Police in Red Oak arrested a woman Saturday, who allegedly placed items from the Dollar General Store into her purse, without intending to pay for them. When confronted with the crime, 64-year old Sheryl Lynne Franzen, of Red Oak, tried to put the items back onto the shelves. She was taken into custody at around 1:50-p.m., for Theft in the 5th Degree (for items valued at under $200), and held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 bond.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man acquitted of killing his mother is suing the state, its public safety department and a criminal investigator. The Des Moines Register reports that 47-year-old Jason Carter claims in the petition filed Thursday in Marion County that a state investigator spread false information about him while handling the June 2015 death of 68-year-old Shirley Carter to turn his family against him. He also alleges that the investigator ignored evidence clearing his name. A spokeswoman with the public safety department declined to comment Friday, citing ongoing litigation.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Drake University student who was accidentally shot in the head by a basketball player alleges in a lawsuit that a coach instructed the player to lie to police. The Des Moines Register reports that Nathaniel Miller Jr. filed the lawsuit this week against the university, Bulldogs forward Tremell Murphy and the managers of the property near Drake University’s campus where the shooting happened in August during a party.
It alleges that an unidentified coach showed up before officers arrived and told Murphy to deny any involvement.The university disputed the claims in a statement Friday.
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(Update 6-a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard today (Saturday), shows nine more people have died from the virus since Friday, for a total of 650, and there are 352 new, positive cases, for a total of 24,455. The DPH says an additional 253 people have recovered, for a total of 14,298, and 193,304 people have tested Negative, an increase of 5,305 from Friday’s report. A total of 217,142 test results have been completed by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.
RMCC data show 200 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, that’s 25 less than Friday. Of those, five less people are in an ICU (76 total), and 43 are on ventilators (4 less than Friday). In addition, 12 people were admitted to a hospital for treatment of COVID-19, five fewer than Friday. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA), there were only slight changes in the stats from Friday: Nine were hospitalized (1 more than Friday), five were in an ICU (4 more than Friday). There were no new COVID-19 related hospital admissions for the second day in a row, and no change in the number of patients on ventilators (2).
Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks are down to 35, one less than Thursday. The number of LTC staff/patient testing positive for COVID-19 is down 44 to 1,332, Recoveries amount to 782 (26 fewer than last report). Unfortunately, the number of LTC facility-related deaths is up 27, to 339.
Here’s the latest county-by-county breakdown (for those with changes), with the number of positive cases, and (The number recovered):
Note: Unless there is a significant increase in the positive test results and/or deaths from COVID-19, KJAN will provide daily updates for the 24-hour period at around 6-a.m. each day
Today: Mostly sunny. High 84. SE @ 10-15.
Tonight: Fair to Partly Cloudy. Low 60. Se @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 84. SE @ 10-20.
Monday: A chance of morning showers & thunderstorms; P/Cldy, windy & hot. High 90. S @ 15-25
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 93.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 90. Our Low this morning, 55. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low was 46. The Record High here on June 13th, was 96 in 1987. The Record Low was 37 in 1906.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest late Thursday night, of 19-year old Tanner Eric Abraham, of Villisca. He was arrested at around 11:18-p.m. in Nodaway, for Domestic Abuse Assault, False Imprisonment, and Obstruction of Emergency Communications. Abraham was being held without bond in the Adams County Jail.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Coach Kirk Ferentz and three of his players say the Iowa football team took a big step toward improving its lines of communication in the week since the program was hit with allegations of systemic racism. Players returned to campus to begin voluntary workouts and spent two days with coaches voicing concerns about the program’s culture. Ferentz says the meetings were raw and emotional and that players did most of the talking. Former players accused strength coach Chris Doyle of bullying and making racist comments. He remains on paid administrative leave.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Last week, members of the Missouri football team marched from The Columns on campus to downtown Columbia in protest of racial injustice. The idea came from sophomore safety Martez Manuel, but it quickly gained the support of new coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff. The march culminated with a moment of silence for George Floyd, the black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer, and more than 60 people registered to vote. It came five years after protests over racial issues on campus led to the ouster of the system president and the chancellor of the school’s flagship campus.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have long valued high school prospects, but a run of them have failed to pan out. So the past few drafts have been full of college pitchers, and that trend continued with the first-round selection of Texas A&M standout Asa Lacy. Now, the Royals have a farm system stocked with pitchers that could hit the majors in just a couple of years, and could form the backbone for a team trying to return to the World Series after back-to-back appearances in 2014 and ’15.
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