(Winnebago County, Iowa) – A person operating a 2018 Polaris UTV was injured Saturday evening on private property near Lake Mills, in northern Iowa’s Winnebago County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the machine was near a private bond when the driver’s side tire entered the bank of the pond, causing the UTV to roll onto its side, pinning the driver under the UTV. They were not wearing a seat belt. The accident happened at around 5:30-p.m.

Life saving measures were performed at the scene. The UTV operator was transported to the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN, by MercyOne/Airmed helicopter. Their name was not immediately released, pending notification of family.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by an Iowa DNR Officer, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Mills Police and Fire, and Forest City Ambulance.

(Griswold, Iowa) – In an update to our previous social media posts, the Iowa State Patrol, today (Sunday), said two men and a child were injured during a head-on crash north of Griswold, Saturday evening. The accident happened at 6:57-p.m. on Highway 48 near 550th Street.The Patrol says a 2008 Buick driven by 26-year-old Dustin Lee Jones, of Elliott, was traveling south on Highway 48, when the vehicle crossed the center line of the road and collided with a northbound 1997 Ford pickup, driven by 59-year-old Mark Allyn Liddell, of Griswold.

The car came to rest facing southeast on the east shoulder of the road, while the pickup came to rest facing east, on the west shoulder. Jones was transported by ambulance to Cass Health in Atlantic before being flown by LifeNet helicopter to the UNMC in Omaha.

Liddell, who was not wearing a seat belt, and and 4-year-old male child who was properly restrained in one of the vehicles, were transported by Griswold Rescue and Red Oak Rescue, to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. Liddell was subsequently taken to the UNMC, and the child was transported to Children’s Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation. Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene. The road remained blocked until about 9:45-p.m., Saturday.

(Griswold, Iowa) – Two people were injured during a collision this (Saturday) evening, about a mile north of Griswold, just south of the Griswold Fish Farm. According to dispatch reports, the crash occurred at around 6:55-p.m. near 67575 550th Street. One subject was on the ground and unconscious. One of the vehicles was said to have been on fire.

Griswold Rescue transported a 26-year-old male to Cass Health in Atlantic. He was immediately flown by LifeNet Helicopter to an undisclosed hospital. Red Oak Rescue transported the second victim to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.

The accident was under investigation, and additional information is currently not available.

(Marshalltown, Iowa) –  Police in Marshalltown, along with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations, are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found on a road.

Public safety personnel responded at around 5:45-a.m., Saturday (Aug. 31), to the area of North 12th Avenue and Bromley Street in Marshalltown, for a medical emergency. The Marshall County 911 Communications Center received a call about a person found in the roadway on North 12th Avenue with serious injuries. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found an unresponsive, adult male, in the roadway. The man had visible traumatic injuries. Immediate medical care was provided to the individual.

He was transported to the Marshalltown hospital and was later transferred to a medical facility in Des Moines, where he died. The cause and manner of death are not known at this time. The man’s identity was being withheld by law enforcement, pending notification of family.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Marshalltown Police Department at 641-754-5725, or 911. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling Marshall County Crime Stoppers at 641.753.1234 or via text by texting the word “marshall” followed by the tip to CRIMES (274637). Tips may also be submitted online at www.marshallcountycs.com.

The Marshalltown Police Department was assisted at this incident scene by the Marshall County 911 Communications Center, Marshalltown Fire Department, and the Unity Point Ambulance Service.

August 31, 2024 (Lyon County, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) reports the parents of an infant in northwest Iowa who died last Fall, have been charged in the child’s death. On September 25, 2023, a six week old infant died as a result of inflicted trauma.   The infant was in the care, custody, and control of his parents, Sydney and Brenan Schneidermann of Little Rock, Iowa.

On Saturday, August 31, 2024,  DCI agents arrested Sydney Schneidermann on one count of Murder in the First Degree (Class A Felony) and one count of Child Endangerment Resulting in Death (Class B Felony). Brenan Schneidermann was also arrested on one count of Child Endangerment Resulting in Death (Class B Felony). (Photos courtesy Iowa DCI)

Brenan Schneidermaann

Sydney Schneidermann

Sydney and Brenan Schneidermann were taken into custody without incident and are being held at the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.  No further details are being released at this time.

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Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

(Denison, Iowa) – Authorities in Denison have determined spontaneous combustion of stained rags in a cardboard box that was on top of a commercial washing machine was the cause of a fire early Thursday morning, that damage a laundromat in Denison. Our sister station KDSN reports three different investigators worked to determine that through oxidation, the rags provided their own ignition source. Due to the overall height of the washing machine and box of rags, the fire quickly reached the ceiling level and spread horizontally across the ceiling. Radiant and convection forms of heat transfer ignited additional materials creating a larger fire and significant heat.

Denison Fire Chief Cory Snowgren told KDSN, “I definitely give credit to our first-in engine company and the work they put in to quickly stretch a line and force entry through a steel door to go after it. There was a significant fire load and if the fire would have reached the far wall, it would have been a much larger fire both in size and property loss. Manilla (Fire) went right to work on venting the roof with our truck company releasing considerable heat and smoke, and Vail and Dow City stretched a 2nd line and worked side by side with our interior companies going after it. All companies really did a great job of being aggressive and safe. You can’t have one without the other.”

Denison firefighters responded a little before 1-a.m. Thursday, to a structure fire at Boysen Laundromat, in Denison. No injuries were reported. The flames were contained primarily to the east interior end of the building, with smoke damage throughout the rest of the structure. Officials estimated the blaze caused $40-to $50-thousand dollars damage to the building and $100-to 150-thousand dollars damage to the building’s contents.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – For the second year in a row, “Back to the Ballfields” will take place this evening (August 31st), in Atlantic. This year’s event (Appropriately named “Back to the Ballfields”) will be held at the Atlantic Sports Complex (across from KJAN), and will feature live music from the Happy Endings Band, as well as face painting, balloon artist, the Nebraska VR Game Truck, bounce houses, character visits, foam cannon, and other special additions.

Atlantic Police Chief Devon Hogue says there will be several food trucks on-hand for the event, as well as a beer garden, handled by Atlantic Little League. The evening will be capped off by the City of Atlantic Fireworks show put on by Wild Wayne’s.

Schedule of events:

1. Kids events will run from 5:00 – 8:00
2. Happy Endings will play from 6:00-9:00
3. The beer garden and food trucks will run from 5:00-9:00
4. Fireworks – shortly after 9:00PM

“Bash at the Ballfields” was first held Sept. 2nd, 2023, because the annual 4th of July Fireworks Show was cancelled due to bad weather. The event was so well received, organizers decided to hold it again this year.