The driver of a vehicle being pursued this (Friday) morning, in Council Bluffs, managed to elude authorities, but not before the vehicle he drove was abandoned and left running, causing an accident.Bluffs Police say at around 7-a.m., a CBPD Officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Glen Ave. and 5th Ave in Council Bluffs. The suspect vehicle refused to stop and attempted to elude the officer. The vehicle drove West on 5th Ave until it reached the intersection of 5th Ave and Clark Street.

The driver of the vehicle then turned South on Clark which is a dead end street. At the end of the block the suspect turned into a driveway and the turned his vehicle into the back yard of the residence and bailed out of the vehicle. The vehicle then rolled through two separate yards and came to a stop after striking a parked vehicle in the third yard it entered.

Officers attempted to find the suspect on foot but were unable to locate him. There were no injuries during the incident and minimal damage to property in the area. During this investigation officers found that this vehicle had been stolen just prior to this incident but had not yet been reported. The investigation is on-going.

The National Weather Service has placed more than a dozen counties in northwest and central Iowa under a heat advisory through Sunday. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s, while heat indices could climb into the triple digits in Sioux City, Spencer, Des Moines, Ames, and surrounding cities. Staci Schweder, a nurse with Mercy Medical in Sioux City, says anyone spending time outdoors should drink plenty of water.

Heat Advisory (counties in Orange) until 9-p.m. Saturday for n.w. IA, & until 7-p.m. Sunday for parts of central IA

“Be proactive with that. Start drinking (water) right away in the morning and continue to drink throughout the day,” Schweder says. While staying hydrated is key to avoiding heat exhaustion, Schweder suggests wearing light, loose-fitting clothing and taking plenty of breaks from the sun as well. She also recommends using wet washcloths or towels on the neck or forearms to keep cool. The warning signs of heat stroke include feeling faint or nauseated.

“Heart racing…cool, clammy skin…if those start to happen, you definitely want to find shade and get to a cooler environment,” Schweder says. Some relief from the heat may arrive over northeast Iowa Sunday. The forecast calls for the possibility of some thunderstorms over northern Iowa tonight (Friday) and over northern and central Iowa Saturday. The National Weather Service reports wetter and cooler conditions are expected early next week.

(Radio Iowa)

Two tractor-trailer drivers were transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan, this (Friday) morning, following a collision on Highway 59 at the intersection with 1200th Street. The accident happened at around 3:07-a.m.  The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports Barry Shumate, of Dow City, and Harold Hilliard, of Coushatta, TX, were injured.

Shumate was driving a 2003 Kenworth, registered to S&S Enterprises. Hilliard was driving a 2016 Kenworth, registered to Seaboards Transport, Inc. The accident remains under investigation.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by officers with the Harlan Police Dept., personnel from the Harlan Fire Dept., and Medivac Ambulance.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a study of Interstate 80 and would like your input. The study will be developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing conditions of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route. Each report will be accessible online as it becomes available on the Iowa DOT’s I-80 Planning Study website:  www.iowadot.gov/interstatestudy/.

This message is to inform the public that two technical reports were recently updated on the I-80 website, these include:

• Guiding Principles.
• Evaluation of Overhead Structures.

The Iowa DOT is asking interested parties to take a few minutes to review these technical reports and other materials on the I-80 Planning Study website. To comment on these technical reports, go to:  http://bit.ly/I80Comment.

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A suspect in the attempted robbery of a bank in Creston was apprehended Thursday afternoon, without incident. Creston Police were called to the Iowa State Savings Bank branch at 504 W. Taylor Street, at around 1:25-p.m., Thursday, after a man came through the drive-thru and allegedly told a teller ““This is a robbery.” The suspect also displayed a weapon. A description of the vehicle and suspect was given to area law enforcement.

Ricky Schnackel

At 2:46-p.m., law enforcement observed the suspect vehicle at the intersection of REA Road and Jaguar Avenue. The suspect. 58-year old  Ricky Ryan Schnackel, of Lorimor, was arrested for 1st Degree Robbery, and was being held in the Union County Jail on $25,000 bond.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A 71-year-old Nebraska man was rescued Thursday night, a day after falling from a Missouri River bridge connecting Nebraska and Iowa. Dennis Konvalin told authorities he dropped his camera while taking pictures Wednesday from the Mormon Bridge, which carries Interstate 680 traffic over the river on the north end of Omaha.

He reported that he fell into the river when he tried to recover his camera. Konvalin managed to reach a sandbar near the Iowa side but could go no further because he’d injured his back. Authorities say some anglers heard Konvalin’s cries for help at around 8-p.m. Thursday, and called police. Deputies with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol Troopers, Council Bluffs Fire Department, and Omaha Police Helicopter “Able 1,” responded to the scene.

After his rescue Konvalin was taken to Creighton Hospital in Omaha, for evaluation and treatment.

Red Oak Police arrested two men on separate drug- and theft-related charges, Thursday. 38-year old Michael Todd Brace, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 9:40-p.m. for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He received a citation, and was subsequently released from custody. And, at around the same time, 19-year old Keegan W. Williams, of Creston, was arrested in Red Oak on a Union County warrant for Theft in the 4th Degree. Williams was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

A forum next week will focus on the intersection between faith, climate change and agriculture. Reverend Susan Guy, executive director of Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, says the panelists will talk about how climate change is altering the face of farming, why the issue is important to them and how their faith calls them to respond. “We know that there are a lot of people in rural communities who are very dependent on agriculture to make a living,” Reverend Guy says. “We know that extreme weather events are really having an impact on them. We feel this is part of our mission to reach out to those who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.”

Members of the panel include Fred Kirschenmann, a farmer and former director of the Leopold Center at Iowa State University and Chris Anderson, assistant director of the I-S-U’s Climate Science Program. “Farmers are doing a lot of great things and they’re aware of the impacts of climate change in terms of their planting seasons and extreme weather events,” Guy says. “We want to normalize the conversation about climate change and agriculture and talk about how farmers and rural communities are adapting and mitigating and helping to find solutions.”

Those solutions include using more renewable fuels and working to make farming operations more energy efficient, in addition to locating wind turbines on their properties to help offset costs. Still, Guy says, climate change continues to present significant challenges to growers. “We’re having extreme weather events and a lot of flooding, so it’s keeping farmers out of their fields or it’s destroying crops that are already in the ground,” Guy says. “We’ve had seasons where we’ve had both flooding and drought in the same year, so we’re going from lots and lots of water to no water which is also having a negative impact on crops.”

The forum is open to anyone and will start at 6:30 PM Wednesday (June 15) at the Christy 4-H Hall in Nevada. Guy says Iowa Interfaith Power & Light is a non-profit group dedicated to inspiring and equipping people of faith to become leaders finding solutions to climate change.

(Radio Iowa)