(Radio Iowa)- Davenport officials say an apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday is unstable and will be demolished. A woman was rescued from the building Monday — more than 24 hours after the western side of the six story building in downtown Davenport collapsed. Dozens of people then protested near the building, calling for another search before the building’s demolished.

According to a statement late Monday night from the City of Davenport, there are apartment residents who are unaccounted for, but it did not indicate how many people might be missing.

Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster declaration for Scott County. It means low income residents of the building are eligible for state grants of up to five-thousand dollars to cover temporary housing expenses and buy new clothes since residents lost all their belongings.

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports three men from Illinois, were arrested last week on Interstate 80 near Adair. Adair Police conducted a traffic stop on May 23rd at around 9:05-p.m., at the eastbound 76 mile marker. Upon further investigation arrested 27-year-old Jesus Ricardo Maldonado, 26-year-old Johnny A. Saleme Negrete, and 27-year-old Ramon S. Reyes, all of Chicago. They were each charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense: Heroin; Cocaine; MDMA (ecstacy); Marijuana and Psilocybin (hallucinogenic) mushrooms. Maldonado, Negrete and Reyes were later released on $1,000 bond, each.

On May 25th, an inmate at the Adair County Jail, 36-year-old Lee Delmar Goll, of Stuart, was charged with three counts of contempt of court, for Violation of a No Contact Order. He pled guilty was sentenced to serve seven jail in jail.

On My 24th, 37-year-old David Spencer Reeves, of Stuart, was arrested by Stuart Police, for Violation of a No Contact Order, and Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree (for damages ranging in cost from $300-to $750). Reeves was being held in the Adair County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

And, on May 21st, 54-year-old Dianne Marie Ricketts, of Perry, was arrested in Perry on an Adair County warrant for Violation of Probation. Her bond at the Adair County Jail was set at $10,000.

(CRESTON, Iowa DOT Construction Office News) – Motorists who travel on Iowa 92 between U.S. 59 and Pottawattamie County Road M-47 east of Carson should be aware of an upcoming bridge deck replacement project that could slow down their trip.

Beginning on Tuesday morning, May 30, until Thursday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, construction crews will work on replacing the bridge deck on the Iowa 92 bridge over Graybill Creek, 1.2 miles east of the junction with U.S. 59. Motorists on the bridge will be directed by traffic signals. A 10-foot-4-inch lane-width restriction and a 15-foot height restriction will be in place during this project.

In addition, a project to repair the Iowa 92 bridge over Jordan Creek one mile east of Carson will require closing Iowa 92 in both directions between U.S. 59 and Pottawattamie County Road M-47 starting Wednesday, June 1 at 7 a.m., weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. The closure is expected to be in place until Aug. 18.

During this project, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using U.S. 6, U.S. 59, and Iowa 48 (see map).

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – One person was injured this (Monday) morning, when a pickup plowed into a store in Council Bluffs. According to the Council Bluffs Police Department, Officers and Fire Department personnel responded at around 11:13-a.m. to Camping World, at 2802 S. 21^st St., for a personal injury collision in which a vehicle drove into the building. Upon arrival, crews found a 2023 Ford F-150 Supercrew pickup truck had driven up over the parking stall in front of the building and penetrated about one-half the length of the vehicle into the building.  A worker who had been sitting at a desk inside the building on the opposite side of the wall was struck and propelled forward.

Photos courtesy the Council Bluffs PD

The worker sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported by private auto to the hospital.  The elderly driver of the vehicle was unharmed. The vehicle had driven between the main metal frameworks of the building and mainly damaged nonstructural support metal studs.  A hole approximately 12’ x 12’ was sustained in the side of the building.  Glass partition offices inside of the building were also damaged.

The vehicle was pulled out of the building by Arrow Towing. The case is still under investigation at this time.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who are spending part of their Memorial Day looking for a place to rent for their upcoming summer vacation need to be wary of scams. Consumer protection expert Michelle Reinen advises everyone to do their homework first to make sure dream listings on sites like Vacation Rental By Owner or Air-B-N-B are real. “It looks beautiful, has enticing rooms and units, and gives you lots of accessories, if you will,” Reinen says, “and then when you show up and arrive, the lodging is of poor quality or may not even exist at all.”

The old rule about how “If it looks too good to be true,” still applies as Reinen says scammers are making fake listings with bogus reviews to entice people. She says to think twice about booking if the posted reviews are along the following lines. “If they all appear during a very short period of time, or have goofy names,” Reinen says, “or every single one is positive and five stars, there’s no four-star or three-star, nothing ever went wrong.” Reinen says you should be sure to make your payment through whatever program you’re using to find your rental, not a third party, and use a credit card so you’ll have recourse if there’s an issue.

“If you’re asked to move to a different platform to make a payment, cryptocurrency, wire money, pay cash, prepaid gift card, those are telltale signs of a scam,” she says. If you’re looking at more traditional rentals, be sure to read your rental agreement closely before signing. Also, be sure the rental property actually exists by checking out the property’s address with an online mapping program.

