One person was injured during a single-vehicle crash off Interstate 29 early Sunday morning, in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 Ford Focus driven by 26-year old Steven Gross, of Jefferson, SD, was traveling north on I-29 at around 6-a.m., when for reasons unknown, the car went off the road and into the median.

The vehicle then collided with the east side bridge rail on the southbound side of I-29 before coming to rest upright on the south side of the bridge. The accident happened about a mile north of the Iowa/Missouri State line.

Gross – who was wearing his seat belt — was transported by Hamburg Rescue to the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Cities, counties and the state of Iowa are less liable for injuries caused by road maintenance issues after a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling that upheld a longstanding but controversial legal doctrine. The court in a June 8 ruling said a northern Iowa woman cannot sue Humboldt County for failing to remove a concrete wall a farmer had installed in a roadside ditch to keep cows from escaping.
Kaitlyn Johnson was injured in March 2013 when the pickup truck she was riding in left the road southwest of Humboldt and struck the concrete structure. She sued the farmer for installing the barrier and the county for failure to remove it.

The Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit, saying Iowa maintains the public-duty doctrine, a legal concept that says governments cannot be held liable for breaching a duty owed to the general public. Four justices held the doctrine remains the law in Iowa but three disagreed, saying it is at odds with the legislature’s clear intent to limit government immunity.

A two-year old girl was flown to a nearby hospital following an incident Saturday night at Big Creek Lake, in Polk County. According to KCCI-TV, the incident happened at around 9 p.m. It was not immediately clear how the girl, who was with her parents, got into the lake. Emergency response personnel performed CPR on the victim before she was transported to the hospital. The Polk City Police Department is investigating the case. It was the second incident involving a child at an Iowa Lake in as many days. On Friday, a fisherman pulled a young girl from Lake Red Rock, and saved her by using CPR.   Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say you should use extreme caution while swimming in rivers or lakes, especially due to high waters after flooding this past week.

Authorities told KCCI also, that a fisherman was missing after his boat was found unoccupied and wedged into the riverbank. The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 10:45 a.m. Saturday reporting that a fisherman was unaccounted for on the Des Moines River in Ottumwa. Officials said his boat was found near what is referred to as Turkey Island, northwest of Ottumwa. The Ottumwa Fire Department responded with watercraft along with the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office watercraft. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also responded with three additional watercraft equipped with sonar. No other details were immediately available.

The National Weather Service says to expect more HEAT and HUMIDITY today across Iowa, as highs look to rise well into the 90s with triple digits heat index values likely. A HEAT ADVISORY continues until 7-p.m.  A few record highs are possible today as well. A frontal boundary enters the northwest portion of the state late tonight providing the focus for thunderstorm development. This will end the heatwave over northwest Iowa on Monday. However, central to southern Iowa is likely to see another hot and humid day Monday when highs rise back into the 90s. The heat index values are likely to be slightly cooler as the temperatures are forecast to remain cooler. However, Monday being the 4th day in a row of strenuous high heat and humidity may lead to heat related illnesses such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Please remember to stay hydrated, limit vigorous outdoor activities, and LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK.

Atlantic, IA – The next session of Healthy U, scheduled for noon on June 21st at Cass County Health System, will cover “The Inside Scoop on Medicare.” The session will be led by a panel that includes Cindy Petty, Revenue Cycle Director; Ashlee Richards, Patient Financial Advisor; Christa McDermott, Insurance Coordinator; and Katie Ehrman, Patient Accounts Systems Coordinator. They will cover the following topics:

New Medicare cards
Financial Assistance
Medicare Advantage Plans
Annual Wellness Visits
Self-Administered Medications
Following their presentation, the panel will also answer questions from attendees.

Healthy U is a free educational lunch series at Cass County Health System held monthly in Conference Room 2. The public is invited and welcome to attend, but reservations are required as lunch is provided for all attendees. Call 712-243-7479 to reserve your seat.

One person suffered minor injuries during a rollover accident early this (Sunday) morning on Interstate 80. The accident was reported to the Cass County Communications Center at around 3:15-a.m. According to dispatch reports, the vehicle, a Ford pickup, rolled into the north ditch just west of the Olive Street Exit (57 mile marker) on I-80.

A male occupant of the vehicle was said to have had suffered a minor head laceration. Additional details are currently not available.

Sheriff’s officials in Taylor County report a Clearfield man was arrested Saturday on drug and other charges, following a traffic stop. 32-year old William Webb was arrested near the intersection of Monroe Street and 4th Street in Clearfield. Webb was charged with Driving While Revoked, Possession of a Controlled Substance (marijuana), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Failure to Use a Child Restraint Device. He was being held at the Taylor County Jail on $2,300 bond.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:050 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have picked a state agriculture secretary nominee, but it didn’t come easy. The Des Moines Register reports that incumbent Mike Naig was selected Saturday at the Iowa GOP state convention after four rounds of voting. After each round, the bottom candidate was dropped from the ballot. In the last round, Naig topped Corning farmer Ray Gaesser. Naig faces Democrat Tim Gannon in the November general election.

PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a Minnesota man has drowned trying to save his 7-year-old niece at Lake Red Rock at the Des Moines River in central Iowa. Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the incident happened around 3 p.m. Friday. Authorities say the girl struggled in the water, and her uncle, 42-year-old Cha Charles Lee of St. Paul, tried to help. He also went under the water. Officials say a boater pulled the girl to safety and was able to resuscitate her.

CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of killing a deer hunter in south-central Iowa has been found guilty of misdemeanor charges in a separate burglary case. The Daily Iowegian reports 27-year-old Ethan Davis was acquitted of first-degree burglary Friday, but found guilty of misdemeanor counts of assault causing bodily injury and child endangerment.

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — A city in western Iowa has opened its first official public library after years of moving to different sites. The Sioux City Journal reports that the Sergeant Bluff library is sharing space with the city’s Community Center. The library has previously shared space with the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District and with the area’s senior center. The new library has a separate entrance and is run by mostly volunteers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have picked a state agriculture secretary nominee, but it didn’t come easy. The Des Moines Register reports that incumbent Mike Naig was selected Saturday at the Iowa GOP state convention after four rounds of voting. After each round, the bottom candidate was dropped from the ballot. In the last round, Naig topped Corning farmer Ray Gaesser.

Naig nearly won the five-candidate June 5 primary, coming up a fraction of a percentage point short of reaching the 35 percent threshold needed to secure the nomination. That left the matter to be decided at the convention, where a candidate needs 50 percent plus one vote to win. Naig has served in the position since March after the departure of longtime agriculture secretary Bill Northey, who took a job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Naig faces Democrat Tim Gannon in the November general election.

CORYDON, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of killing a deer hunter in south-central Iowa has been found guilty of misdemeanor charges in a separate burglary case. The Daily Iowegian reports 27-year-old Ethan Davis was acquitted of first-degree burglary Friday, but found guilty of misdemeanor counts of assault causing bodily injury and child endangerment. Police said Davis was armed when he burst into a Seymour home on Nov. 24 where his ex-fiance and her boyfriend were. Police say he pistol-whipped the boyfriend and fired a shot into the ceiling before trying to leave with is 1-year-old son. Davis maintained he was worried about his son’s safety.

Police say later that day, Davis shot and killed 31-year-old Curtis Ross, of Cedar Falls, whose body was found Dec. 2 in a remote area of Appanoose County. An autopsy report says Ross suffered several stabbing and gunshot wounds. Davis is set to stand trial later this year for first-degree murder in that case.