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Skyscan Forecast Saturday, January 19, 2019 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning with flurries. Becoming partly cloudy. N @ 15-30. High 15.
Tonight: Fairy to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low -2.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. A few flurries. SE @ 10-15. High 20.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. A few flurries. High 28.
Tuesday: Cloudy. Heavier mixed precipitation. High 34.
**We picked up 0.1 of an inch of ice accumulation and just a trace of snow at the KJAN studios from Friday afternoon to 6:00am Saturday.**
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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy grew up idolizing Tim Tebow. After a phenomenal freshman season, perhaps it was more than serendipity that the Cyclones awarded Purdy No. 15, Tebow’s number at Florida. Purdy has gone from the third string to leading Iowa State to seven wins in nine games last season.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says it has rehired Tom Manning as its offensive coordinator. Manning spent last season on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts. He is returning to Ames to run the Cyclones offense under fourth-year coach Matt Campbell.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 93-year-old World War II veteran has finally been given a medal he won at the 1944 Drake Relays track meet. The Des Moines Register reports that Ted Williams, of Altoona, had finished second in the discus among high school boys. But because of wartime metal rationing, he was given only a certificate that could be redeemed for a medal after the war. He finally received the medal Thursday from Drake University in a surprise ceremony staged by his friends in a coffee group.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Patriots are seeking their third straight Super Bowl appearance while the Chiefs are trying to make it back for the first time since 1970 when the two teams meet for the AFC title. New England has been the dominant franchise of this era, but Kansas City is hoping to take over that mantle behind young quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady is playing up the underdog role this week as the New England Patriots prepare to play the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. That’s right: The three-time NFL MVP and five-time Super Bowl champion is feeling disrespected. The Patriots are three-point underdogs against the AFC-best Chiefs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry sounds confident that he’ll be on the field when Kansas City plays the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. Berry has been a full participant in practice this week after a foot injury. He says he needs the OK from coach Andy Reid to take the field on Sunday night.
UNDATED (AP) — When noted chef Kenneth Temple was asked to create chili for the Super Bowl, he dived right in with versions that reflect not only his native New Orleans, but New England, Los Angeles and Kansas City. All are distinctive for their ingredients and tastes.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is highlighting family and children’s issues as she introduces herself to Iowa Democrats. It’s her first visit to the early-voting state as a 2020 Democratic presidential prospect. Unlike some of her potential rivals, the New York senator was starting from scratch in a state where few Democratic activists have a strong impression of her. One Sioux City Democrat said she was impressed by what she saw in Gillibrand, noting her “soft-spoken passion.”
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple convicted in the starvation death of their 16-year-old adopted daughter will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison. A judge Friday sentenced 41-year-old Misty Jo Bousman Ray to a life sentence with no possibility of parole and her husband, 43-year-old Marc Ray, to 80 years in prison. They were arrested following the May 2017 death of Sabrina Ray, who weighed only 56 pounds when she died.
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — An eastern Iowa man who tried to organize the killings of witnesses from behind bars so they couldn’t testify against him has been sentenced to at least 50 years in prison. The Muscatine Journal reports that 38-year-old old Justin Lee DeWitt was sentenced Friday in Muscatine County District Court for three counts of attempted murder.
Authorities at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield say a plane has slid off an ice-slicked runway. Airport officials said on Twitter that no one was injured when the Southwest Airlines plane went off the end of the runway after landing just after 2 p.m. Friday. The incident led authorities to close the airport Friday afternoon and suspend all flights.
Officials said airport fire crews were working with Southwest to get passengers off the plane and take them to the terminal.
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple convicted in the starvation death of their 16-year-old adopted daughter will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison. A judge Friday sentenced 41-year-old Misty Jo Bousman Ray to a life sentence without the possibility of parole and her husband, 43-year-old Marc Ray, to 80 years in prison. They were arrested following the May 2017 death of Sabrina Ray, who weighed only 56 pounds when she died.
Misty Jo Bousman Ray pleaded guilty Jan. 9 to one count of first-degree kidnapping and two counts of third-degree kidnapping involving two other adopted children who lived at her Perry home. Marc Ray, pleaded guilty last month to child endangerment causing death and three counts of third-degree kidnapping. Misty Jo Bousman Ray apologized, saying “all of this is my fault.”
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell announced today changes to his coaching staff which includes a familiar name returning to Ames from the professional ranks, his reconnection with a college teammate who has significant Power 5 Conference coaching experience and several promotions, and position group and duty adjustments.
Tom Manning, who coordinated ISU’s offense from 2016-17, will rejoin the Cyclone staff after one year with the Indianapolis Colts as offensive coordinator.
Campbell has also added Matt Caponi, who most recently directed the defensive backs at West Virginia (2016-18), to work with the secondary. A college teammate of Campbell at Mount Union, Caponi has been a full-time assistant with both the Mountaineers and Arizona previously.
The addition of Manning and Caponi are pending successful background checks.
Nate Scheelhaase, who was Iowa State’s running backs coach in 2018, will shift to wide receivers beginning this spring. He replaces Bryan Gasser, whose contract was not renewed. Quarterbacks coach Joel Gordon has been promoted to passing game coordinator and special teams coach Joe Houston will move to an off the field position.
“I am very excited with the changes we made with our football staff,” Campbell said. “We brought in coaches who are familiar with our program, our league and our culture. I also made some adjustments internally which will better serve our student-athletes.”
Manning was tight ends coach with the Colts last season, helping the team advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs and a 10-6 record. Manning was instrumental in tutoring Eric Ebron into a Pro Bowl selection. Ebron was second on the team in receptions (66) and receiving yards (750) and broke the club’s record for touchdown catches by a tight end with 13.
Manning’s work as offensive coordinator in his first stint at Iowa State (2016-17) produced two of the most-prolific seasons in school history. The Cyclones averaged 27.7 points in 2016 (ninth-best in school history) and 29.2 points in 2017 (third in ISU annals).
ISU averaged 421.6 yards of total offense in 2016, the fourth-best mark in the ISU record book. The Cyclones established the top-two passing offenses in the program history (272.9 in 2017 and 258.8 in 2016) with Manning calling plays.
Manning is a former FootballScoop.com Offensive Line Coach of the Year when he was an assistant at Toledo working for Campbell.
Caponi, who has 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, is reuniting with Campbell. The two Mount Union graduates were teammates as players and colleagues as coaches at that Division III power. Caponi comes to Ames after serving as defensive backs coach at West Virginia the last three seasons when the Mountaineers were one of the top defensive teams in the Big 12. He coached the safeties at Arizona (2013-15) before going to WVU.
In 2018, Caponi mentored four players who earned All-Big 12 recognition. That list included Kenny Robinson Jr., who was First-Team All-Big 12 after tying for third in the league in interceptions (4) and ranking 14th in tackles (77).
Scheelhaase and Gordon had impressive debut seasons in Ames. Scheelhaase coached a productive group of tailbacks, including All-American David Montgomery. The junior rushed for 1,216 yards, becoming just the eighth Cyclone in school history to record multiple 1,000-yard seasons. Gordon navigated through the loss of a starting QB in the first game and tutored true freshman Brock Purdy through a terrific rookie season. Purdy’s 169.91 QB passing efficiency was sixth nationally.
Spring practice for the Cyclones starts March 12.
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