Iowa
Jocelyn Alo homers as Sooners finish sweep of Iowa State
OU softball sweeps Iowa State
No. 1 Oklahoma swept the collection over Iowa State on Saturday by beating the Cyclones, 9-0, in 5 innings for its thirty fourth victory by run-rule of the season.
Jocelyn Alo hit her twenty second homer of the season for OU (42-1, 11-1 Large 12), a two-run blast. Each Jana Johns and Lynnsie Elam had two-RBI singles within the sport. Grace Lyons was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Freshman Jordy Bahl had an ideal sport by means of 4 innings earlier than surrendering a stroll and hit to Iowa State (21-24, 2-10 Large 12) within the closing inning of the mercy rule.
Bahl fanned six and it was her sixth shutout of the season.
The Sooner offense put up 9 runs on 9 hits, highlighted by tremendous senior Jocelyn Alo’s a hundred and tenth profession dwelling run and twenty second of the season.
OU run-ruled Iowa state, 9-0, on Friday evening within the second sport of a doubleheader.
OU travels to Kansas Metropolis on Thursday earlier than opening earlier than a three-game convention collection at Kansas April 29-Might 1.
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OSU softball nips Texas
Julia Cottrill hit a stroll off dwelling run within the backside of the ninth to raise No. 6 Oklahoma State to a 3-2 win over Texas Friday evening within the Large 12 collection opener at Cowgirl Stadium.
It was Cottrill’s ninth homer of the season. Katelynn Carwile hit a 2-run homer for OSU (36-7, 12-1 Large 12) within the first inning.
Texas (32-13-1, 7-3 Large 12) tied up the sport within the third inning on a two-run homer from McKenzie Parker.
Kelly Maxwell (15-1) received the win. She fanned 10 batters in 9 innings pitched, permitting two runs on seven hits.
Sooners rally to down Kansas
Oklahoma baseball defeated Kansas, 7-6, on Saturday in a 14-inning sport in Lawrence, Kansas.
The Sooners scored three runs within the ninth to tie the sport, 6-6, to ship it into additional innings. OU (24-13, 6-5 Large 12) gained the sport when Peyton Graham scored on Tanner Tredaway’s sacrifice fly.
Graham and Blake Robertson every had 4 hits within the sport. Graham homered and doubled whereas Robertson had two doubles.
On Friday evening, Robertson went 5 for six with 4 RBIs and Graham had three hits and three RBIs to steer the Sooners to a 15-2 victory over Kansas within the collection opener at Hoglund Ballpark.
Oklahoma totaled 17 hits on Friday evening Robertson and Graham mixed for eight hits, seven RBIs, six runs and 4 additional base hits. Jimmy Crooks and Max McGwire every added two RBIs.
Jake Bennett (3-2) struck out seven over 6.0 frames within the begin, permitting one earned run on 5 hits and two walks.
TCU evens collection with OSU
TCU edged Oklahoma State, 6-4, on Saturday to even its Large 12 baseball collection with the Cowboys at O’Brate Stadium.
The Tenth-ranked Horned Frogs (26-13, 11-6 Large 12) jumped to a 6-1 lead over the No. 2 Cowboys (27-12, 10-4 Large 12) after three innings, as TCU’s Luke Boyer hit a three-run homer within the third.
Jake Thompson was 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored for the Cowboys.
On Friday evening, OSU scored in every of the primary 5 innings in a 13-2 rout of TCU within the collection opener.
OSU beginning pitcher Justin Campbell (6-1) tied a profession excessive with 14 strikeouts, permitting two runs on three hits with no walks in eight innings of labor..
The Cowboys racked up 17 hits, led by Nolan McLean’s 4-for-5, four-RBI efficiency that included his team-leading ninth dwelling run. Caeden Trenkle had three hits and a pair of RBIs, whereas Chase Adkison was 2-for-5 and drove in two runs.
The rubber sport of the collection is ready for 1 p.m. Sunday.
Fury retains WBC title
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury retained his WBC title with a sixth-round stoppage of fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in entrance of greater than 94,000 spectators Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium.
