A teenager girl from western Harrison County was killed Sunday, after the vehicle she was in was hit by a train. The Iowa State Patrol says 16-year-old Cailey Marie Berndt, from Little Sioux, was traveling westbound on 125th Street near County Road K-45 around noon Sunday, when she failed to yield to a northbound Union Pacific train. After the 2005 Pontiac G-6 she was driving was hit by the locomotive, it was tossed  into the Harrison/Monona Waterway. Berndt was flown by medical helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she died shortly after arrival. The Patrol says she was not wearing a seat belt. The accident remains under investigation by both the Iowa State Patrol and the Union Pacific Railroad.

Deputies from Cass and Montgomery County responded to a reported domestic abuse incident with shots fired early this (Monday) morning, in Cumberland. According to scanner traffic at around 1:37-a.m., deputies were looking for a man who fired a round from a shotgun, outside of a home and into the air, in the 200 block of Adams Street. No injuries were reported at the residence. The weapon was found in the yard. The unidentified suspect took off from the home on foot and was not believed to be armed. At least two k-9 units were called-in to search for the man. The search was called-0ff just before 3-a.m.

Additional details are currently unavailable. It’s expected Sheriff’s officials will have more on the incident, later this morning.

SHELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) – Authorities in eastern Iowa are searching for two missing 15-year-old girls.  KWWL-TV in Waterloo reports that Skie Floyd and Jazlyn Visekboth last made contact with family members on Saturday afternoon.

The teens are believed to be traveling in a vehicle similar to this.

Family members say they left in a gold Jeep Grand Cherokee with no license plates.

The girls are both from the Shellsburg area.

Austin Boggs

Benton County Sheriff Randy Forsyth says the girls may be with two runaways from the Atlantic area, 16-year-old Corey Sunderman and 13-year-old Austin Boggs.

Corey Sunderman (photo provided by his family)

Floyd is described as 5’1″ 115 pounds white with blue eyes and blonde hair.

Skie Floyd

She was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark stonewash jeans and boots. Visek is white and has green eyes and brown hair. She’s 5’5″ and weighs 185 pounds.

Jazlyn Visek

She was wearing blue skinny jeans, a gray zip up hooded sweatshirt with word “arrow” on the front and gray and green Nikes. She also has two lip rings.

If you have any information on the teens’ whereabouts, call the Benton County Sheriff’s Department at 319-472-2337.

Members of the CAM Community School District’s Board of Education will hold their regular meeting Monday evening, at the CAM High School Media Center. During their 7-p.m. meeting, the Board will discuss and/or take action on: Contracts; a Joint Board meeting with the Adair-Casey Community School District; an FFA ski trip; and, Revisions to Board Policies pertaining to Employee Physical Exams, and Classified Employee’ Vacations, Holiday and Personal Leave.

Prior to the Board reports and adjournment, the CAM Board will enter into a closed session, to discuss the goals of Superintendent Steve Pelzer.

The Griswold School District’s Board of Education will meet Monday evening in the Central Office Board Room at the Middle School/High School Building. On the agenda for the 5:30-p.m. session, is an update on district improvement projects, along with discussion and/or action, on: A Sport Coordinator; Short- and long-term Facilities projects; Various Board policies; the purchase of a wheel chair lift bus; An agreement with the Atlantic School District, with regard to the CCEOC (Cass County Educational Opportunity Center; and a policy pertaining to the publication of student names with school photos.

The Griswold School Board will also hear updates on: Certified Enrollment; the Iowa West grant; and, other Board Policies.

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will meet Monday evening in a regular session, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. On the agenda for the 5:15-p.m. meeting, is a presentation pertaining to a Tobacco Policy, discussion with regard to the Schildberg Recreation Area campground plan, updates on the Parks and Rec Capital Improvement Plan, and, an update on plans for a dog park at the Schildberg Recreation Area. In addition, Parks and Rec Director Roger Herring will provide his regular, monthly report.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – School administrators in Sioux City say a new state bullying database helped them stop harassment. The Sioux City Journal reports that school officials have used the system to track where instances of bullying have taken place.

The database required by the Iowa Department of Education has been in use for the past month. The system collects detailed reports about where bullying has occurred, who was involved and why the victim was targeted.

Sioux City schools administrator Marilyn Charging says the database has helped administrators identify where bullying has occurred, allowing them to increase staff in problem areas.  The Iowa Department of Education says districts filed nearly 11,000 reports of bullying in the 2011-12 school year.