(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a Glenwood man, 33-year-old Joseph Steven Tyler Harris, was arrested this (Wednesday) morning, on a warrant for Enticing a Minor Under the age of 16 for Sexual Purpose, and Lascivious Conduct with a Minor.
He was being held in the Mills County Jail, without bond.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs are asking for your help in locating a missing Nebraska man. Authorities say on March 4th, they took a report about a missing adult that was last seen in Council Bluffs. It was reported that 56-year-old Patrick Weber, from Kearney, NE had traveled to Council Bluffs on Feb. 27th. He had checked into a hotel near Interstate 80 and the South Expressway. After Weber failed to return to Kearney, to attend work, family members came to the Council Bluffs Police Department to file a report, as they had not been able to make contact with him.
Weber’s vehicle, a blue 1996 Buick LeSabre with NE Plate 9E7999, was last seen, parked and unoccupied, on March 6th in the 8200 Block of South 48th Street in Bellevue NE. The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking that if you have any knowledge of the possible whereabouts of Weber, or his vehicle, to please contact us at 712-328-4728.
Patrick Weber
Photos of Weber and his vehicle are included below. 
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball junior Kris Murray has been voted third team All-America by the Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association’s (USBWA).
Both outlets are used by the NCAA to determine its consensus All-America teams (Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches, USBWA, and Sporting News). Murray has been recognized on third team by three of the four outlets, with the NABC’s announcement coming later this month.
Murray, who is a semifinalist for the Wooden, Oscar Robertson and Lute Olson national player of the year awards and a finalist for the Karl Malone Award, was last week recognized as a third team All-American by Sporting News and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree.
Murray is averaging a team-best 20.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per outing. He is the only Division I player to average 20+ points, 7.5+ rebounds, one block, and have made 60+ 3-pointers this season.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native has scored 30+ points four times this season, 25+ points nine times, and 20+ points 15 times.
Murray and the Hawkeyes (19-13) return to action on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will be televised nationally on TNT and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.
The Big 12 and the NFL today announced a partnership to launch the Big 12 Pro Day, a reimagined Pro Day experience with state of the art medical and player skill assessments designed to maximize the student-athlete prospect experience.
The Big 12 Pro Day, debuting in spring of 2024 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas will be the first-ever conference-wide pro day, replacing and advancing traditional on-campus pro days. The event will showcase Big 12 football talent at a world-class facility, providing maximum exposure for Big 12 student-athletes as they prepare for their professional careers.
Off the field, the Big 12 Pro Day will offer a job fair and non-football career networking opportunities for Big 12 student-athletes. Additionally, Big 12 football student-athletes will have the opportunity to network and meet with individuals from the Big 12 Business Advisory Board, who will lend guidance on several topics, including professional development and career growth.
While the Big 12 Pro Day on-field workouts will be closed to the public, the Conference will be hosting a Big 12 Fan Fest outside of the event, complete with special VIP appearances, fan engagement experiences, screens broadcasting NFL Network’s coverage of the Pro Day and more.
“The first-of-its-kind Big 12 Pro Day will provide our student-athletes an opportunity to showcase their talent and skill as they turn their NFL dreams into reality,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “Through this partnership with the NFL, Big 12 student-athletes will receive national media exposure across NFL Network and NFL Media platforms. We are thrilled to partner with the NFL to host this Pro Day, and we look forward to creating a special experience for our student-athletes.”
“With the creation of a Big 12 Pro Day, our conference and Commissioner Yormark continue to prioritize the enhancement of the student-athlete experience,” said TCU head coach Sonny Dykes. “The Big 12’s partnership with the NFL, its programming through NFL Network and its powerful social media presence will provide an unbelievable amount of exposure for all the participants from each member institution and the conference as a whole. The opportunity to host this event in a first-class facility like The Star at the Dallas Cowboys’ complex is another positive for the student-athletes in preparing them for the next stage of their careers. It is a powerful statement on how the Big 12 is at the forefront of innovation.”
