A man from Nebraska was arrested early this (Sunday) morning, in Montgomery County. The Sheriff’s Office says 24-year old Matthew John Pruss, of Omaha, was taken into custody at around 2:30-a.m., following a traffic stop in the 2100 block of Highway 48, south of Red Oak. Pruss was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and charged with OWI/1st offense. His bond was set at $1,000.
AREA COUNTIES: DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD
512 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2015
…PATCHES OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING…
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WITHIN THESE AREAS…PATCHES OF DENSER FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ANYONE DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY WHEN ENCOUNTERING THESE FOG BANKS.
Today: Mostly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the mid 80s. Southeast wind near 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.
Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms until early morning…then partly cloudy early in the morning. Low in the lower 70s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Hot and humid. Breezy. High in the lower 90s. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the mid 60s. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph through midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s.
Wednesday: Thunderstorms likely. High in the lower 80s. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kendrys Morales homered on his 32nd birthday and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Saturday night. Morales hit a two-run, tie-breaking shot in a five-run fifth off Rick Porcello. It was his third career homer on a birthday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Brooks is joining the Kansas City Royals pitching staff and Yohan Pino is going back to the minors. Pino is optioned to Triple-A Omaha after going 5 1-3 innings Friday in a loss to Boston in his first big league start this season. Brooks, a 25-year-old right-hander, is making his third stint with the Royals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has tossed the second no-hitter in the majors this season to lead a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh. Scherzer was one strike from a perfect game until he hit Jose Tabata on the elbow with a pitch. The second shutout in Nationals history comes nine months after Jordan Zimmermann threw the first.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Allicat 300 was postponed by a thunderstorm Saturday night at Chicagoland Speedway. The race was rescheduled for 11 a.m. CDT today (Sunday). A storm hit the track about 50 minutes before the green flag. Austin Dillon is on the pole in a Chevrolet with a qualifying speed of 176.569 mph. He’s joined on the front row by Ross Kenseth, the 22-year-old son of the former Sprint Cup champion making his debut in a NASCAR-sanctioned race.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Masters champion Jordan Spieth is among four players who share the lead through three rounds of the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. Spieth shot a 1-over 71 that leaves him 4-undeer for the tournament, tied with Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Branden Grace. Day shot the best round of the day among the leaders, a 2-under 68.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL
Saturday’s scores:
Round Rock 1, Iowa 0
Omaha 5, Nashville 3
Today’s Schedule:
Omaha at Nashville, 3:05 p.m.
Iowa at Round Rock, 8:05 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is hitting the road again later this week. The Ohio governor will be making his first trip to Iowa since he began exploring whether to enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Kasich has yet to officially announce his decision on the 2016 presidential race.
He recently was in South Carolina, Michigan and New Hampshire. Kasich’s trip to Iowa on Wednesday will have him making several stops in Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
Two men were being treated for non-life threatening injuries after they were beaten in Council Bluffs. The men, who are brothers, were identified as 41-year old Johnny and 38-year old Craig Anfinson, both of Council Bluffs. Authorities say officers initially responded at around 9:50-p.m. Saturday to reports of shots fired and someone possibly run over, at 2122 6th Avenue.
When they arrived they found Johnny Anfinson had been robbed of cash and a vehicle. When Anfinson tried to retrieve his vehicle with his brother, they were both struck with blunt objects. The suspects fled the area and had not been located as of last report.
The incident is being investigated as a robbery by the Council Bluffs P-D’s Criminal Investigation Division.
The driver of an SUV was taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Saturday, after the vehicle rear-ended a semi, in Fremont County. The accident happened at around 2:45-p.m. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the semi, driven by 55-year old Jerry Harmon, of Orlando, FL., was traveling east in the outside lane of Highway 2, and slowing for the intersection at 208th Street, when the 2015 Freightliner he was in, was hit from behind by a 1997 Ford Explorer.
Following the crash, 49-year old Ishag Mohamed, of Lincoln, NE, was transported to the hospital by Mercy LifeFlight helicopter. Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, as well as crews from Hamburg and Sidney Fire and Rescue, assisted at the scene.
A West Des Moines teenager was air lifted to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines after suffering a head injury while tubing on Lake Panorama in Guthrie County on Saturday afternoon. The Iowa DNR says 15-year old Angela Cary was on a three-person tube being towed by a boat when the tube hit a wave throwing all three on-board into the water at about 2:30-p.m. on Saturday.
Also on the tube was Angela’s sister, 19-year old Kayla Cary, of West Des Moines, and 16-year old Rachael Anfinson, of Urbandale. All three of the girls were wearing life jackets at the time of the incident. Anfinson also suffered a head injury and received stitches at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines where she was taken by private car following the incident. She was treated and released.
It is believed that Angela Cary and Anfinson bumped heads when the tube was flipped over after hitting the wave. The boat was operated by 54-year old David Furbush, of Clive.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating a homicide that was discovered Friday. Authorities said late Saturday evening, that deputies and emergency crews responded at around 11:12-a.m. Friday to a report of an unresponsive female at 132 Perry Street, in rural Lacona. Upon arrival Melcher-Dallas Rescue personnel and deputies discovered the body of a deceased female who lives in the home. The victim was identified as 68-year old Shirley Carter.
An autopsy conducted by the State Medical Examiner’s Office revealed the cause of death was a gunshot wound and that it was a homicide. The final autopsy results won’t be known for several weeks.
Authorities have not named a possible suspect. Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 641-828-2220.
The Iowa DNR says a Hiawatha woman died after being struck by lightning early Saturday evening at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area near Palo, in Linn County. 42-year old Rebecca McCarty was camping with friends and family when she was struck by lightning while walking between camping spots shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. McCarty was transported by ambulance to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids where she was pronounced dead.
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