CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — Authorities are warning Iowans to beware of Rose Bowl ticket scams.
Police in Cedar Rapids say people have reported buying tickets through Craigslist and then meeting the seller at a Cedar Rapids movie theater. The tickets proved to be fakes.
The Marion Police Department says officers are investigating a report of someone driving a car with Washington license plates selling counterfeit tickets.
Iowa plays Stanford on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
KNOXVILLE – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Dec. 29 returns to Iowa for a three-day swing through the state.
The trip kicks off with a town meeting in Muscatine and includes stops in Davenport, Burlington, Keokuk, Ottumwa and Knoxville.
Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues including getting big money out of politics, combating climate change and making college affordable.
Local stops include:
Wednesday, Dec. 30 n 7 p.m., Ottumwa Town Meeting, Bridge View Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
Thursday, December 31 n 10 a.m., Knoxville Town Meeting, Northstar Elementary School, 407 W. Larson St, Knoxville
Information for the public: Doors open at 9:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
On this day in 2011, Wynonna Judd got engaged to her boyfriend, Cactus Moser – of Highway 101 Fame – the couple are now married and are still touring together as he plays drums in her band.
The William Penn cheer squad will be hosting a kids clinic on Friday, January 8 (5:30-7:30 PM) & Saturday, January 9 (12:30-2 PM) with a performance at the basketball game that day. The clinics will be held on campus in the Musco Technology Center costing $25.00 (which includes a t-shirt). The clinics are for children Kindergarten – 8th Grade. For more information or to register, please contact Lisa Conner at 641-990-0066 or Treana Drost at 641-777-4681.
Story provided by Wade Steinlage
Tyler Farr says he’s, “Definitely a real Christmas tree guy. We went to Christmas Tree Lane – this place in Missouri – out in the middle of nowhere eery year and cut down a Christmas tree. And I wanted the biggest Christmas tree, and I was all… Every bit of 90 pounds, but I wanted to saw the thing down myself.”
Next week it will be a dry time for high school sports, as everyone is on their holiday break. But fear not, as George Henry will be joining me to break down the first month of the winter sports season and review all the happenings in winter sports next week to catch you up on the action before we kick the season into overdrive after the first of the year.
Next Monday, we’ll be breaking down wrestling in the area. Tuesday, we’ll take a look at boys’ and girls’ bowling. Wednesday will be the day we look at boys’ swimming. And finally, we’ll review basketball from around the area on Thursday.
You can hear even more discussion about wrestling and bowling this Saturday on the Fifth Quarter Show, which you can hear at 8:30 AM on 104.9 FM KBOE, 99.5 FM and AM 740 KMZN, the KBOE and KMZN mobile apps, radiokmzn.com and kboeradio.com. There will be more discussion on boys’ swimming and boys’ and girls’ basketball on the January 2nd edition of the Fifth Quarter Show.
Our first live broadcast of 2016 will be on January 5th as Oskaloosa Basketball travels to face Dallas Center-Grimes in Little Hawkeye Conference action. Winter Sports Weekly will start back up on January 6th.
MAHASKA COUNTY— The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was called to assist the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office with a death investigation.
Upon an autopsy performed on Sunday, Dec. 20 by Dr. Michele Catellier, MD, identified the body as Jeffrey Allen Versteegh, 34, of Oskaloosa.
On Dec. 16, 2015, a call camein to the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office communications center. A hunter reported that they had found skeletal remains north of Oskaloosa along a set of railroad tracks.
The sheriff’s office responded to the scene and located the remains, secured the scene and requested assistance. The remains were then transported to the Iowa Office of State Medical Examiner in Ankeny for an autopsy for identification and forensic examination.
The cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. Final autopsy results could take up to six to eight weeks to be completed.
This is an ongoing investigation being worked jointly by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, the Oskaloosa Police Department, the Iowa Office of State Medical Examiner and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
No further information will be released at this can.
Story provided by The Oskaloosa Herold
On this day in 2002, Billboard reported that Kenny Chesney was the top grossing country artist of the year, earning 22.7 million dollars.
In boys’ basketball Tuesday night:
Colfax-Mingo 75, Tri-County 50
Keota 63, BGM 58
Lynnville-Sully 68, Belle Plaine 56
Marion 61, Washington 39
Montezuma 73, Iowa Valley 20
North Mahaska 64, English Valleys 49
Pekin 61, WACO 27
Sigourney 67, HLV 33
West Branch 73, Mid-Prairie 44
In girls’ basketball Tuesday night:
Ballard 57, Newton 48
Burlington Notre Dame 78, Cardinal 32
Center Point-Urbana 83, Grinnell 79
Colfax-Mingo 48, Tri-County 37
Lynnville-Sully 47, Belle Plaine 32
Montezuma 35, Iowa Valley 32
North Mahaska 32, English Valleys 23
Pella Christian 56, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 44
Sigourney 48, HLV 40
Luke Bryan says after such a BIG 2015, His Christmas is going to be low-key this year. He told The Tennessean that he’s, “Trying to hang out around the house, do a little shopping, a little Santa Clausing.” Afte Christmas, Bryan and his wife are heading to Times Square in New York City for two celebrations – Caroline’s Birthday and New Year’s Eve.
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