The Atlantic Police Department reports the arrest this (Friday) morning of a local man. 29-year old Nathan Kinzie, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving While Revoked for OWI test failure. Kinzie was booked into the Cass County Jail.

Here’s a look at the accident scene on Interstate 80, here in Cass County. The crash occurred on I-80 eastbound at 6:47-a.m., and resulted in both eastbound lanes being closed between Highway 71 and Exit 64 (County Road N-28). Traffic was being rerouted south to Wiota, east before resuming north to I-80. One lane of I-80 was reopened at around 10-a.m. Two people were injured in the crash, but their names and conditions are not available at this time. (Updated 10:05-a.m.)

Photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass Co. Emergency Mgmt. Agy.

Police in Council Bluffs police say a 70-year-old dementia patient missing since late last night  has been found safe inside a vehicle a few blocks away from his home. Phillip Kephart, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was reported missing late Thursday night by his wife.

Council Bluffs police and Omaha Police Department’s helicopter searched for the man throughout the night and early this morning.  A neighbor found him inside their vehicle at around 7:10-a.m. in the 2500 block of South 13th Street.

Kephart was conscious and alert when he was discovered. He was taken to Mercy Hospital to be treated for hypthermia, but was otherwise in stable condition and expected to be released sometime today (Friday). Officials thanked the media for getting the word out about Kephart’s disappearance. They say numerous people were out checking their properties this morning as a result of the coverage, in an effort to find the man.

An accident on eastbound Interstate 80 in Cass County this morning has resulted in one person trapped, an unknown number of injuries and a temporary blockage of the eastbound lanes.

Photo courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass Co. Emergency Mgmt. Agy.

According to dispatch reports, Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac Ambulance were called to the 61.5-mile marker on I-80 eastbound (about 1.5 miles east of the Highway 71 exit), where a semi rear-ended another semi. The crash occurred at around 6:45-a.m.

One of semi driver was reportedly trapped in the cab of his truck. It’s not known what either truck was carrying, or if there were hazardous materials on-board. Eastbound traffic was temporarily being rerouted south into Wiota and then east before returning north to I-80. No other information is currently available.