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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A major winter storm could blanket a large section of the Plains with up to a foot of snow at the start of this week. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for an area stretching from north-central Kansas across southeast Nebraska and into southern Iowa. The snow is expected to begin early Monday and continue throughout the day.
Most of the region is expected to receive at least six inches of now, but the heaviest snow is predicted to fall on an area starting around Salina and Concordia, Kansas, and continuing northeast to around Des Moines, Iowa.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party chose a state representative from Ames to lead the party as it works to retain its spot as the nation’s first caucus in presidential elections. Rep. Ross Wilburn was elected Saturday. Wilburn said he will work with national party officials to try and keep Iowa’s traditional role as the first caucus in the country.
Some national officials have suggested changing that and moving away from caucuses in favor of primaries after Iowa Democrats had problems that delayed the results of their presidential nominating contest for days during the 2020 election.
Police in Red Oak responding to an incident late Saturday night at 106 W. Coolbaugh Street, ended-up arresting 33-year old Charles Randall Brown, III, of Red Oak. Brown was taken into custody at around 11:19-p.m. for Assault Causing Bodily Injury, a Serious Misdemeanor, and Assault Causing Serious Injury, a Class-D felony. Brown was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
The Iowa Department of Public Health, at 10-a.m. Sunday, reported 312,811 confirmed cases statewide since Iowa’s outbreak began, with an additional 847 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours. The Iowa DPH reported 1 additional COVID-19 death, raising the statewide death toll to 4,448. Of Iowa’s pandemic-related deaths, COVID-19 is reported as the underlying cause for 4,086 deaths. For 402 Iowans, COVID-19 was a contributing factor to their deaths. The website said 4,119 of the state’s deaths involved Iowans with preexisting conditions. There were no additional deaths reported from western or southwest Iowa counties, as of 10-a.m., Sunday.
The Iowa DPH reports 72 COVID-19 outbreaks among long-term care facilities in the state, accounting for 1,911 of Iowa’s current positive cases. COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities account for 1,858 of the state’s total deaths. Iowa DPH reports 382 hospitalizations, of which 79 patients are in intensive care units. Iowa hospitals admitted 51 patients in the last 24 hours, compared to 64 hospitalizations the day before.
In RMCC Region 4 (Western/southwest Iowa hospitals): 31 are hospitalized w/Covid; 9 are in an ICU; 3 were admitted since Saturday, and 3 are on a ventilator.
Of Iowa’s 99 counties, 8 report 14-day positivity rates at or above 15%. According to the state’s website, a total of 1,447,213 Iowans received COVID-19 tests. Iowa’s average reported positivity rate is 8.5% over the last 14 days. Of the state’s confirmed cases, 271,103 Iowans recovered.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
A semi tractor-trailer driver from Kansas was injured during a rollover accident on Interstate 80 in Cass County, Saturday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2019 Kenworth semi driven by 58-year-old John Stuart, of Lenexa, KS., was traveling eastbound at around 2:35-p.m., when Stuart became distracted and took his eyes off the road. The semi ran off the road to the right, and struck the cable barriers near mile marker 72, before the rig rolled over onto the side and came to rest in the south ditch.
Both photos courtesy of Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator.
Stuart was trapped in the cab for nearly an hour before being extricated. Authorities say he was wearing his seat belt. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance before being flown by Mercy One helicopter to Mercy Hospital.
The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Anita Rescue and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members say a 21-year-old woman found dead outside a sorority house at Iowa State University was the daughter of a Minnesota Supreme Court justice and prominent hospital executive. Family members released a statement Friday identifying the woman as Olivia Chutich, the daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich and Allina Health CEO Penny Wheeler.
The statement says Olivia was the light of their lives. Police say the Iowa State student was found unconscious Friday morning in the Delta Delta Delta parking lot. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A cause of death hasn’t been released.
Anita Rescue, Cass EMS and other agencies responded to a semi tractor-trailer rollover accident Saturday afternoon on Interstate 80 eastbound, between mile markers 72 and 73. The driver reportedly suffered a head injury and was trapped in the cab for nearly an hour, while crews worked to free him. The accident happened at around 2:22-p.m.
A medical helicopter responded to the scene late Saturday afternoon. Additional details were not immediately available.
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The Iowa Department of Public Health today (As of 6:30-a.m.) reports 1,369 new positive COVID-19 cases since 10-a.m. Friday. The IDPH said Friday there had been 33 additional deaths since 10-a.m. Thursday, for a total to-date, of 4,478. Long-Term Care facility deaths are up to 1,857. In southwest Iowa, one additional death was reported Friday in each of Madison, Mills and Pottawattamie Counties. COVID-19 deaths attributed to Underlying causes amount to 4,076, while COVID was a contributing factor to 402 of the total deaths.
The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 declined from 450 on Friday to 419 today. The number admitted in the last 24 hours dropped from 66 to 64. There are 76 patients in ICU and 38 patients on ventilators. In RMCC Region 4 (Western/southwest Iowa hospitals): 29 are hospitalized w/Covid; 8 are in an ICU; 2 were admitted Friday, and 3 are on a ventilator. The number of long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 outbreaks is up a bit, from 69 Friday to 71, today. The state reports 1,901 positive cases and 1,028 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities.
The health department reports 311,965 total Positive cases, and 273,189 total recoveries since the pandemic began. Positivity rates continue to decline in Iowa. The 14-day Positivity rate declined from 11.1% Friday to 11% today. The 7-day positivity rate is up slightly, from 8.3% to 8.4%. There have been 1,444, 460 Iowans tested for COVID-19, with 3,489,247 tests administered in the state.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday that Iowa’s vaccination data would be available on the health department website starting next week.
In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} – if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
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