A search for a 15-year old female missing since an accident early Thursday morning in Crawford County, has turned to a recovery mission. KTIV in Sioux City reports the search for the unidentified teen ended Friday night, but was expected to resume this (Saturday) morning, with several K-9 units and a dive team. The Western Iowa Expo Building at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Denison has been turned into the command Center for the search.

At about 7:25 p.m. Friday, the dispatch center at the law enforcement center issued a call for all available EMS personnel to meet at the command center at 8:30 a.m. today (Saturday). Five dogs from Yankton, South Dakota, and from Ankeny are expected to join in the search. Three of the dogs are trained for water tracking and the other two for tracking on the ground.

Crawford County Sheriff James Steinkuehler said the search of the river would be from the fairgrounds on south. He said he is confident of the thoroughness of the search of the river from the scene of the accident, north of Denison, to the fairgrounds.The sheriff said the search parties would work as late as they can today,  and hope to have success.

The accident was reported about 3 a.m. Thursday in rural Crawford County. Authorities say the car was carrying five people when it ran off a rural road into the river. Four who reached safety on their own or were rescued were taken to a Denison hospital. Deputies, firefighters and a dive team searched the river and its banks until 11:15 p.m. Thursday but had to stop because of heavy fog. The searchers returned Friday morning.

Red Oak Police arrested two men on separate drug and assault-related arrests Friday night. 20-year old Brandon Matthew Frazier, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 11:40-p.m. in the 1800 block of E. Summit Street, for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Frazier was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in the arrest.

And, at around 9:30-p.m., Friday, Red Oak Police, assisted by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies, arrested 44-year old Roland Charles Chapin, Jr., of Red Oak, for Simple Assault, following a report of an altercation involving several individuals in the 300 block of E. Joy Street. Two victims had minor injuries as a result of the altercation, but were not hospitalized. Chapin, Jr., was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond. Authorities say the case remains under investigation, and additional arrests may be possible.

An Urbandale High School student was arrested after school administrators say he made an online threat. The principal of the school sent a letter to parents saying police discovered a Snapchat photo of the student holding a gun and a second photo of ammunition with a caption that said he was “going to get those math teachers for giving me an F on that quiz.”

Urbandale police went to the student’s house and the student admitted it was and airsoft gun and the ammunition was a photo sent to him by a friend. Police say there wasn’t any real gun or ammo at his house and there was not threat to the school. The student, who is not being identified, was released back to his parents after being arrested. School officials are not saying what their punishment of the student will be.

(Radio Iowa)