Delegates from Iowa head into the Democratic National Convention today (Monday) in Philadelphia, where a potential party squabble may erupt. The chairwoman of the Democratic NATIONAL Committee resigned Sunday after the release of email showing national party staff favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. Caleb Humphrey of Madrid is a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

“What the Bernie camp has thought since the conception of this whole race is that the scales have been tipped in favor of Hillary Clinton,” Humphrey says. “Now we know unequivocally, in black and white, that this is true.” The solution, he says, is to dump Clinton and nominate Sanders. Sanders delegate Ingrid Olson of Council Bluffs says Clinton’s still probably going to win the nomination, but Olson warns there’s a “division” between Clinton and Sanders delegates from Iowa.

“They think we’re ‘one hit wonders’ and we’re here temporarily, but the people that I know are very dedicated and they’re here for the long haul. They are energized. They’re youthful and the party needs them if the party’s going to survive, otherwise we’re going to end up having a Republican candidate such as Donald Trump,” Olson says. “…They need to figure out a way to welcome us and not make us make us feel like outcasts.”

Andy McGuire, the chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party, says party unity is a “work in progress.” “We need to continue to talk about the issues that we have in common and get to unity,” McGuire says. “When we talk about education and we talk about equal work for euqal pay and when we talk about college affordability — these are issues we all agree on.” Former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin backed Clinton in the Iowa Caucuses and he predicts Democrats will unite.

“I’ll do whatever I can to help bring our party together, to work with both Sanders and Clinton people to get us united,” Harkin says. “…If all else fails, all I’ve got to say is: ‘Trump.’ That brings us together right away.” Iowa delegate Cindy Pollard of Newton was wearing an “I’m With Her” t-shirt Sunday night in Philadelphia. She expects “smooth sailing” for Clinton this week.

“I think it really will be,” Pollard says. “It’s going to be powerful in that room and I think when we go in there everybody will come together and it’s going to happen.” The Iowa delegates went to a bowling alley in Philadelphia for a pre-convention party Sunday night. It appeared the Sanders delegates gathered in their own bowling lanes, while the Clinton delegates teamed up in others. Eighteen-year-old Sruthi Palapniappan of Cedar Rapids, a Clinton delegate, noticed.

“I think we kind of just went into our own pods and then just realized: ‘Oh no,'” she says. “‘We accidentally divided.'” Fourth district congressional candidate Kim Weaver will speak with Iowa convention delegates later this (Monday) morning in Philadelphia.

(Radio Iowa)

A Florida man was transported by helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, after the tent he was in was struck by a pickup truck Sunday morning, in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol says 67-year old James A. Foley, of Middleburg, FL., was struck by a 1996 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 55-year old Danny T. Cardin, of Homer, Louisiana.

Officials say the accident happened at around 11:35-a.m., Sunday, when the pickup was traveling down a private drive at the 59er Motel and campgrounds. The vehicle struck the tent Foley occupied, and dragged the tent, with Foley inside, underneath the truck, for about 50-feet. Cardin continued to drive his truck until he parked it at his campsite.

A dispatcher with Mills County Sheriff’s Officials could not say if Foley was part of the RAGBRAI ride or was simply staying at the campgrounds for recreation. A report on his condition is currently not available.

Thousands of bicycle riders from across Iowa and around the world are starting their second day of the statewide trek known as RAGBRAI today (Monday). This year’s route runs 418 miles across southern Iowa from Glenwood to Muscatine. On the first day of the event, a 72-year old man from Florida was struck and killed by a pickup truck, near Glenwood. Andrea Henry, with the Iowa D-O-T, urges motorists who encounter long lines of bikes to stay alert and don’t do anything to distract or startle the riders.

“We ask that you do not honk your horns at bicyclists,” Henry says. “Use extra caution when you’re passing them. Give them plenty of room because sometimes bicyclists might swerve to avoid road hazards like potholes or debris or railroad tracks or narrow bridges.”

RAGBRAI organizers say that about 30 people have died in the event’s 44 year history, but most deaths are linked to medical problems. Including the latest victim, nine bicyclists have been killed in Iowa this year in collisions with vehicles. Henry notes, the safety tips for motorists apply all year long, not just during RAGBRAI.

“Be careful when opening your vehicle door,” Henry says. “Sometimes bicyclists will be riding close to the edge of the roadway and that can become a problem. When in doubt, always yield to bicyclists. Make sure you give them plenty of space and don’t try to pass if you don’t have the room to do so.”

Cyclists, too, need to keep safety first by always wearing a helmet. “We ask that you never ride against traffic,” Henry says. “Bicyclists are always supposed to follow the same flow as traffic. Obey traffic signs and signals just like you would if you were in a vehicle. Always, make eye contact with a motorist. Sometimes, it’s difficult for them to see you and if you make eye contact with them, that ups your chance of visibility.”

At night, use a headlight, taillight and reflectors. Today’s section of RAGBRAI takes the cyclists 75 miles from Shenandoah to Creston.

(Radio Iowa)

An 82-year- old northwest Iowa man who got lost in a cornfield Saturday evening was found Sunday afternoon following an extensive search. Family members say Stewart “Skip” Harris left his home in rural Akron Saturday evening, riding his all-terrain vehicle at around 9:30 p.m. to check on irrigation units. Son John Harris says he saw a light on at his father’s house in the evening, so didn’t stop to check on him. Harris says he discovered his father wasn’t home Sunday morning and began looking for him.

“Right away I came down here to the field to see if he happened to be down here — and then that’s when I found the four-wheeler here in the cornfield abandoned. I called my sister and told here ‘we got problems.’ We looked for a while, five family members and finally we just said we can’t do this ourselves and called 9-1-1,” Harris. “Somehow the word got out…and there’s just so many people here who have helped us out.” He says his dad apparently went out to check on an irrigation units.

“Evidently in the dark he got disoriented and he drove into the cornfield and couldn’t find his way out. He left the four-wheeler and started walking around. It’s hard enough to find your way out in the daylight, let alone in the dark,” Harris says. The elder Harris was located in a cornfield at about 2:12 Sunday afternoon, nearly 17 hours since he was last seen. He was in good condition, aside from being exhausted, and dirty and dehydrated. Volunteer searchers cheered when Skip Harris was brought to the command center ending the search. John Harris was thankful with the way things turned out.

“It could have been a tragic ending — fortunately it worked out the right way,” Harris says. “We thank all the volunteers, and thank God for helping us find him.” More than 150 people from various emergency agencies, along with several volunteers concentrated their search within two corn fields Sunday.

(Radio Iowa)