A proper uppercut from Fury despatched Whyte to the canvas and the champion raised his proper hand in celebration. Whyte received to his toes and tried to indicate he was able to proceed however then staggered. That led the referee to finish the combat.
Fury toyed with Whyte for a lot of a cagey combat. Whyte was principally reckless with some massive, wayward photographs. It was a thirty second win for the undefeated Fury, who defended his WBC belt for the second time and may now retire on the age of 33.
Utah nips Dallas to tie collection
Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held off the Dallas Mavericks 100-99 on Saturday in Recreation 4 to tie the first-round collection.
Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 3-pointer on the buzzer for Dallas.
Jordan Clarkson scored 25 factors for Utah, Donovan Mitchell added 23 factors and 7 assists, and Rudy Gobert had 17 factors and 15 rebounds — 10 off the offensive glass.
Dallas star Luka Doncic scored 30 factors, 10 rebounds 4 assists in his return from a three-game absence due to strained left calf.
RAPTORS 110, 76ERS 102: Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 factors within the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 factors and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday to keep away from a four-game sweep of their first spherical playoff collection. Recreation 5 is Monday evening in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid began regardless of a proper thumb harm that required him to put on a brace. Embiid scored 21 factors in 39 minutes.
HAWKS 111, HEAT 110: Trae Younger hit a floater within the lane with 4.4 seconds left and Atlanta overcame a 16-point deficit within the second half to beat top-seeded Miami on Friday evening, slicing the Warmth’s collection result in 2-1. Jimmy Butler missed an off-balance 3 on the buzzer with De’Andre Hunter in his face to present the Hawks a burst of hope within the best-of-seven collection. Recreation 4 is Sunday evening in Atlanta. Younger completed with 24 factors regardless of one other stout defensive effort by the Warmth. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 factors.
SUNS 114, PELICANS 111: Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 factors within the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday evening in Recreation 3 of the first-round collection. Deandre Ayton added 28 factors and 17 rebounds to assist the top-seeded Suns take a 2-1 collection lead. Paul scored 15 of Phoenix’s first 23 factors of the ultimate quarter. He additionally had 14 assists.
BUCKS 111, BULLS 81: Grayson Allen made 5 3-pointers and scored 22 factors and Milwaukee dominated Chicago on Friday evening to take a 2-1 lead within the first-round playoff collection with out the injured Khris Middleton. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18 factors, Bobby Portis had 18 factors and 16 rebounds. Middleton is predicted to overlook the remainder of the collection after spraining his left knee in Wednesday evening in a loss. Recreation 4 is Sunday in Chicago.
Further factors
OKC DODGERS 1, SACRAMENTO 0: The Dodgers gained their sixth sport out of the final seven on Friday evening. Ryan Pepiot threw 5 scoreless innings to earn his first win and Reyes Moronta closed the sport for his second save. The Dodgers’ lone run got here on an RBI single by Andy Burns within the first inning.
TENNIS: The Oklahoma ladies’s tennis crew defeated Kansas, 4-0, on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Large 12 Championships on Sunday in Fort Price. OU will meet Texas, which downed Oklahoma State 4-3 within the different semifinal. OU’s males’s tennis crew misplaced its semifinal match to TCU, 4-1.
GOLF: Oklahoma State’s Lianna Bailey leads the Large 12 Ladies’s Golf Championship whereas the Cowgirls are second as a crew after Saturday’s second spherical at The Golf equipment at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas. Bailey sits at 4-under by means of the primary 36 holes of the 54-hole event and has a four-stroke lead. The Cowgirls are 19-over and 9 strokes behind first place Texas.
—Employees and wire reviews
Iowa
Answers may still lie in Arizona in case of Iowa news anchor who went missing in 1995
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished 29 years ago on Thursday, and answers about what may have happened could lie here in Arizona.
Police and family continue to try to solve her disappearance, and there are still plenty of questions about what, if any, involvement the person of interest now living in Phoenix had.
The challenge in this case is there’s little to no forensic evidence and no eyewitnesses.
The beloved 27-year-old Jodi Huisentruit was a staple on Iowa television. Huisentruit was well-known in the Mason City community and even more admired by her family, especially by her niece Kristen Nathe.
