One person is in custody while another person was being sought by police in Council Bluffs, following an incident Saturday afternoon. A Council Bluffs Police Officer tried to stop a 2008 Ford Fusion at around 1:23-p.m, in the area of 13th and 2nd Avenue, when a passenger got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. As the officer was dealing with the passenger, the car took off. After the car crashed into a tree in the 1200 block of 5th Ave., the driver fled on foot.

Jordan Moore

Officers were searching the area when they located one of the male parties (another suspected passenger) who fled from them on foot. The male was apprehended in the area of the 1200 block of 5th Ave. He was identified as 29-year old Jordan Moore, of Council Bluffs, who was arrested on a Fugitive from Justice warrant out of California for Parole Violation and Robbery. Moore was also charged with eluding a police officer and possession of a controlled substance, after a small amount of drugs were also located.

During the foot pursuit and apprehension one of the officers involved sustained a knee injury. He was treated at the hospital and released. As of late Saturday afternoon, the driver of the car had not been located. Anyone with information in reference to this case is urged to contact the Council Bluffs Police Department at (712) 328-4716 or Crime Stoppers at (712) 328-STOP (7867).

A Iowa State Patrol pursuit in eastern Iowa’s Scott County resulted in a fiery crash Saturday morning. The Patrol reports a Trooper initiated contact with a reckless driver in a 2004 Ford Taurus. The driver refused to yield and crashed through the gates of the Davenport Municipal Airport.

The driver accelerated and crashed the vehicle into an aviation fuel container, which exploded into flames. The unidentified driver died in the crash and explosion that happened at around 7:20-a.m.

The incident remains under investigation.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs man who shot his own mother while showing her his shotgun has been charged with a felony in the case. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 20-year-old Seth Rennie has been charged with reckless use of a firearm resulting in serious injury. He posted $10,000 bond Friday and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Police say Rennie’s mother was visiting him on May 20 when he showed her his .410 shotgun and how to use it. Rennie told police he thought it was unloaded when he fired a shot, hitting his mother in the torso. She was taken to an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital with injuries, including a damaged liver. She told police the shooting was an accident.

Rennie’s next court hearing is July 18.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines meatpacking plant Amend Packing Co. has shuttered, just shy of its 150th anniversary in business. The small family company closed its doors Friday, the Des Moines Register reported . Amend Packing was one of the city’s oldest businesses, having processed beef for farmers and customers in central Iowa since 1869, supporting five generations of the Amend family in Des Moines.

Owners Kent Wiese, 61, and Amy Amend Wiese, 59, said while business has been strong, they’re looking for new challenges. Amend Wiese said it’s an emotional decision to close the plant that her great-grandfather started and where she’s worked for 40 years. The couple’s grown sons also worked at the plant for many years.

Most of the 200 processors in Iowa are small operations, said Ken Richmann, co-executive director of the Iowa Meat Processors Association. The small companies generally consist of a husband and wife, while larger ones employ 15 to 18 people.
“And a good number of them could use help,” he said. “Because of that they are taking on only the business they can (handle).”

Amend Packing found a niche serving small producers across the state. At one time, Amend Packing processed 200 cattle a week, but that dropped to about 15 or 20 a week. Weise told the Register in 2013 that his cutting techniques were honed from years of daily butchering. “What I love is when a customer says, ‘Oh, my gosh! That’s the best steak I ever had,'” he said. “That’s what I love.”

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Another flight to Chicago is being added to to the Sioux Gateway Airport. Officials at Sioux Gateway Airport and Col. Bud Day Field in Sioux City said that, starting September 5, 2018, a third flight to Chicago O’Hare will be added.  Flights from Chicago are scheduled to depart at 1:20 p.m. with an arrival to Sioux City at 2:53 p.m. Flights from Sioux City are scheduled to depart at 3:22 p.m. with an arrival at Chicago at 5:00 p.m. On October 4, 2018, the flight will be moved with the departure out of Sioux City at 7:00 p.m., as well as the arrival from Chicago at 6:15 p.m.

Sioux Gateway Airport Board President Darrell Jesse said, “We are excited that American Airlines continues to expand their flights at Sioux Gateway Airport. This third daily flight to Chicago O’Hare is a result of the continued support from local travelers. We have seen strong and consistent utilization of the current twice daily service to Chicago and this third flight helps to fill in the gap, making it easier for business travelers going to Chicago and back in the same day. Paired with the daily flight to Dallas/Ft. Worth, this expanded service offers our community and visitors multiple options.”

Additional flights to and from Sioux City can be found on the Sioux Gateway Airport’s website.