(Glenwood, Iowa) – Officials with the Glenwood Police Department report 18-year-old Cameron Alan Germar, of Glenwood, was arrested Tuesday evening in Glenwood. Germar was arrested for Violation of Probation. His bond was set at $2,000.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the first degree murder conviction of the man who shot Algona police officer Kevin Cram to death nearly two years ago. A year ago, a jury found Kyle Ricke guilty of murdering Officer Cram and Ricke was sentenced to life in prison. Ricke’s attorneys argued prosecutors did not prove Ricke acted with deliberation and premeditation. The appeals court ruled there is substantial evidence that Ricke had the opportunity to deliberate before he shot Officer Cram the first time and again before he fired the other seven shots.

The appeals court said a reasonable jury could conclude Ricke planned the shooting by asking the policeman if he could put his skid loader away, since evidence suggests Ricke wasn’t armed when the officer arrived, but got the gun after he parked the skid loader.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2025 – If you drive on U.S. 71 near Storm Lake you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 3 office in Sioux City.  Beginning on Monday, Aug. 18, weather permitting, crews will close U.S. 71 at the CN rail crossing for a combined Iowa DOT/CN railroad project. The anticipated project completion date is Saturday Aug. 23, 2025.

When the roadway is closed, you will follow a marked detour route using Iowa 7/Business U.S. 71, 120th Avenue/Radio Road, and 600th Street/Milwaukee Avenue.

The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in all work zones, drivers should stay alert, allow ample space between vehicles, and wear seat belts.

(Radio Iowa) – The Farmer’s Almanac is out with its fall weather conditions prediction. Spokesperson Sandi Duncan says you can expect a wet cold end to the season.  “Fall may seem a little short this year. It’s going to start out quite nice with some warm temperatures and and not too wet, but then it’s going to turn cold and rainy, so it’s kind of going to be a a nice start to a cold, rainy finish,” Duncan says. Duncan says the early months of fall should be okay. “Looks like the end of September is going to have some thunderstorms in your neck of the woods, but it’s not going to be too bad in October,” she says.” It looks like it’s going to cool right down, but as we mentioned towards the end of the month of October and November, we’re talking about some unsettled conditions with a lot more rain, which is good and bad.”

Duncan says they are predicting a cool slide into winter. “Thanksgiving looks decent. There might be some light. Snow flurry is coming through, but overall it looks like a a decent Thanksgiving weather forecast,” Duncan says. “At the end of the month it does look like it’s going to turn stormy, and then a sneak peek into December before winter, it does look like some very cold possible snowy conditions could come through your area to remind you what’s in store right around the corner.”

Autumn in Iowa arrives September 22 . The Maine-based publication will release the winter 2025-26 forecast next week.

(Radio Iowa) – A Carroll native who’s currently coaching the Philadelphia 76ers is hosting events in his hometown this week. It’s called the Nick Nurse Foundation’s Golf and Music Festival and the golf tournament starts tomorrow (Thursday). A popular indie rock band called Mt. Joy will headline the evening’s entertainment. Nurse connected with the band in Philadelphia.

The band will recreate Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 “Tusk” music video with help from the Carroll and Carroll Kuemper marching bands.

Friday’s headliners are two of the most iconic bands of the 20th century: The Jacksons and Jefferson Starship. Nurse recently saw both bands perform.

Tickets can be purchased online. Nurse started this week’s activities on Tuesday with a shooting camp for basketball players. Today, (Wednesday), though, the focus shifts to music.

A Philadelphia based band called “Purple Wonder” is performing for the group.

Nurse says the evening is a sort of dress rehearsal, mic check for the performances later this week. Nurse, who is 58, played college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers. His first head coaching job was with Grand View University in Des Moines and he led the D-League “Iowa Energy” for five seasons. In 2019, Nurse was coach of the Toronto Raptors when the team won the N-B-A championship.

(Dunlap, Iowa) – An explosion occurred at a business this (Wed.) morning, in Dunlap. According to our sister station KDSN, the incident happened at the Rockin K service station, formerly Heller Implement, in Dunlap. Sheriff’s officials have indicated all persons in the building are accounted for. (UPDATE): 3 people suffered minor injuries and were transported to the hospital via private vehicle.

Additional details are currently not available.

