The National Weather Service says high temperatures today will end up well into the 90s, with heat index values approaching or exceeding 100 degrees each over portions of central and western Iowa. Breezy southwest winds will increase to 20 to 35 mph this morning. If planning outdoor activities, avoid prolonged exposure to the heat and please take appropriate precautions. Much colder weather will return to Iowa by Tuesday with highs in 48 hours some 40 degrees colder than today! 
The Iowa Department of Public Health today (Sunday, 10-a.m.) reports five more deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 statewide since 10-a.m. Saturday, for a total of 1,165, and 750 additional, positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 69,756. Persons with preexisting medical conditions made up for 813 of the deaths. Officials say 627 deaths have taken place at a long-term care facility since the beginning of the outbreak. There have been a total of 49,651 persons who have recovered from the virus and 6,046 additional negative test results received since Saturday, for a total of 596,649 since testing began. A total of 666,905 individuals have been tested for COVID-19. The combined 14-day positivity rate is 10.9%.
Here in the KJAN listening area: Adair County has one new positive case of COVID-19; Harrison County had two additional cases; Guthrie County has 2 new cases; Pottawattamie County cases increased by nine, to 1,717.
There are 309 Iowans hospitalized with coronavirus, a decline of 6 since Saturday. IDPH reported 91 patients are in intensive care, a decline of 3 since Saturday. There were 13 people admitted to a hospital, for a total of 52. And, 38 is the number of patients who are on a ventilator. In western/southwest Iowa: 11 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19, two more than on Saturday; 8 are in an ICU, and person was admitted, and three patients are on ventilators.
Long-Term Care outbreaks remain at 29. IDPH reported 802 positive cases and 365 recoveries within those facilities.
Here are the latest positive case numbers for southwest/western Iowa (County; Positive Case #’s; number of persons who have (recovered); {deaths since the outbreak began}.
JUDITH “Judy” MALMBERG, 76, of Audubon, died Saturday, Sept. 5th, at home, surrounded by her family. A Private, Mass of Christian Burial will be held for JUDY MALMBERG at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
There will be no public viewing or visitation held at the funeral home.
JUDITH “Judy” MALMBERG is survived by:
Her daughters – Kimberly (Alan) Alan Vonnahme, of Villisca; Jody (Lonn) Kiehne, of Urbandale; Jen (T.J.) Paustian, of Grimes; and Missy (Adam) Welch, of Waukee.
6 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Paul DeJong homered, five St. Louis pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 to sweep a doubleheader. St. Louis pulled within 2 1/2 games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. Adam Wainwright pitched the Cardinals to a 4-2 win in the opener.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Abreu hit his 13th home run of the season in the first inning, Yasmani Grandal added a two-run shot, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 behind Lucas Giolito. Abreu leads the majors with 40 RBIs in 40 games and extended his hitting streak to 19 games. His 425-foot, two-run shot pushed him past Baltimore’s Anthony Santander for the longest streak this season. Giolito (4-2) allowed three runs on five hits in six-plus innings, struck out nine and walked none. Alex Colome earned his ninth save in 10 tries. Kris Bubic (0-5) took the loss and Bubba Starling homered for the Royals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it. After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as they trimmed down to 53 players for the start of the regular season. Among the notable names were running back DeAndre Washington, who was signed from Oakland, and former Miami safety Adrian Colbert. Most of the players waived as the Chiefs trimmed from their 80-man camp roster ahead of their opener Thursday night against Houston were inexpensive fliers and undrafted free agents.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Pascal Siakam (see-A’-kam) and Kyle Lowry each had double-doubles as the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics, 100-93 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece. Siakam finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Lowry delivered 22 points and 11 boards. The game was tied until Toronto outscored Boston, 32-24 in the third quarter.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have squared their Western Conference semifinal series at a game apiece with a 110-101 win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Jamal Murray scored 27 points for Denver, which never trailed and led by as many as 23. Clippers forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists but shot only 4 for 17.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authentic has captured the pandemic-delayed Kentucky Derby in front of near-empty empty stands at Churchill Downs. With John Velazquez aboard, Authentic went off at 9-1 and grabbed the lead out of the game before holding off 3-5 favorite, Tiz the Law by 1 1/4 lengths. It’s the sixth Derby victory for Bob Baffert, tying the all-time record for trainers.
