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Red Oak man arrested on an assault charge

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October 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police say 34-year-old Michael Raymond Lakers, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:35-p.m. Wednesday, in connection with an assault that took place earlier in the evening. Lakers was located in the 2300 block of Eastern Avenue and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300 on a charge of Simple Assault.

Freeze warning issued for some area counties from 1-a.m. to 10-a.m. Friday

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

October 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Monona-Harrison-Shelby Counties
336 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday.

* TEMPERATURES…33 to 29 degrees .

* TIMING… 1 AM to 10 AM

* IMPACTS…Freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION… We are now about a week past the typical growing season for the counties in the warning. This will the the last freeze warning of the season.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

Semi tractor-trailer rollover accident on I-80 in Cass County

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October 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Anita Rescue, Wiota 1st Responders and Cass EMS were dispatched to the scene of a semi tractor-trailer rollover accident this (Thursday) morning. The crash happened at around 3:20-a.m. off Interstate 80 westbound between mile markers 65-66. The vehicle was in the median.

Two people were said to have been trapped, one with an arm injury.  A Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy was able to extricate the accident victims from the vehicle within about 10-minutes, prior to the arrival of rescue units. The driver was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, for treatment of what were described as minor injuries.

Additional details were not immediately available.

Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

News

October 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court is upholding a state directive that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information. The Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling in favor of President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican groups as Trump held a rally in Des Moines. The court rejected a Democratic challenge that argued the directive issued by Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate was unconstitutional. Pate instructed county elections commissioners in July that all absentee ballot request forms they mailed to voters must be blank in order to ensure uniformity statewide. Auditors in three counties defied Pate’s guidance and courts invalidated their pre-filled forms at the urging of Trump’s campaign.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa prosecutor has been charged with harassment for allegedly threatening to pursue meritless criminal charges against his ex-fiancee, a doctor from Iran, that he warned could cause her deportation. A criminal complaint alleges that Ryan McCord was an assistant Des Moines County attorney in Burlington when he allegedly harassed the woman for months after they ended their relationship. The woman works as a physician at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington on a visa for foreign-born doctors. McCord allegedly falsely told the woman that he had a pending domestic violence charge against her at the sheriff’s office that could be filed if they didn’t get back together.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town hall meetings instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night — Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump backed out of plans for the originally scheduled presidential faceoff after debate organizers shifted the format to a virtual event following Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. The two candidates are taking care of other electoral necessities first: Trump has a midday rally in battleground North Carolina and Biden is raising campaign cash at a virtual event.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa continues to experience widespread coronavirus spread with public health data showing 1,217 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours and 11 deaths. As of Wednesday, the state had 1,492 deaths and 101,812 confirmed positive cases since the pandemic began. The number of people in hospitals also reached a new high Wednesday with 473 people hospitalized with COVID-19. The number of people admitted with the virus in the past 24 hours was third highest. State data also shows 18 counties with a 14-day average positivity rate of more than 15%, the level at which Gov. Kim Reynolds allows school districts to apply to the state to send students home for online learning temporarily.

State Qualifying Cross Country Meet assignments announced

Sports

October 14th, 2020 by admin

The IHSAA and IGHSAU released the team assignments for State Qualifying Cross Country Meets on Wednesday. Follow the links to see the assignments in each class.

SQM’s will take place on Wenesday, October 21st in Class 4A and 3A; and contested in Class 2A and 1A on Thursday, October 22nd.

The State Meet will still be contested in Fort Dodge for all classes but will be split up into two days as well. Class 4A and 3A will run the State Meet on Friday, October 30th. Class 2A and 1A will have their State Meet on Saturday, October 31st.

Des Moines to host NCAA basketball in 2023

Sports

October 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – March Madness is coming back to Des Moines. Wells Fargo Arena will host the first and second round of the men’s NCAA Basketball Championships in 2023. Greg Edwards is with the Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau.

It is the third time the city has landed the men’s tournament. Wells Fargo Arena hosted the first and second round in 2016 and 2019. Chris Connolly is the general manager of the Iowa Events Center.

Connolly was pleased with the bid they were able to put together.

Connolly says the NCAA has been pleased with the way the city has hosted past tournaments.

‘A little bit concerned’: Trump looks to boost Iowa support

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October 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Trump on Wednesday expressed puzzlement in an address to business leaders that they would even consider supporting his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.

At a rally later Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump claimed to be leading in the most recent poll he saw. But he said, “For me to only be up six, I’m a little bit concerned.” Multiple shows have shown a much closer race. Biden had no public campaign events scheduled Wednesday.

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t mind running against former Vice President Joe Biden, but he wouldn’t want to run against his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Speaking to supporters in Iowa on Wednesday, Trump got some of his biggest cheers when he brought up her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He joked, “Please promise me, Amy, you’ll never run.”

Trump calls Barrett a “great intellect” who is deftly handling the questioning she is getting, particularly from Democrats, and “she handles it like nothing.” Trump says he hasn’t spoken with Barrett for a few days, “and I just want to say we made the right choice with Amy.” If Barrett is confirmed, which is expected, she would replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month.

Iowa Supreme Court sides with GOP over absentee ballot forms

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October 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court is upholding a state directive that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information. The Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling in favor of President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican groups as Trump held a rally in Des Moines.

The court rejected a Democratic challenge that argued the directive issued by Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate was unconstitutional. Pate instructed county elections commissioners in July that all absentee ballot request forms they mailed to voters must be blank in order to ensure uniformity statewide.

Auditors in three counties defied Pate’s guidance and courts invalidated their pre-filled forms at the urging of Trump’s campaign.

 

Update: 4 arrested following shooting incident in Carroll

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October 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Carroll Police Department reports four people were arrested early Wednesday (today), following a shooting incident late Tuesday night that resulted in an unidentified 31-year-old man from Ames suffering from two gunshot wounds to his lower torso. The victim was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital before being taken to a trauma center in Des Moines, for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

According to police, two search warrants were conducted, one at 512 E 18th St. and the other at 506 E 18th St. During the search, a firearm, suspected narcotics and ammunition was collected. Police said 31-year-old Triesha Jones, of Carroll, was charged with assault. Kamille Garnett, age 30, of Carroll, was charged with child endangerment and disorderly conduct. Glennisha Myers, age 27, of Carroll, was charged with assault. And, Cliff Urban, age 31 of Hammond, Indiana, was arrested on a federal warrant for making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm. Police said additional charges are pending, based on the items found in the execution of the search warrants.

Authorities say the investigation began when Carroll Police Department received multiple calls at around 11:57-p.m. Tuesday, about of a person who was shot in front of 512 E 18th Street. The callers reported they heard three guns shots, and one person was wounded. The suspects were taken into custody not long after officers arrived on the scene and began their investigation.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department assisted at the scene.

Update: Service Restored- Cass County 9-1-1 calls being rerouted temporarily

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October 14th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Update 7:48 p.m.) Service has been restored to normal.

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(Update 4:21-p.m.) Calls to 9-1-1 in Cass County have been disrupted due to a fiber optic line cut between Council Bluffs and Atlantic. Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon reports all wireless 911 calls will be routed through Des Moines, and all other calls will be routed through Shelby County, until further notice. You may still call 9-1-1, but you will not be reaching the Cass County Communications Center.

Emergency responders in Cass County will still respond via dispatch from the assisting counties.