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Audubon hosts Logan-Magnolia for WIC basketball doubleheader tonight on KJAN

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January 3rd, 2020 by admin

The Audubon Wheelers are set to host the Logan-Magnolia Panthers for a Western Iowa Conference basketball doubleheader tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The girls game will feature two teams off to a great start to the season. Both teams have a 7-1 record and some nice wins in the first portion of the season. Audubon knocked off Class 2A #12 AHSTW on the road on December 13th 54-48. Logan-Magnolia opened the year with a road win over Class 1A #14 Exira-EHK 61-41.  The Panthers are #14 in the latest 2A rankings. Kylie Morrison is avearaging 18 points and 8 rebounds per game for the Panthers. Aleah Hermansen is averaging 16 points and 5 rebounds per game to lead the Wheelers.

The boys game will match the 3-4 Wheelers against the 4-3 Panthers. Kaiden Smith leads Audubon with 11 points per game and Skyler Schultes and Marcus Olsen are both averaging close to 10 per outing. Tre Melby has put up 13 points and grabbed 10 boards per game for Logan-Magnolia and Dylan Cunard has dropped in 15 points per outing.

Tune in for pregame before the girls game at 5:50pm tonight. Chris Parks will have the call from Audubon on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and streaming online at kjan.com.

Iowa court: Automated speeding tickets not a public record

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court says names of car owners ticketed by automated speed cameras are not public records. The court considered a lawsuit filed by former Ottumwa police sergeant Mark Milligan who was ticketed in 2016 driving a city-owned car. He filed an open records request for names of car owners caught on camera and ticketed and those not ticketed. Officials driving government cars often aren’t ticketed. The city denied his request, but a judge ordered their release. The city appealed. The supreme court concluded Friday that speed camera tickets are city citations not filed in court and therefore aren’t public record.

Credit union manager tells police about thefts from vault

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A credit union manager has been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a branch he managed in Ames. Henry Hill is jailed on charges of fraudulent practice and theft. His attorney declined to comment Friday. Court records say Hill went to police and told officers that he’d stolen an estimated $250,000 from his Greater Iowa Credit Union branch vault over seven years. An audit found the vault and some accounts were short nearly $431,000. Station KCCI reports that Hill told police he came forward after the credit union brought in a new compliance officer who planned to conduct cash accounts.

NOTICE! Soiree With the Swans… CHANGE OF VENUE!

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Naturalist Lora Kanning reports the “Soiree with the Swans” event set to take place tomorrow (Saturday), has been moved from the Schildberg Recreation Area to the back-up location: The Atlantic American Legion Memorial Building (2nd and Poplar Streets). Kanning will be giving ten-minute presentations regarding the Trumpeter Swans at the Atlantic American Legion Memorial Building, from 11:30 a.m.-until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, with a light lunch will be available for free, but you are encourage to make a free-will donation.

The donations are being accepted (for swan care). Atlantic is celebrating 20 winters of the Trumpeter Swans wintering here. The event is being sponsored by the Cass County Conservation Board, Atlantic Parks and Recreation, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and ARISE.

Iowa officer helping to equip colleagues on Alaskan island

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa officer is helping equip a six-member police force on an island in the Bering Sea more than 3,400 miles away. Davenport Officer Peme Canas pledged his support to the officers in Savoonga, Alaska, after learning they had no sidearms or other gear to protect the nearly 700 residents of the St. Lawrence Island community. He reached out to fellow officers and others for help. Now bulletproof vests, stun guns, police badges and other gear are on the way. Canas says he knows the officers in Savoonga will be moved by the kindness of people they will never meet.

Backyard & Beyond 1-3-2020

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

January 3rd, 2020 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Author Elisha Wells Stroupe about her upcoming appearance at the Atlantic Library.

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Lenox woman cited following collision in Red Oak, Thursday

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The driver of a 2016 Chevy Malibu was cited after the vehicle was involved in a rear-end collision, Thursday morning, in Red Oak. Authorities say 24-year old Dominick Yzaguirre, of Lenox, was cited for Driving While Suspended and No Insurance – Accident related, after the vehicle – registered to Reyes Castillo, of Lenox -struck the rear bumper of a 2006 Ford F-250 owned by 46-year old John Davis, of Villisca. The accident happened at around 9:40-a.m., at the intersection of N. Broadway and W. Cherry Streets.

Damages from the collision amounted to $5,700.