“I had a very special relationship with her. She was also my godmother. I spent a lot of time with her, and that loss was very significant to me and still to this day,” said Nathe.
Nathe was 11 years old on June 27, 1995, and remembers the day well.
Huisentruit never made it to work that day. First, she was believed to have overslept her alarm, but then her news team realized something was wrong.
Police believe she was abducted while getting to her car that morning.
Longtime investigative journalist Caroline Lowe said there were only 30 seconds between Huisentruit leaving her apartment and getting to her car, so they believe she was targeted.
“There’s no way somebody driving by would have had time to get in, it was so fast. Somebody, we believe, was waiting for her, whether it was a stalker or somebody she knew. We don’t know,” said Lowe.
A man named John Vansice showed up at the crime scene. The nearly 50-year-old was good friends with Huisentruit and often went boating with her and her friends.
He claimed he was the last to see Huisentruit when she came over to watch a birthday video at his house the night before.
“They’ve interviewed me twice, but they haven’t made any indication that I’m a suspect,” Vansice said to a reporter at the time.
He became a person of interest and has remained so, but Lowe said Huisentruit didn’t leave any warning signs about Vansice.
“From Jodi’s journal she did a number of social things with him. She had a great time at a birthday party he hosted. There’s no indication in the journal they’re anything but good friends,” said Lowe.
Lowe is part of the “Find Jodi” team and website committed to Huisentruit’s case.
Their team uncovered court documents showing that Mason City Police executed a search warrant for GPS data on two cars linked to Vansice in March 2017.
The information is sealed.
On this 29th anniversary, True Crime Arizona went to Vansice’s Phoenix home to try and talk to him, but despite a TV blaring the news inside, no one answered.
Huisentruit’s niece said at this point, she has a personal message for Vansice.
“What I personally would ask is that if he has more information regarding Jodi or the situation, that he comes forward and shares that information, especially if he considered himself to be such a close friend of Jodi. Um, help us. Help us to solve this case,” said Nathe.
Vansice has maintained his innocence and has never been charged in the case.
The “Find Jodi” team honored her life Thursday morning and has kept billboards up in Iowa.
If you have any information on Jodi’s disappearance, you can reach out to the Find Jodi web page.
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Iowa
Iowa City received $3.7 million grant for affordable housing
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa City received $3,752,000 from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development as a part of the department’s pathways to removing obstacles housing program, or PRO Housing.
Iowa City is part of a small group of cities around the country to receive funding from the department of housing and urban development.
“Our housing supply has not kept up with the rising demand. As a result, we have a laser focus on this council to ensure that people can get the housing they need at the prices they can afford,” said Bruce Teague, Iowa City Mayor.
The HUD’s assistant secretary for administration presented the award. She said the grant’s money could have nationwide impact.
”We anticipate that this first round of pro funding will result in tens of thousands of new homes for the American people. Including right here in Iowa City,” said de León Bhargava.
More than 175 cities applied for the grant, and Iowa City is one of just 21 cities receiving it. According to Iowa City’s PRO Housing profile, the city is expected to grow by an additional 10-thousand residents and needs 46-hundred new housing units to meet demand. The profile also said 22% of homeowners and 61% of renters in Iowa city are housing cost burdened.
While Iowa City doesn’t expect the grant money to fully solve it’s housing problems, Mayor Bruce Teague said the funds will provide a new baseline to move forward.
”So we’re gonna be setting a template through this process for us to produce more affordable housing.”
Christine Hayes is the director of development at Shelter House in Iowa City. She says having the grant money will make the biggest impact for people who are right on the margin of affordable housing.
”Ultimately every time you bring a person out of homelessness or into stable housing, that is life changing,” Hayes said.
The Biden-Harris administration will also release a second round of 100 million dollars in PRO Housing funding later this summer. Iowa City is still eligible to apply for the second round of funding.
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Iowa
Clean-up uncovers uncertainty for northwest Iowa flood victims
Mud and memories line the streets of a neighborhood in Rock Valley, a place that Cheri and Steve Gacke have called home for 30 years. They sit in chairs near the front door, exhausted and stunned.
