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(Updated) NORA SPRINGS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when their sport utility vehicle collided with a train in northeastern Iowa. Television station KIMT cites an Iowa State Patrol crash report in saying 66-year-old James Blazier and 66-year-old Dixie Blazier, both of Harvard, Illinois, died in the Friday crash.
A third occupant of the SUV, 55-year-old Glenda Mundis, also of Harvard, Illinois, was flown to a Mason City hospital. Investigators say the crash happened around noon Friday at a Floyd County railroad crossing near Nora Springs. The Iowa State Patrol says the train struck the front passenger side of the SUV.
While there are lights at the crossing, there are no crossing arms there.
The deer season in Iowa includes some continued testing of the animals taken to see if Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has spread in the herd. D-N-R spokesman, Tyler Harms says they are ramping up the sampling efforts in different parts of the state. The positive tests for C-W-D in wild deer have all come in counties along the border in eastern Iowa. “We collect samples in every county and the number of samples varies depending on where you are in the state,” Harms says. “Those samples are collected by our wildlife field management staff. We are certainly encouraging hunters to help us with collecting those samples if you are contacted by some of our staff.”
Another disease the keep an eye for in the deer herd is Epizootic hemorrhagic disease. Commonly known as E-H-D, and surprisingly we did not receive many reports of that disease this year despite the dry conditions we experienced in late summer. So, Typically we see spikes of E-H-D after drought years or in drought conditions,” Harms says.
Harms expects hunters to take around 100-thosuand deer when all the seasons are complete.
(Radio Iowa)
A new report from the USDA shows the urban-rural poverty gap continues to close. John Cromartie, with USDA’s Economic Research Service, say “Today, the gap is around three percentage points, around 16 percent rural poverty versus 13 percent urban poverty.” Cromartie says the gap has been slowly declining since 1960 when the Rural America at a Glance Report was first published. At that time, 54 years ago, the gap between rural and urban poverty was at 17 percent. Cromartie says while overall rural poverty rates declined slightly from last year, persistent rural poverty — or rural counties with 20 percent or more of their population poor for at least 30 years — continues to be very regional.
“These persistently poor counties are located very much in the South, 85 percent of them are in the South for the rural counties, but rural poverty is also entrenched in parts of the Southwest and the Northern Great Plains,” Cromartie says.
The report also found the rural population is shrinking for the first time. USDA credits fewer births, an aging population and an outmigration of young adults for the decline. Employment in rural areas since 2011 has increased modestly with medium incomes also increasing. The report says infrastructure investments like access to broadband and more public services could improve rural economies and quality of life for residents. In Iowa, just under 36-percent of the state’s residents live in rural areas. According to the most recent data from the USDA, the poverty rate in rural Iowa is 11.5 percent, compared with 11.9 percent in urban areas of the state.
(Radio Iowa w/thanks to Nicole Heslip, Brownfield Ag News)
A traffic stop Saturday morning in Red Oak turned into a brief pursuit. It resulted in the arrest at around 9:05-a.m., of Sonya Gail Smith, of Red Oak. Police Officer Derrick Walter initiated a traffic stop for a violation, at 8th and Reed Streets. A records check determined Smith was driving with a Suspended License. The Officer says Smith became upset and took off in her vehicle before the traffic stop was completed. He followed her in his marked patrol car with the lights and sirens activated.
Smith stopped her vehicle and made it to her residence in the 400 block of Towel Street. She was arrested for Eluding, Interference with Official Acts, and Driving Under Suspension. Smith was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report an inmate associated with the Fort Des Moines Correctional Facility, failed to return to the Work Release Facility Friday night from his place of employment.
21-year old David Juan Jimenez had been convicted of Willful Injury and Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon in Polk County. He was admitted to the work released facility and program on Oct. 11th, 2017. Jimenez is a 21 year old white male, 5-feet 6-inches tall. He weighs 147 pounds. (No Photo Available)
Persons with information on Jimenez’s whereabouts should contact local police.
A Fremont County investigation that took place in November with regard to the illegal sale of firearms, resulted in an arrest this (Saturday) morning. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports early Saturday morning, the Sheriff’s Department K9 Unit arrested 34-year old Torrey Hanika, on a valid warrant for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was being held at the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center without bond.
Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by personnel with the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement. The investigation is ongoing, and Sheriff Aistrope expects additional arrests to be produced at the conclusion of the investigation.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nearly century-old hot dog eatery in downtown Sioux City is closing. Coney Island owner Virginia Margeas says she’s shutting down the business after 99 years only because of the death in May of her husband, Steve Margeas. Greek immigrant George Margeas opened the restaurant in 1918, and Steve Margeas later took over the business. Virginia Margeas says, “I’m overwhelmed. We’ve been here 99 years. If my husband was still here we’d be here 100.”
Many customers have been eating at the restaurant for decades. The Coney Island also has served its share of celebrities, including Elvis Presley, band leader Lawrence Welk and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Virginia Margeas says she’s sought a buyer for six month who could continue the restaurant, but decided it’s time to close.
Thousands of Christmas presents will be left by mail carriers outside homes across Iowa in the coming weeks and police warn that “porch pirates” are watching and waiting to steal those packages. Jason Cloudt is with S-E-I Security Solutions, which has an office in Des Moines. He says if you’re not home to monitor what is delivered to your doorstep, you should take steps to protect your purchases.
“The most popular things out there today are video doorbells,” Cloudt says. “They’re simple little devices that can replace the button you have by your front door now. They have a camera built in.” The video doorbells come in a wide range of prices.
“The do-it-yourself items can start under $100. The professional doorbells that we install are between $250 and $350,” Cloudt says. Many of the video doorbell systems can be linked to your phone.
“Some of the less expensive options may not be tied to your smart device, but the most common devices have the ability for you to just launch an app on your phone and watch live or get an alert when there is live video – someone either pushing the button or someone who is within view of that camera on your front door,” Cloudt says.
If you’d rather not spend money on a camera system, police suggest having packages delivered to your workplace.
(Radio Iowa)
State and local authorities are investigating this (Friday) morning’s death of a child in Carroll. Law enforcement officials and Carroll County Emergency Medical Services were called to the 500 block of West 3rd Street at approximately 7:10 a.m. on the report of a four-year-old male who was not breathing. The child was transported to St. Anthony Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The name of the child is being withheld pending notification of family members. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol assisted at the scene.
(Radio Iowa)
A black bear was hit and killed by a vehicle on Interstate-80 near Victor last (Thursday) night. Authorities say a 27-year-old Texas man was driving west on Interstate 80 shortly before 9:30 Thursday night when his minivan hit the bear. The driver of the minivan wasn’t hurt and neither was his passenger, but the 250-pound bear died instantly.
The van wound up in a ditch and had to be towed away. Officials say the male black bear is the same one that’s been sighted several times recently in Poweshiek County.
(Radio Iowa)