KELLOGG, Iowa – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the September 16th discovery of a burned body in rural Jasper County. The investigation has led to the involvement of the Grinnell Police Department and the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is on-going and is being treated as a homicide.

As reported earlier, at around 5:32-p.m., Wednesday, the Jasper County Communication Center received a report of a fire in the 8100 block of North 67th Avenue East in rural Kellogg. Responding emergency personnel found an active fire in the roadside ditch. After extinguishing the fire, a deceased body was located.

Additional information on the case is expected to be released later today (Friday).