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8AM Newscast 07-12-2013

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July 12th, 2013 by admin

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Woodbury County sheriff’s policies criticized

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July 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors chairman doesn’t think on-duty sheriff’s deputies should be allowed to attend their children’s sporting events.     Board chairman Larry Clausen said in a memo Thursday that the policy constitutes “a blatant misuse” of tax dollars.

But Sheriff Dave Drew said four sheriffs have let deputies attend family events during their one-hour lunches and can, as part of community policing, attend their kids’ sporting events so long as the deputies leave if called away. The sheriff and Clausen have been arguing about Drew’s efforts to expand the department’s reserve deputies program.

(Podcast) 7:06-a.m. Local News, 7/12/13

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July 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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Iowa West Foundation grant 2nd Qtr. grant recipients

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July 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa West Foundation, headquartered in Council Bluffs, has announced the recipients of a shared $5.3 million in grants for the second quarter of 2013. The grants will be used to assist 30 non-profit organizations and governmental entities with funding for area projects.Of the $5.3 million in grants announced today (Friday), $3.5 million was previously announced as a co-lead gift for a new YMCA in Council Bluffs. Philanthropist Charles E. Lakin also gave $3.5 million toward the project. The $16 million wellness facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.

 

Iowa early News Headlines: Fri., July 12th 2013

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July 12th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a detective shot a man after intervening in an apparent assault. Sergeant Jason Halifax says Detective Yanira Scarlett was driving yesterday morning when she noticed a man and woman fighting inside a car and confronted a male suspect. Thirty-seven-year-old Tyjuan Tucker is hospitalized and is facing charges of domestic assault and assault on a police officer.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo police say a woman whose body was found in the Cedar River was the victim of an accidental drowning. The body of 35-year-old Shanda Werkmeister of Waterloo was recovered from the river Tuesday. Captain Tim Pillack said yesterday that her death was ruled an accidental drowning after an autopsy was completed.

OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Davis and Wapello counties are investigating fliers promoting the Ku Klux Klan. The Ottumwa Courier reports police found numerous fliers outside homes and businesses yesterday morning in Agency and Eldon in Wapello County and in the Davis County city of Bloomfield. The fliers were in plastic bags weighted with rocks. Authorities say they may be been thrown from a vehicle.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he defrauded investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Ponzi scheme. Jeffrey Kinseth entered the guilty plea yesterday afternoon during an appearance in federal court in Cedar Rapids. He was released on bond. Kinseth’s attorney didn’t return a phone message seeking comment.

Semi hits two other trucks on I-80 in Cass County

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July 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were reported following an accident involving three trucks Thursday afternoon, in Cass County.

Photo courtesy Greg & Sally Richter.

Photo courtesy Greg & Sally Richter.

(Photo courtesy Sammy Scheuermann-Wehmeyer, of Perry)

(Photo courtesy Sammy Scheuermann-Wehmeyer, of Perry)

The Iowa State Patrol says two 2009 Sterling Acterra truck’s were on the shoulder of Interstate 80 westbound about a mile and three-quarters east of the Elk Horn (Highway 173) exit, because one of the trucks had broken down. A 2013 Freightliner semi pulling tandem Fed-Ex trailers and driven by 58-year old Stevan Stojanovic, of Rockford, IL, was traveling west at around 3:30-p.m., when Stojanovic lost control and struck the other two, parked trucks.

Following the collision, the semi crossed both westbound lanes of traffic and entered the median before it tipped over onto its right side in the right, eastbound lane. The front trailer came to rest on its top in the median, while the rear trailer came to rest on its side, also in the median.

No citations were issued.

Hatch to hold meet & greet in Atlantic

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July 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Jack Hatch, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate from Des Moines, will be at The Family Table in Atlantic on Saturday, July 13th, at 4:30 PM for a Meet & Greet with Iowa voters.

Currently an Iowa State Senator, Jack is the Chair of the Senate Health & Human Services Budget Subcommittee. He also serves on the Economic Growth, Human Resources, State Government, Labor & Business Relations, and Appropriations Committees. During his legislative career, Hatch has been an advocate for health care reform, children and family services, small business development and social and economic justice issues.

He has also been actively engaged in recent years in the mental health redesign and, this year, in expanding health care access to lower-income Iowans.

Saturday’s event is open to the public.

 

Pott. County man sentenced for distributing Meth

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July 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Pottawattamie County man was sentenced today (Thursdsay) to a little more than 10-years in prison on  a drug charge. 50-year old Douglas John Howard was sentenced by Chief Judge James E. Gritzner to 121 months imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Judge Gritzner also ordered Howard to serve a four year term of supervised release following incarceration. Howard pled guilty on February 8, 2013, to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

The conviction resulted from a joint law enforcement investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine in the Council Bluffs, Iowa, which began with a traffic stop in June of 2012 where Howard was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, digital scales, plastic baggies and drug distribution notes. The investigation identified Howard as a person responsible for regularly distributing methamphetamine in Council Bluffs, along with rural areas in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties in Iowa.

The investigation was conducted by the Carter Lake Police Department, South West Iowa Narcotics Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Hamburg man sentenced on firearm charge

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July 11th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A Fremont County man was sentenced today (Thursday) to a little more than 3 1/2-years in prison on a firearm charge. 41-year old David Shane Anderson, of Hamburg, was sentenced in United States District Court in Council Bluffs, on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm, according to United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.

Chief United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner sentenced Anderson to 46 months in prison, to be followed by 2 years of supervised release. Anderson was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment for the Crime Victim Fund, and to forfeit the .410 shotgun and ammunition seized from him by law enforcement officers. Anderson remained in the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service pending return to Ringgold County, Iowa, where Anderson is facing a State of Iowa methamphetamine charge.

Anderson was sentenced upon his plea of guilty entered on April 4, 2013, to felon in possession of a firearm, having possessed a .410 shotgun on March 20, 2012, near Hamburg, Iowa. A Fremont County Sheriff Deputy, answering a call for “shots fired”, seized the shotgun from Anderson as he was found carrying it out of a field. Anderson was in the company of some minor children. Prior to possessing the shotgun, Anderson had, among other convictions, been convicted of separate felony charges of burglary in Iowa and in Missouri.

The case against him was investigated by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Two vehicle accident in Villisca

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July 11th, 2013 by admin

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle accident in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue in Villisca this (Thursday) morning. A 2004 Pontiac Grand Am owned by 50-year old Mark Herzberg and driven by 17-year old Olivia Herzberg, both of rural Villisca was northbound on 3rd Avenue. Herzberg became distracted while texting on her cell phone and ran into the rear of a 2001 Chevy Pickup that was legally parked on 3rd Ave. Damage to the Herzberg vehicle was estimated at $4,500. Damage to the 2001 Chevy Pickup owned by 41-year old Montie Sprague, of Randolph was estimated at $4,500. Olivia Herzberg was issued a citation for use of electronic communication device.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Villisca Fire Department.