Slick roads may have contributed to an accident early this morning near the Interstate 80/Highway 71 interchange, northeast of Atlantic. Dispatch reports from the Cass County Communications Center indicated a two-vehicle personal injury accident involving a pickup and a semi/tanker truck happened at the I-80/Highway 71 interchange on Highway 71, at around 5:37-a.m.  Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Medivac responded to the scene. The 36-year old driver of the pickup, who was from Nebraska, was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital. A report on his injuries is not currently available. The semi’s tractor was reportedly leaking fuel from one of its tanks following the collision.

Deputies reported the road to be slick this morning, and the Iowa DOT’s website at 511ia.org, shows all roads north of Highway 71/92 interchange are partially to mostly covered with snow,  ice or slush.

A male resident in a group home in Lenox was arrested Monday night for allegedly assaulting a member of the homes’ staff. According to the Lenox Police Department, authorities were notified about the incident at around 6-p.m.  They were told an 51-year old male resident of the facility had choked a female employee and was threatening to stab her with a knife.

Police were able to disarm the unidentified man and take him into custody. He was taken to Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning for treatment of injuries, then later taken to the Clarinda Mental Health Institute (MHI) by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say their investigation is ongoing and the case is being reviewed to determine if the man is competent to face charges.

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