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Bluffs man faces eluding & other charges following Sunday incident

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A man wanted on a U-S Marshal’s warrant and other charges, being sought following an incident early Sunday morning. Council Bluffs Police say that around 12:14-a.m., a Council Bluffs Police Officer attempted a traffic stop on a 2004 black Mercedes E320 with Nebraska plates. The vehicle pulled into the White Oak Station parking lot at 2024 5th Avenue. As the officer approached the vehicle, the female driver exited, and a male passenger jumped into the driver’s seat. The officer ordered the man, identified as 33-year old Jesse Robert Berry, of Council Bluffs, to stop, but he put the vehicle in reverse and backed into the front of the police cruiser. The officer was not injured. His vehicle sustained functional damage.

Berry took off in the car, headed north on S. 21st Street. In addition to the U-S Marshal’s warrant, warrants were applied for Berry, charging him with Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, Eluding, and Disobedience to a Peace Officer. Authorities say the black Mercedes, with NE license plates VNU 355, will have damage to its left rear corner and tail light. Anyone with information on Berry’s location, or who has seen the vehicle, is asked to call 911. DO NOT APPROACH Berry, as he is considered to be armed and dangerous.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 4/2/2018

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

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Audubon School Board Special Session set for Tue. morning

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon Community School District’s Board of Education will hold a Special Session 7:30-a.m. Tuesday, in their Board Room, at the High School. On their agenda is personnel matters, including: Accepting a letter or letters of Resignation; Approval of a transfer request or requests, and Approval of a Teaching Contract or Contracts.

Internet-famous eagle welcomes her 1st eaglet of the year

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — A famed bald eagle watched worldwide on the internet is sharing her nest with her first new eaglet of the year. The Raptor Resource Project says the eaglet cracked out of its shell around 7:25 a.m. on Easter Sunday. The egg was laid Feb. 21. Eaglet D29’s mom is known as Mom Decorah. The nonprofit organization runs the popular bald eagle’s livestream . The nest sits near the Decorah Trout Hatcher in northeast Iowa.

Heartbeat Today 4-2-2018

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April 2nd, 2018 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Jacque Wickey about the Atlantic BPW Spring Craft Show this Saturday, April 7.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 4/2/2018

Podcasts, Sports

April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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(Updated) Des Moines police arrest 3rd slaying suspect

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man last summer in Des Moines. Police say 20-year-old Malik Mandujano has been returned to Iowa from Florida. He’s charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of 19-year-old Noah Campbell. Police say Campbell was shot Aug. 22 outside a convenience store. Mandujano’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 11.
Also charged are 19-year-old Daniel Lamay and 30-year-old Crystal Lee. They’ve pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to go on trial April 30.

Windows broken by rocks, in Creston

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Creston Police say a woman residing in the 300 block of North Vine Street, in Creston, reported Saturday night, that at around 9:10-p.m. , someone threw rocks at her residence. During the incident, two windows and a mirror inside the home, were broken. The damage was estimated at $600. No arrests were reported.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 4/2/2018

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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March weather stats for Atlantic

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April 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The month of March was drier and slightly cooler than normal, in Atlantic. Weather data compiled here at the KJAN Studios shows we received 1.7 inches of precipitation last month (liquid and melted), which was nearly .7″ below the norm of 2.38.” March was also 1.3 degrees cooler than average, coming in at 47 degrees. The normal (average) High is 48.3. The normal (average) Low is 26.6. In Atlantic during the month of March, our average Low was slightly warmer, at 27.7 degrees.

Looking ahead to April, average precipitation amounts to 3.43 inches. The average High is 62.2 degrees, while the average Low is 37.4 degrees.