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2 arrested in Red Oak, Tuesday

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January 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Two men were arrested on separate charges, Tuesday, in Red Oak. Authorities say 66-year old Harold Arthur Hart, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 2:30-p.m. on a Fremont County warrant for Theft in the 4th degree. Hart was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on behalf of the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. And, at around 4-p.m., 33-year old Charles Randall Brown, III, of Red Oak, was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Brown was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond.

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Bill Northey, heading back to Iowa, reflects on 3 years in USDA

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An Iowan who served nearly three years in the Trump Administration is heading home. Bill Northey resigned as Iowa Ag Secretary in March of 2018 to become Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “It’ll be different waking up now every day not thinking about all the things we need to do at USDA,” Northey says. “There’s other folks that’ll work on that. Now I can start thinking about what I might do next.”

Northey helped draft the agency’s rules for implementing the 2018 Farm Bill and he helped set up the payments to farmers impacted by trade disputes and the pandemic. “Those were all in addition to the Farm Bill programs and the disaster programs that are there to respond in case of weather programs,” Northey says. Northey oversaw a division of the U-S-D-A with 21-thousand employees, operating out of about three-thousand locations and Northey traveled extensively. He visited U-S-D-A offices in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as well as in 48 of the 50 states — he didn’t make it to Hawaii or Alaska.

Northey says he got to see massive cattle ranches, blackberry farms and other types agriculture he wasn’t familiar with before. “It was very interesting to realize the breadth of agriculture in this country,” Northey says. The biggest surprise for Northey was the intensity of internal agency activity to implement and support U-S-D-A programs. Northey cites the pandemic relief fund as an example.

As the former state ag secretary exits the U-S-D-A, a former Iowa governor is returning. Tom Vilsack served as President Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture for eight years. “It’s really nice to have somebody who knows how the place works and probably has had a little bit of time to think about what he might want to do the next time around, if there was a next time around,” Northey says, “so he’ll hit the ground running.” Northey says he has no idea if his service in the Trump Administration will impact his future prospects.

“It’s kind of interesting in my time in Washington, D.C., sometimes I almost felt farther from politics than I did when I was secretary of ag in Iowa,” Northey says. “There I need to keep track of it when I was out and around. When I got out and around as Under Secretary of USDA, they just asked me about programs.” Northey says he paid less attention to politics — and to Twitter — than he had during his 11 year tenure as state agriculture secretary and he had no comment on Trump’s actions on January 6th.

“I’m probably not the best person to understand either the pieces that happened or the consequences of those,” Northey says. “We’ll see what time brings.” Northey was in the U.S.D.A’s D.C. office building when rioters breached the U.S. Capitol. Northey says the building is at the opposite end of the National Mall from the Capitol and he never felt threatened. Northey’s sister and brother-in-law took over his farming operation near Spirit Lake when Northey left for D.C. in 2018. Northey and his wife are moving back to a townhouse in the Des Moines area with a U-Haul this weekend. Northey says he’s not coming back to retire.

“Not ready to rock on a front porch some place,” Northey says. “Certainly interested in being able to do some other things and we’ll figure those out.” Northey, who is 61, graduated from Iowa State University with an agri-business degree and earned an M-B-A from Southwest Minnesota State. Northey served as president of the National Corn Growers Association in the mid-1990s and won his first term as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in 2006.

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Gun Rights amendment to Iowa Constitution revived

News

January 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A proposal to add a gun rights amendment to the state constitution is retracing its path through the Iowa legislature. The proposal has been approved twice before, but a paperwork error in the secretary of state’s office is forcing Republican legislators to pass it a third time before it can be presented to voters in 2022. Richard Rogers of the Iowa Firearms Coalition says the amendment is needed because opponents of gun rights are trying to — in his words “weaponize” the FEDERAL courts.

“At this very moment, serious attempts are being made to shamelessly back the court, turning it into a political tool,” Rogers says. “Should this ever success, the need for state-level protections of the right to keep and bear arms will be critical.” Critics say the proposed amendment goes further than the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Tom Chapman of the Iowa Catholic Conference says it could lead to the repeal of background checks and gun permit requirements.

