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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified 20-year-old Lily Macke of Grimes, Iowa, as the woman who died in a fatal collision between a car and a semi. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Saturday that Macke was driving a 2006 Nissan southbound on Highway 141 on Friday morning when her vehicle crossed the median and was struck by a northbound semi. She was pronounced dead a the scene. The driver of the semi was uninjured. The investigation into the accident continues.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting in Des Moines that fatally wounded a man. The Des Moines Police Department and Des Moines Fire Department responded to the report of a shooting at about 11:20 p.m. Friday and arrived to find the man with a gunshot injury.
Police said in a news release that despite lifesaving efforts at the scene and the hospital, he died at about 1:20 a.m. Saturday. This is the city’s first homicide of the year.
The Iowa Department of Public Heath, Saturday, at 10-a.m., reported an additional 612 positive COVID-19 test results returned from the labs since Friday, for a pandemic total of 363,090. There were seven additional deaths reported, for a total of 5,470. Locally, there were two more deaths in Pottawattamie County, for a pandemic total to-date, of 143, and there was one additional death in Adair County, for a total of 28. Long Term Care facility deaths account for 2,167 of the State’s total number of deaths.
Long-Term Care facility COVID-Outbreaks remain steady at 18. Hospitalizations have fallen to 181 (compared to 196 on Friday). COVID patients in an ICU declined also, from 46 Friday to 43 Saturday. There were 36 patients admitted to hospitals over the 24-hour reporting periods, compared to 27 on Friday, and nine fewer patients on a ventilator, for a total of 18.
Hospitals in Western & Southwest Iowa report: 10 people remain hospitalized; five COVID patients are in an ICU, there were two people admitted with COVID symptoms, and one person remained on a ventilator.
Iowa’s 14-day and seven-day positivity rates are unchanged at 4.1% each.
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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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says the hack of a Texas software company that ultimately led to a computer breach in federal agencies shows every American must take online security seriously. “You know, we’re all a weak link in this system,” Miller-Meeks says. Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Ottumwa, is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. The panel held a hearing about the security breach, Friday. Miller-Meeks says malware and ransomware are new realities that require vigilance.
“This is a tremendously important hearing,” Miller-Meeks says. “As I’ve listened to the testimony of our witness and both the insightful questions from my colleagues and the answers provided by our expert witnesses, I’m reminded of pulling a single threat, which then unravels an entire garment.” Federal investigators say Russia was likely responsible for planting malicious code into a software update from a private company in Texas called SolarWinds last March. Thousands of customers completed the software update and it wound up compromising email systems in several federal agencies.
Miller-Meeks says changing passwords may seem a nuisance, but this case should raise an alarm for all Americans. “We need to use events like these as collective learning moments, the stakes are just too high to stand idly by,” Miller-Meeks says. One of the experts who testified said hospitals, schools and government agencies need more tools and better trained I-T staff to combat malicious software or “malware” attacks.
(Radio Iowa) – The recent run of sub-zero temperatures across the country spurred several stories about animals who died in the cold or struggled. The D-N-R’s Tyler Harms tracks the deer numbers in Iowa and says it is a normal part of the cycle. “In winters like this where we have persistent deep snow cover and extremely cold temperatures — it’s definitely going to impact wildlife. We start to see some of those weaker individuals or younger individuals that succumb to these very harsh conditions,” Harms says.
He says he’s heard a few reports of deer with problems — but overall they can handle the Iowa winters very well. “Whitetail deer are native to Iowa, so they have been dealing these extreme winter conditions throughout their entire time here,” according to Harms. “They certainly have adapted biologically to be able to handle these conditions. You know often times they change their behavior and their bodies change to conserve as much energy as they can and they utilize the food they have available to them.”
He says deer are very good at finding any source of food available and you may’ve seen them in some backyards this winter looking for food. One thing he says everyone should avoid is putting out food for deer — as he says that can cause more problems than it solves. Harms says setting out a pile of corn is an example. “A pile of corn is really like a pile of candy for deer. It’s something that they certainly like to eat and it is something they can eat on occasion. But too much candy is not good for anyone,” Harms says. “Deer require a varied of different food sources, much like we do.”
Another danger is piles of food bringing deer together and concentrating them in one area. That can lead to the spread of diseases like C-W-D — which is always fatal to deer. Harms says they are better off than you might think. “They can manage quite well even in these extreme conditions. And while unfortunately, we do see some mortality of wildlife during times like this — for the most part on a population level — many critters do survive and are able to fight their way and live through it. It is pretty amazing that they are able to do that,” Harms says. Harms says they will know more about the winter’s impact on animals later this year.
Council Bluffs Police were dispatched to reports of a man that had been shot near “The Cube” bar at 162 West Broadway on Friday night at 11:19 p.m. Officers located the victim on the East end of the block sitting on a bench with security guards from “The Cube” standing around him. The victim had a hole in his shirt and scratch where he appeared to have been grazed by a bullet.
Officers located evidence of the shooting in the entryway of “The Cube” and locked the scene down, closing the bar. The victim was seen by medics on scene, but did not require a trip to the hospital.
This investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact 712-328-4728 or call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.
A shooting early Saturday morning at a Council Bluffs bar sent one man to the hospital. Council Bluffs Police were dispatched to the O’Face Bar at 2400 9th Avenue at 12:56 a.m. for a shooting inside the bar. Officers found an injured male and were able to render aid until he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Officers were informed that a black male wearing a red shirt, black coat, black pants and a red bandanna around his face walked into the bar and shot the victim. The black male then left the bar in an unknown direction.
This investigation is ongoing by the Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with any information that was in the area at the time of this incident is encouraged to contact 712-328-4728 or call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.
Two people were arrested Friday morning on felony, Theft charges, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 41-year old Christopher J. Brown, of Council Bluffs, and 23-year old Janie J. Long, of Red Oak, were taken into custody for Theft in the 2nd Degree, after they were found in an SUV stolen from Omaha. The pair were being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond, each.
Authorities say at around 8:12-a.m., Friday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a suspicious man attempting to solicit a ride near the intersection of L Avenue and 160th Street, northeast of Red Oak. Deputies arrived at the scene at found a 2002 Chevy Tahoe in the middle of 160th Street, about one-half mile west of the intersection. An investigation revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen from an Omaha auto dealership.
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