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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/15/2019

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November 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Big 12 has seen plenty of upsets and close games this season. Parity makes for fierce competition and games that are fun to watch. It also presents a quandary about the league’s chances of making the College Football Playoff.

UNDATED (AP) — Everyone hopes the playing surface at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium will not be the main story of Monday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers. Coaches Andy Reid and Anthony Lynn said they have received favorable updates about the turf going into the game. Last year’s game between the Chiefs and Rams was moved back to Los Angeles less than a week before the game when the field was deemed unplayable due to rain and the stadium hosting concerts before the game.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a 19-year-old football player who died of heatstroke after conditioning practice at a Kansas community college says they plan to sue the school, unless it wants to discuss a settlement. Attorney Chris Dove spoke Thursday after the college released a scathing independent report on Garden City Community College’s conduct the day Braeden Bradforth died. Dove calls it a damning investigation.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self knew it was important to fill the majority of his upcoming recruiting class during the early signing period, given the uncertainty that surrounds the Jayhawks when it comes to potential NCAA violations. The school was hit with a series of allegations earlier this year, the majority of them tied to recruiting violations, and Self was personally fingered for supposedly failing to monitor the program.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Markquis Nowell had 20 points as Arkansas-Little Rock defeated Southwest Baptist 77-59. Ben Coupet Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds for Arkansas-Little Rock.

Red Oak man arrested Thursday night for Public Intox.

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November 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Police, Thursday night, arrested 48-year old Michael Vaughn Cox, of Red Oak. Cox was arrested at around 7:50-p.m. in the 1800 block of N. 8th Street, for Public Intoxication. His cash bond at the Montgomery County Jail, was set at $300.

Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, Nov. 15, 2019

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November 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:25 a.m. CST

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified two people found dead inside a central Iowa apartment as a woman and an infant. The Des Moines Register reports that Webster City police have identified the victims as 28-year-old Mariangelys Ortiz and 3-month-old and Abimelec Ortiz Figueroa. The bodies of both were found inside the Webster city apartment Sunday morning. The cause of deaths has not been released.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State natural resources officials say Iowa will report 622 river, lake and wetland segments with impairments to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of its 2018 summary of water quality. That’s a 2% increase over the 608 reported in the 2016 report. The federal Clean Water Act requires states to compile a report every two years.

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in an industrial accident at a biofuels plant in central Iowa. Television station KCCI reports that the Nevada Public Safety Department confirmed the death occurred Thursday afternoon at Verbio North America’s Biorefinery in Nevada, which is about 40 miles north of Des Moines. Officials say the person died at the scene but did not give details of the nature of the accident.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A defense expert says a confession by the suspect in the death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is not reliable because he was sleep deprived and susceptible to coercion. Brian Leslie, a consultant with expertise in interrogation techniques, reviewed video of an 11-hour interrogation of Cristhian Bahena Rivera in August 2018. He notes Rivera fell in and out of sleep before admitting involvement in Tibbetts’ death. Leslie says he would “not take a lot of what was said as credible.”

State Volleyball Finals – Friday – 11/15/2019

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November 14th, 2019 by admin

Class 5A 10:00am WDM Valley vs. Cedar Falls
Class 4A 12:15pm Sergeant Bluff Luton vs. Western Dubuque
Class 3A 2:30pm Kuemper Catholic vs. Mount Vernon
Class 2A 4:45pm Beckman Catholic vs. Western Christian
Class 1A 7:00pm Wapsie Valley vs. Sidney

State Volleyball Semifinal Scoreboard – Thursday – 11/14/2019

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November 14th, 2019 by admin

CLASS 5A
(3-1)
Cedar Falls 21-25-25-25-25, Ankeny 25-18-16-15
(3-0) WDM Valley 25-25-25, Pleasant Valley 23-13-16

CLASS 4A
(3-0)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, West Deleware 22-15-15
(3-1) Western Dubuque 25-19-25-25, Marion 14-25-23-22
CLASS 3A

(3-2) Mount Vernon 25-22-18-25-15, Union 21-25-25, 10-13
(3-2) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-23-23-15, Red Oak 19-13-25-25-10

CLASS 2A

(3-0) Western Christian 25-25-25, Osage 20-23-21
(3-0) Beckman Catholic 25-25-25, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 15-18-18

CLASS 1A

(3-1) Sidney 25-16-25-25, North Tama 23-25-16-17
(3-0) Wapsie Valley 25-30-25, Holy Trinity Catholic 23-28-19

State Football Scoreboard- Thursday – 11/14/2019

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November 14th, 2019 by admin

State Football Semifinal Scoreboard 11/14/2019

Thursday, November 14

Eight-Player

#3 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 50, #2 Turkey Valley 6

#1 Audubon 39, #4 St. Mary’s, Remsen 28– ON KJAN

Class 3A

#2 Epworth, Western Dubuque 48, #3 Lewis Central 14

#1 Solon 43, #4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36

Traffic stop in Adams County leads to foot pursuit

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November 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Thursday morning in Adams County resulted in a foot pursuit. Deputies initiated the stop at around 11:16-a.m., on a vehicle traveling 72 mph in a 55 zone. 18-year old Emmeline Grace Stougard, of Corning, fled from deputies on foot. Stougard and 18-year Camren Joseph Solari, also of Corning, had an active no contact order in-place from an incident that took place earlier this Summer.

They face charges of Violation of a No Contact Order, and Interference with Official Acts.

Clarinda man arrested on warrant for Controlled Substance Violations

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November 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, Thursday, arrested 36-year old David Llewellyn Warkentien II, of Clarinda. He was taken into custody on a Page County Bench warrant for 2 counts of Control Substance Violations, for failing to appear at a plea and sentencing hearing. Warkentien was unable to post the $5,000 bond, and was being held in the Page County Jail pending future court proceedings.

Authorities: 1 dead in central Iowa industrial accident

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November 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say one person has died in an industrial accident at a biofuels plant in central Iowa. Television station KCCI reports that the Nevada Public Safety Department confirmed the death occurred Thursday afternoon at Verbio North America’s Biorefinery in Nevada, which is about 40 miles north of Des Moines.

Officials say the person died at the scene but did not give details of the nature of the accident. The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of family members. An investigation into the fatal accident is ongoing.

Police ID dead woman, infant found in Webster City apartment

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November 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified two people found dead inside a central Iowa apartment as a woman and an infant. The Des Moines Register reports that Webster City police have identified the victims as 28-year-old Mariangelys Ortiz and 3-month-old and Abimelec Ortiz Figueroa. The bodies of both were found inside the Webster city apartment Sunday morning.

The cause of deaths has not been released. Police Chief Shiloh Mork said on Sunday that there was nothing about the deaths that suggested the public was in any danger.