(Ames, Iowa) – Here’s a reminder from the Iowa Department of Transportation: Public input is now being accepted for the next two-weeks, with regard to a proposed reconstruction of existing pavement in Guthrie County on Iowa Highway 25, from Pecan Avenue to Nice Avenue (a 1.76 mile stretch of road).

The pavement is in need of replacement, and the guardrails for a bridge located within the construction area will be replaced. Construction is expected to start in June 2022.

Officials have said a detour will be in place during construction, which will include I-80 west of Iowa 25 to Antique County Drive, then north to County Road 325 (White Pole Road) in Casey. The approximate detour length is 6 miles.

Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public involvement event website at www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings, or view and offer input on any DOT project using the new “Map Search” feature. Comments and questions regarding the project should be received by April 11.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Food banks and pantries across Iowa are preparing for an uptick in clients as expanded SNAP benefits come to an end by April 1st. According to Iowa DHS, SNAP benefits were increased by a minimum of $95 a month at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to address food insecurity. Now, people will be losing anywhere from $95 a month to upwards of $250.

Last April, the USDA announced the expansion of benefits for people on SNAP. However, when Iowa’s emergency proclamation was not extended in February, it also impacted the federal money coming to Iowa for those expanded SNAP benefits.

The Food Bank of Iowa CEO says that equates to about $27-million less per month coming into Iowa’s economy, from the federal government. Food banks and pantries across the State are still doing their best, despite inflation and supply chain issues, to stock up on supplies.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak, today (Sunday), said a Red Oak man was arrested at around 12:18-a.m. today, for Driving While Revoked. 46-year-old Benjamin Eugene Maxwell was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $1,000 bond.

Clinton, Iowa –  Officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety said Saturday (March 26), authorities in eastern Iowa are conducting an investigation into a fire and death, in Clinton.

On March 26, 2022 at 6:52 AM, the Clinton Police Department and Clinton Fire department responded to a call of fire/smoke at 78 31^st Avenue North. CFD extinguished the fire and one person was found deceased in the apartment

The incident remains under investigation by the Clinton Police Department, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, Clinton County Sheriff’s office, Iowa State Fire Marshal, Clinton County Medical Examiner’s office and the Clinton County Attorney’s Office.

POLK COUNTY, Iowa — A vehicle traveling in excess of 100 mph crashed into an SUV Friday evening in northeast Polk County, causing injuries to a woman, an adult male and two children in the SUV. The driver of the speeding car, a Dodge Charger, died at the scene. Authorities on Saturday identified him as 19-year-old Christopher Nolan Landers, of West Des Moines.

An adult female passenger in the 2017 Ford Explorer SUV was ejected from the vehicle during the impact. She was taken by air ambulance to a hospital where she is in critical condition. The adult male driver and three children were taken to a hospital by ambulance. They are in stable condition. Their names were not immediately released.

A deadly crash occurred at the intersection of NE 46th Street and NE 78th Avenue in rural northeast Polk County around 5:15 p.m., Friday. What’s left of each vehicle was scattered across the roadway and into ditches. The intersection was closed for a few hours for clean-up.

The crash remains under investigation.