Midwest
Storm system tears through Indiana and Kentucky, at least 1 tornado reported
Severe storms with at least one suspected tornado raked southern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Thursday, damaging dozens of homes and leaving people without electricity, authorities said.
Storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb in Indiana.
“There are properties that are destroyed, campers down by the river,” said Libby Hoffman, matron at the Jefferson County Jail.
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Sgt. Stephen Wheeles of the Indiana State Police said a suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines.
He posted photos on X, formerly Twitter, showing one home with its roof torn off and another with roof shingles and himself holding a baseball-sized hailstone.
Severe storms damaged property and caused at least one suspected tornado across Indiana and Kentucky.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Around 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover lost power, the company reported.
In Kentucky, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark said the storms damaged at least 50 structures, including homes.
“We have a whole bunch of damage,” Stark told the Courier Journal of Louisville.
Severe weather was possible into Thursday night from northeast Texas to Indiana and Ohio, the National Weather Service said on X. It issued a tornado watch for parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri until 9 p.m. central time.
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A woman was critically injured when she was hit by a car while riding her bike on Thursday afternoon in west suburban Aurora.
Police said the crash happened around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Montgomery Road and Walcott Street.
The woman was headed east on the nearby bike path and was hit by a car while crossing Montgomery Road.
The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The cause of the crash was under investigation Thursday evening.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bub Carrington and Anthony Gill each scored 13 points and helped spark a decisive fourth-quarter run as the Washington Wizards outlasted the Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Thursday night.
Kadary Richmond and Jaden Hardy also had 13 points each as Washington snapped a three-game slide on a day it announced Trae Young is still at least a week from his team debut.
Bilal Coulibaly and Tristan Vukcevic scored 12 points each in the opener of a back-to-back set against the same opponent.
Jarace Walker scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who fell to 2-3 during a season-long, six-game road trip wrapped around the All-Star break.
Taelon Peter added 16 points as Indiana fell a game behind Washington at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Jay Huff and Ben Sheppard scored 15 each.
Pacers guards Kam Jones (back soreness) and Aaron Nesmith (ankle sprain) both left by halftime.
The Wizards led by 17 early in the third quarter before the Pacers responded with a 14-3 run to take a 92-91 lead early in the fourth.
Washington answered later with its own 14-0 run to put it away.
Carrington hit a 17-foot jumper and a 3-pointer from the top of the arc during the spurt. Gill started it with a layup, and finished it with a baseline 3-pointer that made it 110-97.
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Things got a bit more real inside Casey’s Center the night of Feb. 19 during the 2026 Iowa high school state wrestling tournament.
Class 3A’s semifinals are now set after a thrilling round of quarterfinal bouts. Just four kids per weight, 56 total, remain alive for a state title in the state of Iowa’s largest class.
Let’s dive into some of the biggest results from the night in our rapid reactions, as well as looking at the best semifinal matchups and team scores.
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- The Rams are rolling in Des Moines once again, out to 117.5 team points and first-place in Class 3A. They are 29 points ahead of second-place Dowling Catholic, while also having the most semifinalists with six.
- For the Rams, Amir Newman-Winfrey (106), Mat Prine (120), Eddie Woody (126), Nico DeSalvo (138), Wil Oberbroeckling (144) and Justis Jesuroga (150) all reached the semifinals. Another four are still alive in consolations, putting them firmly in first place as they look for a third-consecutive team state title.
- Newman-Winfrey, a freshman, picked up a win by fall to become a state medalist for the first time. Just as he has bigger goals than finishing just inside the top six, the Rams have big goals too that he helped contribute to with a pin. Namely, Southeast Polk has eyes on shattering its own points record, which they sit 142 points away from after two days of action. Newman-Winfrey said, “I got to help my team out, we got to win another team title. Actually, not even just win a team title, we got to break that (points) record again.”
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- The Jaguars had an admirable day as well, sending three to the semifinals with Vandermark (126), Dhabolt (175) and Brandon Bogseth (215). Vandermark and Dhabolt are both Iowa State commits and lifelong friends, seeking state title glory.
- Dhabolt won his first state title last season as a sophomore, but has only been able to wrestle 16 matches this year. He’ll have to overcome limited match time and likely have to defeat state champion Jaxon Miller of Carlisle in the finals on Saturday if he hopes to get back to the top.
