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February 1, 2010 By

Class 4A
1. Ames (15-0), LW #1 vs DSM Lincoln (Tue)
2. Linn-Mar (14-1), LW #2 vs Iowa City High (Tue)
3. S.E. Polk (12-2), LW #3 vs Fort Dodge (tonight)
4. Des Moines Hoover (14-1), LW #4 @ Fort Dodge (Tue)
5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (13-1), LW #5 @ Dubuque Hempstead (Tue)
6. Johnston (12-2), LW #6 @ Waukee (Tue)
7. Sioux City East (14-2), LW #7 @ Sioux Falls Washington (Fri)
8. Bettendorf (12-3), LW #8 vs #10 Clinton (Tue)
9. Cedar Falls (11-2), LW #10 @ Cedar Rapids Kennedy (Tue)
10.Clinton (12-3), LW #9 @ #8 Bettendorf (Tue)

 

Class 3A
1. Mount Pleasant (15-0), LW #1 @ Oskaloosa (Fri)
2. Norwalk (15-0), LW #2 vs Knoxville (Tue)
3. Davenport Assumption (13-2), LW #3 vs Muscatine (Tue)
4. Carroll (13-1), LW #6 vs #6 Dallas Center-Grimes (Tue)
5. Sioux City Heelan (11-3), LW #5 @ Omaha Skutt (Tue)
6. Dallas Center-Grimes (13-1), LW #7 @ #4 Carroll (Tue)
7. Harlan (13-2), LW #4 @ Clarinda (Tue)
8. Pella (12-2), LW #8 vs 2A-#6 Pella Christian (Tue)
9. Charles City (14-1), LW #9 @ Crestwood (Tue)
10.Marion (15-3), LW (X) @ Vinton-Shellsburg (Fri)

 

Class 2A
1. Des Moines Christian (17-0), LW #1 @ Panorama (Tue)
2. Western Christian (Hull) (14-3), LW #2 @ Sprit Lake (Tue)
3. West Fork (Sheffield) (17-0), LW #3 vs North Butler (Tue)
4. Solon (15-2), LW #4 vs Anamosa (Tue)
5. IKM-Manning (15-0), LW #5 vs West Harrison (tonight)
6. Pella Christian (13-3), LW #6 @ 3A-#8 Pella (Tue)
7. North Cedar (16-1), LW #9 @ Iowa City Regina (Tue)
8. Cascade (15-2), LW #10 vs Central City (Tue)
9. Grundy Center (16-2), LW #8 vs BCLUW (Tue)
10.Sumner-Fredricksburg (13-2), LW (X) vs Clyton Ridge (Tue)

 

Class 1A
1. Rock Valley (15-1), LW #1 @ Sheldon (Tue)
2. Cedar Falls NU High (16-1), LW #4 @ Aplington-Parkersburg (Tue)
3. Iowa Mennonite (15-1), LW #3 @ Iowa Mennonite (tonight)
4. Clinton Prince of Peace (16-1), LW #6 vs Bellevue (Tue)
5. Lynnville-Sully (15-1), LW #7 @ HLV (Victor) (Tue)
6. Storm Lake St. Marys (17-0), LW #9 vs Alta (Tue)
7. Don Bosco (Gilbertville) (15-1), LW (X) @ Dunkerton (tonight)
8. Council Bluffs St. Albert (10-3), LW #8 @ CB Jefferson (Tue)
9. N.E. Hamilton (16-1), LW #2 @ Waterloo Christian (tonight)
10.Keota (14-1), LW #10 vs Bellevue (Tue)

 

 

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Senate president says let state casinos take sports bets if they’re legal

February 1, 2010 By

A legislative leader says if the feds allow it, Iowa’s state-licensed casinos should be given the opportunity to take bets on sporting events. Senate President Jack Kibbie has introduced a bill on the subject.

“I think sports betting is going on now in Iowa,” Kibbie says. “And so I’d like and raise some tax money through that.” Kibbie suggests wagering on sporting events would be conducted at the state-licensed casinos. Kibbie says “at this time” there probably isn’t enough support in the legislature to pass his bill.

“There’s more outside of the legislature, you know. In my hometown I’ve had people ask me (about it),” Kibbie says. “They didn’t know it’s against federal law.” Kibbie, a Democrat, is from Emmetsburg which is home to the Wild Rose Casino. A bill has been introduced in congress that would give states the authority to allow sports betting.

In 1992 Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection act which banned states from being in the bookmaking business. However, the four states which allowed sports betting in 1992 — Delaware, Nevada, Oregon and Montana — were allowed to continue it within their borders.

Governor Culver says it’s “too early” to say whether he’d support or oppose this sports betting proposal or any other gaming-related changes legislators are considering. “I’ve not seen any of the legislation that’s been drafted,” Culver says. “I’ve not had any discussion with either the gaming industry or (legislative) leaders in terms of what…that would include.”

Another proposal would see legislators vote to allow large-scale poker tournaments in the conference centers and hotels which are adjacent to the state-licensed casinos.

