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Iowa/Midwest early News Headlines: Sunday, March 17, 2019

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March 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:15 a.m. CDT

(RIVERTON, IA) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a Nebraska man died after the vehicle he was in was inundated by flood waters Friday night. Emergency personnel were called to the 3000 block of 250th street west of Riverton, for two subjects that were trapped in the flood water hanging on to trees. The responding units used a boat to get to the two subjects clinging to the trees and extracted them from the water, including 55-year old Aleido Rojas Galan from Norfolk, NE., who was flown to a hospital in Lincoln, where he died from unknown injuries. The second man was being treated at a hospital in Omaha. A third man was located later, about one-half mile west of the other victims. He was transported to the hospital in Hamburg. An investigation revealed that when the three men were in a vehicle that went around a Road Closed barrier, their vehicle ran into the flood water and was swept away, leaving the men with no choice but to try and swim to safety.

(GLENWOOD) – The Iowa Dept. of Transportation, Saturday night, said the I-29/U.S. 34/U.S. 275 interchange (exit 34) had now closed in Mills County due to a levee breach. Several flood closures remain in place for Interstates 29 and 680 as well as many surrounding roads and others throughout Iowa. Travel in Missouri and Nebraska is also being impacted by flooding, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — As rivers and creeks in flooded eastern Nebraska and western Iowa crest Saturday, officials have begun looking downstream at likely flooding further south along the Missouri River. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met with emergency management team members Friday to review and update flood-response plans. Some flooding of low-lying areas around the Missouri River in northwest Missouri had already been reported Saturday.

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 33-year-old University of Iowa graduate student found dead at Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah apparently fell 500 feet from an overlook. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Jonathan Hogue’s body was found Friday at the base over the Green River Overlook following a search that began Tuesday.

FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke is getting some early reminders that running for president can be a bumpy ride. He is acknowledging mistakes he made as a teen and as a candidate as he responds to criticism of his campaign rhetoric toward his wife as well as writings he produced online as a teenager. He made the comments while taping the “Political Party Live” podcast in Iowa.