- Vandermark, a senior, has been to the semifinals four times now, but has never been able to win a title. He’s got a tough one next against Southeast Polk’s Eddie Woody, but he believes this is his time. Vandermark said, “I’ve always been a little bit closer, a little bit closer, just inching towards winning this thing. I know that’s what I’m going to do this year.”
Dowling Catholic, Indianola, Waukee Northwest and Urbandale sit in top 10
- The Maroons are performing at an admirable level behind the Rams. They have four semifinalists —Cruz Gannon (106), Jack Wallukait (113), Kyler Simons (138) and Brady Hagan (285). Gannon and Wallukait both have legitimate state title aspirations and could give the Maroons their first state title winner since Evan Frost in 2022.
- Indianola is in third, with Elijah Bleweitt (150) and Mac Crosson (165) each seeking state championships. Within striking distance of second place, Indianola can still affirm itself as one of the most complete teams in the state with its finish after taking second at the state duals championships.
- Waukee Northwest’s young squad has three semifinalists — Carew Christensen (113), Hayden Hutt (144) and Henry Mohr (285). Hutt fell short of making the podium as a freshman, but said his hard work in the offseason helped him reach a top six or better finish this year. Still, he has aspirations of winning a title.
- Urbandale is ninth with Caleb Arroyo into the semifinals at 132 pounds. A two-time state medalist, this is his first time reaching the final four of his weight class.
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- 106 – Southeast Polk freshman Amir Newman-Winfrey vs. Fort Dodge freshman Knox Ayala and Dowling Catholic sophomore Cruz Gannon vs. Dubuque Hempstead sophomore Abe Heysinger
- 113 – Waukee Northwest junior Carew Christensen vs. Waukee junior Drake Pelton and Dowling Catholic junior Jack Wallukait vs. Iowa City West freshman Diego Robertty
- 120 – Southeast Polk junior Mat Prine vs. Waverly-Shell Rock sophomore Kipton Lewis and Ankeny senior Benjamin Walsh vs. Lewis Central junior Zander Manz
- 126 – Southeast Polk sophomore Eddie Woody vs. Ankeny Centennial senior Cale Vandermark and Lewis Central junior Weston Porter vs. Iowa City West senior Alexander Pierce
- 132 – Bettendorf senior Jake Knight vs. Boone senior Ajay Braddock and Urbandale junior Caleb Arroyo vs. Dallas Center-Grimes junior Avery Van Zelderen
- 138 – Bettendorf senior Cody Trevino vs. Bondurant-Farrar senior Jeran Gilge and Southeast Polk junior Nico DeSalvo vs. Dowling Catholic junior Kyler Simons
- 144 – Southeast Polk senior Wil Oberbroeckling vs. Ames freshman Jaimon Mogard and Marshalltown senior Nicholas Wise vs. Waukee Northwest sophomore Hayden Hutt
- 150 – Southeast Polk senior Justis Jesuroga vs. Clinton senior Danny Peters and Indianola junior Elijah Blewitt vs. Waverly-Shell Rock sophomore Easton Jorgenson
- 157 – Bondurant-Farrar senior Nolan Fellers vs. Oskaloosa sophomore Colton Shaffer and Johnston junior Parker Casey vs. Western Dubuque senior Joe Hirsch
- 165 – Indianola junior Mac Crosson vs. North Scott senior Cole Green and Fort Dodge senior Rylee Brown vs. Ankeny sophomore Calvin Rathjen
- 175 – Carlisle senior Jaxon Miller vs. LInn-Mar junior Barrett Mieras and Ankeny Centenniall junior Max Dhabolt vs. Iowa City Liberty senior Landon Bell
- 190 – Bettendorf junior Brayden Koester vs. Norwalk junior Victor Esparza and Fort Dodge senior Jesse Egli vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Louden Bloxham
- 215 – Bettendorf senior Lincoln Jipp vs. Lewis Central senior Paxton Blanchard and Ankeny Centennial senior Brandon Bogseth vs. Dubuque Hempstead senior Camden Smith
- 285 – Fort Dodge’s Dreshaun Ross vs. Pleasant Valley junior Cary Cox and Dowling Catholic junior Brady Hagan vs. Waukee Northwest senior Henry Mohr
Iowa state wrestling tournament Class 3A team scores after quarterfinals
- 1st – Southeast Polk – 117.5 points
- 2nd – Dowling Catholic – 88.5
- 3rd – Indianola – 87.5
- 4th – Bettendorf – 77
- 5th – North Scott – 75
Full team scores and updated brackets can be found on Flowrestling.com.
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
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