The Creston Police Department says a man from Creston reported Tuesday night, that his black,  .9-mm Taurus handgun and leather holster is missing, The gun and holster were with him at around 10-a.m. Tuesday, while he was at 12 Mile Lake. He forgot to grab the weapon/holster before he left. The loss was estimated at $200.

A collision between a car and an ATV in northwest Iowa’s Monona County, Tuesday night, left one person dead and another injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2010 Honda Accord driven by 18-year old Elijah Oregon, of Oto, and a 2018 Suzuki Kingquad ATV driven by 65-year old Timothy Dahms, of Hornick, were both traveling west on Monona County Road E-16, when the car hit the ATV from behind. The accident happened at around 9:50-p.m.

The Patrol says after the ATV was struck, the machine left the road and came to rest in the north ditch. Timothy Dahms died from his injuries at the scene. Elijah Oregon was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

(Radio Iowa) – A key advisor on the White House Coronavirus Task Force says Iowa is among a group of states where mitigation efforts should increase. Dr. Deborah Birx says the concern is rising infection rates among 20 and 30 years old in Iowa — coupled with the fact between five and 10 percent of those being tested in Iowa are found to have the virus. She says if officials wait for hospitalizations to spike, it is in her estimation “really way too late.”

Birx made her comments during a conference call with governors. Vice President Mike Pence, who was also on the call, says shut downs aren’t the answer, but Pence said studies show things like the use of face masks, limited social gatherings and bar closures are slowing the spread in the same way sheltering in place did this spring.

(Radio Iowa) — Authorities confirm that partial human remains have been found belonging to a Mason City woman who has been missing since last year. The Mason City Police Department says a lower jawbone was discovered by kayakers on a rock bed in the Winnebago River near the North Illinois Avenue bridge on Saturday July 18th and was turned over to authorities. After examination by the state crime lab, the remains were positively identified as those of 31-year-old Jane Schreur, of Mason City. She had been reported missing in November 2019 and was last seen by her family in May 2019. Her cause of death is not known, as well as the circumstances behind her disappearance. An investigation into her disappearance started due to Schreur’s health history. Police Chief Jeff Brinkley in a statement says foul play is not suspected, but the case is still under investigation. If you have any information, you are asked to contact the Mason City Police Department at 421-3636.
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After a change of venue, the murder trial of Fort Dodge man who’s accused of killing a pastor is now set to be heard in Davenport. Thirty-seven-year-old Joshua Pendelton will be tried in Scott County on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Pendelton is accused of killing Reverend Al Henderson outside St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge in October of 2019. His trial has not yet been set as jury trials are not permitted to start until September due to COVID-19. The trial is expected to see additional delays due to the Scott County court system being backlogged.

(Radio Iowa) – The Johnson County Board of Health is advancing a plan to mandate the use of face coverings countywide. After approving the wording of the potential order at a meeting Tuesday night, the board will take public comment and then vote on the measure Monday. Board chair Peter Wallace says he’s eager to act before thousands of University of Iowa students return to Iowa City for the start of classes on August 24th. “Hopefully people would know and have a couple weeks to get used to the ordinance, if they live here,” Wallace says, “and the university would make the necessary changes if they have to, but at least accommodations.”

Wallace says the county would need to work with the U-I on implementation of the new rules.  “One thing that we’re going to have to do if this ordinance passes is to sit down with our friends at the university and ask them what kind of enforcement are they expecting of their students,” he says.

While the governor has said local mask orders are not legal, the county attorney believes the mandate would be enforceable if also passed by the board of supervisors. Several other local Iowa governments have passed ordinances requiring masks in city or county buildings or on city buses, including: Ames, Des Moines, Iowa City, Muscatine, Sioux City, Polk County and Clinton County.

(By Kate Payne, Iowa Public Radio)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines police say a suspect in the January shooting deaths of three teens has been arrested in Illinois. Police say 17-year-old Leontreal Jones was arrested Tuesday in Peoria, Illinois, on robbery warrants out of Iowa. Police say Des Moines detectives have traveled to Peoria and expect Jones to be extradited to Iowa soon. Police say once Jones’ is returned to Iowa, he’ll be charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 30 deaths of brothers 19-year-old Devonte Swanks and 16-year-old Malachi Swanks and a friend, 15-year-old Thayne Wright.

Officers found their bodies in a southeast Des Moines duplex after responding to reports of shots fired.

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A residential care facility in Pottawattamie County has 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Pottawattamie County Planning and Development director Matt Wyant tells KETV in Omaha, the cases involved residents of the Oakland Manor. One resident has died from coronavirus complications. The first resident tested positive on Thursday while visiting the hospital for an unrelated issue. Wyant said Oakland Manor acted quickly after learning about the first positive case, and tested every resident.

In a statement to KETV, Oakland Manor officials said “Oakland Manor has been working closely with the local health department since the onset of this latest episode at our facility. We appreciate the community’s support and prayers.“Our devoted staff are doing their best to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible during this global pandemic. Since the pandemic began we have been following, and we will continue to follow, the protocols for testing and infection control as outlined by the CDC and the State of Iowa, and all other required policies and procedures.”

Officials from Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs say 11 residents are still battling the virus.

The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus information portal today (Wednesday) shows (as of 10-a.m.), 428 new, Positive confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a total of 43,196.  Officials say 31,196 persons have recovered from the virus. Three more people have died from complications due to COVID-19, for a total of 839. The number of Iowans tested for the virus is 463,935. Of those, 418,955 have tested Negative.

Hospitalization data show: 246 are hospitalized (seven less than yesterday); 76 are in an ICU (1 more than Tues.); 23 were admitted to a hospital in Iowa since Tuesday’s report, and 32 were on a ventilator. Hospitals in western/southwest Iowa report: 12 hospitalized with COVID-19; eight are in an ICU; two were recently admitted, and two are on a ventilator.

LTC (Long-Term Care) facility data show: 21 Outbreaks (no change from Tue.); 673 staff/patients have tested Positive for COVID-19; 252 have recovered; 456 have died.

IDPH Dashboard current County/Positive Case count/reported recoveries (   ):

• Cass: 36 (31)
• Adair: 20 (16)
• Adams: 14 [1 more than reported Tue.] (No recovery data avail.)
• Audubon: 25 (No data)
• Guthrie: 122 (77)
• Montgomery: 40 (21)
• Pottawattamie: 1,081 (764)
• Shelby: 139 (126)