| Saturday’s Games |
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New Orleans 8, Omaha 2
Omaha 4, New Orleans 3
Oklahoma City 3, Iowa 0
Iowa 2, Oklahoma City 1
| Sunday’s Games |
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Memphis at Round Rock, 2:05 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Iowa, 2:08 p.m.
| Saturday’s Games |
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New Orleans 8, Omaha 2
Omaha 4, New Orleans 3
Oklahoma City 3, Iowa 0
Iowa 2, Oklahoma City 1
| Sunday’s Games |
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Memphis at Round Rock, 2:05 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Iowa, 2:08 p.m.
Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Officials with the National Weather Service remind area listeners, that the weather radio transmitter site at Hancock remains off-air due to ice and snow this past winter, and it’s not known how long the repairs will take, but the transmitter will be repaired as quickly as possible.
If you have a weather radio you will not be able to receive warnings for storms in Cass and Audubon Counties. You should have other forms of staying alert to changing weather situations, by cell phone, radio or tv. Subscribe to your county’s Emergency Alert Notices through your Emergency Management Agency for immediate weather and civil emergency bulletings.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Derek Dietrich hit a tiebreaking homer off Adam Wainwright in the seventh inning and added a two-run triple as the Cincinnati Reds won their fourth straight game, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in the raucous Estadio de Beisbol de Monterrey. The start of the two-game series marked the first time either team had played in the regular season in Mexico. St. Louis had won five in a row.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Homer Bailey pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 for their second straight win after a 10-game skid. Ian Kennedy pitched a perfect eighth and Willy Peralta followed in the ninth for his first save to complete the two-hitter. Ryan O’Hearn homered, and Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi each had an RBI single for the Royals.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez exceeded the hype that followed him from Fresno, California, to Lincoln as coach Scott Frost’s first recruit. He was the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for the Cornhuskers and became the most productive rookie in program history. Martinez has spent the spring adding polish to his game and is preparing to lead a team that is projected to be one of the most improved in the nation this fall. The Huskers hold their spring game Saturday.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:33 a.m. CDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a man with a gunshot wound to his neck was thrown from a car into a parking lot. The Des Moines Register reports that 19-year-old Tyron Cratty and 20 years-old Madalynn Perez, both of Des Moines, were arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. Besides attempted murder charges, each faces charges of robbery and going armed with intent. The victim’s name has not been released.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for fruit products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the recall includes cut watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe produced by Caito Foods LLC. The fruit has been sold under various brands or labels at Kroger, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Target and Whole Foods. Authorities say 93 people have been sickened, 23 of whom were hospitalized.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The western Iowa city of Council Bluffs has received a Tree City USA Award _ one of 80 Iowa communities to qualify for the status. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on April 3. To qualify, communities must meet several established standards, including a tree ordinance, a board running the municipal tree program and a minimum of $2 per capita spent on trees annually.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack says he won’t seek re-election when his current term ends. The seven-term Democrat announced Friday he would retire at the end of his term after being elected seven times to represent southeast Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Loebsack was first elected in 2006, when he beat 15-term Republican Jim Leach in a race still recalled for its civility. Before being elected to Congress, he was a political science professor at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Derek Dietrich hit a tiebreaking homer off Adam Wainwright in the seventh inning and added a two-run triple as the Cincinnati Reds won their fourth straight game, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 Saturday night in the raucous Estadio de Beisbol de Monterrey. The start of the two-game series marked the first time either team had played in the regular season in Mexico. St. Louis had won five in a row. Wainwright hit an RBI single in the second off Tanner Roark for a 1-0 lead. Jesse Winker’s one-out homer in the sixth was the Reds’ first hit off Wainwright (1-1). Dietrich connected to lead off the seventh, finishing Wainwright. Dietrich tripled to cap a three-run eighth that made it 5-1.
Kolten Wong hit a leadoff home run against Zach Duke to begin the Cardinals ninth. Raisel Iglesias relieved and, after St. Louis put two runners on base, retired Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong for his second save. Jared Hughes (1-0) got two outs for the win. Mexico is hosting major league games for the second year in a row. Last year, the Los Angeles Dodgers combined for a no-hitter against San Diego at Monterrey. Next month, the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros will play two games in this ballpark.
A small, crossover SUV was leaving a private residence near Danville, late Saturday morning, when it was struck by a train. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident in Des Moines County happened at around 11:30-a.m. southeast of Danville. The SUV, a 2017 Chevy Trax driven by 29-year old Amber L. Curry was leaving the residence drive onto old Highway 34 when Curry failed to yield to an eastbound train at a private driveway crossing. Her vehicle was struck broadside by the train and rolled over before coming to rest in the north ditch.
Curry, and her passengers, 27-year old Laura J. Burch, and 26-year old Anna N. Smith, all from Burlington, IA, died at the scene. Smith was the only vehicle occupant wearing a seat belt. The Patrol said there were no controls present at the private railroad crossing. The accident remains under investigation.
TIMOTHY G. TUEL, 60, of Shelby, died Saturday, April 13th, in Shelby. A Mass of Christian Burial for TIMOTHY TUEL will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, April 16th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home has the arrangements.
Friends may call at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca on Monday, April 15th, from 4-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 4-until 7-p.m., and a Rosary beginning at 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com
Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.
TIMOTHY TUEL is survived by:
His wife – Denise Tuel, of Shelby.
His Daughters – Amelia (& husband, Brad Dwyer) Tuel, of Des Moines; Alyssa (friend, Philip Johnson) Tuel, of Omaha, NE
His Son – Taylor (girlfriend, Taylor Reinke) Tuel, of Boone, IA
His Sister – Vicki Vollmuth, of Omaha, NE
His Brother – Rodger (Nancy) Tuel, of Berthoud, CO
Other Relatives & Friends
WILLIAM “BILL” HARTRANFT, 82, of Elk Horn, died Friday, April 12th, at Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha. Funeral services for BILL HARTRANFT will be held 11-a.m. Wednesday, April 17th, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn, IA. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.
Friends may call from 10-until 11-a.m. Wednesday, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.
Burial will be in the Elk Horn Cemetery.
WILLIAM “BILL” HARTRANFT is survived by:
His wife – Beverly Hartranft, of Elk Horn.
4 sisters
3 step-children, 12 step-grandchildren, 30 step great-grandchildren, 2 step great-great grandchildren.
When a car struck a pickup truck Saturday morning in Pottawattamie County, the car veered into the median and caught fire. The Iowa State Patrol reports the car, a 2012 Chevy Sonic, was driven by 50-year old Virgil F. Crisman, of Omaha. Crisman’s car, and a 2011 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 18-year old Michael Small, of Nicholasville, KY, were both traveling southbound on Interstate 29 at around 6:25-a.m., Saturday, when the Chevy rear-ended the pickup near mile marker 46. Crisman suffered non-life threatening injuries, and was transported by Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue to the UNMC in Omaha. The accident remains under investigation.
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