“We think this ‘strict scrutiny’ language put current regulation in jeopardy,” Chapman says. The Republican-led Iowa Senate overwhelmingly advanced the proposed gun rights amendment last year, but cleared the Iowa House by a narrower margin. Republicans have a larger majority in the Iowa House this year, raising the prospects for easier passage of the proposal.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021: No Megamillions winner again!

News

January 20th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:38 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players are getting another shot at the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. The Mega Millions top prize has hit an estimated $970 million without a winner Tuesday. The drawing was the biggest in more than two years. The winning numbers are: 10-19-26-28-50 and a Mega Ball of 16. Powerball, the other lottery game offered in most of the U.S., isn’t far behind at $730 million for a drawing Wednesday night. It’s the first time both lottery jackpots have topped $700 million. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Sept. 15. The last Powerball jackpot winner was a day later, on Sept. 16.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa who was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 remained in custody Tuesday after a court hearing where his attorneys asked a federal magistrate judge to let him go home until his trial. Douglas A. Jensen, 41, appeared in court for a detention hearing via video from jail in Des Moines on Tuesday. An FBI agent says Jensen said in an interview two days after the riot that he want to DC to receive big news from Donald Trump and that would include the arrests of Vice President Mike Pence and certain members of Congress. A judge says she will issue a ruling on Wednesday. A second Iowa man, Leo Kelly, 35, of Cedar Rapids, arrested for his involvement in the Capitol riot was released Tuesday afternoon.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have added five felony weapons and assault counts against a white man already charged with attempted murder for shooting into a car carrying four Black girls during a rally for President Trump in Iowa. The Polk County Attorney’s Office has filed a formal charging document against 25-year-old Michael McKinney who has been jailed since his arrest hours after the Dec. 6 shooting near the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. In addition to attempted murder, the document charges McKinney with intimidation with a dangerous weapon, willful injury, assault while participating in a felony, reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent. He has said he fired in self-defense.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police in Cedar Rapids have announced an arrest in the December shooting death of an 18-year-old woman at an apartment complex. Police say in a news release that 20-year-old Larenzo Laroy Burnett was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and witness tampering in the fatal shooting of Marisa Doolin. Authorities found Doolin in the apartment Dec. 22 with a gunshot wound, and she died four days later. Police believe Burnett pointed a gun at Doolin, but that it accidentally discharged. Investigators say Burnett also warned a witness not to talk to police about the shooting. Police say Burnett was already in the Linn County Jail on unrelated charges when he was arrested Tuesday morning.

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High School Wrestling Scoreboard Tuesday 01/19/2021

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

@ TRI-CENTER

Clarinda 60, Southwest Iowa 18
Clarinda 43, Missouri Valley 29
Clarinda 72, Tri-Center 6
Missouri Valley 64, Southwest Iowa 16
Missouri Valley 72, Tri-Center 12
Southwest Iowa 48, Tri-Center 22

@ WOODBINE 

Treynor 58, Audubon 9
Treynor 46, Underwood 33
Treynor 60, Woodbine 16
Underwood 42, Audubon 18
Underwood 47, Woodbine 6
Audubon 36, Woodbine 30

COUNCIL BLUFFS CITY DUALS 

Lewis Central 48, St. Albert 24
Lewis Central 57, Abraham Lincoln 18
Lewis Central 72, Thomas Jefferson 6
Abraham Lincoln 40, St. Albert 24
Abraham Lincoln 72, Thomas Jefferson 0
St. Albert 54 Thomas, Jefferson 9

@ LOGAN-MAGNOLIA

Logan-Magnolia 54, Bishop Heelan Catholic 16
Logan-Magnolia 57, Woodbury Central 17
Woodbury Central 52, Bishop Heelan Catholic 25

@ MOUNT AYR

Bedford/Lenox 43, Mount Ayr 42
Bedford/Lenox 46, Southwest Valley 29
Bedford/Lenox 39, Van Meter/Earlham 33
Van Meter/Earlham 43, Mount Ayr 33
Van Meter/Earlham 57, Southwest Valley 23
Mount Ayr 45, Southwest Valley 30

