SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a 2-year-old Nebraska girl has survived nine cold hours alone in a car parked outside her mother’s workplace in Dakota Dunes, S.D.  The Sioux City Journal says the girl was treated and released on Tuesday from a Sioux City hospital.  Authorities in Union County, S.D., say the mother told deputies she didn’t realize the girl was in the car until the girl’s father called after 5 p.m. Tuesday to say the girl wasn’t at her day care.

The girl was bundled in warm clothes in her car seat. National Weather Service records say the area temperature ranged from 2 degrees up to 19 over the day.  Prosecutors are reviewing the case. The girl remains in her parents’ custody at their home in South Sioux City, Neb.

City Administrator Doug Harris reported during the Wednesday night meeting of the Atlantic City Council, that Atlantic resident Gus Plummer has requested the rezoning of a portion of land next to a high traffic area. Harris says Plummer wants to rezone 701 Olive Street from Residential (R-3 -High Density/Single Family) to Highway Commercial (C-1).

He says the lot on the southwest corner of the intersection is fairly small, and it’s not clear how easy access to the lot would be made, or if the State will allow access to the location off of Highway 6. Harris said also because Olive Street is situated so closely to the site, it will likely cause problems with access. It’s not clear what Plummer’s plans are for the site if the rezoning is approved.

The matter will be taken up during the Jan. 14^th meeting of the Atlantic Planning & Zoning Commission, during which a public hearing will be held on the request. According to the P&Z, a change in the zoning designation for the lot of land will allow Plummer Investments to remove a structure that’s in poor condition and allow the lot to continue to natural expansion of the Highway Commercial zone , as well as expand upon the commercial investments already made in the immediate vicinity.  

The public hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Public comments may be made at hearing or through written comments in advance. Comments may be mailed or dropped-off at the City Clerk’s Office located at the Atlantic City Hall. Questions regarding the rezoning proposal may be addressed to the Zoning Administrator at City Hall, by calling 243-4810.

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is expected to announce his intentions with regard to running for the 3rd Congressional District during a press conference this morning, in Council Bluffs. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Council Bluffs City Hall,  beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Last month, Schultz said he would use the holidays to decide whether or not to run for the 3rd Congressional District seat being vacated by Republican Tom Latham.

The Fremont County Attorney’s Office has filed additional charges against a man who was arrested late last month following allegations he sexually abused children. 23-year old Andrew James Kluver, of Randolph, was initially charged with three felony counts of second-degree sexual abuse involving minors. In addition to those charges, he was recently charged with three felony counts of lascivious acts with a child, and three felony counts of incest. If convicted on all charges, Kluver could face up to 75 years in prison for the sex abuse charges, 30 years for the lascivious acts charges and 15 years for the incest charges.

Kluver was arrested Dec. 28th.  after Fremont County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a crime in progress in the Randolph area. According to Fremont County Attorney James S. Burger, there was at least one victim involved with the incident, and there could possibly be two others. An arraignment is scheduled 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21st at the Fremont County Courthouse.

Kluver remains in the Fremont County Jail on  $50,000 bond.