**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for snow in effect from 6-p.m. today until 6-p.m. Saturday**
Today: Cloudy. High 37. SE @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy w/a light rain/snow mix becoming all snow. (2-4″ possible in the Atlantic area). Low 27. E @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: Cloudy w/light snow in the morning; flurries in the afternoon. High 32. NE @ 10-20.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 34.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 37.
A man from Nebraska faces multiple charges following a burglary and stand-off Thursday afternoon, in Council Bluffs. Bluffs Police say Officers had been attempting to locate 27-year old Joshua McCoy, of Omaha, earlier in the day, for charges of criminal mischief and a protection order violation (in association with a 33-year old female victim). McCoy had valid warrants out of Nebraska.
At around 2:30-p.m., McCoy was located hiding inside of an apartment he had just forced entry into. McCoy refused to comply with orders to come out and was found to be armed with a hammer. One bean bag round from less than lethal shotgun was discharged, striking McCoy. He ultimately surrendered without further confrontation at around 3:36-p.m. McCoy was treated and released by Council Bluffs Fire Department medics at the scene, and then transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections.
Joshua McCoy
He’s been charged with:
1. Fugitive from Justice for the Nebraska warrant
2. Burglary 3rd Degree (Class D Felony) for breaking into the apartment intending to harm the victim.
3. Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree (Class D Felony) for damage to the apartment
4. Harassment 1st Degree (Aggravated Misdemeanor) for threatening the victim
5. Violation of a Protection Order (Simple Misdemeanor) for violating a protection order
6. Interference with Official Acts (Simple Misdemeanor) for refusing to comply with orders
The Iowa State Patrol reports a Polk County man faces two counts of Homicide by Vehicle – Reckless Driving and OWI, in connection with a November 10, 2018, two vehicle crash that took place in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near the east mix master, in Des Moines.
Authorities say a vehicle driven by 39-year old Zlatan Vukasinovic, of Des Moines, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 and struck a westbound vehicle head-on, driven by 31-year old Franklin Sylalom, also of Des Moines. The head-on crash resulted in Sylalom’s death.
On Tuesday, January 9th, 2019, Vukasinovic was booked into the Polk County Jail on the charges mentioned. He was being held on a $200,000 bond for Homicide by Vehicle/Reckless Driving, and without bond for the Homicide by Vehicle/OWI charge.
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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Karissa McLaughlin and Dominique Oden scored 16 points apiece, Purdue went on a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter and held on to upset No. 17 Iowa 62-57. The Boilermakers (12-5, 3-1 Big Ten) were down by eight less than three minutes into the fourth quarter when they went on their run to lead by five with less than two minutes to go.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 22 points and made a couple big defensive plays late, and Nebraska beat Penn State 70-64 for its school-record 20th straight home win. The Cornhuskers bounced back from two straight road losses that knocked them out of the Top 25.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Colts-Chiefs playoff game is hardly short of offensive firepower. Sure, quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Patrick Mahomes get all the publicity. But the Colts feature TY Hilton, Dontrelle Inman and Eric Ebron in a versatile offense, while the Chiefs counter with wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins and their own tight end, Travis Kelce.
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has hired former Auburn offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey as its head football coach. The Trojans hired Lindsey away from Kansas, where he had been announced as offensive coordinator on Dec. 4. Lindsey, who spent the past two seasons at Auburn, replaces new West Virginia coach Neal Brown at one of the Sun Belt Conference’s top programs.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Matt Pile and Mitchell Hahn posted double-doubles and Hahn hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds left in the game to lift Omaha to a 92-91 victory over North Dakota. Pile finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season and Hahn tallied 17 points with 11 boards for his second.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Steve King likes to note that President Donald Trump has referred to him as “the world’s most conservative human being,” but the Iowa congressman is bracing for what could be his toughest campaign since taking office 16 years ago. The challenge isn’t from a Democrat, but from a conservative state legislator who announced he’d seek the Republican nomination in the sprawling 4th District, saying voters needed an effective leader rather than “more sideshows and distractions.”
