FORT DODGE – The Iowa Department of Corrections, Saturday, said 43-year old Andrew James Nielsen, convicted of Burglary 1st Degree and other crimes in Webster County, failed to report back to the Fort Dodge Residential Center as required Friday night.

Andrew James Nielsen

Nielsen is a white male, 5-feet 9-inches tall, and weighs 230 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on October 1, 2020.  Persons with information on Nielsen’s whereabouts should contact local police.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa at half-staff in honor of the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset on October 4, 2020. All firefighters who have died in the line of duty are honored every year during the first weekend in October.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities  throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties, and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flags at half-staff for the same length of time.

The State of Iowa’s COVID-19 dashboard today (Saturday), indicates that since 10-a.m. Friday, there were 10 more deaths attributed to the virus, for a total of 1,377, and (as of 10-a.m.), 1,107 more Positive cases, for a total of 91,861. Deaths attributed to a pre-existing medical condition number 938. There have been 5,741 lab results returned since Friday, with 5,096 coming back Negative for the virus, and 638 positive. The total number of tests administered to-date, amount to 816,710, with 723,312 Negative. The 14-day rolling average remains 8.8%. Health officials say 71,301 Iowans have recovered from the effects of COVID-19.

In the KJAN listening area, Cass County has four new Positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 192. Other new, Positive test results include: 27 in Pottawattamie County; 13 more in Harrison County; 12 more cases in Guthrie County; six new positive cases were reported in Madison County; five more in Audubon County; three more each in Montgomery and Union Counties; there are two new cases in Shelby County, and one more case in Adams County. There was also one more death that took place in Pottawattamie County, for a total of 41.

Hospitalization data due to COVID-19 show: 402 are hospitalized as of today (compared to 393 yesterday); 100 patients are in an ICU (compared to 95 yesterday); 58 people have been admitted to a hospital (there were 66 yesterday), and 38 COVID patients are on a ventilator (2 more than on Friday). In western/southwest Iowa, 23 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, nine are in an ICU, two were admitted since yesterday, and no one is on a ventilator.

There are currently 52 long-term care facilities with coronavirus outbreaks, in Iowa. IDPH reports 1,132 positive cases and 684 recoveries within those facilities. There have been 709 deaths in Iowa’s long-term care facilities, five more than yesterday.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases in each county, the number of persons recovered, and the total number of [deaths] (if any), since the pandemic began:

• Cass, 192 cases; 163 recovered; 2 deaths
• Adair, 76; 50; 1
• Adams, 39; 28; 0
• Audubon, 103; 39; 1
• Guthrie, 287; 179; 10
• Harrison County, 310; 180; 5
• Madison County, 261; 186; 2
• Mills County, 214; 143; 1
• Montgomery, 108; 93; 5
• Pottawattamie County, 2,314; 1,803; 41
• Shelby County, 282; 254; 1
• Union County,  152; 102; 3