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The State Hygenic Lab in Des Moines will be testing a suspicious substance found in a letter mailed to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Daily NonPareil, firefighters from Council Bluffs responded to the facility located at 1400 Big Lake Road, at around 1:30-p.m., when a substance described as being white and powdery was found inside a clear plastic bag that was in a manilla envelope. Officials said that while the envelope had been opened at the Sheriff’s Office, the bag itself remained undamaged.
Because the contents were never exposed to the air, firefighters were able to wear their normal gear and secure the package for shipment to Des Moines for testing. The Sheriff’s Office was not evacuated at any time during the process. It’s not clear when the results of tests on the substance will be made known.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
NEW HARTFORD, Iowa (AP) — Emergency management officials have told residents of New Hartford to be prepared to evacuate as water begins to run over the top of a gravel road that serves as a levee protecting the northeast Iowa community. Ridge Avenue holds back Beaver Creek on the west side of town. The 500 residents of New Hartford have been told to prepare to evacuate if the levee breaks. If it does, officials say they’ll have about 90 minutes to get everyone out.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Johnson County have ordered a mandatory evacuation of two rural neighborhoods due to high waters from the Iowa River. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office yesterday ordered residents of Riverview Estates and the Izaak Walton League area to leave their homes. Utilities to the Riverview Estates neighborhood have been shut off.
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Stormy weather caused significant problems in the western Iowa city of Onawa, blowing down trees and damaging buildings. Onawa Mayor Bob Skelton told the Sioux City Journal newspaper that strong winds damaged many trees. National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Fobert says damage apparently was caused by a thunderstorm and not a tornado.
LE GRAND, Iowa (AP) — Officials have lifted a boil advisory issued on Tuesday for the small city of Le Grand in central Iowa. The state Department of Natural Resources says test results yesterday of water samples taken earlier in the week showed the water was safe to drink.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Francoeur and Eric Hosmer combined for three RBIs in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen and the Kansas City Royals spoiled Michael Wacha’s almost spotless debut, snapping an eight-game losing streak with a soggy 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
Hall of Famer George Brett’s debut as interim batting coach was a success and the Royals avoided a four-game sweep despite totaling just four hits in a marathon delayed an hour before the first pitch and another 4 hours, 32 minutes not long after the Royals took the lead with the bases loaded and none out in the top of the ninth.
It took 12 minutes to get the last six outs of a game that would have been a snappy 2 hours, 27 minutes without the rain.
(4:26-a.m. update)
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that passed through Atlantic Thursday night caused some tree damage and produced some pea-sized hail. The Cass County Emergency Management Agency told the Weather Service winds estimated at 45-miles per hour caused a 5-inch diameter tree limb to break in Atlantic at around 9:30-p.m. Pea-sized hail was observed here at the KJAN Studios as well, at around that same time.
There were no other, immediate reports of damage in Atlantic. In Montgomery County, Emergency Management officials said G Ave between Hwy 34 and Old Hwy 34 was closed for a few hours late Thursday evening, due to a power line falling over the roadway west of Red Oak. The road was re-opened at around 11:15-p.m.
Two people were arrested Thursday in Montgomery County. Sheriff’s officials say 50-year old Bryan David Messerly, of Ft. Dodge was arrested late Thursday morning on drug charges, following a traffic stop on Highway 34 about 5-miles west of Red Oak. Messerly was charged with Possession of Marijuana with the intent to deliver, and Possession of Methamphetamine and Heroine/3rd offense. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 bond.
And early Wednesday afternoon, 21-year old Kiley Brian Caron, of Red Oak, was arrested on reckless driving and criminal mischief in the 2nd degree charges, following a traffic accident with a house on 150th Street in rural Red Oak. Officials say Caron was found in the east ditch of Highway 48 near 160th Street, at around 1:50-p.m. Caron was being held in the jail on $5,000 bond.
(Used during 5-p.m. news)
AUDUBON IA-CASS IA-
945 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CASS AND SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED…
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
915 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 914 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRISWOLD…
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…MARNE…ATLANTIC AIRPORT…CUMBERLAND…WIOTA…MASSENA
AND ANITA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 72.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for an incident of vandalism, in Villisca. Authorities say at around 12:20-p.m. Thursday, they received a report about two wooden picnic tables that had several boards broken. One of the tables was flipped over. The incident happened in the shelter area of the Enarson Elementary School Park, in Villisca. It occurred sometime between 4-p.m. Wednesday and 6-a.m. Thursday. If you have any information about the crime, call Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001.
(Used 5-pm News, 5/30/13)