(Pottawattamie County) – A collision between an SUV and a semi Saturday evening south of Missouri Valley, claimed the life of a teenager from Omaha, Nebraska. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 5:50-p.m. in a construction zone on Interstate 29, between mile markers 70-75.

The 17-year-old male driver of a 2014 Subaru Forester died, when the vehicle crossed from the northbound lane into the southbound lane, and collided head-on with a 2016 International semi tractor-trailer. The accident happened while traffic was in a head-to-head area, with no separation between the lanes.

Following the collision, the Subaru became fully engulfed in flames when it came to rest on the traveled portion of the road. The semi left the road to the west and came to rest in the ditch. The driver of the semi, 39-year-old Robert D. Taylor, of Pensacola, FL, was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

(Red Oak, Iowa) — An investigation into an incident Saturday evening in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Red Oak Police say officers were called to the 2400 block of North 8th Street around 5:10 p.m. Following an investigation, officers arrested 22-year-old Zachary Lee Miller, of Shenandoah, on a charge of domestic abuse assault/1st offense.

Miller was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail, pending an initial appearance before the magistrate.

Sioux City – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 29-year-old Briar Richard Merrick, who was convicted of Theft 1st Degree and other charges in Woodbury County, failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility as required, Friday.

Merrick is a Native American male, height 5’9″, and weighs 284 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on February 11, 2022.

Briar Merrick

Persons with information on Merrick’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(Mills County, Iowa) – Midwest Regional Dive Team members and other rescue personnel responded at around 10-a.m. today (Saturday) to a report of a body in the Missouri River, about 20-yards from shore, near the Bellevue Toll Bridge on the Mills County side of the river.

The scene is at 16000 Bunge Ave.  No other details are currently available.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The pursuit of a vehicle allegedly stolen from the area of 10th and Linn Streets, ended in a collision and an arrest Saturday morning.

According to Atlantic Police, one person was taken Into custody in front of 406 Linn Street, when a silver Dodge Caliber they were driving, collided with another vehicle near the curb at that location. The Caliber had Woodbury County plates.

Photo by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

The pursuit, we’re told, began at around 8-a.m., and ended a little after 9-a.m. with a male subject taken into custody. The suspect had minor injuries.

The incident remains under investigation. Additional details are not available at this time.

The Red Oak Police Department reports an arrest early Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Eastern Avenue at 12:19 a.m. Saturday for an assault that had occurred. After investigation Officers arrested 36-year-old Samantha Ann Cox of Red Oak for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense. Cox was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

The Red Oak Police Department was assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County 911 Dispatch Center.