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Walnut man arrested Tuesday for Violation of a protective order/CoC

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Pottawattamie County, Tuesday, arrested 32-year old Robert Dale Hackwell, of Walnut. Hackwell was arrested at a residence in Walnut, for Violation of a Protection Order/Contempt of Court. He was booked into the Pott. County Jail. 26-year old Cody Duane Wills was arrested Tuesday, after he turned himself-in to the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for Violation of Probation.

29-year old Dalton Lee Dukes, who was being held in the Pott. County Jail, was served Tuesday with a Pott. County warrant for Failure to properly license an animal, and allowing animals to run at large. And, 33-year old Nicole Danielle Stephens was transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail from the Douglas County, Nebraska, Jail. Stephens was wanted on a State of Iowa Felony warrant for Eluding, Reckless Driving and other moving violations.

Jury deliberating woman’s fate in 1992 murder case

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Jury deliberations are expected to resume Wednesday in the eastern Iowa trial of a woman accused of killing of her former boyfriend in 1992. The case against 56-year-old Annette Cahill was turned over to the jury Tuesday afternoon following closing arguments. Prosecutors say she used a baseball bat to kill 22-year-old Corey Lee Wieneke, whose body was found in October 1992 on his bedroom floor in rural West Liberty. Cahill’s first trial ended in a mistrial in March 2019 when the jury couldn’t reach a verdict.

The Muscatine Journal reports that a prosecutor said Tuesday that Cahill killed Wieneke a day after seeing him leave a bar with another woman. His attorney, Clemens Erdahl, said prosecutors lacked proof against his client, saying, “What evidence is there that Annette struck Corey?” A witness came forward in 2017, saying Cahill had implicated herself in the death in 1992, prompting authorities to re-examine the case. Cahill is now a mother of three adult children and a grandmother.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 9/18/19

News, Podcasts

September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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IA DOT reports partial lane closures on I-680

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Dept. of Transportation has closed the outside lanes of I-680 and westbound I-680 exit ramp exit 1 near Crescent, as water is inches toward the road. Traffic is still flowing freely this morning on I-29 near mile post 66 (Honey Creek area). Officials are watching this area very closely as conditions could change quickly.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 9/18/19

Podcasts, Sports

September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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3 arrested on drug charges in Creston, Tuesday

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department says four people were arrested Tuesday, three of them on drug charges. 31-year old Waymond Foster, of Creston, was arrested at around 1-p.m. at his residence, for Violation of a Protection Order, Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense, and Possession of Paraphernalia. Foster was being held in the Union County Jail on awaiting bond hearing. 32-year old Ashley Foster, of the same address, was arrested at about the same time, on the same charges. She was being held in the Adams County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing. At around 1:20-p.m. Tuesday, 18-year old Chaz Miller, of Orient, was arrested the Fosters’ residence, on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense and Possession of Paraphernalia. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $1,300 bond.

And, at around 11:20-p.m. Tuesday, 27-year old Brandon Case, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County Warrant for Violation of Protection Order. He was being held in the Union County Jail while awaiting a bond hearing.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 9/18/19

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September 18th, 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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Corning man arrested for Public Intox. Tues. night

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s deputies in Adams County arrested a man on a Public Intoxication charge, Tuesday night, after they saw him stumbling across the road near 7th and Nodaway Streets, in Corning. Authorities say Jerry Lee Gilbert, of Corning, smelled strongly of alcohol when they found him at around 9-p.m.  Gilbert admitted to being intoxicated. He was placed under arrest for Public Intoxication/3rd or subsequent offense, and transported to the Adams County Jail, where his bond was set at $2,000.

Volunteer firefighter pleads not guilty in corncrib fire

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — A November trial is scheduled for a volunteer firefighter accused of setting fire to a corncrib in western Iowa’s Sac County. Sac County court records say 25-year-old Brent Mack pleaded not guilty Monday to arson, burglary and other crimes. The trial start is set for Nov. 5.

Authorities say Mack told investigators that he, 18-year-old Alexander Lilly and a 17-year-old girl drove around the county on Aug. 19, looking for a place to set a fire and settled on the corncrib. The plan was to start a fire so Mack could respond with his department from Nemaha to put it out.

The Nemaha and other departments responded to battle the blaze a little more than a mile north of Nemaha. Lilly also has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial. The girl has been charged with conspiracy.

Siouxland Energy board president says ethanol waivers ‘took the sails out’ of industry

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September 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa/Brownfield) — A leader of a northwest Iowa ethanol plant says after the Trump Administration granted ethanol waivers to oil refineries in August, the plant just could not continue operating. “Every one of them has hurt under the Trump Administration, but the last 31 were the final blow. In two days, ethanol prices dropped 18 to 20 cents…That just kind of took the sails out of the profitability of the ethanol industry.”

That’s Kelly Niewenhuis, chairman of the board for Siouxland Energy in Sioux Center, which quit producing ethanol this week. Niewenhuis says they’re hoping the fix being worked on by the Trump Administration will help turn things around. “If we get the same response out of positive news that we got out of the negative news with the last round of small refinery exemptions and we get a 20-cent bounce in ethanol prices, it won’t take long to get this thing up and running again,” Niewenhuis says.

President Trump needs to keep his promise to farmers and the ethanol industry. Forty-two people have been working at the Sioux Center plant. Farmers in the area were annually selling Siouxland Energy 23-and-a-half MILLION bushels of corn for processing into ethanol.

(Reporting by Ken Anderson of the Brownfield Network)