(Radio Iowa) – The leader of the Iowa National Guard, Brigadier General Stephen Osborn, was the keynote speaker at today’s (Monday) Memorial Day ceremony at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter. Osborn talked about the long history of the Iowa National Guard in supporting the regular Army back to World War One. “And the National Guard over that timeframe provided combat units and essential reinforcements to the regular army, bolstering the forces and contributing to the Allied victory,” Osborn says.

“The bravery in battle of thousands of Iowans — such as Edward Fleur, Donald McRae, and Harrison McHenry, all serving in France with the 168th Infantry Regiment of the Iowa Army National Guard when they were killed, defending freedom and fighting for their nation” He says out our nation today stands together in gratitude for the selflessness and sacrifice of the men and women who fought and died for our nation.

Brigadier General Stephen Osborn

“We remember their courage, their strength, and their dedication.We remember their actions, their achievements and their words. We remember the lives cut short, and the futures that would not be,” General Osborn says. Osborn says it is also important to remember those who supported the soldiers. “And as we remember those who laid down their lives, I would also like to take a moment to remember the loved ones they left behind. The ones who see these messages and are reminded that their mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives live on in the hearts and memories of so many,” Osborn says.

He says it’s import to remember them on this Memorial Day, and every day. “We must honor the lives of those who sacrifice for our freedoms. We must keep them in our memories. We must keep telling their stories and keep their legacies alive,” Osborn says. “But most of all, we must continue to live and serve our lives with honor so that our nation may be worthy of their sacrifice.” Osborn is a Davenport native who was named Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard in March after serving as the Deputy Adjutant General.

(Radio Iowa) – Hospitals in the Des Moines metro are encouraging people to avoid emergency rooms, if possible, this summer and go to an urgent care clinic for less severe illnesses and injuries. The message comes as hospitals throughout the country deal with a critical shortage of nurses and expect to see the typical summertime increase in trauma cases. Jennifer Olson is the president of MercyOne Medical Group.

“If you have a finger that is possibly broken, then urgent care can definitely take care of something like that,” she says. “If you have a cough, but you’re not short of breath, urgent care is very much appropriate for that.”

Olson says if you have a serious break in a bone or are experiencing serious life threatening symptoms – like chest pains or shortness of breath – then go immediately to the E-R. According to a recent insurance industry analysis, the average wait time in an Iowa hospital emergency room is 123 minutes.

(Radio Iowa) – Three more clinics in rural Iowa are being reclassified as “Federally Qualified Health Centers” — making them eligible for higher government reimbursement rates when treating Medicare and Medicaid patients. The Spencer Hospital operates clinics in Hartley, Milford and Sioux Rapids. The hospital’s board of trustees has voted to rebrand the clinics as “Access Health” and convert them to Federally Qualified Health Centers, also known as Community Health Centers. The move is expected to save the hospital 200-thousand dollars annually.

Not only will the three northwest Iowa clinics get higher reimbursement rates for treating patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, there are federal grants available as well. The program, created in 1990, is meant to ensure health care services are available for uninsured and underserved residents in urban and rural areas.

Government records indicate there are 86 Community Health Centers in Iowa. Officials expect to complete the process of converting the clinics in Hartley, Milford and Sioux Rapids to Community Health Centers in August.

(Radio Iowa) – Davenport’s Fire Chief says one more person was rescued from the rubble of the apartment building that collapsed Sunday evening. Chief Mark Carlsten held a briefing this morning (Monday), and says that person was taken to the hospital, but he did not have a condition report. He says there is some good news. “I have no confirmed deaths at all at this time,” Carlsten says.

There were seven people who were rescued from the building shorting after firefighters arrived on scene Sunday. There were some injuries, but no information on them has been released. Carlsten says they believe there were 84 residents in the building — and are still working to determine if there are any who are still unaccounted. They have brought in specialized dogs who are searching the rubble. Mayor Mike Matson credited the quick response in saving people.

Davenport Mayor Matson (R-I Photo)

“A lot of people were escorted out, assisted by our wonderful first responders, immediately,” he says. Matson says the first responders entered the building knowing it was unstable without thinking about their own safety so they could help others. “Because of that, they saved lives. They saved the lives,” Matson says. He says they are hoping and praying that the search efforts will wrap up without anyone ending up dead.

There are a lot of questions about the safety of the building and what may have caused the collapse. The mayor and fire chief say it is too early to determine that and they will know more once they are sure there is no one left in the building.

(Radio Iowa) – The search continues this (Monday) morning in Davenport after an apartment building collapsed Sunday. The city held a briefing where Fire Chief Mark Carlsten described the situation. “Crews arrived on scene and found a six-story apartment complex with a portion of the rear building and actually collapsed and separated from the building,” he says. The apartment complex collapsed just before 5 p-m. “Fire crews were able to rescue seven individuals on their initial response and escort more than a dozen individuals out as they were self-evacuating from the building, Carlsten says.

Mayor Mike Matson says crews are continuing to search the rubble for survivors. “We will continue to work, continue to evaluate and with the whole purpose of trying to find people and trying to get them out,” Matson says. Chief Carlsten says the building is very unstable and they have to be cautious in their search.