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Woman arrested in fatal July 4 hit-and-run crash

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police say a 23-year-old Des Moines woman has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run crash. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday at a Des Moines intersection when a sport utility vehicle and car collided.

Police say the driver of the car, 19-year-old Kevin Troung, of Des Moines, was rushed to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. The driver of the SUV, which police say was speeding and ran a red light to cause the crash, fled the scene before first responders arrived.

Police announced an arrest in the case Thursday night, saying Alexandria Mae Newton has been charged with homicide by reckless driving, having no insurance, driving while her license was suspended and other counts. She is being held in the Polk County Jail.

7 people arrested in connection w/Pacific Junction area burglaries

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports several people were arrested Wednesday in connection with burglary investigations in the Pacific Junction area. Deputies executed search warrants in Pacific Junction and Glenwood, Wednesday, which resulted in the recovery of $5,000 worth of stolen property.

During a 24-hour time period, the seven suspects were arrested on a total of 25 felony charges, with additional charges pending. Those arrested include:

  • 36-year old Michael David Burton, of Glenwood.
  • 39-year old Matthew Joseph Tyson, 43-year old Ryan Michael Tyson, and 41-year old Andy Charles Andrews, all of Pacific Junction.
  • 46-year old Nathan Jacob Morris, and 42-year old Tema Elaine Hill, both of Council Bluffs.

Parking for Atlantic fireworks starts at 8:30 tonight (Friday)

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees reports parking for the City’s Fireworks display at the the AMU Well Fields tonight will begin at 8:30-p.m.  Vehicle will be directed to the farthest east parking area, east of the soccer field at the Atlantic Sports Complex located east of the KJAN Studios on N. Olive Street. There is no charge to attend. The fireworks will be begin soon after dusk.

Oakland man arrested Thursday morning on assault charge

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A sheriff’s deputy in Pottawattamie County arrested a man in Oakland at around 1:30-a.m. Thursday. The deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 200 block of Grove Street. While enroute, he was advised a female was on the roof of the house across the street, saying her boyfriend assaulted her. Dispatch said also, the woman kept setting her car alarm off. Upon the deputies’ arrival, the 33-year old woman was found on the roof, and investigation resulted in the arrest of 48-year old Robert Lee Robinson, of Oakland, for felony Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd or subsequent offense.

A woman who wanted to visit an inmate/boyfriend at the Pott. County Jail Wednesday morning, was found to have a valid arrest warrant. 21-year old Hailey Nicole Carson was arrested for Violation of Probation and turned over to Corrections Staff.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 7/5/2019

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/5/19

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Ric Hanson.

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Creston Police report (7/5)

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department is reporting five recent arrests. On Thursday, 38-year old Jennifer Lynn Beard, of Creston, was arrested for Harassment in the 3rd degree. She was later released on her own recognizance. Late Wednesday evening, 31-year old Clay Allen Brammer, of Arispe was arrested in Creston for Domestic Abuse Assault. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

At around 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, 37-year old Brandon Ashley Howe, of Creston, was arrested on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 3rd degree. His bond was also set at $1,000. And, 46-year old Tori Lynne Pettit, of Creston, was arrested Wednesday afternoon for Disorderly Conduct. She was released on a $300 bond.

Tuesday morning, 24-year old Tyler Dennis James White, a homeless person, was arrested in Creston for Theft in the 5th degree. White plead guilty to the charge, and was released.

Creston Police said also, that on June 28th, a man residing in the 300 block of Russel Street reported that sometime between June 27th and 28th, someone spray painted the side of his 1988 pickup truck while it was parked outside the residence. The damage was estimated at $330.

Buttigieg says Trump compensating for lack of military service with DC event

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says President Trump’s Independence Day “Salute to America” in Washington, D.C. used the military as “props” for his ego. “I’ve always been proud of the fact that our country is not the kind of place where we feel the need to go over the top in proving how tough we are,” Buttigieg said. He went on to say “…America has not generally been, at least in my times, the kind of country where a leader found it necessary to roll tanks down the streets to prove that we were strong and so, in a way, I think it actually makes us seem smaller.” Buttigieg walked in Storm Lake’s July 4th parade and he says it was the kind of event that celebrated what is “good and special” about America — in contrast to the production in D.C.

“There’s this feeling with this president of trying too hard, maybe trying to compensate for his own failures when it came to his chance to serve,” Buttigieg said. “I don’t know.”  During the Vietnam War, Trump received four military deferments as a college student and another for a foot condition. Buttigieg was an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve. There’s a history of military service in Buttigieg’s family, but Buttigieg says he enlisted after volunteering for the Obama campaign in 2007 and knocking on doors in southern Iowa’s Union, Decatur and Ringgold Counties. “There I was, in my mid-to-late 20s, in Iowa, realizing that these towns are pouring out their youth into the American military and I still haven’t worn my country’s uniform. You know, what am I doing? And it was the thing that put me over the top,” he says.

Buttigieg was deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. “When I left in 2014, I thought I was one of the last guys turning out the lights on the way out and five years later we’re still there. We’re still debating how to get out. We’ve got to find a way to put an end to endless wars,” Buttigieg says. “I’m afraid we’re not that far from the day when I’ll open up the news and read about an American casualty in Afghanistan who was not alive on 9/11.”

Buttigieg says the U.S. can have some military presence in Afghanistan to ensure another terrorist attack on our country originates from Afghanistan, but he says that doesn’t mean an open-ended commitment to having so many troops on the ground. Buttigieg, in an interview with Radio Iowa on July 4th, discussed his military background as well as his bid for the presidency. Buttigieg’s campaign announced it has raised nearly 25 million dollars in the past three months. Buttieg said he’ll spend the bulk of that to organize get-out-the-vote efforts in “very specific places” — beginning with Iowa. “We’re developing our ground game now to a new level because we have the resources to do it, It’s a race. It’s also a unique dynamic because there’s just so many of us,” Buttigieg said, with a laugh.

Buttigieg was among the six presidential candidates who spent their July 4th campaigning in Iowa.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 7/5/2019

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July 5th, 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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Cass County Conservation Board events on Friday & Saturday

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July 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a “Movie in the Park” Campground Program. Staffers will be showing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The public program will be held at the Campground Shelter at Cold Springs Park in Lewis tonight, beginning at 9:30-p.m. The FREE event may be rescheduled in the event of rain. The show is about what happens when Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury. He must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. Come out for a great movie under the stars. The Conservation Board was awarded an E.F & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation Grant for their Movies in the Park. Bring a blanket or chair, Dress for the weather. You DO NOT have to be a registered camper to attend the program! We hope you will join us!

The Cass County Conservation Board is also holding a “Dutch Oven Cooking- Dinner Program.” The public program will be held at the Campground Shelter at Cold Springs Park in Lewis, on Saturday, July 6th, beginning at 5:00 PM. During the FREE program, you can learn how to make a Sloppy Joe Casserole Dinner entrée, and dessert in a dutch oven. Please bring your own place setting for samples. Free will donation for supplies will be accepted. You DO NOT have to be a registered camper to attend the program.