United Group Insurance

Iowa evening News Headlines: Wed., Aug, 22nd 2012

News

August 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Sioux City man has been found in West Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa. KTIV-TV in Sioux City reports Dickinson County sheriff’s divers found the body of 39-year-old Juan Gonzales this morning. Gonzales was reported missing on Sunday after he jumped off a boat into the water and never resurfaced.

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) — Police say no one was hurt when a freight train clipped the back of semitrailer in Le Mars in northwest Iowa. Police say the truck driver was waiting to turn at an intersection and the trailer was on top of the train tracks behind him. The Union Pacific train hit the back of the trailer ripping it open and tossing the contents into a nearby ditch.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — The trial of a former Forest City police officer charged with arson and burglary has been moved because of pre-trial publicity. The Globe Gazette in Mason City reports a judge has granted a defense request for a change of venue in the case against Thaddeus Ellenbecker. The judge moved the trial from Winnebago County to Mitchell County. His trial is set for September 10th.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Northern Iowa’s football team is ranked Number 7 in a preseason poll of head coaches in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Panthers open the season September 1st, when they face reigning Big Ten champion Wisconsin.