(Council Bluffs) The Lewis Central boys cross country team placed three runners in the top fifteen and won the team championship at Abraham Lincoln, Saturday. SE Polk was the girls team champion with four runners in the top ten. (Complete results here)
Boys Team Scoring
Girls Team Scoring
(Pella) – Pella held a two-division cross country meet on Saturday and ACGC was among the participants in the small schools class. The Charger boys scored 64 points and placed 3rd while the girls team placed 4th with a total of 100. Jorja Hoover was the first runner in for the ACGC girls in 16th. (Complete results here)
Boys Team Scoring
Girls Team Scoring
Glenwood takes Atlantic Tournament
Glenwood picked up five victories on their way to the Atlantic Tournament championship, Saturday. The Rams were winners in straight sets over Atlantic and Winterset and needed three sets to beat St. Albert, Treynor and Underwood. Scores:
Glenwood 2-1 over Underwood
Glenwood 2-0 over Winterset
Glenwood 2-1 over St. Albert
Glenwood 2-1 over Treynor
Glenwood 2-0 over Atlantic (21-7, 21-19)
Underwood 2-1 over St. Albert
Treynor 2-1 over Winterset
Treynor 2-0 over Atlantic (21-13, 21-9)
Treynor 2-1 over St. Albert
Winterset 2-0 over St. Albert
Underwood 2-1 over Winterset
Underwood 2-1 over Treynor
Underwood 2-1 over Atlantic (14-21, 21-18, 15-10)
St. Albert 2-0 over Atlantic (21-18, 21-14)
East Mills picks up Missouri Valley title
The East Mills volleyball team won the Missouri Valley Championship, Saturday, 3-1. The Wolverines swept Griswold, Riverside and Boyer Valley to supplant themselves in the championship. Meanwhile, Missouri Valley was making a wild run through consolation after an early loss. The Lady Reds lost to Boyer Valley in their first match, but they beat Griswold, Riverside and avenged their loss to Boyer Valley to advance to the championship. They then beat East Mills in three sets, but as the consolation team they needed two wins over the Wolverines. Scores:
East Mills 2-1 over Missouri Valley (Championship Match)
East Mills 2-0 over Boyer Valley
East Mills 2-0 over Griswold (21-9, 21-12)
East Mills 2-0 over Riverside (21-17, 21-10)
Missouri Valley 2-1 over East Mills
Missouri Valley 2-0 over Boyer Valley
Missouri Valley 2-1 over Griswold (15-21, 21-9, 15-10)
Riverside 2-0 over Exira-EHK (21-13, 21-6)
Riverside 2-0 over Woodbine (21-12, 21-17)
Boyer Valley 2-1 over Exira-EHK (18-21, 21-16, 15-5)
Griswold 2-0 over Woodbine (21-14, 21-17)
Tri-Center bounces back to win in Clarinda
The Tri-Center volleyball team bounced back from a couple losses in round robin play to win the Clarinda Tournament on Saturday. The Trojans were just 1-2 in pool play, beating Shenandoah and losing to Nodaway Valley and Clarinda to take the No. 4 seed in bracket play. T-C then went on a run with a three-set victory over West Central Valley, a sweep of Nodaway Valley in a tight battle and a three-set (27-25, 18-21, 15-13) win in the championship over Sidney. Scores:
Tri-Center 2-0 over Nodaway Valley (24-22, 22-20)
Tri-Center 2-0 over Shenandoah
Tri-Center 2-1 over West Central Valley
Tri-Center 2-1 over Sidney (Championship Match)
Sidney 2-0 over Clarinda
Sidney 2-1 over Clarinda
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over Shenandoah (21-17, 21-10)
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over West Central Valley (21-13, 21-7)
Nodaway Valley 2-0 over Tri-Center (21-15, 22-20)
Clarinda 2-0 over Shenandoah
Clarinda 2-0 over Tri-Center
Clarinda 2-0 over West Central Valley
(RED OAK, Iowa) – An accident involving an aircraft in Montgomery County, Saturday afternoon, resulted in two persons suffering minor injuries. Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman, Sunday morning, said the aircraft made an emergency landing in a standing corn field at around 1-p.m. Saturday, near the intersection of 175th and I Avenue, in rural Red Oak. The incident remains under investigation by local and federal authorities.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has refused to allowed some Des Moines area bars to reopen while their lawsuit challenging Gov. Kim Reynolds’ new round of bar closures makes its way through the courts. The Des Moines Register reports that Polk County Judge William Kelly emphasized the importance of public health Friday in his explanation of the ruling denying a temporary injunction to the bar owners in Polk and Dallas county. Attorney Billy Mallory said he will appeal the denial while continuing to prepare for trial, where he will seek a permanent injunction.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Polk County sheriff’s office released dashcam footage and other information Friday about the fatal shooting of a Wisconsin man by one of its deputies in 2018. It wasn’t immediately clear from the video released Friday if 25-year-old Isaiah Hayes was shot in the back, as his family contends. The sheriff’s office disclosed details in an online video that includes dashboard camera footage of deputies chasing the Ashland, Wisconsin, man through central Iowa. They also released previously undisclosed documents and radio communications. The sheriff’s office says Deputy Ryan Phillips saw Hayes run from a stolen car near Altoona, Iowa. Phillips reported that Hayes had a weapon and that Phillips fired when Hayes refused orders to drop it.
