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1st degree Murder & FIP warrants issued for Council Bluffs man

News

October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs say warrants have been issued in connection with a murder that took place Sunday afternoon. Active warrants charge 69-year old Kenneth Still, of Council Bluffs, with Murder in the 1st Degree and Felon In Possession of a Firearm, in connection to the death of 21-year old Devon M. Theisen, of Council Bluffs. Still is considered to be armed and dangerous. He’s believed to be driving a green 2000 Nissen Xterra SUV with license plate G-O-M 2-6-2

Suspect’s green Nissan Xterra

Kenneth Still

Authorities say officers were called just before 3-p.m. Sunday to 127 Park Avenue, for a shooting that had just occurred at that location.  When officers arrived, they found Theisen on the front porch, with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.  Witnesses told officers at the scene that the victim was involved in a disturbance with the suspect, Kenneth Still.

They told police that at some point during the incident, Still grabbed a shot gun inside the residence and fired one round, striking Theisen in the head.  Still then left the area in the Nissan SUV and had not been located as of the latest report. Theisen was transported by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

If you have any information on Still’s location please call 911.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, Oct. 8 2018

News

October 8th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker says President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms don’t bother him, and he welcomes a discussion of his record as the former mayor of Newark and his work in the Senate. The New Jersey Democrat is in Iowa, the lead-off presidential caucus state, as he weighs running for president in 2020.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport man has been arrested and charged in the June shooting death of another man. The Quad-City Times reports that 37-year-old Deondra Lamont Thomas appeared in court Saturday morning to face charges of first-degree murder and a weapons county in the June 9 shooting death of 46-year-old Jason Roberts.

COLO, Iowa (AP) — A registered sex offender in Iowa faces new charges after investigators say he molested several young boys on camping trips to a Story County park. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that 30-year-old Michael Ferguson took several boys between the ages of 9 and 14 camping at Hickory Grove Park in Colo between May 2017 and February. Court documents say Ferguson forced at least four children to perform sexual acts.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The western Iowa jury has found a man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of another homeless man at a Council Bluffs homeless shelter. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 46-year-old Vance Good was found guilty Friday in the March stabbing death of 44-year-old Lee Johnson. Good is one of four men charged in Johnson’s death, including 20-year-old James McCauley, who also faces a first-degree murder charge.

Latest outlook for flooding from the NWS (updated 7:20-p.m. 10/7)

News, Weather

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service, in its Flood Outlook for the next few days, reports moderate to heavy rain starts later tonight and continues on and off through Wednesday morning. This rain will lead to rises on area creeks/streams/rivers and may cause localized flash flooding. Widespread river flooding is possible over northern and parts of central Iowa. For More information -> https://www.weather.gov/dmx/sitrep.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH issued for Cass & area Counties thru Wed. morning

News, Weather

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH in effect from 7-a.m. Monday through 7-a.m. Wednesday for the following area counties: Cass-Adair-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas, Pottawattamie, Mills, Harrison, Shelby, Sac, Crawford, and Carroll.

A frontal system south of Iowa this evening will lift into the state overnight and then stall southwest to northeast Monday and Tuesday before finally exiting Wednesday morning. Unusually high amounts of moisture for fall will be in place near the system allowing for repetitive moderate to heavy rains. Total accumulations after multiple days of rain may reach as high as four to six inches across west central and northwest Iowa with two to four inch totals possible central and southeast.

* Soils are already at or near saturation so much of the rainfall will runoff into streams, creeks and rivers and may result in extensive overland flooding and standing water, ponding water on roads and even localized flash flooding. This is in addition to the potential of widespread river flooding across the northern half of Iowa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Chiefs get pick-6, march all over Jags in soggy 30-14 romp

Sports

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out the Kansas City Chiefs can play a little defense, too. The Chiefs’ beleaguered bunch forced Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles into five turnovers, including a pick-6 by defensive tackle Chris Jones, and Kansas City merely had to supplement with the NFL’s highest-scoring offense in a 30-14 romp over the Jaguars on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes threw for 313 yards and ran for a touchdown, though he also threw his first two picks of the season, and Kareem Hunt added 87 yards and a touchdown on the ground as the Chiefs (5-0) marched all over the league’s top-ranked defense at soggy Arrowhead Stadium.

Tyreek Hill, who was frequently matched up with the Jaguars’ Jalen Ramsey in an entertaining one-on-one affair, had four catches for 61 yards in a game that grew testy on both sides. Jones was ejected in the second half after he dropped an elbow on a Jaguars lineman while both were on the ground following a point-after attempt. Pass rusher Dee Ford joined him in the locker room later in the half when he was whistled for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Hunt was flagged for head-butting linebacker Telvin Smith Jr. earlier in the game.

