CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – A.J. Green scored 34 points with six 3-pointers and sparked a late run as Northern Iowa rallied in the final minutes to turn aside Drake 83-73 in a key Missouri Valley Conference clash. Green scored eight straight points to pull NIU over the top as the Panthers clamped down defensively, forcing Drake to go 1-for-8 from distance over the final minutes. Liam Robbins had 17 points and three blocks for the Bulldogs while D.J. Wilkins scored 16.
DES MOINES, Iowa – An investigation into the death of a man at the Marshalltown Residential Facility has resulted in an arrest. Authorities say Iowa DCI agents arrested and charged 36-year old Adam Younis with involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. He is being held in the Marshall County Jail.
Adam Mohammad Younis (IA DPS/DOC photo)
The charge is with regard to the death of 31-year old Derek Jones, who was found unresponsive in his room a little after 6-a.m., on Feb. 4th. Jones was living at the facility while on probation supervision with the Second Judicial District Department of Correctional Services. Because the death occurred in a Department of Corrections facility, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was contacted.
Younis is enrolled in a work-release program with the Department of Corrections, and was under the supervision of the 2nd Judicial District Department of Correctional Services while living at the residential facility.
An autopsy on Derek Jones was scheduled to take place at the Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner. The incident remains under investigation. Authorities say no additional information will be released at this time.
Departments responding to the incident included the Iowa Department of Corrections, the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Marshalltown Police Department.
If you have any travel plans that take you to northern/northeast Iowa and points east and north, you should be prepared for the impact of a winter storms that’s expected to hit the area tonight and Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 12-a.m. Sunday until 3-p.m., for the Counties of Winnebago, Worth, Hancock, and Cerro Gordo. Heavy mixed precipitation is expected, with total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect during the same time frame, for: Palo Alto; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Butler; Bremer; Webster; Hamilton; Hardin; Grundy and Black Hawk Counties, where mixed precipitation is expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and minor ice accumulations can also be expected. 
The National Weather Service says snow will develop tonight over northern Iowa then spread east and persist into Sunday. The snowfall rates will be moderate to heavy at times tonight into early Sunday, leading to a quick deterioration in travel conditions over far northern Iowa. Snow accumulations will be mainly confined to areas north of Highway 30. A transition to freezing drizzle may occur Sunday morning with minor ice accumulation possible. Increasing north wind during the day Sunday will lead to some blowing and drifting of snow especially in far northern Iowa where less freezing drizzle occurs.
If you must travel north of Highway 30 later today or tonight, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or in Iowa on the web at 511ia.org.
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The first in a series of meetings to discuss facility issues pertaining to the CAM School District, begins Sunday. CAM Superintendent Paul Croghan says facility improvements have been in the planning and initial stages since before last July. That includes engineering & architect walk through’s of the district’s buildings, and an evaluation of the mechanical and electrical systems.
(He says they’ve also had conversations with financial institutions on ways to fund improvements and how to pay for any improvements. Those discussions led to the decision to hold public forums on what’s at stake and the desire for public input on how to proceed.)
One of the top reasons for looking into building improvements, has to do with keeping students and staff safe.
The public hearings are being held three-days in a row at different times and locations, so all district patrons who are interested in attending, might be able to attend. The first meeting to discuss facility assessments takes place 1-p.m. Tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 9th), at the Cumberland Community Building.
The second CAM CSD meeting is on Monday, February 10th at 5:00 p.m., in the high school commons in Anita. The third, and final meeting is 5-p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11th, in the Middle School Commons area. All school board members may be present at each or any meeting.
(He says the meetings are expected to last 60-to 90-minutes, depending on audience participation.)
The same information will be presented during each meeting. As the process moves forward, there will be additional meetings with more specific information. The next, regular board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the superintendent’s office at the high school building in Anita.
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The Marne Community Club is holding its Annual Chili Contest this Sunday (Feb. 9th), at the Marne Community Center. At the same time, the Annual Men’s Pie Baking Contest will be held. Judging for both contests will be “people’s choice.” Anyone interested in entering the Chili Contest should bring a gallon crock pot of chili to the Marne Community Center by 6:00-p.m., Sunday. The same goes for entering the Men’s Pie Contest.
There are no fees for entering. Trophies for both chili and pie winners are on display at the Marne Community Center, and the 1st place winners’ names will be added to their respective trophy.Everyone is welcome to join the fun, either as a participant or a judge! Come to Marne and share a meal. The main course will be, of course, chili. Please bring a potluck salad to share. Pie for dessert! Beverages will be provided.
CORALVILLE, Iowa — Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report prison inmate, 39-year old Justin Lee Dewitt, of North Liberty, died Friday afternoon, at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. The cause of his death is yet to be determined. An autopsy will be performed by the Johnson County Medical Examiner.
DeWitt was arrested on June 27, 2016, for allegedly attempting to hire a hit man to kill his former business associate, the associate’s wife and two children, then ages 2 and 4. He began serving a 35-year sentence for multiple counts of Attempted Murder and Solicitation to Commit Murder. His sentence began July 27, 2018.
(Radio Iowa) — Iowa egg and poultry producers are on high alert as China reports an H-5-N-1 bird flu outbreak has occurred near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Iowa Poultry Association C-E-O and executive director Kevin Stiles says avian influenza is always top of mind for Iowa producers. “I don’t think though that necessarily transmitting into the United States via human contact is the first concern,” Stiles says. “We’re mostly concerned just with migratory patterns that we see and what implications that might hold for us looking ahead.” Stiles says Iowa’s poultry producers are better prepared now than they were five years ago as biosecurity is much improved.
“We continue to work with our producers, with the larger egg and poultry community,” Stiles says, “to practice diligence in their biosecurity practices, to make sure they are always on high alert when it comes to any sort of disease threat, but in particular avian influenza.” Since the latest Chinese bird flu outbreak was the H-5-N-1 strain, Stiles says it’s more concerning than if it were another type. “That certainly raises it a little bit higher in our attention, certainly,” he says, “but we also know there are strains and outbreaks of avian influenza in various countries in Europe at the present time, so that also puts us on high alert.”
An outbreak of the similar H-5-N-2 strain of avian flu in 2015 caused more than one-billion dollars damage to Iowa poultry producers as millions of chickens and turkeys had to be destroyed.
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