The Atlantic Police Department reports four arrests and two citations were issued recently. This past Saturday, 59-year-old Ginnie Jo Schroeder, of Atlantic, was arrested for OWI/1st offense. On Friday, 18-year-old Bradley Dennis, of Atlantic, was cited for OWI/1st offense and released. On May 4th, 30-year-old Scott Belew, of Audubon, was arrested in Atlantic for: Driving while barred; Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia.

On May 1st, 29-year-old Devin Gardner, of Atlantic, was arrested for Driving while Barred. April 29th, Atlantic Police arrested 41-year-old Charles Shroyer, of Griswold, on a Cass County warrant for Failure to Appear on a Driving while barred, charge. And, on April 28th, Atlantic Police cited 19-year-old Dylan Thomas, of Atlantic, for Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Unless otherwise stated, each of the subjects were booked into the Cass County Jail and later released, with the exception of Ginnie Schroeder, who remained in the jail as of May 10th.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – May 10, 2021 – ITC Midwest says their personnel will be conducting aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout its service territory from approximately May 17th through June 3rd, weather permitting. The Helicopter patrols will provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system owned and operated by ITC Midwest. The flights will be conducted in the Ames, Ankeny, Boone, Cedar Rapids, Dysart, Gladbrook, Iowa City, Iowa Falls, Marengo, Marion, Marshalltown, Newton, Palo, Perry and Vinton areas. Among the 19 Iowa counties in the aerial patrol areas, is Adair, Cass, Dallas and Guthrie (In addition to Benton, Boone, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jasper, Johnson, Linn, Louisa, Marshall, Polk, Story and Tama).

Officials say the patrols are a North American Electrical Reliability Corporation (NERC) requirement for ITC Midwest’s vegetation management program, support proactive maintenance objectives and align with the company’s model for operational excellence. They include inspections of steel structures, wood poles, conductors (wires), insulators and other equipment. Crews check for damaged or worn equipment and vegetation hazards.

The inspection flights are often conducted at low altitudes to allow accurate visual inspection of equipment for lightning damage, wear or other potential problems. This is normal procedure, so there is no cause for alarm if a low-flying helicopter is sighted near transmission lines during the time frame listed above.

(Radio Iowa) – Authorities in eastern Iowa are investigating a fatal shooting where both the victim and suspect are from the South. Davenport police were called to a home Sunday afternoon to investigate a disturbance and found a woman who had been shot. Paramedics couldn’t revive her. She’s identified as 20-year-old Wilanna Bibbs of Durham, North Carolina.

Police arrested 31-year-old Justin Wright of Atlanta, Georgia on a first-degree murder charge, but there’s no word as yet on a motive.

(Radio Iowa) – A weekend police chase that spanned multiple counties ended with a crash in Fort Dodge. The pursuit began at around 2:44-p.m., Sunday, a Trooper with the Iowa State Patrol stopped a gold 2012 Chevy Impala in Carroll, for a tinted window violation. After making contact with the driver, the Trooper requested a K-9. The K-9 indicated on the outside of the vehicle and Troopers asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. The driver then sped off, leading Troopers on a chase from Carroll to Fort Dodge, a distance of approximately 60 miles, at speeds over 100 mph at times.

As the driver approached Fort Dodge on Old Highway 20 near Highway 169, the Iowa State Patrol made intentional vehicle contact with the fleeing car.  The driver went into the ditch ending the pursuit. Troopers approached the vehicle and found the driver with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  A loaded .45 caliber handgun was recovered next to the driver in the vehicle. The driver was identified as 18-year-old Isiah Christopher Mosely, of Fort Dodge. Mosely was transported to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa where he is being treated for his injuries.

The Iowa Department of Public health, Monday, said there were 126 new COVID-19 positive tests over the previous 24-hours, and one additional death. The total number of COVID-related deaths statewide amount to 5,985. The health department reports 397,710 total positive tests since the start of the pandemic. The state’s positivity rates were up a bit, with the 14-day rate 3.8%, and the seven-day rate at 3.6%.

COVID hospitalization data show: There are 169 hospitalized, 45 persons in an ICU (an increase of 6 from Sunday), 21 people were admitted, and 19 were on a ventilator (an increase of 7 from Sunday). In RMCC Region 4 (hospitals in western/southwest Iowa), there are 15 COVID patients hospitalized; six are in an ICU; three people were admitted, and one person was on a ventilator.

There have been more than 2.5-million doses of a COVID vaccine administered in Iowa, and over 1.19-million persons who have completed their respective vaccination series.

The state reports there is still just one Long-Term Care Facility Outbreak. The Urbandale Health Care Center has 19 positive cases among residents and staff,  with 17 total recoveries. The state reports 2,325 care facility deaths since the pandemic began.

In the KJAN listening area, here are the current number positive cases by County; The # of new cases since yesterday {+} if any; and the total number of deaths in each county to date:
Cass, 1,462 cases; {+1}; 54 deaths
Adair, 983; {+0}; 32
Adams, 349 {+0}; 4
Audubon, 526 {+1}; 10
Guthrie, 1,290 {+0}; 29
Harrison County, 1,926; {+1}; 73
Madison County, 1,755; {+1; 19
Mills County, 1,785; {+1}; 22
Montgomery, 1,109;{+0}; 38
Pottawattamie County, 12,189; {+5}; 168
Shelby County, 1,365 {+1}; 37
Union County, 1,361; {+0}; 33