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Reminder: Daylight-saving time to see clocks set 1-hour ahead

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It’s time to spring forward again, as the country makes the switch to daylight-saving time. Like those in almost all other states, residents in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri will trade an hour of sleep starting Sunday morning for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening.

The government expanded daylight-saving time in 2007 in an effort to save energy. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and continues until the first Sunday in November.

The official change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, although people often change their clocks before going to bed Saturday night. Daylight-saving time ends Nov. 3.

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Sioux City woman gets probation for insurance fraud

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City woman has been convicted of insurance fraud and sentenced to two years of probation. The Iowa Insurance Division says in a news release that 43-year-old Jennifer Lea Fuentes was convicted and sentenced Thursday. As part of her sentence, she must complete 75 hours of community service and pay a $750 penalty.

Authorities say an investigation showed Fuentes crashed her car into another in a parking lot last year while driving without insurance. Investigators say she bought auto insurance online later that same day without disclosing the collision. Three days after the accident, Fuentes filed a claim with her insurer and intentionally misrepresented the date of the crash.

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Letter shows sex harassment complaints in Iowa government

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Administrative Services says it was investigating seven complaints — six of them sexual harassment complaints — within state government as of mid-January. That information was given to the Des Moines Register late Friday afternoon in a fully disclosed Jan. 25 letter from the head of the agency. The letter had previously been released, but was heavily redacted. Additional information about the sexual harassment complaints was not provided in the letter.

The release of the information comes days after Democratic Rep. Amy Nielsen said she had received bureaucratic runaround in her attempts to get the data from Department of Administrative Services Director Janet Phipps. Nielsen said Wednesday that taxpayers have paid out more than $7.5 million in settlements in the past two years and deserve to know if there are other cases that could cost even more.

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Police say death of man found in parking lot a homicide

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Update) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Iowa’s largest city are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a parking lot. Des Moines police say the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police said in a news release that officers were called to the lot around 1:15 a.m. Saturday for a report of a person down. Arriving officers found the body of 25-year-old Darryn Boles Brooks, of Des Moines. Police say evidence at the scene indicates Brooks may have been shot.

The investigation into Brooks’ death is ongoing.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 3/9/2019

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 3/9/2019

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Iowa early News Headlines: Saturday, March 9th, 2019

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March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for robbing a Plattsmouth bank in 2012. Federal prosecutors for Nebraska say 28-year-old Joseph Lanckriet was sentenced Thursday to 56 months in prison. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 7, 2012, Lanckriet and another man robbed the SAC Federal Credit Union in Plattsmouth. Lanckriet and co-defendant Thomas Woodard were arrested four years later in Sioux City, Iowa.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Davenport Community School District has announced teacher and staff cuts for the upcoming school year, following budget cuts approved by the school board last year. The Quad-City Times reports that the cuts include 75 teachers. District spokeswoman Dawn Saul said Friday that she did not know how many other employees are affected. The job cuts go into effect June 30.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old western Iowa man has been arrested in Des Moines in the January death of a Council Bluffs man. Police say Nicholas Haner, of Harlan, was arrested Friday morning after officers spotted him in a stolen vehicle. Police say officers were able to stop the vehicle and immediately arrest Haner. Haner is charged in a warrant with first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Adam Angeroth was slain. Angeroth’s body was found in his apartment on Jan. 24.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 35-year-old Joseph Marchesini was sentenced Friday in Des Moines’ federal courthouse to 188 months in prison. Marchesini pleaded guilty in October 2018 to distribution of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted to distributing via the internet images of children _ some of them preschoolers _ being sexually assaulted.

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Bogus Benjamin’s found in Atlantic

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March 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Atlantic Police Department said Friday, that some fake $100-dollar bill’s were found in town on the side of a road. The P-D says if you find one, you should be aware that the bills are fake.

Fake $100 bill (Notice the red foreign characters on the left)

If you happened to find one, do not try to use them. If you are a business, do not accept them. The red lettering (Japanese or Chinese) on the left side of the bill is a clear indication that they are not real. (see this same story on the kjan.com News page for a similar bogus bill)

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Legislature’s so-called ‘funnel deadline’ sidelines bills

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March 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Hundreds of bills have been permanently sidelined by today’s (Friday’s) deadline in the Iowa legislature. Bills to implement new state policies must have cleared a committee in either the House or the Senate by March 8th to remain eligible for consideration. Some of the 12-hundred bills that were filed by lawmakers this year were never scheduled for an initial hearing, but a handful were discussed in a subcommittee and defeated.

That includes a bill that would have required Iowa schools to “conspicuously display” the phrase “In God We Trust” in every public school building. Brenda Brown of Carlisle is a member of the Iowa Prayer Caucus which meets every Tuesday in the statehouse. “We have children that do not know their God, but they know Allah because that have got that information in our schools,” she said, “so we want to take that confusion out.”

Groups representing Iowa educators opposed the bill. Emily Piper is a lobbyist for the Iowa Association of School Boards. “We have some real concerns about the separation of church and state by displaying that in all our schools.” Brad Hudson is a lobbyist for the Iowa State Education Association, which represents teachers. “There are other priorities that would help student learning more than the expense of putting ‘In God We Trust’ on our walls,” Hudson said.

The Democrat and both Republicans who reviewed the bill permanently tabled it.

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Iowa man gets more than 15 years in prison for child porn

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March 8th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors for Iowa say 35-year-old Joseph Marchesini was sentenced Friday in Des Moines’ federal courthouse to 188 months in prison. He was also ordered to undergo eight years of supervised release after his prison term.

Marchesini pleaded guilty in October 2018 to distribution of child pornography. In his plea, he admitted to distributing via the internet images of children — some of them preschoolers — being sexually assaulted.

Marchesini also was ordered to pay $3,000 to a victim authorities were able to identify depicted in the child pornography he possessed.

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