“The Big 12 unified approach will provide world-class maximum exposure, mentorship, and development opportunities for potential future prospects pulling on the vast resources of these Big 12 institutions,” said Troy Vincent, Sr., NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations. “From state of the art medical and talent evaluations to maximized media exposure and classroom professional development, these future leaders will experience a dignified, respectful and comprehensive assessment.”
NFL Network will bring its talent and production capabilities onsite to capture drill performances and workouts as well as provide expert commentary and analysis around the event, packaged into nightly coverage of the event on NFL Network. The Big 12 Pro Day coverage will be featured within additional NFL Network programming and promoted across NFL digital and social channels.
The inaugural Big 12 Pro Day will be held at Ford Center at The Star, the 91-acre campus of the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and practice facility in Frisco, Texas.
AMES, Iowa – Ashley Joens added more honors to her name as the senior was named a Second Team All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and a Third Team All-American by the Associated Press on Wednesday.
This is Joens’ third-straight season earning USBWA All-America honors as she picked up Second Team honors in 2021-22 and Third Team honors in 2020-21. She is the only player in ISU history to be a multi-time USBWA All-American. Joens also earned a Second Team AP nod in 2021-22 and Honorable Mention in 2019-20 and 2020-21. She joins Angie Welle as the only players in Iowa State history to make multiple AP All-America teams in their Iowa State careers.
The Iowa City native leads the Big 12 Conference averaging 21.5 points this season. Joens recently was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, becoming the second in program history to notch the accolade while earning her fourth-straight unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection.
Joens is fresh off a Big 12 Tournament title win, earning Most Outstanding Player after averaging 26.7 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Joens’ average points per game is the most ever for an Iowa State player in the tournament.
Against No. 14 Oklahoma in the semifinals of the tournament, Joens became the 14th player in Division I women’s basketball history to reach 3,000 career points and currently ranks 10th all time. This season Joens has put up 19 20-plus point performances, including four with 30 or more and 15 double-doubles.
Joens and the No. 17 Cyclones returns to action this Saturday in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship First Round, facing Toledo at 2:30 p.m. Central on ESPN2.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Wednesday the 2022-23 Academic All-America® women’s basketball teams for NCAA Division I-II-III and NAIA, headlined by University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Brooke Olson from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Anderson University’s (IN) Lexi Dellinger, and Grace Beyer of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
Clark (Division I), Olson (Division II), Dellinger (Division III) and Beyer (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award winner for their respective divisions.
The West Des Moines, Iowa, native, carries a 3.60 GPA while majoring in marketing. This year, she is averaging 27.0 points, 8.3 assists, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game for the Big Ten champion Hawkeyes. She currently leads Division I in several statistical categories including assists per game, three pointers made (108), and triple doubles (4).
Clark was also named a First Team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association for the second consecutive year on Wednesday.
This season, Clark is the only player in the nation with more than 860 points, 235 rebounds, 265 assists, and 45 steals. She has registered +25 points, +5 rebounds, and +5 assists in 16 games this year and 38 times in her career which is the most in NCAA women’s basketball history.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark was named a unanimous First Team All-American by the Associated Press for the second consecutive year on Wednesday. Monika Czinano was named honorable mention by the AP as well, she earned the same honors in 2022.
This season, Clark is the only player in the nation with more than 860 points, 235 rebounds, 265 assists, and 45 steals. She has registered +25 points, +5 rebounds, and +5 assists in 16 games this year and 38 times in her career which is the most in NCAA women’s basketball history.
Against teams that are top 26 in the NET Rankings, Clark picks it up a notch averaging 29.6 ppg, 8.4 apg, and 7.1 rpg. Iowa leads the nation in AP Top 10 victories with five.
Most recently, she became the first player in Big Ten Tournament Championship history to record a triple-double. Clark finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 17 assists, the latter figure is also a title-game record and second-most in any BTT game. Clark was subsequently voted the tournament’s Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player by the media, becoming the third two-time recipient of the award.