Image submitted to KJAN

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Tuesday, announced more than $450,000 in cost share funding was awarded to nine conservation districts for water quality improvement projects, including in Adams and Union Counties. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Districts will use the funding to help private landowners implement practices like cover crops, sediment control basins, grassed waterways and other proven practices that will improve water quality in eight publicly owned lakes.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the water quality improvement efforts go toward “ensuring these lakes remain vibrant and healthy destinations.” “We are fortunate to have some beautiful public lakes in our state that significantly enhance the quality of life for many Iowans and provide valuable recreational opportunities and wildlife habitat,” Naig said in a release.  The announcement is part of the Publicly Owned Lakes program administered by IDALS and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. This round of funding is more than double what was allocated through the program in 2024. The installation of these practices up a watershed can help to keep sediment and nutrients from trickling down into Iowa lakes, which in turn, keeps the lakes cleaner and better protected for Iowans to recreate.

Three Mile Lake is one of several lakes the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has restored through its Lake Restoration Program. (Photo contributed by Iowa DNR)

Three Mile Lake had the highest allocation, of more than $133,000 to be managed by conservation districts in both Union and Adair counties. Three Mile Lake has undergone lake restoration projects for the past several years, though DNR said the restorations are considered near completion. Lake restoration projects at Casey Lake, which was also awarded funding, are also considered nearly completed. The rest of the funding went to conservation districts monitoring the watersheds of Hawthorn Lake, Pleasant Lake, Lake Miami, 12 Mile Lake, Lake Icaria and Lake Geode.

Funding for the program comes from IDALS’s soil conservation cost-share budget, and the watersheds are chosen by the DNR based on priority. Landowners in the selected districts are then eligible for additional cost-share funding for water improvement projects.  Many of the water quality improvement strategies surrounding Iowa lakes are dependent on voluntary participation by private landowners in the watersheds.

DES MOINES, Iowa –A devastating weather event, known as a derecho, struck Iowa on August 10, 2020. A line of severe storms extended more than 770 miles for 14 hours. Sustained winds lasted almost an hour over a large swath of Central and Eastern Iowa, causing catastrophic damage to structures, crops and trees. Communities across Iowa were left with a trail of destruction after the storm. Over the past five years, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa communities have worked towards rebuilding and recovering the tree canopy lost in the destructive storm.

2020 Derecho Counties and FEMA Assistance

DNR’s new “5 Years of Derecho Recovery” interactive map highlights the impact, response and recovery to the August 2020 midwest derecho across Central and Eastern Iowa. Easily browse through stories, maps and videos detailing the severe damage and how Iowa DNR and partnering organizations helped communities recover and replace lost trees.

Explore the interactive map at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ba98113395d34a03a1b8bd348418bf2c.

(Radio Iowa) – It’s summertime and Iowans are grilling out more hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, but those aren’t always the healthiest choices, according to Clara Williams, a registered dietician at Emplify Health by Gundersen. Williams says a federal panel recently issued a new Dietary Guidelines for Americans Report, along with a series of recommendations. Williams says, “The committee advised people to reduce their intake of saturated fat, red meat, processed meat, refined grains and then any sugar-sweetened food or fluids.” Pursuing more of a Mediterranean diet does -not- mean becoming vegetarian or vegan, but simply introducing more plants into the menu and fewer meats and dairy products.

“It focuses more on things like lean proteins, so boneless, skinless chicken breast, fish, other seafood that’s lower in fat,” Williams says, “and then proteins from things like nuts, seeds, beans, more of a plant-based approach.” Eating healthier can mean losing weight, along with a lower risk of heart disease and various forms of cancer. “Plant-based products are lower in cholesterol. Usually they don’t have any cholesterol at all, which means they’re lower in calories, and sometimes they’re lower in sodium, depending on how processed they are,” Williams says. “It can be cheaper for the average American. I would encourage people to examine the prices of a bag of lentils at their grocery store versus a piece of meat at the deli.”

Mediterranean diet (Image from AARP)

She says even small changes in diet can lead to positive changes in one’s health over time. Williams suggests if a product’s ingredient list includes multiple things you can’t pronounce, don’t eat it. Emplify Health by Gundersen has clinics in Calmar, Decorah, Fayette, Lansing, Postville and Waukon, and a hospital in West Union.

https://www.gundersenhealth.org/
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/

(Creston, Iowa) – Firefighters from Creston provided requested mutual aid to the Prescott Fire Department, Tuesday afternoon, with regard to a hay bales being on fire. The call went out at around 1:45-p.m. for round hay bales located at the intersection of 180th St. (H33) and Cromwell Rd, or about one-mile inside the Adams County line. Officials say the fire was caused by a malfunctioning wheel on the trailer that was carrying round hay bales.

Adams and Union County Sheriff’s Deputies shut down the roadway for a while, due to dense smoke and for the safety of the fire crews, working on both sides of the roadway. Creston Fire crews completed their assignment a little after 2:45-p.m.

(Photos from the Creston Fire Department Facebook page)