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MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of a small aircraft that crashed about 50 yards from a runway at Monticello Regional Airport has been killed.
The Monticello Police Department says on its Facebook page that the Jones County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center was notified about the crash by a resident at 4:04 p.m. Saturday. First responders located the single-engine aircraft in a cornfield adjacent to the runway. Police say the unidentified pilot was the only occupant.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Department has posted on its social media page, a compilation video of security footage that may reveal the identity of an arsonist. A vacant, suspected drug house in the 300 block, of N. Main Street, was burned to the ground on May 5th, in Bridgewater.
The Sheriff’s Department is asking you to go to their Facebook page, watch and share the video. If you recognize a slow moving white pickup or a subject who was a little close to the heat (you’ll see in the video), send the Sheriff’s Department a Private Message by Facebook, or call with your tips. Authorities ask that you NOT post your thoughts of comments in the “comments,” part of the post, because they don’t want the suspect tipped-off. The driver of the white pickup is only sought after for questioning at this time. (The video can be viewed by clicking on the link to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, below. Scroll down in their posts and you will see a black and white video. There is no audio.)
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:13 a.m. CDT
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City man has been charged with child endangerment after police say he caused a serious brain injury in his 5-month-old baby. The Globe Gazette reports that 27-year-old Jeremy Walter Rose was arrested Thursday night and charged with child endangerment resulting in serious injury. Officers and medics were called to a house June 22 for a report of an infant having difficulty breathing. Doctors have told police the baby’s injuries indicate abuse. The baby remains hospitalized.
OXFORD, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with attempted murder after officials say he stabbed a man, tried to run him over and shot at him in a central Iowa wildlife management area. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the incident happened Thursday in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in rural Johnson County. Sheriff’s officials say the victim suffered four stab wounds to the back. Officials say 66-year-old Ronald Gonterman has been charged with attempted murder.
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police in northeastern Iowa say a person has been shot to death, and an arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect. Charles City police said in a news release Saturday that the shooting was reported just after 10 p.m. Friday at the Casa Apartments. Police say the victim, who has not yet been named, was taken to a Charles City hospital and pronounced dead. Police later issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Antoine Williams charging him with first-degree murder.
EAGLE GROVE, Iowa (AP) — A company behind a $250 million pork plant being built in Iowa plans to use advanced robotics for many processes. A Prestage Foods official tells The Messenger that the robots will ease the burden on employees and improve efficiency at the Wright County facility. Some robots will be tasked with precision meat-cutting. Computers will analyze images to determine how robots should be used. A high-pressure waterjet cutter will slice through meat and bone.
Officials with the Nebraska State Patrol report a crash south of Lake McConaughy Saturday morning claimed the lives of four motorcyclists from southwest Iowa. The accident occurred just after 9:30 a.m. on Highway 26 near mile marker 136 in Keith County, NE.
Nebraska State Patrol troopers believe a vehicle crossed the center line and struck two motorcycles traveling in the opposite direction. Each motorcycle was carrying two riders. All four motorcycle riders were killed. Two of the riders, 54-year old Sheila Matheny, and 61-year old James Matheny were from Bedford, Iowa. The riders of the other motorcycle were 58-year old Michal Weese, and 59-year old Jerolyn Weese, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The driver of the other vehicle was transported to Colorado for treatment of injuries. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The Nebraska State Patrol urges motorists to use extra caution during the holiday weekend as a record number of travelers are expected to be on the roads throughout the country.
A reminder to resident of Atlantic: Fireworks may only be LEGALLY discharged within the City limits on this Independence Day weekend, on these dates and times:
July 2nd and 3rd, from Noon until 10-p.m.
July 4th, from Noon until 11-p.m.
Other communities have differing rules on when it’s legal, so check with your respective town’s social media sites, if they have one, or call your local City Hall.
Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Corrections report the Iowa State Penitentiary in Ft. Madison was placed on restricted movement Saturday, after an incident involving multiple offenders on the yard. Staff responded swiftly and gained immediate control of the situation. While responding to the incident there were no noted injuries to staff.
Only minor injuries to offenders were reported, and no weapons were known to be involved. Authorities said the visiting room will be closed until further notice. The incident remains under investigation and no further information is available at this time.
Starting today (Saturday), a new state law goes into effect that may reduce some paperwork for truckers and companies that haul cargo. The law deals with so-called “straight trucks” that are different from semis that pull loaded trailers. Straight trucks carry cargo in the body of the truck. Iowa law had restricted the length of “straight trucks” to 41 feet. Iowa’s new law lets a single truck operate on the state’s roads if it’s four feet longer — 45 feet from bumper-to-bumper.
During the 2017 legislative session, Senator Michael Breitbach, of Strawberry Point, encouraged his colleagues to back the move. “This is similar to what happens in some of the states that surround us, that their feet are allowed to be 45 feet when they cross into Iowa,” Breitbach said. “They run into problems and have to get special permits for overlength loads. This would just give us a little more uniformity from state-to-state.”
The federal government sets a minimum size for SEMI tractors and trailers, but size limits for straight trucks vary from state to state. Iowa’s new law will align with straight truck size limits in Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota and Kansas. It also means a straight truck that’s 45-feet long will be able to travel the entire length of Interstate 35 from Minnesota to Texas without getting permits for being oversized. This Saturday, July 1st, is the date when many new state laws take effect.
Nebraska and Wisconsin have straight truck size limits of 40 feet. Illinois has a 42 feet limit.
(Radio Iowa)
One person is dead following a shooting on Friday night in Charles City. Police are searching for 36-year-old Antoine Williams, a black man who is 6’ 7”, weighs around 250 pounds. A warrant has been issued for first degree murder. Williams is considered armed and dangerous. He may be in a 2006 Chevy Equinox with Iowa license plate number DOW 568.
The victim of the shooting was transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. The name of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of relatives.
(Radio Iowa)
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — This is the big one that didn’t get away. The Quad-City Times reports that a Davenport man caught 60-pound flathead catfish out of the Mississippi River at Davenport on Friday. That topped the 45-pound catfish Samuel Brown hauled in at about the same spot last year.
Brown says he had told a friend he planned to “catch a big one” on Friday. When he did, he noted that he opened the fish’s mouth and “could just about put my head in there.” Brown said he set his line a couple of hours before the giant fish bit. It took him about 25 minutes to reel it in.
Police in Red Oak, Saturday, said two people were arrested for Public Intoxication early Saturday morning. 42-year old James Reed Mitroff II of Red Oak was arrested at 12:45-a.m., and 40-year old Kelly Lee Peterson Jr., of Storm Lake, was taken into custody at around 2-a.m.
On Friday, 43-year old Steven Lynn Ronfeldt, of Red Oak, was arrested for Public Intoxication. Bond for all three men was set at $300 each.
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