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2 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Fort Dodge

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Police in north-central Iowa say two people have died and two others have been injured in a shooting at Fort Dodge. Police say the shooting happened early Tuesday morning, and arriving officers found an injured man lying in the roadway, as well as two women who had been hit by gunfire. Police say officers performed CPR on the man, but he died at the scene. Police were soon called to the scene of a crash several blocks away and discovered the man driving had also been shot. He, too, died at the scene. Police believe he was injured at the earlier shooting and fled in a car. Police have not released the names of those involved.

Winning Lucky for Life lottery ticket sold in Atlantic

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

CLIVE, Iowa – Someone who bought a lottery ticket at a southwest Iowa convenience store won a prize of $25,000 a year for life Monday in the Lucky for Life game.

The Atlantic ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Lucky Ball in Monday night’s drawing to win Lucky for Life’s second prize of $25,000 a year for life. The winning ticket was purchased at Casey’s, 701 Poplar St. in Atlantic.

It is Iowa’s ninth big winner in the game since it debuted in January 2016 in the state.

Lucky for Life is a $2 game with drawings twice a week, at 9:38 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. The game’s top two prize levels are described as lasting as long as you do, meaning that they are truly for life. The minimum guaranteed payout for those two prize levels is 20 years, and there is a lump-sum option for players who would prefer that rather than lifetime annuity payments.

The winning numbers in Monday’s Lucky for Life drawing were: 25-28-32-47-48 and Lucky Ball 14. Casey’s will receive a $500 bonus from the lottery for selling the winning ticket at one of its locations.

Players in Lucky for Life choose five numbers from a pool of 48 for the white balls and 1 out of 18 numbers for the Lucky Ball. Players can win the game’s top prize of $1,000 a day for life by matching all six numbers selected in one of its drawings. The game’s second prize for matching the first five numbers but missing the Lucky Ball is $25,000 a year for life. Other prize levels in the game range from $4 up to $5,000.

Prizes at the top two levels in Lucky for Life must be claimed at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. The lottery currently offers curbside prize claims by appointment at its offices, and prize winners also have the option of mailing or shipping their winning tickets to the lottery or leaving them in the secure dropbox at lottery headquarters. Full details are available on the lottery’s website here.

If the winner or winners of the Atlantic ticket have questions before coming forward to claim the prize, they are welcome to call the lottery at 515-725-7900. Players in Lucky for Life have up to 365 days from the date of the drawing to claim prizes won in Iowa.

Backyard & Beyond 6-16-2020

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

June 16th, 2020 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Hannah Shady, Executive Director of the LC Clinic, about their progress and a garage sale fundraiser.

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IDPH Director Clabaugh to Retire

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Gerd Clabaugh announced today (Tuesday) that he is retiring from his position, effective July 31, 2020. Clabaugh stated he is retiring from Iowa government service to spend more time with family and seek new opportunities.

“It’s been my honor to serve the administrations of former Governor Branstad and Governor Reynolds,” said Clabaugh. “I am very proud of the work of IDPH staff to support Governor Reynolds’ response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and I look forward to continuing to support IDPH’s outbreak response work through my departure in July.”

“I thank Director Clabaugh for his years of service to the state of Iowa,” said Governor Reynolds. “Under Clabaugh’s tenure, Iowa has strengthened infectious disease response, consolidated critical health data collection systems to improve their sustainability, and led the agency through the achievement of national accreditation.”

Clabaugh has served as IDPH director since 2014.

7AM Sportscast 06/16/2020

Podcasts, Sports

June 16th, 2020 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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7AM Newscast 06/16/2020

News, Podcasts

June 16th, 2020 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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Heartbeat Today 6-16-2020

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

June 16th, 2020 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Erich Wickman, Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson and Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren about the Top Shot fund raiser for local children’s charities supported by law enforcement.

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Red Oak woman arrested for Domestic Assault

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 20-year-old Courtney Ann Hall of Red Oak for Domestic Assault 1st Offense, a simple misdemeanor. Hall was arrested on Tuesday morning at approximately 4:36 a.m. in an apartment on Summit Street in Red Oak. She was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

Iowa COVID-19 daily update: Tuesday 06/16/2020

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

(Updated 6:20 a.m.) The Iowa Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard today (Tuesday), shows 11 new deaths reported since mid-day Monday, for a total of 661 deaths to date. There are 63 new positive cases, for a total of 24,110. The IDPH says an additional 231 people have recovered, for a total of 14,774, and 204,848 people have tested Negative. A total of 228,958 test results have been completed by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

RMCC data show 193 Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19, that’s 2 less than Monday. Of those, one more patient is in an ICU (71 total), and 49 are on ventilators (2 less than Monday). In addition, 16 people were admitted to a hospital for treatment of COVID-19, three less than the previous day. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA), there were only slight changes in the stats from Monday: Nine were hospitalized (no change from Monday), five were in an ICU (no change from Monday). There were no new COVID-19 related hospital admissions, and no change in the number of patients on ventilators (2).

Long-Term Care (LTC) facility outbreaks are at 35. The number of LTC staff/patient testing positive for COVID-19 is at 1,226, Recoveries amount to 712. Unfortunately, the number of LTC facility-related deaths is up 3, to 344.

Here’s the latest county-by-county breakdown (for those with changes), with the number of positive cases, and (The number recovered):

  • Cass: 14 (14)
  • Adams: 8 (5)
  • Guthrie: 59 (42)
  • Pottawattamie: 514 (302)
  • Shelby: 49 (36)

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

Atlantic Parks and Rec Board discusses updates to city pool during closure

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June 16th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board held a meeting on Monday night and discussed work on the city pool. With the recent decision to keep the pool closed for the year, Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rasmussen looked into the possibility of bringing in painters earlier than was planned at the end of the pool season. He said bids for the pool painting to be done earlier dropped the price tag by about $21,000.

The board discussed whether the pool should open for the season now that further restrictions related to the pandemic have been lifted by the Governor, or if they should remain closed and get the painting done along with some other updating work. The decision was made to go ahead with the painting and update the pool for next year.

The board also had some discussion on discouraging fireworks being used in city parks and a recent eagle scout project to add some bird nestboxes at Schildberg Recreation Area and Sunnyside Park.