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Gas leak forces evacuation in Hamburg

February 1, 2010 By

A one-block area in the City of Hamburg was evacuated for about two and a-half hours Sunday night, after a business owner detected a gas leak. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says his office received a call at around 7:50 p.m., from the owner of the Hamburg Antique Mall, concerning a strong odor of natural gas inside the building.

A technician with Black Hills Energy was called to investigate, and requested the area in the 1000 block of Main Street be evacuated. High levels of gas were detected inside the mall, with lesser amounts in the Hamburg Newspaper office and an adjacent restaurant. The gas was thought to be leaking underground, and leaking through the buildings, through the foundations.

A digging crew found and repaired the leak in the back of the buildings, in area around the gas meters. Once the leak was fixed, the doors of affected building were opened-up to allow the gas to ventilate.

By Ric Hanson, KJAN Atlantic

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters

Snowfall a little above normal in January

February 1, 2010 By

Many Iowans are glad to put January behind them as the month seemed to be full of extreme cold, snow and ice storms, power outages and high heating bills. State climatologist Harry Hillaker says the statewide average for snowfall actually wasn’t as bad as the perception many of us have of it.

Snowfall readings across northwest Iowa into central Iowa were slightly above normal for January, between 8 and 12 inches, while much of the rest of the state was just under the usual amounts. The Des Moines area got more than 41-inches of snow during December and January combined, which approached an all-time record. Hillaker says this past month got a bad rap.

The impression is that January was a very snowy month but he says the snow we did receive during the month was on top of all the snow we got in December with very little melting having taken place in between. Hillaker says there were several Iowa cities that matched the statewide high temperature of 45 during the month, the warmest it got during January. On the other extreme, two cities are singled out.

He says Spencer reported an actual air temperature of 37-degrees below zero, while Estherville reported a wind chill of 53-below zero. Both extremes were reported on the morning of January 2nd. Hillaker says the first half of the month ended up being about 16-degrees colder than normal statewide while much of the second half was about 10-degrees warmer than the norm.

It averaged out to a January about four-degrees below normal. As for February, Hillaker says the long-range forecasts are still conflicting as to how the new month will be — colder, hotter or just average.

By Pat Powers, KQWC, Webster Citysd

Filed Under: Weather

Search continues for missing ISU student from Grinnell

February 1, 2010 By
Part of a poster used in search for Jon Lacina.

Part of a poster used in search for Jon Lacina.

The search continues today for an Iowa State University student from Grinnell who was last seen on January 22nd. University spokesperson, Anette Hacker, says the father of 21-year-old Jon Lacina called I.S.U. police on Saturday after failing to hear from him.

Hacker says police have been looking for Lacina in Ames all weekend. She says they had 110 trained law enforcement searchers out looking in woods, creek beds, garages, outbuildings in the area from the apartment where Lacina was last seen, to his campus dorm. Dive teams also search Lake Luverne on the Iowa State campus.

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U-I doctor returns from mission to Haiti

February 1, 2010 By

A physician at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics returned home Sunday after spending 11 days in Haiti. Dr. Chris Buresh is no stranger to the destitute conditions in the country, but admits he wasn’t prepared for what he saw during his latest medical mission. The images of bodies strewn throughout the countryside are something he wished he would not have seen.

“And pretty bad smells,” Buresh said. “Bodies trapped under the buildings and everybody was wearing masks – people would shove toothpaste up their nostrils or tea leaves or orange rinds.” The earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12th is blamed for the deaths of nearly 200,000 people. Buresh says many of his patients were starving children who were run-over while trying to chase down a food truck.

He’s amazed by the Haitians’ grace amid tremendous suffering, even when they amputated limbs and could only offer Tylenol. “No, they never complained,” Buresh said. “Kids were still flying kites. People would start singing at 4 a.m. right outside our wall.” It’s the Haitian’s humble spirit that fuels Buresh’s quest to continue helping them for years to come.

“Every time I go down there I think I get so much more out of the experience than the Haitians do,” said Dr. Buresh. “This time I’d say it’s the same thing though ten times over.” Buresh is working to set up a permanent hospital in Haiti. He will travel back to Haiti in two weeks to help set up that facility. It will be staffed by Iowans and Buresh’s friends from around the country for the next six months.

By Jami Brinton, KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids

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Iowa women turn tables on Purdue

February 1, 2010 By

The Iowa Hawkeye women gained a measure of revenge against Purdue in Iowa City. After getting hammered by the Boilermakers 81-59 on the road back on January 17th the Hawks paid them back on Sunday by jumping out to a 19-1 lead enroute to a 70-50 victory.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says they talked about redemption after playing poorly at Purdue on national television. She says the Hawks were a more rested team, and that was to their advantage as Purdue had three games this week. Bluder says they didn’t shoot the ball well, but their rebounding and defense were good.

Iowa has won three straight and is now 4-6 in the Big Ten.

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