DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – A draft horse is still recovering after the Animal Rescue League of Iowa said someone called about a very thin horse pulling a carriage in downtown Des Moines. The Percheron Horse, named Bruce, was attached to a carriage on June 22 when officers with the ARL arrived and said they clearly saw he was malnourished. Officers reported being able to see every rib, and his hips and spine protruded from beneath his skin. The horse also had small sores and open wounds across his body.

A draft horse is still recovering after the Animal Rescue League of Iowa said someone called about a very thin horse pulling a carriage in downtown Des Moines.(Animal Rescue League of Iowa)

The temperatures on that day were around 90 degrees, and ARL officers said the horse was dripping in sweat and his nostrils were flaring. The horse’s owner, Ramsey Zimmerman, has been charged with livestock neglect. On July 12, a judge ruled against allowing the horse to be returned to Zimmerman.

The horse remains at the ARL’s Second Chance Ranch, where he continues to recover.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Riders associated with the largest river-to-river (Missouri-to-Mississippi) bicycle ride in Iowa will be traveling from west to east this coming week, and the Atlantic Police Department suggests residents in the community, and persons from around the area who may have business in town during RAGBRAI® (July 22^nd and 23rd),  find alternate driving routes. Riders will be entering Cass County throughout the day, Monday, and exiting through at least mid-day on Tuesday.

Authorities ask you to “Please pay close attention to the roadways and the significant amount of increased traffic, to include bicyclists! Give yourself plenty of extra time during your daily commute(s).”

Maps of the bike route through Cass County can be found on RAGBRAI’s downloadable maps site, and the turn-by-turn mapping option, on their website. Please see https://ragbrai.com/maps/ for additional information and more clear mapping options.

Here is a synopsis of the route:

(Sioux City, Iowa) – A high-speed pursuit resulting from an attempted traffic stop in northwest Iowa ended with the arrest of two people. According to the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office, deputies tried to stop a vehicle on Highway 141 a little after 8-a.m., Wednesday. The driver refused to yield and led deputies on a chase along northbound Interstate 29. Officers with the Sergeant Bluff Police Department assisted the Sheriff’s Office, by deploying stop sticks. A Woodbury County Deputy then performed a successful pursuit intervention technique – or, PIT, maneuver. The Iowa State Patrol also assisted during the incident.

The vehicle finally stoped on I-29 near mile marker 142. Two male occupants, who were identified as 34-year-old Shelton Lapointe, and 29-year-old Richard Martinez, were taken into custody. Lapointe, who was the driver, was charged with violating a parole warrant, driving with a barred license, felony eluding, and possession of a controlled substance. Martinez was charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Traffic in the area was temporarily tied-up while both lanes of I-29 north were closed during the incident investigation.

(Radio Iowa) – Today (Friday) is the 35th anniversary of the crash of United flight 232 at the Sioux Gateway Airport. The Mid American Museum of Aviation and Transportation is holding and open house to remember the 112 who died in the crash, the 180 who survived, and the first responders and community members who aided them. Museum board member Pam Mickelson says begin at 10 a-m and will have activities throughout the day. “At 3:45 we’re starting a presentation that doctor Mitch Simmons is going to talk about the communications that went on in the D-C-10 between Captain Alfred “Al” Haynes and the crew members, and how that saved lives. So that’s the focus of his discussion. And then at four o’clock we’re going to have a moment of silence,” she says.

Mickelson says Simmons will talk about research that tells the story through the eyes of flight attendant Susan White and how the crew worked together with the late pilot Al Haynes. She was 26, she hadn’t been on are many flights, so she’s in the back of the plane and Jan Brown is in the front of the plane taking instructions and communicating with Captain Haines and the flight crew,” Mickelson says.

Part of the Flight 232 exhibit in Sioux City. (KSCJ photo)

Mickelson says White is one of the few people who were involved that haven’t retired. She says they still get weekly visitors to the exhibit that was created during the 25th anniversary. Mickelson says it’s an opportunity for a new generation to hear the details of the heroic efforts of those involved in the crash on July 19, 1989.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Elliott was arrested Thursday, in the 900 block of Cass Street, in Griswold. 40-year-old Quintin Perdue was taken into custody at around 3:50-p.m., on an active Pottawattamie County warrant for Violation of Parole. Perdue was transported to the Montgomery County Jail in Red Oak, and held without bond.