KJAN sister station KDSN-FM to switch frequency Monday, Jan. 6th

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January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Denison, Iowa — After five decades on the air at 107.1, KDSN FM (in Denison) is making an historic move on January 6th to a new home on the radio dial- ​104.9​. KDSN — a KJAN sister-station, reaches listeners in eight western Iowa counties. Its family-friendly programming includes a popular blend of local news, sports, weather, farm, school info, community events, as well as great music “hits” from the late 60’s to the present. KDSN staff and on-air personalities are well known friends to thousands of Iowans throughout their broadcast area.

KDSN is fully integrated into the area’s sports, school, and agri communities. Local sports enthusiasts enjoy weekly Coach’s Corner broadcasts from eight schools and fans get live coverage and streaming of multiple high school events plus syndicated Iowa and Iowa State games. In addition to local news, KDSN has Radio Iowa, ABC News, and several farm and market reports each weekday.

KDSN has deep local roots and firmly believes in giving back to the community. Don Luensmann, Crawford County Memorial Hospital Executive Director of Marketing and Development, commented “KDSN is part of the fabric of community life in West Central Iowa. They leverage their popularity with listeners to benefit a variety of area events and demonstrate every day their commitment and support for the people who live and work here. It’s difficult to imagine a better media partner and friend than KDSN.”

The station plans to shut down the FM 107.1 signal on Sunday, January 5 to complete the engineering and tower work required to move to the new 104.9 frequency. This transition is usually complete in 3-6 hours barring weather or other technical issues. Should any delays occur listeners can tune to AM1530 for live updates or check the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/KDSNRadio/. The frequency change was negotiated when the station sold last year and will hopefully result in improved coverage after the move.

KDSN FM is a 6000 watt station broadcasting 24 hours a day. It is locally owned by Crawford County Broadcasting.

IGHSAU Girls Basketball Rankings 01/02/2020

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January 3rd, 2020 by admin

Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
January 2, 2020

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Montezuma 8-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 7-0 2
3 Marquette Catholic 8-1 3
4 North Mahaska 6-2 4
5 Algona Bishop Garrigan 8-0 7
6 MMCRU 7-0 9
7 Saint Ansgar 6-1 10
8 East Buchanan 6-2 8
9 Clarksville 6-1 5
10 Sigourney 6-2 7
11 Kingsley-Pierson 8-1 11
12 Springville 7-0 12
13 Burlington Notre Dame 6-0 13
14 Exira-EHK 7-1 14
15 Central Decatur 5-1 15

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Cascade 8-0 1
2 West Hancock 8-0 2
3 North Linn 6-1 3
4 Van Buren County 9-1 4
5 Osage 4-1 5
6 MFL-Mar-Mac 8-2 6
7 West Branch 7-2 7
8 Maquoketa Valley 8-0 8
9 Mount Ayr 5-1 9
10 Western Christian 5-2 14
11 Hudson 8-1 11
12 AHSTW 8-1 12
13 Mediapolis 7-1 13
14 Logan-Magnolia 7-1 10
15 Emmetsburg 5-2 15

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 North Polk 6-2 1
2 Clear Lake 7-0 2
3 Red Oak 8-0 3
4 Sioux City Bishop Heelan 4-2 4
5 Crestwood 9-1 5
6 Dike-New Hartford 6-1 6
7 Roland-Story 7-1 7
8 Okoboji 9-0 8
9 Davenport Assumption 6-1 9
10 Des Moines Christian 8-1 11
11 West Liberty 7-0 12
12 West Burlington 6-1 14
13 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 7-0 15
14 Waukon 6-3 NR
15 Cherokee 6-3 10

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 North Scott 8-0 1
2 Marion 6-0 2
3 Center Point-Urbana 6-0 3
4 Glenwood 9-0 4
5 Gilbert 8-2 5
6 Ballard 6-1 6
7 Lewis Central 4-2 9
8 Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-3 7
9 Mason City 5-3 8
10 Central DeWitt 8-0 10
11 Waverly-Shell Rock 6-2 11
12 Maquoketa 6-2 12
13 Knoxville 7-0 14
14 Carroll 6-2 NR
15 Grinnell 5-2 NR

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Iowa City High 6-0 1
2 Southeast Polk 8-0 2
3 Johnston 7-1 4
4 Dowling Catholic 6-2 3
5 Cedar Rapids Prairie 6-0 5
6 Waukee 6-1 6
7 Cedar Falls 6-2 7
8 Urbandale 7-1 9
9 Waterloo West 7-1 10
10 Ankeny Centennial 4-3 13
11 Ames 5-3 8
12 Davenport North 5-2 14
13 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-3 NR
14 Bettendorf 5-3 NR
15 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6-2 NR

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, Jan. 3, 2020

News, Podcasts

January 3rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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

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