CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jacob Ognacevic had 12 points off the bench to lead Valparaiso to a 70-57 win over Northern Iowa. Bowen Born led the Panthers night with 15 points.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jacob Ognacevic had 12 points off the bench to lead Valparaiso to a 70-57 win over Northern Iowa. Bowen Born led the Panthers night with 15 points.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
ARMSTRONG, Iowa (AP) — The mayor, police chief and current and former city clerk of a small Iowa town have been charged with a string of felonies and misdemeanors after a multi-year investigation uncovered embezzlement and other abuses, authorities say. The Emmett County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday in a news release that the Iowa Attorney General’s Office filed the charges against Armstrong Mayor Greg Buum, police chief Craig Merrill, city clerk Tracie Lang and former city clerk Connie Thackery on Thursday. The sheriff’s office said the investigation uncovered “misappropriation of city funds, the presentation of fraudulent public records, deploying a TASER against a civilian in exchange for cash, and falsification of ledgers to conceal embezzlement.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration announced Friday it would not award a contract for an outside vendor to operate a call center to help residents find information about coronavirus vaccine appointments. The Iowa Department of Public Health informed several companies that had submitted emergency bids for the contract last week that it would not select any of them and was “continuing to evaluate call center solutions.” The department’s notice did not elaborate but cited an administrative rule that allows for bidding processes to be cancelled when in the state’s interest. The call center was to field inquiries about coronavirus vaccines, including helping screen residents for eligibility and set them up with providers to make appointments.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment in Iowa City. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports that police were dispatched Friday night to the scene in the city’s Longfellow Neighborhood and found a man dead. Police said in a news release that a witness reported that three men had entered the residence, shot the victim and then fled. The release said police aren’t releasing the name of the victim until his family has been notified and an autopsy has been completed. There is a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa health officials say they will withhold COVID-19 vaccines from five counties next week because they did not use up to 80% of their allocation this week. Kelly Garcia, interim director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, said Friday the state is invoking a new rule, which is designed to minimize the amount of vaccine left in storage. She did not say what five counties are involved. Garcia says the counties are not being punished but are instead being given time to catch up in vaccinations. The counties will receive their full allocation of vaccine the following week if they meet the 80% target.
Class 1A Substate 7 Pigtail
Fremont-Mills 52, Clarinda Academy 30
Regular Season
Treynor 66, CB Thomas Jefferson 47
CLASS 2A
Region 5
East Sac County 74, IKM-Manning 69
I-35 37, West Central Valley 30
Region 8
Missouri Valley @ Lawton-Bronson 7:00 p.m.
Tri-Center 50, MVAOCOU 41
South O’Brien 49, Alta-Aurelia 35
CLASS 3A
Region 1
Cherokee Washington 77, Kuemper Catholic 40
Atlantic 65, Greene County 29 -ON KJAN
Panorama 72, Red Oak 33
Shenandoah 53, Clarinda 51
The Atlantic girls basketball team rolled to a 65-29 win over Greene County in the Class 3A Region 1 Quarterfinals on Saturday night at the Atlantic High School. The Trojans didn’t shoot the ball particularly well in the first quarter but got warmed up after that and used pressure defense to force the Rams into 21 turnovers. Atlantic led 37-24 at half and forced the running clock situation towards the end of the third. After the game Atlantic senior Lauren Nicholas said the team enjoys using that pressure defense
Haley Rasmussen had another big night with 28 points, 20 of those in the first half. Jada Jensen also finished in double figures with 13 points and Lauren Nicholas chipped in 8. The Trojans improved their season record to 9-13 and earned a trip to face top-ranked Cherokee, Washington on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. The Braves advanced on with a 77-40 dismantling of Kuemper Catholic on Saturday afternoon. We’ll have coverage of that Regional Semifinal on KJAN Wednesday. Nicholas said the team is excited about the opportunity.
Greene County was led in the loss by 14 points from Brianna Habben. The Rams finished the season with a record of 6-13.
In addition to the big scoring night Haley Rasmussen was honored after the game for another couple of scoring milestones. Rasmussen has become the Trojans All-Time 5-on-5 leading scorer passing Jamie Hoegh for the honor. Hoegh’s record was 1,212pts and Rasmussen is now at 1,242pts. Rasmussen also broke Hoegh’s single season record of 414pts and now has 467pts on the season. Listen to the honor ceremony after the game below.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No. 22 Loyola Chicago rolled to an 81-54 victory against conference rival Drake. Aher Uguak led the Ramblers with 20 points by shooting 8 for 10 from the field. Loyola took control of the game with an 18-2 run to start the second half.
Loyola of Chicago guard Braden Norris (4) drives to the basket ahead of Drake forward Issa Samake, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Uguak scored eight points in a two-minute span, including a layup that put Loyola ahead 51-38. The Ramblers moved into first place in the Missouri Valley standings.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joe Wieskamp scored 21 points to lead Iowa’s balanced offense in an 88-58 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The Hawkeyes had three players score in double figures and Luka Garza wasn’t one of them. Garza had a season-low eight points on 3 of 11 shooting, but his teammates more than made up for the star senior being held well below his 20-point average.
Iowa guard Connor McCaffery (30) flexes his muscle in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Jack Nunge matched a career high with 18 points and Connor McCaffery had 16 points. The staggering Spartans are in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment in Iowa City. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports that police were dispatched Friday night to the scene in the city’s Longfellow Neighborhood and found a man dead. Police said in a news release that a witness reported that three men had entered the residence, shot the victim and then fled.
The release said police aren’t releasing the name of the victim until his family has been notified and an autopsy has been completed. There is a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double as Kansas broke away in the final nine minutes to defeat Iowa State 64-50. Iowa State led for all but the final two seconds of the first half when David McCormack hit a jumper to knot the score at 24-24. The Jayhawks scored the first six points of the second half and led the rest of the way.
Kansas guard Marcus Garrett, right, tries to steal the ball from Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. Kansas won 64-50. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
McCormack scored 13 points with eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 11 points, nine after halftime. Jalen Coleman-Lands led the Cyclones with 20 points, including three 3-pointers, and Rasir Bolton added 13 points.
106: 1st Place – Eli Becerra of Missouri Valley, 2nd Place – Drew Ehlen of Mount Ayr
113: 1st Place – John Schroder of Riverside, 2nd Place – Zach Williams of St. Albert
120: 1st Place – Jace Rose of Riverside, 2nd Place – Riley Radke of Missouri Valley
126: 1st Place – Stevie Barnes of Underwood, 2nd Place – Zavier Trovato of Missouri Valley
132: 1st Place – Gable Porter of Underwood, 2nd Place – Bryce Shaha of Mount Ayr
138: 1st Place – Westin Allen of Underwood, 2nd Place – Nolan Moore of Riverside
145: 1st Place – Trae Ehlen of Mount Ayr, 2nd Place – Duncan Clark of Treynor
152: 1st Place – Jaydon Knight of Mount Ayr, 2nd Place – Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley
160: 1st Place – Jackson Wray of East Mills, 2nd Place – Garrison Gettler of AHSTW
170: 1st Place – Cael McLaren of St. Albert, 2nd Place – Gage Clausen of Missouri Valley
182: 1st Place – Brecken Freeberg of Tri-Center, 2nd Place – Kaiden Hendricks of Riverside
195: 1st Place – Eddie Vlcek of Riverside, 2nd Place – Ben O`Neill of St. Albert
220: 1st Place – Tallen Myers of Southwest Valley, 2nd Place – Chris Gardner of Underwood
285: 1st Place – Easton Eledge of Underwood, 2nd Place – Devin Whipple of Bedford-Lenox
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