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Illinois State downs Northern Iowa 70-69 behind Yarbrough

Sports

January 8th, 2019 by admin

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Milik Yarbrough scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Phil Fayne added 19 points with seven boards, and Illinois State held off Northern Iowa 70-69 on Tuesday night.

Matt Chastain scored 12 points for the Redbirds (9-7, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference), who trailed 33-32 at halftime but Fayne opened the second half with a basket and they never trailed again.

The Redbirds led by 10 points three different times in the second half before the Panthers rallied late, closing to 69-67 on AJ Green’s jumper with seven seconds left. Matt Hein’s made 1 of 2 from the line for a three-point lead. Green’s free throws with two seconds left closed the gap to the final score and the Panthers didn’t get off another shot.

Green scored 19 points with three 3-pointers for Northern Iowa (6-10, 1-2). Tywhon Pickford and Wyatt Lohaus added 11 points apiece and Isaiah Brown grabbed 10 rebounds.

Senate GOP leader says sports betting has ‘good chance’ of becoming legal in Iowa

News

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The 2019 Iowa legislature convenes on Monday and odds are that lawmakers will consider a bill to make it legal to bet on sporting events.  “I think we have a really good chance to get sports betting passed here in the State of Iowa this year.” That’s Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, a Republican from Ankeny who decides which bills get debated in the state senate. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last May that ALL states may legalize wagering on sporting events.

“As I travel to conferences across the country and meet with other leaders, there’s a lot of states that are looking at that right now,” Whitver says. “I think right now the conversations have progressed pretty in the state of Iowa. You have a lot of people interested in that bill seem to be on the same page and that makes it a lot more feasible this year.” Over the past couple of years, casino industry lobbyists urged Iowa legislators to prepare for the Supreme Court’s ruling and set up a system that would give the state-licensed casinos authority run sports book operations.

New Jersey and Delaware immediately legalized sports betting this past spring and Whitver says Iowa casinos seem the likely host for wagering on sports — if it’s legalized here. “We have a fairly good system set up with the casinos and our Racing and Gaming (Commission) overseeing gambling and so I think you’d largely use that structure as you look at how to implement sports betting,” Whitver says.

Iowa Lottery officials say several of the state’s largest lottery retailers want the option of offering a sports lottery — similar. perhaps, to the one now legal in Delaware. Whitver says it “makes more sense” to have sports wagering managed by the casinos. “There’s a lot of people that want a piece of the action,” Whitver says. “…The casinos are used to the regulation. They understand the process. The systems are all set up there. It would be totally different to allow the lottery to get into the gambling world and so, right now, I would be more focused on the casinos, but open minded to listen to what those who are advocating for the lottery would say.”

Estimates indicate Americans illegally bet hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars on sporting events every year. Bills to legalize sports betting in Iowa have been introduced in the Iowa legislature since 2010, but none advanced beyond the committee level.

Iowa officials: Woman’s body found by side of highway

News

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in eastern Iowa are investigating the death of a woman, whose body was found by the side of a highway near Muscatine. The Muscatine Journal reports that the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. Tuesday to report a woman lying on the side of Highway 38. Arriving deputies found the woman’s body.

Officials had not released the woman’s name as of late Tuesday evening. An autopsy has been ordered. The highway near the scene was closed as officers investigated with the help of the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Muscatine County Attorney’s Office.

Council Bluffs fire chief: Body found in burned apartment

News

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Fire officials in Pottawattamie County say the body of a man was found by firefighters Tuesday, in an apartment where they were fighting a fire. Council Bluffs Fire Chief Justin James said the blaze at 221 N. 30th Street was reported at around 3-p.m. Initial arriving crews found smoke coming from a second floor apartment window.  Upon entering the apartment, crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire while conducting a primary search.  During the search, crews located an adult male deceased inside the apartment.

The victim has not been identified at this time.  Personnel from the Council Bluffs Fire Marshal’s Office, Council Bluffs Police Department, Pottawattamie County Medical Examiner’s Office as well as the State Fire Marshal’s Office are conducting the investigation.  The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Atlantic alum Hawkins named MIAA co-player of the week

Sports

January 8th, 2019 by admin

Northwest Missouri State University sophomore and former Atlantic star Ryan Hawkins has been named the MIAA co-player of the week for his performance. Hawkins will share the honor with Lincoln’s Terrance Smith.

Hawkins (Atlantic, Iowa) averaged 26.0 points per game, 4.3 steals per game and shot 66.7 percent from the field (including 52.2 percent from 3-point range) in a trio of Northwest Missouri State victories.

Hawkins went for a career-high 31 points on 10-of-13 shooting (5-of-7 3-point FGs) in a 105-70 win at Northeastern State. Hawkins added five steals and a block while also draining all six of his free throw attempts in the Bearcats’s road victory.

He scored 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting and chipped in with eight rebounds and two steals in a 78-67 road triumph at Central Oklahoma.

Hawkins posted a then-career-high 29 points, eight rebounds, six steals and a block in a 108-58 victory over Simpson on Dec. 30. Hawkins went 11-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point range against the Storm.

He leads the MIAA in rebounding (9.9) and steals (34).

Hawkins and the Bearcats will be in action at home Wednesday against Emporia State. The women’s game will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the men’s to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m. All members of the military and law enforcement will receive free admission for Wednesday’s doubleheader vs. Emporia State.

Iowa man charged after shooting at deer, but hitting woman

News

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man faces felony charges after officials say he drunkenly fired a rifle from the front deck of a camper hoping to bag a deer, but instead shot a woman in her home.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the shooting happened Friday evening in Wapello County.

The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office says a 73-year-old woman was cleaning her stove when she heard a loud noise and felt pain to the back of her head. When she saw that she was bleeding heavily, she drove herself to Ottumwa Regional Hospital. Doctors later removed a bullet from the back of her head.

Deputies arrested 34-year-old Lee Joseph Ryals, whom they believe fired a rifle from the camper at a deer while he was drunk. Ryals is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and reckless use of a firearm. Conservation officers have also charged him with several hunting violations.

Supreme Court won’t preside over challenge to state egg laws

Ag/Outdoor

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to preside over legal challenges to laws in California and Massachusetts requiring larger living areas for some farm animals. A total of 15 states led by Missouri and Indiana had asked the court to accept original jurisdiction over the lawsuits.

President Donald Trump’s administration had urged it not to do so. It said the dispute over interstate commerce was best suited for a district court. The lawsuit against California targeted a law barring the sale of eggs from hens that are not raised in cages large enough for them to stretch out.

The other suit challenged a Massachusetts law requiring all eggs sold there to come from cage-free hens by 2022. That law also bars tight cages for pigs and calves.

Storm Spotter Training class to be held in Cass County, Feb. 25th

News, Weather

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon has announced that Cass County will host a National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Spotter Training Presentation on Monday, February 25th at 7-p.m. 

The program will take place in the courtroom of the Cass County Courthouse. More information will be released as it becomes available. Storm Spotter Training is offered to the public as a tool to identify severe weather phenomenon, such as tornadoes, cloud formations and signs of impending severe weather.

Persons who have already attended a Spotter Training program can use the session Feb. 25th as a refresher course.

1st baby of 2019 arrives at CCMH

News

January 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Cass County Health System, today (Tuesday), announced the arrival of the first baby of 2019. Ryleigh Lane arrived January 6th, 2019 and was welcomed by big brother Wyatt and parents Michelle and Dustin Gelner. The CCHS Obstetrics team presented the family with a 2019 embroidered baby blanket and a year’s supply of diapers.

Gelner Family

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8th

Trading Post

January 8th, 2019 by admin

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