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Sioux City woman gets probation for insurance fraud

News

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Sioux City woman has been convicted of insurance fraud and sentenced to two years of probation. The Iowa Insurance Division says in a news release that 43-year-old Jennifer Lea Fuentes was convicted and sentenced Thursday. As part of her sentence, she must complete 75 hours of community service and pay a $750 penalty.

Authorities say an investigation showed Fuentes crashed her car into another in a parking lot last year while driving without insurance. Investigators say she bought auto insurance online later that same day without disclosing the collision. Three days after the accident, Fuentes filed a claim with her insurer and intentionally misrepresented the date of the crash.

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Letter shows sex harassment complaints in Iowa government

News

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Administrative Services says it was investigating seven complaints — six of them sexual harassment complaints — within state government as of mid-January. That information was given to the Des Moines Register late Friday afternoon in a fully disclosed Jan. 25 letter from the head of the agency. The letter had previously been released, but was heavily redacted. Additional information about the sexual harassment complaints was not provided in the letter.

The release of the information comes days after Democratic Rep. Amy Nielsen said she had received bureaucratic runaround in her attempts to get the data from Department of Administrative Services Director Janet Phipps. Nielsen said Wednesday that taxpayers have paid out more than $7.5 million in settlements in the past two years and deserve to know if there are other cases that could cost even more.

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Police say death of man found in parking lot a homicide

News

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Update) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Iowa’s largest city are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a parking lot. Des Moines police say the death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police said in a news release that officers were called to the lot around 1:15 a.m. Saturday for a report of a person down. Arriving officers found the body of 25-year-old Darryn Boles Brooks, of Des Moines. Police say evidence at the scene indicates Brooks may have been shot.

The investigation into Brooks’ death is ongoing.

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 3/9/2019

News, Podcasts

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 3/9/19

Podcasts, Sports

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 3/9/2019

News, Podcasts

March 9th, 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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Northern Iowa, Drake meet in MVC semis

Sports

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A spot in the MVC championship game is up for grabs as Northern Iowa and Drake are set to face off this (Saturday) evening, in St. Louis. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last met on Feb. 9, when Northern Iowa made only four foul shots on six attempts while the Bulldogs hit 17 of 18 en route to a six-point victory. Tip-off at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis is at 5:05 p.m. CST

Drake’s Nick McGlynn has averaged 15.2 points and 8.3 rebounds while Tremell Murphy has put up 10.3 points and 6.1 rebounds. For the Panthers, AJ Green has averaged 14.9 points while Wyatt Lohaus has put up 9.9 points. Green has connected on 34.2 percent of the 193 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 7 of 21 over his last five games. He’s also made 85.7 percent of his foul shots this season.

The Bulldogs have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Panthers. Drake has 41 assists on 75 field goals (54.7 percent) across its previous three contests while Northern Iowa has assists on 30 of 63 field goals (47.6 percent) during its past three games. Drake is rated first among MVC teams with an average of 76 points per game.

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Special Weather Statement: Patchy Dense Fog

Weather

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Area Counties: Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Montgomery-Union-Taylor-Ringgold
451 AM CST Sat Mar 9 2019

…Areas of Fog with Patchy Dense Fog Early Today…

Strong southeast winds are warming temperatures over the snowpack across Iowa; creating fog over much of the area early today. Visibility is occasionally dropping to under a quarter mile and a few places a few hundred feet at times. The fog is thickest over western and southwest Iowa. Rain is currently moving up from Missouri and Kansas early today. As the rain moves across the area between 6 am and 9 am this morning, the fog should slowly lift and visibility improve somewhat during late morning hours.

Until then, area travelers should allow extra time to reach their destination safely; slow down and exercise caution while driving over Iowa this morning.

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Murphy leads Drake past Illinois St. 78-62 in MVC tourney

Sports

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tremell Murphy had a season-high 26 points as Drake got past Illinois State 78-62 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney on Friday night. Anthony Murphy had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Drake (24-8). Noah Thomas added 13 points. Liam Robbins had three blocks for the hosts. Illinois State put up 17 points in the first half, a season low for the team. Phil Fayne had 18 points for the Redbirds (17-16). Milik Yarbrough added 11 points and seven rebounds.

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N. Iowa beats S. Illinois 61-58; Barry Hinson will step down

Sports

March 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wyatt Lohaus had 21 points as Northern Iowa narrowly beat Southern Illinois 61-58 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Friday night. Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson announced he would be stepping down after the loss. Hinson coached the Salukis since the 2012-13 season and spent nine years at Missouri State before that. Hinson never made an NCAA Tournament appearance in his 17 years as a Division I coach. He and the chancellor agreed last March that he would step down if the Salukis didn’t make the NIT or NCAA tourney this year.

Trae Berhow had 11 points for Northern Iowa (15-17). Luke McDonnell added seven rebounds. Kavion Pippen had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Salukis (17-15). Armon Fletcher added 14 points and six rebounds.

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