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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & funeral report, 5/30/2017

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Rollover accident in Lewis Monday night

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

No injuries were immediately reported following a rollover accident late Monday night, in Lewis. According to dispatch reports, a vehicle rolled over near 500 E. Main Street, at around 10-p.m.  The male driver of the vehicle was said to have been  trapped by his seat belt until he could be cut free.

Lewis Fire and Rescue, Griswold Rescue and Medivac were originally sent to the seen, but Griswold and Medivac were later cancelled. Additional details are currently unavailable.

Eastern IA fatal

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A man from Ft. Madison died Monday afternoon, during a single-vehicle rollover accident in southeast Iowa’s Lee County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 33-year old Hoyt Floyd Grossman died at the scene of the crash that happened at around 1:40-p.m.

Authorities say Grossman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger eastbound on Lee County Road J-48 when the pickup went off the road, to the right. Grossman over-corrected, causing the vehicle to go out of control. It drove off the road to the left and hit a culvert before flipping over and landing on its top.

Firefighters unable to find man spotted in Des Moines River

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say rescue crews have been unable to find a man spotted in the Des Moines River. Des Moines firefighters recovered a boat the man was seen using Monday afternoon. Fire Inspector Brian O’Keefe says the man had pulled the boat from debris upstream from the Scott Street Bridge. He somehow became separated from the boat when he reached the bridge and went over the dam.

O’Keefe says the man may have been living in a homeless camp near the river.

A push for expansion of Iowa’s Safe Haven law

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Iowa’s Safe Haven law was enacted in 2002 and, since then, has been used 27 times by parents to release custody of their newborn child. Amy McCoy, spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Human Services, says there’s a chance the 15-year-old law could be altered. “There was some legislation that was proposed this year to expand some portions of the law. That did not get passed this year, but we might see it come back next year,” McCoy says.

The law protects parents from prosecution for abandonment if they hand over their infant at a hospital or health care facility within 14 days of birth. McCoy says the proposed legislation would expand the law to give the parents more time and more options. “That would include being able to turn over care of the child to an EMT…so, fire or ambulance personnel,” McCoy said.

The law was approved in the wake of a high profile case in 2001 involving a teen mother in eastern Iowa who killed her home-delivered newborn.

On the web at http://dhs.iowa.gov/safe-haven

(Radio Iowa)

Hit-and-run property damage accident in Red Oak

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak are looking for the female driver of a Chevy Impala who was involved in a hit-and-run property damage accident Monday evening. Officials say the accident happened at around 5:10-p.m. in the Red Oak Taco Bell parking lot, when, according to witnesses, a silver 4-door Chevy Impala backed out of a parking stall and in the process struck the side of a 2016 Nissan Altima, causing $2,000 damage to the Nissan.

The driver of the Impala was said to be a larger build white female with blonde hair, who was wearing an orange shirt. A witness captured a partial license plate image. The plate began with “EK.”  The accident remains under investigation. If you have any information concerning the incident, call the Red Oak Police Department.

Harlan mobile home park fire

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Harlan along with a Medivac Ambulance crew were called to the scene of a fire at the West Ridge Acres Mobile Home Park (3002 12th St.), early this morning. The call went out just before 4-a.m.  By the time a deputy arrived on the scene moments later, one of the mobile homes was completely engulfed in flames. One person living inside the home was able to escape, but according to dispatch reports, suffered a laceration to his hand.

No other details are currently available.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, May 30th 2017

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May 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DUNDEE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say an 8-year-old girl has been injured after falling 60 feet (18 meters) at a state park in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said in a news release that the girl was hiking with friends and family Sunday afternoon at Backbone State Park when she fell. A department spokesman said Monday the girl may have fallen down a steep embankment as she jumped from rock to rock.

JEFFERSON, Iowa (AP) – A well-known Iowa bell tower will soon be ringing for the first time in more than 30 years. KCCI-TV reports that a $440,000 renovation project on the Mahanay Bell Tower in Jefferson is expected to finish next week. The project refurbished existing bells and added more than 30 additional bells. The bell tower had been in disrepair since the 1980s and had been playing recordings instead of actually ringing.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say witnesses kept a car driver from drowning in a ditch near Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs. The accident was reported around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Police say the driver lost control of his car. It grazed a road sign, struck a light pole and ran off the roadway into the ditch. Police say the car was submerged in waist-deep water, but witnesses who had rushed to help kept the driver’s head out of the water.

MCINTIRE, Iowa (AP) – Organizers have raised about half the $10,000 needed for a veterans memorial in a tiny northern Iowa town. Vietnam veteran Marvin King is among those supporting efforts to erect a memorial in the Mitchell County community of McIntire, which has about 120 residents. King says: “We thought every other town has one; why not us?” The Mason City Globe Gazette reports the 20-foot-long limestone monument will include U.S. and Iowa flags.

Authorities: Girl hurt in 60-foot fall at Iowa state park

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May 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

DUNDEE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say an 8-year-old girl has been injured after falling 60 feet at a state park in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said in a news release that the girl was hiking with friends and family Sunday afternoon at Backbone State Park when she fell. Department spokesman Alex Murphy said Monday that the girl may have been jumping from rock to rock and then slipped, plunging down a steep embankment. He could not confirm the girl’s name.

The girl’s companions called 911 for help, and she was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Her condition has not been released.

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/29/2017

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May 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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