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa GOP legislative leaders say they plan to go into the 2019 session challenging the way things are done in state government several issues including property taxes and picking judges. Senate Republican leader Jack Whitver said Thursday at a legislative forum hosted by The Associated Press that Iowans expressed confidence in his party by returning it to power again and that means keeping campaign promises.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are criticizing a fellow GOP lawmaker for making what they say are “racist” comments. Rep. Steve King of Iowa was quoted in The New York Times saying, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization _ how did that language become offensive?” Rep. Liz Cheney tweets that King’s remarks are “abhorrent and racist and should have no place in our national discourse.” Rep. Justin Amash says, “This is an embrace of racism, and it has no place in Congress or anywhere.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa workplace safety inspectors were fired in what they are calling retaliation for blowing the whistle on a hostile environment inside their agency. The firings of Jason Garmoe and Travis Stein are the latest turmoil at the Division of Labor, which has been rocked by personnel turnover and accusations of cronyism and harassment. The agency accused both of misconduct that included leaving a state vehicle running for two hours while conducting an inspection _ an allegation they call false.
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The Atlantic boys swimming team won 9 of 10 events and beat Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln/Thomas Jefferson 99-49 on Thursday.
Winners for the Trojans included Bryan York in the 200 and 400 freestyle events. He was also part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team. Tyson Parker was on that winning relay team and also the winning 200 freestyle relay team. He won the 200 individual medley as well. Alec Muff won the 100 butterfly and was on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. Avery Anderson was on the winning 200 and 400 free relay teams and won the 100 freestyle. Cole Sampson won the 100 backstroke. Drew Engler won the 100 breaststroke. They both were on the 200 medley team as well.
Tyson Parker was also a member of the 400 freestyle relay and winning 200 freestyle relay while also winning the 200 IM on his own. Alec Muff won the 100 butterfly and swam for the winning 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay. Brayden Atkinson and Alex Sampson were winning relay members as well.
Check out the full results here: AbeLincolnDual2019
Riverside, Tri-Center, Woodbine at ACGC
ACGC 42, Riverside 30
ACGC 57, Tri-Center 24
ACGC 67, Woodbine 0
Riverside 46, Tri-Center 33
Riverside 54, Woodbine 18
Tri-Center 54, Woodbine 29
Clarinda Academy, Coon Rapids-Bayard, West Central Valley at Ogden
Coon Rapids-Bayard 36, Clarinda Academy 18
Ogden 54, Clarinda Academy 0
Ogden 36, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
West Central Valley 72, Clarinda Academy 0
West Central Valley 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
East Union, Southwest Valley, Panorama at Martensdale-St. Marys
Panorama 45, East Union 18
Panorama 39, Martensdale-St. Marys 29
Panorama 59, Southwest Valley 12
Martensdale-St. Marys 48, Southwest Valley 18
Martensdale-St. Marys 50, East Union 24
East Union 36, Southwest Valley 12
Logan-Magnolia, Tekamah-Herman at Bennington
Bennington 40, Logan-Magnolia 36
Logan-Magnolia 66, Tekamah-Herman 12
Bennington 64, Tekamah-Herman 12
Perry, Winterset at Creston/Orient-Macksburg
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 54, Perry 26
Winterset 40, Creston/Orient-Macksburg 33
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Carroll 66, Coon Rapids-Bayard 18
Central Decatur, Leon 69, Mount Ayr 41
MVAOCOU 47, Riverside 31
Southwest Valley 55, Stanton 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mount Ayr 49, Central Decatur 38
Stanton 83, Southwet Valley 47
The Maple Valley Anthon-Oto Charter Oak-Ute Rams picked up a 47-31 road win over the Riverside Bulldogs in girls hoops on Thursday night. It was a close game for the for a half. Riverside went on a 7-0 run at the end of the first quarter to lead 12-11. The Rams jumped ahead by two by halftime at 23-21. That’s when the offense went cold for the Bulldogs. MVAOCOU outscored Riverside 13-6 in the third quarter and kept close to a ten point advantage the rest of the way.
The Rams were led by 12 points from sophomore Brooklyn Beery and 9 from freshman Ashlyn Blake off the bench. The Rams improved to 5-9 with the win and will host Siouxland Christian on Friday night.
Riverside suffered from 26 turnovers in the game and couldn’t knock down the good looks they had in the second half. Riverside got 11 points from Jadyn Achenbach, 10 of those coming in the first half. The Bulldogs are now 2-11 and will face Underwood Friday afternoon at the Mid-America Center as part of the Jennie Ed Sports Med MAC Shootout. We’ll have that game on KJAN along with the boys game that will follow. The girls are slated for a 4:00pm start with the boys at 5:30pm.
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