“Yeah — so, it’s all gone — no insurance,” Steve said.
In their yard, and in their neighbor’s, are piles of debris: mattresses, soaked sofas, clothing, appliances, photos and more.
This is a rural area of the state, so farmers joined the clean-up with their tractors, payloaders and other equipment to help with the heavy lifting.
They were a welcome sight to Rob Jansen. His mother lives across the street.
“Getting rid of everything that came out of the main floor so far, then we got the whole basement,” Jansen said. “I don’t wish this on anyone, but it’s nice to see all the volunteers and all the hard work — lots is getting done.”
Escape from rising waters
Almost everything inside the Gacke home was destroyed after a surge from the Rock River shot over a protective berm and rushed through their lives in the middle of the night.
“I heard a beep — beep — beep — there was a big truck trying to back because he couldn’t get down the street because it was flooded, and that woke me up,” Cheri said.
“Within five minutes, it was coming in,” Steve said. “It was coming into the walls of the basement, and we decided we had better get out.”
“It was coming into the walls of the basement, and we decided we had better get out.”
Steve Gacke, Rock Valley resident
“We looked out and knew we had to walk through the water,” Cheri added. “And, so we walked a good block-and-a-half, and then we could get up on the grass. And then we walked over to the swimming pool, and people picked us up and brought us to Faith Church.”
They escaped with just the clothes on their backs and another dry set in their hands. Others needed to be rescued by boat and National Guard helicopter.
As they discussed the aftermath of the flood, the sound of generators, pumps and heavy equipment sometimes overpowered their conversation. The Gackes talked about being married for almost 40 years and how, after another flood, they decided to stay.
“But they built these dikes and everything,” Steve said. “So, we felt that we were safe enough to redo our basement and added onto our garage — and it’s now worse than it was ten years ago.”
Steve’s voice broke, and he became emotional when he talked about what was in the garage.
“This is the first car I ever bought — a ‘74 Satellite,” he said.
He regretted leaving it behind when the water started to rise. They focused on moving a few items out of the basement instead. He looked at a photo of what the car used to be — white and pristine.
“Now, it’s just black,” he added.
Exploring the damage
Gov. Kim Reynolds privately toured the town of 4,000 by ATV and said 500 homes experienced some level of damage — from backed-up sewers to the unsalvageable.
“This is unprecedented, historic flooding. Where we’re breaking all records, sadly, with what we’ve experienced over the last couple of days,” Reynolds said.
She also visited Hawarden, Cherokee, Rock Rapids and Spencer — locations where rain-swollen rivers couldn’t handle 15 or more inches of water in just a few days.
The governor requested and received a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for some of the most impacted areas. This allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess the damage and aid homeowners, renters and businesses.
The Gackes could use that assistance.
“We worked full-time for years and years, and saved our money,” Cheri said. “And when we have money, we would fix up the house. We thought we could finally retire.”
Flood forced a detour
Now the Gackes are talking about starting over, at almost the age of 70, far from here. Rock Valley experienced another flood four years ago, in addition to one a decade earlier. And now, this new crisis. Three episodes in a decade.
“… we’re leaving town — we’re going to go to Oklahoma.”
Steve Gacke, Rock Valley resident
“We’re leaving, we’re leaving town,” Steve Gacke said. “We’re going to go to Oklahoma.”
They plan on staying with their daughter and her family there.
Another daughter, Jen Arendt, appreciated the volunteers as they packed up dishes, cups and platters inside cabinets in the kitchen. Because of closed roads, she had to wait two days to come help.
“I saw pictures online when I couldn’t get here, and it was devastating,” Arendt said. “But being here is heartbreaking. Everyone lost everything, everything they worked for is in a pile in the front yard, and it’s pretty hard.”
Jen also had a plan, and it involved her dad’s car. That car is the one he took her mom on dates in, and their honeymoon. It’s the one he drove Jen and her sister home from the hospital in after their births.
“Everyone’s rallying around, and we’re going to keep it for him,” she said. “We’re going to restore it.”
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