A pickup ran into the back of a semi tractor-trailer, Saturday, in eastern Iowa, resulting in the death of a man from Colfax. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2005 Chevy pickup driven by 32-year-old Jaron Gibson, of Colfax, and a 2020 Freightliner semi driven by 24-year-old Parker Dove, of Bronson, MI, were both traveling eastbound on I-80, west of Colfax, when the pickup struck the rear of the semi. Gibson suffered serious injuries and was flown by Mercy One to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, where he died.

The accident, which happened at around 6:20-p.m., Saturday, remains under investigation.

A Clive man faces kidnapping and sex abuse charges following an investigation into an incident that happened earlier this year. KCCI reports, according to a criminal complaint Derek Alshouse is accused of taking a woman from one place to another while she was impaired in January. A search warrant states the woman said she woke up with her pants pulled down in the basement of a West Des Moines business after a night out at a bar. Alshouse owns the business and told officers he took the woman home after she was kicked out of a bar.

Alshouse allegedly told officers he and the woman “hooked up.” Investigators said the woman became upset when she heard that and said she would never have done that. He’s being held in the Polk County Jail on $110,000 bond.

A Polk County man died and another person was injured during a collision Sunday night. The Iowa State Patrol tweeted that authorities were called to a crash near Highway 17 and Northwest 158th Avenue at about 6:15 p.m. Authorities identified the victim as 65-year-old David Turner of Des Moines. The Patrol said Turner was driving on Northwest 158th Avenue when he went through a stop sign and T-boned a minivan. The driver of the van, 37-year-old Brooke Crooks, of Madrid, suffered minor injuries and was transported to the Boone County Hospital. Authorities said Turner was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

(KCRG/KCCI) – In an update to our previous reports, authorities in eastern Iowa have identified a woman who died while tending a ditch fire. Investigators say 79-year-old Carol Woodson, of Marion, was found by emergency responders. She had been engulfed in smoke and flames and died at the scene.

The Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office is helping with the investigation into her death. Emergency crews were called to rural Marion at about 3:14 p.m. Sunday for an out of control field fire. When authorities arrived, they found the ditch fire had spread and Woodson’s body on the ground.

Red Oak Police report two arrests. At around 2:35-a.m. Monday (April 5), 39-year-old Paul Earl Lemburg, II, of Red Oak, was arrested on warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Lemburg was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, at around 8:40-p.m. Sunday, Red Oak Police arrested 24-year-old Cadon Michael Cornelison, of Corning, on a charge of Simple Assault. Cornelison was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Radio Iowa) – As of today (Monday), all Iowans age 16 and above are eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations. Governor Kim Reynolds says getting an appointment may be challenging, but she has repeatedly urged Iowans to get the shot. “For months, we held onto hope that a vaccine would eventually be available and that it would make it possible to get life back to normal,” Reynolds says, “and I think we can all say that time is now.”

A Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” conducted a month ago indicated 27 percent of Iowans do not intend to get vaccinated. Reynolds used part of news conference last week to make a direct appeal to reluctant Iowans. “I’m asking you to take the final step in getting life back to normal and if you get a chance, get vaccinated as soon as you are able and take whatever vaccine you’re offered,” Reynolds said. “Every vaccine is safe and effective.”

At 10 p.m. last (Sunday) night, the state website tracking vaccinations showed nearly 663-thousand Iowans have completed their vaccinations, either the single-dose Johnson and Johnson or both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Iowa City computer programmer Brian Finley set up a Twitter account to list vaccination appointment times as soon as they become available.

Iowa Vaccine Alerts Twitter account is an outgrowth of Finley’s own search for appointments when his family became eligible for shots. “I found a way to write a couple of scripts on my computer that made it a little bit easier and sort of notified me when something came up,” Finley says, “and then helping get my family registered and ready to go, I felt like it was something that could help other people and decided to push those alerts out to Twitter.”

More than 33-thousand people are following Finley’s Iowa Vaccine Alerts Twitter account. Some of Finley’s Twitter followers are now volunteers helping schedule vaccination appointments for people who lack the time or internet access to get shots lined up. “Especially as we’re trying to work toward herd immunity, shots in arms is what we’re really working toward,” Finley said. He says two of the volunteers who’re using information from his Iowa Vaccination Alerts Tweets have helped more 500 people sign up for appointments.

A head-on collision Friday afternoon in Harrison County resulted in one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol said 62-year old Kurt T. Von Sternberg, of Omaha, died from his injuries. His passenger, 60-year old Debra June Von Sternberg, also of Omaha, and the driver of the other vehicle, 32-year-old Michelle Marie Rosario, of Council Bluffs, were injured. Rosario suffered serious injuries and was transported by EMS to CHI Health in Missouri Valley. Debra Von Sternberg was flown by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha. All three crash victims were wearing a seat belt.

The Patrol says the crash happened at around 4:33-p.m., when, for reasons unknown, a 2003 Chevy Suburban driven by Rosario crossed the center line of Loess Hills Trail, north of York Road, and south of Kermit Place. Rosario was traveling northbound, while a2019 Ford Escape driven by Kurt Von Sternberg was traveling southbound, when the crash occurred.