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Council Bluffs Police investigate vehicle and business burglaries

News

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for four, unknown persons who allegedly were going through vehicles in the Sulley Towing company parking lot this (Thursday) morning. Three of the white males entered the business at 15 S. 20th Street through a window, at around 2:50-a.m., while the fourth person remained outside. An employee was at the business. When the suspect saw him, they left the scene.

Still frame images of suspects (C.B. P-D photos)

At around 3:12-a.m. Bluffs Police were dispatched to a hit and run accident in the area of Ave D and North 16th Street. Upon officers arrival they were informed that after the crash, two males exited a black Acura and ran from the scene. One male was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and the other was wearing a black t-shirt. Officers were informed that Real Value Auto might have video of the accident. As they were reviewing the video they noticed the same males who broke into Sulley Towing were also on scene at Real Value Auto before the accident and they stole a GMC Yukon.

Both the incidents are being investigated by the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division. If anyone has any information regarding these incidents it is encouraged to call the Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728 or anonymous tips can be given by calling 712-328-STOP (7867).

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 5/30/19

News, Podcasts

May 30th, 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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KARLA J. PAULEY, 86, of Council Bluffs (Svcs. 06/03/2019)

Obituaries

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

KARLA J. PAULEY, 86, of Council Bluffs, died Wed., May 29th, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs. A Memorial Mass for KARLA PAULEY will be held on Monday, June 3rd at 11:00am at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Family will greet friends on Sunday, June 2nd from 5:00pm-7:00pm at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery at a later date.

KARLA PAULEY is survived by:

Her sons – Kurt (Suzie) Pauley, of Farragut; Kent Pauley, of Denison; Keith Pauley, of LaVista, Ne; Kelly Pauley, of Elkhorn, WI., and Kirby (Gayle) Pauley, of Greenville, WI.

Her daughters – Kathleen (Ken) Cue, of Persia; Kay Stevens, of Carroll; and Kerri (Tim) Kelly, of Omaha.

Brothers-in-law: Neil (Marian) Pauley. Llyod Pauley.

20 Grandchildren

4 Great-Grandchildren

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Thursday, May 30

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 30th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .22″
  • 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .06″
  • Massena  .18″
  • Anita  .09″
  • Audubon  .08″
  • Bedford  .04″
  • Manning  .03″
  • Red Oak  .11″

Trump set to visit Iowa in June

News

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

President Donald Trump is set to attend a Republican Party fundraiser in Iowa in June. According to the Des Moines Register, the state party said the president will attend the private event June 11 in West Des Moines. A spokesperson for the Republican Party of Iowa told the newspaper Gov. Kim Reynolds, Sen. Joni Ernst, Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Rep. Steve King will be invited.

President Trump last visited Iowa in October 2018 when he held a large rally in Council Bluffs.

Rash of tornado sightings reported across Iowa; 1 confirmed

News

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed one tornado in southeastern Iowa on Wednesday that injured a man. The Des Moines Register reports that the tornado hit Wednesday afternoon near Barnes City in Poweshiek County. The name and medical condition of the man injured was not immediately released. The tornado also damaged a farmstead in the area.

The National Weather Service says the tornado was among a spate of reported tornado sightings throughout the state on Wednesday. Chad Hahn, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Des Moines, said reports of tornadoes east and north of the Des Moines metro began around 4 p.m., starting in Sac County.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Thursday, May 30, 2019

Weather

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Area of morning fog; P/Cldy to Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. High 74. NW @ 10.

Tonight: Isolate showers & thunderstorms ending. P/Cldy. Low 58. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 82. W @ 10-15 mph.

Saturday: P/Cldy to cloudy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High around 78.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High around 80.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning 56.  The 24-hour rainfall in Atlantic ending at 7-a.m. today, was .22″. Last year on this date our High was 83 and the Low was 65. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1934. The Record Low was 33 in 1930.

Boy’s state soccer tournament pushed back one day

Sports

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The start of the boys state soccer tournament has been moved back one day to Friday. Officials with the Iowa High School Athletic Association made the decision after several days of heavy rain in Central Iowa. Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines hosts the tournament. Storm Lake was set to open the 2A tournament on this ( Thursday) afternoon, but coach Ben Schekirke’s team will now play Lewis Central on Friday.

The semifinals will now be Saturday and the championship matches will be next Tuesday. Todd Tharp of the IHSAA says the decision was made after heavy rain Monday night. Tharp says the complex has received nearly nine and-a-half inches of rain since May 17th.

Tharp believes giving the fields an extra day to dry will help maintain them throughout the tournament. The semifinals will now be Saturday and the championship matches will be next Tuesday.

Tharp says they have contingency plans in the event there is more rain.

MILFORD “MEL” A. HAGEN, 94, of Atlantic (Private funeral Svcs)

Obituaries

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MILFORD “MEL” A. HAGEN, 94, of Atlantic, died May 25th at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Private funeral services will be held for “MEL” HAGEN. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

MILFORD “MEL” HAGEN is survived by:

His son – Mark (Karen) Hagen, of Vancouver, WA.

His daughter – Pota, of Atlantic.

His step-children: Alice Kelsey, of Hull City, SD; James Plympton, of Wichita, KS.

5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 3 step-grandchildren

Juvenile runaway charged w/providing false info.; Red Oak woman arrested for Harboring a runaway

News

May 30th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report at around 10:35-p.m. Wednesday, that a 16-year old had run away from Elliott. A little after 12-a.m. today (Thursday), the juvenile was located in Red Oak, and charged with providing false information to law enforcement. The juvenile was released to a parent.

19-year old Chloe Ann Milner, of Red Oak, was arrested for Harboring a runaway child. She was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $2,000 bond. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Red Oak Police during the investigation.