. Runs well but needs a transmission. $1,200. Call 402-689-5954.
(Radio Iowa) — National Weather Service forecasters are recalculating the crest of the Missouri River in the Council Bluffs area due to early morning rains. Meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen at the National Weather Service office across the river in Valley, Nebraska says as much as four inches of rain fell on the north side of Omaha during this morning’s storm. Three-and-a-half inches was reported in Crescent, Iowa. “It will bump up the river marginally, at a minimum, here with the crest that was already forecast,” Nicolaisen says.
The Missouri River crest is starting today in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro. Heavy rain has been reported in NORTHEAST Iowa and the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood WARNING that includes the city of Dubuque. Forecasters warn hail is possible in the storms striking in eastern Iowa. The storm that hit in parts of WESTERN Iowa early this (Tuesday) also produced a lot of lightning around 6 a.m. In a 50-mile radius of Omaha, the National Weather Service recorded 100 cloud-to-ground strikes every five minutes. “Very loud thunder, obviously quite a bit of trouble. That was waking people up and we had to send alerts out on phones and that was waking people up as well,” Nicolaisen says, “so a lot of people rubbing their eyes early this morning.”
A flash flood WATCH that was in effect for a large swath of Iowa stretching from Council Bluffs to Decorah and the northeast tip of the state was cancelled at 10-a.m. for all but Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery and Fremont Counties. The WATCH is set to expire at 1-p.m. A Flood Warning is in effect until 3:30-p.m. for Monona, northwestern Pottawattamie and Harrison Counties.
Nicolaisen says there’s a lot of moisture in high levels of the atmosphere. “The atmosphere is absolutely juicy,” he says. “…That’s going to be kind of the trend here. We’re going to at least be capable of heavy rain of and on here in the next few weeks.” Nicolaisen warns there’s a chance of heavy rain in the Missouri River valley — from South Dakota through Kansas and Missouri through the rest of September and into early October.
(Update 10:15-a.m.) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Missouri River continues to rise and flood mostly rural land in Nebraska and Iowa, but Interstate 29 remains open near Omaha. Iowa Transportation Department officials expect to have to close parts of I-29 at some point during this week’s flooding. The river is expected to crest Saturday near Omaha after overnight rains dropped 1-to-3 inches in the area.
The highway remained open Thursday morning although several on-ramps were closed in southwest Iowa. The lower Missouri River is flooding in Nebraska and Iowa this week because exceptionally heavy rains fell last week in Montana, North and South Dakota and Nebraska. Officials don’t expect the floodwaters to cause significant damage to communities. But many levees remain damaged from severe flooding in the spring.
The floodwaters broke through two levees Wednesday in a rural area northeast of Omaha.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled five meetings across the state in October to present its proposed waterfowl season and zone structure for the 2021-2025 waterfowl hunting seasons. Staff will present information including the results from the statewide hunter survey, the federal rules and guidelines that govern waterfowl hunting and the proposed season and zone structure. All meetings are scheduled from 6-8 p.m. in Southwest Iowa, the meeting will be held Oct. 14, at the Three Mile Lake Lodge, near Afton.
Feedback collected at these meetings will be reviewed before an official proposal is submitted to the Natural Resource Commission for consideration. If approved, the rule would have an open comment period before going in front of the commission again for a final vote. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows states to make changes to their waterfowl zones and boundaries once every five years. Any changes will be reflected in the 2021-2025 waterfowl seasons.
Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The field manager of an Iowa hog farm has testified that a woman with whom he was having an affair told him last year she was deathly afraid of her husband — a man now accused of using a corn rake to kill her. Jerry Frasher testified Wednesday in the trial of Todd Mullis. Mullis is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Amy Mullis on Nov. 10 at the farm about 40 miles west of Dubuque.
A prosecutor has said Todd Mullis was irate over the affair and fearful that he’d lose their farm if she divorced him. The Telegraph Herald reports that Frasher said he told Amy Mullis they had to cool things after Todd Mullis confronted him about text messages Frasher exchanged with Amy.
Two men wanted on separate warrants turned themselves-in to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday. 32-year old John Phillip Fry, of Council Bluffs, was wanted for Violation of Probation, and 22-year old Alexander Page McGinnis, also of Council Bluffs, was wanted for Harassment in the 2nd Degree/3rd offense. After their warrants were confirmed, both men were transported to the Pott. County Jail, and turned over to Corrections Staff.
The Cass County Auditor’s Office reports several candidates have filed nomination papers to run during the Nov. 5th City/School Elections. The deadline to submit nomination papers to the Cass County Auditor’s Office, for persons seeking City office, and School Board candidates (Submit papers to your School District Secretary), is 5-p.m.!
Those who have filed papers today (Thursday) include:
Candidates may submit nominations for both City and School Board positions. Today is the deadline!
More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Jim Field visits with Rhonda Stanley and Melanie Storural of the Cass County Child Abuse Prevention Council about the Family Table Talk Card program.
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The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.
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