Nobody had a worse day than Bortles, though. He was 33 of 61 for 430 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions , and also ran for a TD — though most of his yardage came in garbage time. Bortles also was strip-sacked in the first half as early rains soaked the field. By that point, the Chiefs were on their way to a 20-0 halftime lead. Mahomes led them 73 yards on their first possession, finishing the drive himself with a short scramble for a touchdown. Then he led the league’s high-powered offense 82 yards for a field goal a few minutes later, leaving Jacksonville’s vaunted D second-guessing itself.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars’ offense was having all kinds of problems.

Jacksonville (3-2) drove inside the Kansas City 5 early in the second quarter, but an incomplete fade on third down and another incompletion on fourth turned the ball over. Bortles was strip-sacked on the first play of their next possession, and he threw the pick-6 to Jones on the first play of the next. Jacksonville’s calamitous half ended when Bortles, trying to force a pass into the end zone, instead bounced it off his offensive lineman’s helmet and right to Steven Nelson for another interception. In Bortles’ defense, his offensive line didn’t give him a whole lot of time. He was sacked five times and the Chiefs had another 11 hurries, spending most of the game right in his face. Bortles’ only real highlight came late in the game, when he escaped the collapsing pocket and angled toward the sideline, then lowered his shoulder to finish off a 21-yard touchdown run . The Jaguars recovered the onside kick, only for the Chiefs to force another turnover on downs.
INJURIES
Chiefs: OLBs Justin Houston (hamstring) and Tanoh Kpassagnon (ankle) and FSs Armani Watts (groin) and Eric Murray (lower leg) left the game in the first half. RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif left in the final minutes with a left ankle injury.
UP NEXT
Chiefs: Head to New England for a Sunday night showdown.

Secretary Pate reminds Iowans to be ‘Voter Ready’ as absentee voting begins Monday

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate reminds Iowans to be ‘Voter Ready’ as the absentee voting period begins this Monday, October 8, for the 2018 general election. Iowans wishing to vote early can download an absentee ballot request form and mail it to their county auditor’s office or vote in-person at the auditor’s office. Pate says he hopes “Every eligible Iowan makes their voice heard by participating in this election. Iowa has no-excuse absentee voting, which means every eligible Iowan can vote by mail, in-person at your county auditor’s office, at a satellite voting location, or at the polls on Election Day. Part of being voter ready means having a plan on how and when you’re going to cast your ballot. I generally think it’s a good idea to vote early.”

Requests for absentee ballots by mail must be received in your county auditor’s office by 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 27. To download an absentee ballot request form, and for a variety of election-related information, visit VoterReadyIowa.org.

(Groups and organizations hoping to assist their members with voting can download customizable materials from Secretary Pate’s Voter Ready Toolkit at this link.)

Flood Advisory for the Missouri River through early Monday afternoon

Weather

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A Flood Advisory is in effect until early Monday afternoon for the Missouri River Near Blair, NE, affecting Harrison County in Iowa Washington County in Nebraska, and the Missouri River At Omaha affecting Pottawattamie (IA), Douglas and Sarpy Counties (NE).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around…don`t drown!

Police investigate grocery store robbery in Council Bluffs

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for information about a man who allegedly robbed the Mega Saver Store this (Sunday) morning. Officers were called a little after 8-a.m. to the store, located at 3540 West Broadway, for a robbery that just occurred at that location.

Police arrived and spoke with the station attendant who stated that a black male in his 30’s entered the business wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with dark sleeves. After entering, the suspect walked around the counter and pointed a silver handgun at him, and demanded money. The suspect went to both registers and took money from both registers. The suspect left the area, running northwest, from the area. (see his picture below)

If you have any information about the suspect, you’re asked to please contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867. Thank you for your assistance.

Work release escape of Devin Dock

News

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Dept. of Corrections reports 22-year old Devin Kesean Dock, who was convicted of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and other crimes in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Residential Facility as required Saturday night.

Dock is a black male, 5-feet 10-inches tall, and weighs 236 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on September 10, 2018.  Persons with information on Dock’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Devin Dock

LILA JEAN JENSEN, 87, of Audubon (Svcs. 10/9/18)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LILA JEAN JENSEN, 87, of Audubon, died Friday, Oct. 5th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Funeral services for LILA JENSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9th, at the 1st Presbyterian Church, in Audubon.Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is at 5-p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8th.

Burial will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

LILA JENSEN is survived by:

Her husband – Paul Walther, of Audubon.

Her son – Tom (Rose) Jensen, of Hoffman Estates, IL;

Her daughter – Teresa (Chris) Conway, of St. Paul, MN.

Her sister – Joan (Alfonso) Valenzuela, of Tucson, AZ.

4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, other relatives, her sisters-in-law, and many friends.