A multiple-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 29 near exit 42 this (Wednesday afternoon) has resulted in injuries and slowed traffic to a near standstill at around 2:30-p.m.. The Daily NonPareil reports at least three vehicles may have been involved. Rescue units and a medical helicopter were also called to the scene, although it’s unknown how many people were hurt or the extent of their injuries.

Rescuers from Lewis Township, Glenwood and Pacific Junction responded to the call of multiple injuries after a truck overturned and caused the multiple-car accident. Access to southbound I-29 from I-80 was shut-down as of 3:45-p.m.

Officials with the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund report they recently donated $500 to go towards the District Special Olympic Bowling tournament to be held in Atlantic, on October 4th and 5th.

Gaylord Schelling (left) receives a check from Melanie Petty for the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament (photo courtesy Melanie Petty)

Project Coordinator Melanie Petty says there will be over 200 bowlers in Atlantic that weekend.  In the past participants have ranged from 12 years old to 80 years old.

(updated at 1-p.m. with corrected information to show the pickup crossed the road, not the ambulance, as 1st reported by authorities)

One person was injured when an ambulance traveling in an “emergency mode,” collided with a pickup truck this (Wednesday) morning, in Adams County. The Iowa State Patrol says the 2012 Ford Adams County Ambulance Service vehicle driven by 69-year old Edward Davidson, of Corning, and  a 1990 Dodge truck driven by 46-year old Roger Moss, of Prescott, collided on on 190th Street, about one-quarter of a mile east of Prescott, at around 8:15-a.m. Officials say for reasons unknown, the pickup crossed the center line of the road, and the vehicles collided in the eastbound lane.

Moss was transported by Mercy 3 helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The accident remains under investigation.

(12-p.m. News)

In an update to a story we first told you about during our noon news on KJAN, Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports teenagers who escaped from the Clarinda Academy this (Wednesday) morning, have been captured near Afton, in Union County. The 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup they allegedly stole from rural Clarinda, was also recovered.

The girls, both 14-years of age, were identified as Taylor Kay Dalton, of Nevada (IA), and   Jasmime Lacy Nall, of Lake Isabella, CA.

Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green reports one person was arrested Tuesday for allegedly operating a psychedelic mushroom growing operation. Green said 34-year old Joshua Mullen was taken into custody on a felony charge of Manufacturing a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance within 1,000-feet of a park. Additional charges are expected. Mullen was released by the magistrate on his own recognizance this (Wednesday) morning.

Psilocybe semilanceata (Magic Mushrooms) – Wikipedia photo

The arrest took place after a search warrant was executed at 311 W. 6th Street, in Atlantic. The mushrooms were allegedly stored in several large jars and aquariums. The search was conducted by officers with the Atlantic Police Department and deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Present at the time of the search was James Mullen and Joshua Mullen.

During the search, authorities discovered an active psilocybin mushroom growing operation, along with evidence of manufacturing psilocybin, or “magic” mushrooms, which create a psychedelic, or hallucinogenic effect, when ingested.