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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Jan. 13th, 2019

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January 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:52 a.m. CST

FORT DODGE, Iowa — Fatalities were reported following a collision between two SUV’s southeast of Fort Dodge, Saturday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2003 Jeep Liberty was southbound on Webster County road P-59 just north of Highway 20, when, due to icy road conditions, the vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a northbound 2006 Nissan Murano. The accident happened at around 5: 10-p.m.  The Patrol did not release the number of victims or their names, pending notification of relatives. The Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Otho and Ft. Dodge Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Snow fell on parts of Iowa, Saturday, snarling traffic as the snow blanketed roads. The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Clear Lake were blocked midmorning Saturday after a semitrailer jackknifed and tipped over amid the winter storm around 2:30 a.m. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a passenger bus then hit the overturned semi, leading to minor injuries for one bus passenger.

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa man has won $300,000 in a state scratch lottery game. Jonathan Moss claimed the first of eight top prizes in the Iowa Lottery’s “$300,000 Platinum Cash” scratch game that debuted last month. . Moss bought the winning ticket at Hy-Vee gas station in Altoona and claimed his prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Clive.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines say they’ve arrested a suspect in the death of a man at a homeless camp on the city’s north side. Police said in a news release Friday that 21-year-old Donterius Jamar Bomar, of Des Moines, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of assaulting a business employee and stealing the employee’s car within hours of being released from jail on a separate attempted murder charge. Police believe Bomar was driving the stolen car when he hit 69-year-old Charles Michael Childs.