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Joens’ late game heroics send ISU past Oklahoma

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens had 32 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, and her go-ahead layup with 10.2 seconds left helped No. 24 Iowa State get past shorthanded Oklahoma 64-63. The Cyclones (10-4, 6-1 Big 12 Conference) have won eight of their last nine, including a 75-71 victory over then sixth-ranked Baylor to snap the Bears’ 61-game home winning streak. Joens pulled the Cyclones to 63-62 with 21 seconds left and her game winner followed a Sooners’ turnover on a charging call. After an Oklahoma timeout, Navaeh Tot and Tatum Veitenheimer each missed shots to end it. Taylor Robertson scored 26 points for Oklahoma (4-6, 1-4), which only dressed eight players.

Up Next
Iowa State is back in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday to take on Texas. Tip between the Cyclones and Longhorns will be at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.

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Iowa State-Texas Tech MBB game postponed

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State-Texas Tech men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 has been postponed as the Cyclone program continues its pause due to COVID-19 protocols.

The schools will work with the Big 12 Conference to reschedule the game.

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Iowa women’s basketball at Rutgers also postponed

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The women’s basketball game between the University of Iowa and Rutgers University, scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. (CT) in Piscataway, N.J., has been postponed by Rutgers due to positive coronavirus tests within the program.

The decision to pause and postpone was made jointly by the Rutgers Department of Athletics and its sports medicine staff in consultation with the Big Ten Conference.

Both institutions will work with the Conference office to identify potential rescheduling options later this season.

The Hawkeyes play Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 21 inside Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. (CT) on BTN.

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Iowa women’s basketball at Maryland postponed

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The women’s basketball game between the University of Iowa and University of Maryland, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. (CT) in College Park, Maryland, has been postponed.

Out of caution due to Wednesday’s inauguration activities in Washington, D. C., Iowa made the decision to not travel to Maryland, which was supported by the Big Ten Conference.

The institutions will work with the conference office to identify potential rescheduling options.

The Hawkeyes next scheduled contest is set for Thursday, Jan. 28 against Northwestern inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tip time has yet to be announced.

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High School Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 01/19/2021

Sports

January 19th, 2021 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 64, Red Oak 39 (ATL: Haley Rasmussen 24pts)
Creston 57, Shenandoah 18
Denison-Schleswig 53, Lewis Central 48
Glenwood 70, Indianola 57
Kuemper Catholic 56, Clarinda 29

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 42, Treynor 39
IKM-Manning 64, Riverside 25
Underwood 57, Missouri Valley 16

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 64, West Harrison 34
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 64, Paton-Churdan 47
Glidden-Ralston 58, Woodbine 45

Corner Conference Tournament (Pool Play)

Stanton 62, Essex 34
Sidney 57, Griswold 33

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 43, Bedford 39
Lenox 46, Mount Ayr 35
Martensdale-St. Marys 48, East Union 38
Nodaway Valley 79, Southwest Valley 42
Southeast Warren 55, Wayne 51

Other Scores

Diagonal 50, Orient-Macksburg 24

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 71, Red Oak 50 (ATL: Skyler Handlos 24pts)
Creston 58, Shenandoah 44
Glenwood 58, St. Albert 50
Kuemper Catholic 64, Clarinda 63
Lewis Central 60, Denison-Schleswig 43

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 40, Riverside 26
Treynor 81, Audubon 44
Underwood 71, Missouri Valley 39

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 79, Paton-Churdan 54
West Harrison 63, Ar-We-Va 51
Woodbine 61, Glidden-Ralston 30

Corner Conference Tournament (Pool Play)

East Mills 66, Essex 11
Sidney 75, Griswold 42

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 50, Bedford 37
Martensdale-St. Marys 69, East Union 30
Mount Ayr 65, Lenox 45
Nodaway Valley 72, Southwest Valley 49
Wayne 64, Southeast Warren 53

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 71, Sioux City North 17
Diagonal 38, Orient-Macksburg 27

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