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa hog farmer has been sentenced to life in prison in the death of his wife, who was impaled in the back with a corn rake. Iowa District Court Judge Thomas Bitter issued the required sentence of life without parole Friday for 44-year-old Todd M. Mullis. He was convicted in September 2019 in the death of his wife, 39-year-old Amy Mullis, on the couple’s farm near Earlville. Mullis has maintained his innocence. Prosecutors say Mullis was furious that his wife was having an affair and feared he’d lose their farm if she divorced him. The sentencing hearing was postponed four times because of restrictions related to the coronavirus.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police have made a second arrest in the murder of a man who was shot to death in a neighborhood near Drake University. Police said Friday they charged 27-year-old Michael Jermaine Jacobs of Des Moines with first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Sean Newman of Des Moines. Whitney Ann Davis, 33, of Des Moines was charged a day earlier with first-degree murder in the case. Police said in a news release Friday that the evidence indicates that Jacobs was the person who shot and killed Newman on Wednesday.Detectives are continuing the investigation, but no additional arrests are expected.
An accident involving an aircraft in Montgomery County, Saturday afternoon, resulted in two persons being hurt. Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman, Sunday morning, said the accident happened at around 1-p.m. Saturday near the intersection of 175th and I Avenue, in rural Red Oak.
Hamman says Montgomery County officials were notified by staff at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room that two individuals were being treated for minor injuries sustained in the accident. After an investigation it was confirmed that an aircraft did make an emergency landing in standing corn near the location mentioned.
At this time, Hamman says the investigation continues by local and federal authorities. Further information will be provided once all the facts are confirmed regarding the situation.
Two people, including a child, died in separate Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) crashes Saturday morning, in Iowa. According to the Iowa State Patrol, an accident in Decatur County claimed of life of three-year old Wyatt Archer Moser, of Leon. The crash happened at around 8:40-a.m.
Authorities say the child was a passenger on a John Deere UTV with two other, relatives who are minors. The machine was being operated on private property. When the older driver and older passenger dismounted from the machine, the 3-year old moved into the driver’s seat and accelerated the UTV. The machine struck a parked 5th wheel trailer. The boy died from his injuries at the Decatur County Hospital.
The second UTV accident happened about an hour later, in northern Iowa’s Clayton County. The State Patrol says a 2004 Toyota Avalon driven by 23-year old Jasmyne Jones, of Cedar Rapids, and a 2016 Polaris Ranger operated by 72-year old Byron Meyer, of Postville, were northbound on Gunder Road near the intersection with 120th Street.
As the Toyota and a non-contact vehicle were over-taking the UTV, Meyer attempted to turn west onto 120th. When his UTV collided with the Toyota, Meyer – who was unrestrained in the machine – was ejected and died at the scene. His passenger, 68-year old Eileen Myer, also of Postville, was wearing a seat belt. She was transported by Postville EMS to the hospital in Decorah, for treatment of her injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are content to defend their Super Bowl title largely with the team that won it. After signing a handful of veteran free agents during an offseason unlike other, the Chiefs waived the majority of them Saturday as they trimmed down to 53 players for the start of the regular season. Among the notable names were running back DeAndre Washington, who was signed from Oakland, and former Miami safety Adrian Colbert.
Fans watch the Kansas City Chiefs during NFL football training camp Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs opened the stadium to 5,000 season ticket holders to watch practice as the team plans to open the regular season with a reduced capacity of approximately 22 percent of normal attendance. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Most of the players waived as the Chiefs trimmed from their 80-man camp roster ahead of their opener Thursday night against Houston were inexpensive fliers and undrafted free agents.
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