No injuries were reported after an SUV containing fireworks erupted into flames Friday after it rolled over on southbound Interstate 29. According to newspaper and television reports, the accident happened near the South 24th Street exit off I-29, at around 12:30-p.m. The vehicles’ occupants were able to escape just before flames consumed the SUV. The fire raged on for about 20-minutes. Traffic was backed up in both directions on the interstate for several miles but began flowing again by around 2-p.m., Friday.

The Iowa State Patrol reports an Audubon County man was injured during a crash Friday night, just east of Brayton. 51-year old Randy Doss, of Exira, who was not wearing a seat belt, was transported by Exira Rescue to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, before being flown by Mercy 1 helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. Officials say Doss was traveling east on 320th Street at around 10:52-p.m., when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road.

Doss’ 1997 Ford F-150 pickup continued off the road and rolled into the north ditch before coming to rest in a farm field. A report on his condition was not available early Saturday morning. The accident remains under investigation.

THE AMBER ALERT THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED EARLIER IN THE EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE IOWA STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT THE MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN LOCATED IN CEDAR RAPIDS…IOWA. THEREFORE…THE AMBER ALERT IS CANCELLED.

(There is an update to this story…please see the later posting)

One person was seriously injured during an accident late Friday night, near Brayton. According to dispatch reports, the accident happened just after 10-p.m. on County Trunk Road one mile east of Brayton. A single occupant of the vehicle was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital before being flown by Mercy 3 Helicopter to a hospital in Omaha. The chopper departed CCMH at around 11:35-p.m.

Medivac Ambulance was called to assist Brayton Fire and Rescue at the scene. Additional details are currently not available.

(Posted 10:50-p.m., Friday, updated 11:40-p.m.)

The State of Iowa has issued an official AMBER ALERT. Officials say 11-year old Kiley Seane Shannon was abducted from Shellsburg by 37-year old Sean Shannon. Authorities said Shannon, who is Kiley’s father, abducted the girl from her home. Deputies said Shannon does not have parental rights and may be suicidal. They said he has a history of drug abuse. The pair is traveling in an unknown direction in a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus with Iowa license plate number 452 WWY.

Kiley Seane Shannon

Kiley is described as being 5-feet tall, weighing about 70-pounds. She has pony-tail style brown hair and brown eyes, and is believed to be wearing a green, fishnet tank top, jean-style mini skirt and pink flip flops.

Sean Shannon is 6-feet 2-inches tall, weighs 250-pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a white shirt, black gym shorts, white & red tennis shoes, and has a tatoo on the right side of his neck, with numerous other tatoos on his body.

Sean Shannon

If you see the vehicle or the persons described in the alert, call your local law enforcement agency or the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 319-472-2337.