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UNI and Drake meet in round two

February 9, 2010 By

The 18th ranked U.N.I. Panthers will try to take another step toward a Missouri Valley Conference championship and sweep the season series against Drake when the teams matchup in Des Moines on Wednesday night. The Panthers are 12-1 in the Valley race and are 21-2 overall.

Drake coach Mark Phelps says U.N.I. has a lot of momentum and has won by large margins and has also won close games recently. The Panthers won the first matchup in convincing fashion back on January 27th. Phelps says they didn’t play a great game last time and U.N.I. had a lot to do with that, as they don’t give you a lot of great looks at the basket.

The Bulldogs are 6-7 in the Valley after a pair of heartbreaking losses on the road but they have won their last four games at home. He says they are anxious to get home and continue playing good basketball.

U.N.I. coach Ben Jacobson says the Bulldogs have played at a higher level in the last month. Jacobson says the Bulldogs have gotten some good leadership from their veterans and they are playing good basketball.

During their four game winning streak at home Drake’s average margin of victory is 10 points. He says they’ve also played well on the road and says they’ve been in good position in the last 9 games.

The Bulldogs are 11-14 overall.

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Cyclones go on the road to Missouri

February 9, 2010 By

Iowa State will be on the road tomorrow night in Big 12 action to take on Missouri. The Cyclones are 2-6 in the league race while the Tigers are 5-3 in the conference and 17-6 overall.

Iowa State coach Greg McDermott says they can shoot the three with a number of guys and he says that can be difficult to guard. He says the Tigers are balanced on offense and look to create turnovers with pressure. He says their defense still keeps them in games and his team will have to make sure they don’t make mistakes.

The Cyclones have a short bench but Tiger coach Mike Anderson says I.S.U. is a dangerous team.

The Cyclones are 13-10 overall.

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Council Bluffs reaches deal to host two youth baseball tourneys

February 9, 2010 By

Council Bluffs officials have secured a long-term contract to host two national youth baseball tournaments. Nearly 600 teams will be headed to the area in June and the tournaments will coincide with the College World Series in Omaha. It will make finding a hotel more difficult.

Council Bluffs Parks director Larry Foster says they sell as many rooms for these tournaments as the CWS. He says city will host the tournaments for the next five years. The estimated economic impact to the area is about 12 million dollars.

Foster says the two events include the K-C Sports “Road to Omaha” tournament and the Triple Crown “Slumpbuster” tournament. He says the tournament is set up to go right after the College World Series and that makes it a big national event for them to attend.

By Karla James.

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Montrose man charged with conspiracy to commit murder

February 9, 2010 By

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a Montrose man has been arrested and charged with conspiring to kill an Illinois man.

Thirty-three-year-old Michael Cain was charged with conspiracy to commit murder after he allegedly conspired with another person to murder a Rock Island, Illinois man who was involved with his ex girlfriend.

Cain was arrested in Montrose and is being held at the Lee County Jail.

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King using time stuck in Iowa pushing Declaration of Healthcare Independence

February 9, 2010 By

It’s a sort of “snow day” for the U.S. House of Representatives and Republican Congressman Steve King is stuck in western Iowa as his flights to D.C. have been cancelled because of snow in the nation’s capitol. King is at home in Kiron, calling and emailing other Republicans in the U.S. House, asking them to co-sign a “Declaration of Health Care Independence.”

“It’s actually set up on parchment paper in Old-English longhand writing script,” King says. “It actually looks like the Declaration (of Independence) and it says a lot of things like the Declaration.” So far, 88 Republicans in the U.S. House have signed the document, which King says both outlines what’s wrong with the health care plans Democrats have drafted and offers “new rules of the road.”

King says President Obama and Democrats should “start all over” on health care reform. “We need to move forward with individual bills, stand-alone cmoponents of health care reform,” King says. “…And let’s start with ending lawsuit abuse in health care in America.”

King has posted his “Declaration of Health Care Independence” online.

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Vilsack part of childhood obesity initiative

February 9, 2010 By
President Obama signs executive order at Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, First Lady Michelle Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius look on.

President Obama signs executive order as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, First Lady Michelle Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius look on.

U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was at the White House today for the launch of a “Let’s Move” initiative that aims to break the cycle of childhood obesity.

First Lady Michelle Obama has set reducing childhood obesity and promoting healthy eating as two of her priorities.

“She passionately spoke from first-hand experience as the mother of two wonderful children and the challenges that she faced as her children were growing up,” Vilsack says. ”I certainly understand that passion having been one of those youngsters she talked about today who was overweight, teased at school. This is a very important initiative for us, for this country.”

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Several pounds of marijuana found in Pottawattamie County stop

February 9, 2010 By

A Pennsylvania man is facing drug charges after a deputy in western Iowa pulled his car over for speeding. It happened Saturday on Interstate 80 near Council Bluffs. Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says Deputy Brian Miller was questioning the driver when he became suspicious of the contents of two suitcases in the back seat. Inside the cases, the deputy found 56 pounds of marijuana.

“It’s a lot of marijuana,” Danker said. “Deputy Miller has made some other seizures that have been over 100 pounds, so he’s been able to locate some of these before.” Zimmerman — who’s from Morrisville, Pennsylvania — was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.

Sheriff Danker says he’s “amazed” how much marijuana, meth, cocaine and other drugs are being transported through the area. Danker says Deputy Miller has a particular “knack” for finding drugs during routine traffic stops.

“He’s got a (drug sniffing) dog assigned to him that will assist him. So, he’s equipped if he does suspect there’s a possibility somebody is transporting drugs,” Danker said. Zimmerman was released from custody on Monday.

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