The Creston Police Department reports the arrest Thursday afternoon, of 44-year-old Christina Lynn Selvy. The woman from Creston was taken into custody at the Creston Police Department, on a Union County Warrant. She was later released on a $300 cash bond.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A strong cold front has brought a blizzard with heavy snow and winds of up to 50 mph to eastern Nebraska and the western half of Iowa. Officials say roads along the eastern border of Nebraska and throughout Iowa are either completely or partially covered by snow, and residents are urged to stay inside and not travel. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for eastern parts of Nebraska and most of the western half of Iowa until 6 p.m. Friday.
The service says in excess of 5 inches of snow in those regions is expected, along with high winds gusting up to 50 mph.
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Here is the latest COVID-19 data from the Iowa Department of Public Health: Since 10-a.m. Thursday, there have been 1,344 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state from test results, for a pandemic total to-date, of 302,786. There were six additional deaths reported, for a total of 4,257. The latest data shows there was one more death in each of Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties. Of Iowa’s pandemic-related deaths, COVID-19 is reported as the underlying cause for 3,894 deaths, and a contributing factor to 363 deaths.
The Iowa DPH says there are currently 81 COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities in the state (4 less than Thursday). Those outbreaks account for 1,857 of Iowa’s current positive cases. COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities account for 1,729 of the state’s total deaths. Health officials say 874 LTC patients/staff have recovered from the virus.
Officials report hospitalizations have been on a yo-yo trend, lately. Current, they are down to 513 from 532, Thursday. The IDPH says there are: 91 patients in an ICU (6 more than Thu.); 88 were admitted to hospitals (compared to 86 yesterday), and 35 patients are on ventilators, five more than on Wednesday. The numbers in western/southwest Iowa (RMCC Region 4), show there are: 33 hospitalized; 11 are in an ICU; 5 people were admitted to a hospital, and 6 people are on a ventilator.
According to the state’s website, 1,414,803 Iowans have been tested for COVID-19, to-date. Iowa’s average reported positivity rate for the last 14-days declined from 13.6% Thursday to 13.2, today. The health department says 263,833 Iowans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
Roads in western Iowa that were already partially to mostly-covered with snow, are also said to have a sheet of ice underneath the snow cover in some spots. Several vehicles have spun off into the median or ditches across I-80 and I-29, including at least four semi’s, but no injuries have been reported. The DOT’s 511ia.org website shows Travel is NOT ADVISED on I-80 from Highway 25 east to Des Moines, Highway 169 from Highway 92 north to Highway 30, U-S Highway 6 from Des Moines to Adel, and parts of Highway 141 in central Iowa.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports they are asking for your assistance in helping to identify two individuals who were involved in an ATM break-in late Thursday night or early this (Friday) morning, at the Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, in Earling. The burglary occurred between 11 PM Thursday and 1 AM today (Friday). The first suspect wore a black hoodie or coat and grey sweatpants with black on the lower leg, and white tennis shoes. The second suspect was wearing a camouflage coat with a grey hoodie. Both suspects covered their faces.
Still frame surveillance images of both suspects are shown. Authorities say they know the photo quality isn’t very good, but it’s the best they have right now. Anyone who may have been in Earling during the hours mentioned, who have cameras on their houses/businesses in the area, are asked to check them and contact the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office 712-755-5026.
(Radio Iowa) – A bill to reinstate the death penalty in Iowa — just for those convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering children — has cleared a subcommittee in the Iowa Senate. Sam Jones, pastor of the Faith Baptist Church in Baptist, spoke in favor of the bill during a hearing yesterday (Thursday). “What does scripture say? Genesis 9:6, which is where we’d often founding of our civil government says this: ‘Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed,'” he says. “….We’re not talking, of course, about putting to death those that are innocent. We’re talking about those who are guilty.”
Twenty other people spoke. All opposed the bill. Patti McKee of Des Moines told legislators she was the victim of a violence crime. “Had I died, it would have been to cover up another crime and I stand here opposed to the death penalty,” she said. “Taking a life for a life doesn’t get us anywhere except a more violent society.” Loxie Hopkins of Davenport says a state-sanctioned death penalty goes against her Catholic faith. “I understand that you’re talking about the death penalty for just one instance,” she said, “but we have to all know that it won’t stop here.” Several speakers, like Indira Scheumaker of Des Moines, said minorities are far more likely than white defendants to be sentenced to death. “Sentencing is harsher for black people,” she said. “…That means there is going to be a disparity of who’s going to be sentenced to the death penalty if we have this.”
Jadyn Lovelady, a Creighton University student, made a similar argument. “Listen to the reality of what is happening in our country today,” she said. “…It is unacceptable to put this bill forward.” Others said the cost of capital punishment is far greater than the current sentence for those convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a minor, which is life in prison with no chance for parole.
Republican Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola, the bill’s chief sponsor, responded at the end of the hour-long hearing.”We had a lot of talk about the killer, the person that did the killing or the accused, but I don’t remember very much discussion about the victims,” Garrett said. “It seems to me they ought to get at least as much, probably more attention from us, than the people that did the killing.” Garrett and another Republican senator announced their support for the bill at the conclusion of the hearing, making the proposal eligible for consideration in a senate committee.
(Radio Iowa) – Much of western Iowa was in drought last year and even with a couple of heavy snowstorms already this winter, the drought is expected to continue at least into spring. Dennis Todey, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, says it’s unlikely things will change soon. Todey says, “While a big snowstorm can provide melt-off and provide surface water, which is a positive, our soils are mainly frozen now so we need to get thawing soils before we can get any kind of precipitation into those soils.”
Todey says scientists are most concerned about the western third to western half of Iowa because the soils are the driest there. “I would expect it to improve some in the spring,” Todey says. “Will it go away? I have a hard time thinking it’ll go completely away.” The U.S. Drought Monitor report released this week shows western Iowa in a moderate to extreme drought. Since 2018 and 2019 were very wet years for Iowa, the Iowa D-N-R’s Tim Hall says that probably helped get western Iowa through last year’s “harsh, dry conditions.” “I think we didn’t see as significant an impact because of the wetness coming out of the two years leading into this one,” Hall says.
Their comments were part of a drought webinar held by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
(By Katie Peikes, Iowa Public Radio)
Red Oak Police, Thursday, arrested a man who was wanted for Failure to Appear on a charge of Animal Neglect resulting in death. 39-year old Jared Michael Nyquist was taken into custody at around 4:25-p.m., in the 700 block of E. Oak Street.
Jared M. Nyquist
He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,500 cash-only bond.
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