Clark is leading the nation’s best offense with 27.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 8.3 apg. She also paces the country with four triple-doubles this season. Clark accounts for 52% of Iowa’s offensive output in points and assists.
Clark carries a 3.60 GPA while majoring in marketing. She currently leads Division I in several statistical categories including assists per game, three pointers made (108), and triple doubles (4). She has scored 30 or more points in 10 games, including a pair of 40-point games.
The West Des Moines, Iowa, native also was recognized as Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season as well as The Athletic National Player of the Year. She was also a unanimous All-Big Ten First Teamer.
Czinano has been named to the honorable mention list in back-to-back seasons. She is the 15th Hawkeye in school history to earn All-American honors. Czinano averaged 17.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg, and made 67.4% of her field goals this season. She has been top four nationally in field goal percentage the last four years.
In Big Ten play, Czinano averaged 17.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and made 70.4% from the field. She was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament and was a First Team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media.
The 2-Seeded Hawkeyes are set to host 15-Seed SE Louisiana on Friday at 3 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will broadcast coast-to-coast on ESPN.
(Radio Iowa)- It was an unusual feat — nineteen puns and corny references during three minutes of debate in the Iowa House. Representative Austin Harris of Moulton kicked it off on a bill dealing with the licensing of podiatrists. “To ensure podiatrists start off on the right foot, this bill would allow for podiatry students to apply for a license after two of their three years of residency,” Harris said. “This would put podiatry on the same standing as other medical doctors.” Representative Austin Baeth, a doctor from Des Moines, rattled off a dozen more puns. “This bill will ‘heel’ our lack of podiatric access in this state,” Baeth said. “In time of ‘calloused’ hyperpartisanship, just a real a good ‘midfit’ of the road legislation and I urge your ‘arch’ support,” Baeth said, as other members in the House laughed.
Speaker Pat Grassley jokingly intervened. “If they keep behaving like that, I believe Representative Windschitl is going to have a place for his foot moving forward,” Grassley said, prompting more laughter. Undeterred, Harris continued. “Thank you to my colleagues for not ‘de-feeting’ my amendment,” Harris said, to more laughter and some groans. “This is a terrific bill that gives podiatrists a foot in the door to starting their careers…I encourage my colleagues to follow in my foot steps in supporting House File 635.”
The bill passed the House unanimously.
(Clive, Iowa) – March Madness tips off this week with college basketball teams battling for the No. 1 spot in the nation. But you don’t have to live and breathe hoops to cheer on restaurants vying for Iowa’s best pulled pork sandwich. Every March, the Iowa Pork Producers Association searches for Iowa’s best pulled pork sandwich. Nominations were accepted from March through the 10th. Voting is now open until 10-a.m. March 17th, for the “Elite 8,” from the “Sweet 16” nominations. A vote for the “Final 4” will be held from 5-p.m. March 17th until 10-a.m. March 22nd. The event wraps up with the “Final 2, and a vote for the Champion on March 31st.
The winning restaurant receives $250, a plaque, and the honor of being this year’s Pulled Pork Madness CHAMPION!!! Past winners cannot be nominated. Pulled pork must be from a restaurant that is typically open year-round with regular hours. Food trucks, concession stands, seasonal establishments, and catering businesses are not eligible. No email or social media nominations will be counted. 
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is calling for every Iowa high school to conduct a voter registration drive on Wednesday, March 22.
Iowa law allows 17-year-olds to register to vote and there are currently more than 3,400 already registered. They can also participate in primary elections as long as they turn 18 prior to or on the day of the general election. Iowa law requires high schools to conduct two voter registration drives every school year.
“Voting is both a fundamental right and an important way for individuals to engage in their communities,” said Iowa Department of Education Director Ann Lebo. “When young people are registered, they are more likely to turn out to vote. Participating in high school voter registration day is a great opportunity to promote civic engagement and motivate young people to take part in shaping the world that we live in.”
To check your voter registration status, register to vote or update your information, visit VoterReady.Iowa.gov.
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