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State Auditor Sand To Host Town Halls In Area On Thursday
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand invites the public to join him for several town hall meetings scheduled for Thursday in four area counties. Sand will host the first town hall of the day in Crawford County in Denison’s Washington Park from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sand will share updates from his office’s efforts to monitor and protect taxpayers’ money and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in state, county, and local governments. He then heads to Carroll’s Southside Park for a town hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. before traveling to Sac City Park in Sac City from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sand finishes the day in Rockwell City at the Calhoun County Courthouse’s gazebo from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of these town hall meetings. A list of the upcoming dates, times, and locations for Sand’s town halls in the region is included below.
See dozens of cars on their side after Iowa train derailment near Glidden. What we know.
A train with around three dozen cars derailed in Carroll County on Monday. While derailments don't happen often, here's what you need to know. Where is Glidden, Iowa, the site...
Union Pacific Works To Clear Derailment Near Glidden; Nearby Residents Describe The Experience
Union Pacific crews are already actively working to clear the site of a train derailment that occurred yesterday (Monday) evening in Carroll County. According to a Union Pacific spokesman, an estimated 36 cars derailed about a mile east of Glidden shortly after 5 p.m. No injuries were immediately reported, and an investigation into the incident is underway. Two rural Glidden residents, Ralph and Connie Bock, were home when the derailment began. The Bocks have lived about a quarter-mile from the tracks for more than 40 years, so they are used to hearing all different kinds of train noise. However, Connie says this one was something else entirely.
Some three-dozen freight train cars derail near Glidden
Union Pacific crews are cleaning up the site of a train derailment in Carroll County. A UP spokesman says about 36 cars derailed last night, some two miles east of Glidden. No injuries are reported and an investigation into the incident is underway. Rural Glidden resident Connie Bock says she...
Limited Details On A Train Derailment Two Miles East Of Glidden Monday Evening
Train traffic on the Union Pacific mainline in western Iowa is on hold following a train derailment in Carroll County. A Union Pacific spokesman says the accident occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m. about a mile east of Glidden. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene at approximately 5:30 p.m. Initial reports from Union Pacific state around three dozen train cars are piled up at the site. Crossing in the area were temporarily closed but most are now open to vehicle traffic. Officials request that residents still avoid the area to allow clean-up crews easier access. The Glidden brush pile and dog park will be closed for the next several days to clear the route for Union Pacific response teams. The cause of the derailment remains under investigation. This is a developing story and Carroll Broadcasting will bring you more information once additional details become available.
Glidden Man Sustains Serious Injuries In Saturday Motorcycle/SUV Crash On Hwy 30 In Glidden
A Glidden man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries following a motorcycle/SUV crash over the weekend on Highway 30 in Glidden. According to a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office report, first responders were dispatched at approximately 1:07 p.m. on Saturday to the crash scene at the Arizona Street intersection near the Glidden Aquatic Center. Authorities say 19-year-old Andrew Dax Bennett of Glidden was traveling westbound on the highway on a 2002 Honda VT750DC and had stopped for traffic to make a left turn. A westbound 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, operated by 18-year-old Brenna Marie Bowman of Glidden, failed to slow for the stopped motorcycle and collided with its rear end. Bennett was thrown from the Honda, sustaining incapacitating injuries. Carroll County Emergency Medical Services transported him to St. Anthony Regional Hospital for treatment. Bowman was cited for failure to maintain control, while Bennett was cited for no valid motorcycle license and failure to provide proof of liability coverage. The Glidden Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
KDSN Radio
KDSN RADIO News — Train derailment Monday evening in Carroll County: No injuries. (Photo taken by Connie Bock) (Glidden, Iowa) –Several Union-Pacific rail cars derailed Monday evening in western Iowa. According railroad officials, the accident happened at around 5 p.m. Monday, just east of Glidden, in Carroll County. No injuries were reported. All railroad crossings in the area were re-opened as clean-up efforts were underway. The accident remains under investigation.
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