The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Friday, reported the arrest on Oct. 24th, of 19-year-old Austin Hulsing, of Carroll. Hulsing was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated- 1st offense. He was released on his own recognizance after appearing before the magistrate.

And, on Oct. 25th, 19-year-old Crew McAlpin, of Exira, was also arrested for OWI/1st offense. McAlpin later posted bond, and was released.

MADISON, Iowa – October 31, 2020 – As the sun started to rise across Iowa and Wisconsin, Saturday, Alliant Energy lineworkers in both states left home to help restore power following Hurricane Zeta. Nearly 200 employees will make their way to Gulfport, Mississippi, where they’ll join mutual aid crews from several other states to help Mississippi Power get the lights back on.  

Alliant Energy is a member of the Edison Electric Institute mutual assistance group which recently provided more than 3,000 nationwide and Canadian crews to assist with power restoration efforts to our customers in Iowa following the August 10 Derecho.     

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kanzi, who is almost certainly the world’s most famous bonobo, is celebrating a milestone birthday. The Des Moines Register reports that Kanzi turned 40 on Wednesday. He resides at a research center in Des Moines. Kanzi can use abstract symbols to communicate with people, and understands some spoken words.

He has played piano with Paul McCartney, interacted with CNN’s Anderson Cooper and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Bonobos are closely related to chimpanzees and are found in the wild only in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. Genetically, they are among humans’ closest relatives.

ADEL, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Safety, Saturday (today) says a Dallas County teen was reported missing Friday to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say 15-year-old Mackenzie Lyons was last seen at a residence southeast of Adel around 1:50 p.m. on October 30th, when she got into a black/dark blue mid-2000 four-door Honda Accord. Mackenzie is on prescription meds that are not currently in her possession.

If you have any information that can help authorities locate Mackenzie, please call the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office at 515.993.4567 or email Sheriff Chad Leonard at dispatch@dallascountyiowa.gov. Photos of Mackenzie and the vehicle are shown here:

Mackenzie Lyons