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Police: 17-year-old hospitalized after being hit by truck in west Ames
Authorities in Ames say a teenager was walking her dog near an intersection when she was struck by a vehicle over the weekend. According to Ames Police Sergeant Amber Christian, an unnamed 17-year-old female pedestrian was walking near the west Ames intersection of South Dakota Avenue and Mortensen Road when the incident occurred. The pedestrian was struck by a GMC pickup truck at approximately 10:49 p.m. Saturday, stated Christian.
Police identify two who died in Friday crash, one victim is Ankeny man
The Polk County Sheriff's Office identified two people who died in a crash Friday as Trey Joseph Ridgeway, 25, of Ankeny, and Jayden Anna Hughes, 23, of Clear Lake. Both died on the scene of the crash, which happened just before 2 p.m. Friday in an unincorporated area between Polk City and Ankeny, according to a news release Tuesday. The sheriff's office has not identified a cause of the crash. ...
Ankeny man arrested in Stuart was wanted on a warrant
(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Sheriff’s Office reports a central Iowa man was arrested by Stuart Police August 19th, at the Casey’s Store, in Stuart. 38-year-old Michael Eugene Matherly, of Ankeny, was taken into custody at around 9:50-p.m., on an Iowa Department of Corrections warrant for Violation of Parole. Matherly was being held without bond in the Adair County Jail, while awaiting transportation to the Iowa DOC.
Iowa State police: Nearly 60% of people arrested or cited on '801 Day' not affiliated with ISU
AMES, Iowa — More than half of the three dozen people arrested or cited during "801 Day" in Ames had no affiliation with Iowa State University, according to ISU police. Related video above: Getting around Ames and U.S. 69 as ISU students return, football approaches. Police say 36 people...
Ankeny man charged with OWI after crashing into shoe store
ANKENY, Iowa — An Ankeny man is facing several charges, including OWI, after police say he crashed into a store over the weekend. At around 1 p.m. on Sunday the Ankeny Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into the Fit to be Tied store in the 200 block of […]
Iowa Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Aggravated Grand Theft Charges In Department Of Social Services Theft Case
PIERRE, (KCCR) — An Iowa woman facing two charges in South Dakota has pleaded not guilty in a Hughes County courtroom to those charges. Sixty-eight year-old Lonna Carroll was arraigned on two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft Tuesday morning in Pierre. The South Dakota Attorney General’s office is accusing Carrol with stealing one-point-eight million dollars in state and federal funds intended for South Dakota’s Child Protective Services program between 2010 and 2023. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Carroll had control of the funds she’s accused of stealing as an employee of the Department of Social Services and resident of Pierre during the alleged time the money was being taken. A trial date for Carroll has been set for December 4th of this year. Carroll is facing the possibility of 35 years in prison if convicted and 80-thousand dollars in fines. Carroll remains in the Hughes County Jail, being held on a 50-thousand dollars cash or surety bond.
Iowa Office to Combat Human Trafficking participates in multi-state operation
(Des Moines) On August 22nd, the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Office to Combat Human Trafficking partnered with law enforcement and service providers from across the United States to conduct a multi-state human trafficking operation. This operation, named “Coast to Coast,” was a grassroots effort involving 12 states with...
Teen Traffic Fatalities Trending Lower in 2024
(Denison) Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says teen traffic fatalities are trending lower. Trooper McCreedy says teen traffic fatalities trended upward post-COVID, except for this year, with 11 death teen deaths on Iowa’s roadways as of July, down from 21 at this same time in 2023.
Patrol reminding motorists to drive sober, buckle up ahead of Labor Day weekend
(Council Bluffs) -- KMAland motorists are reminded to drive sober and plan ahead for the upcoming holiday weekend. The Iowa State Patrol is among the law enforcement agencies partnering with the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau to participate in the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign through Labor Day weekend. Trooper Ryan Devault is the public resource officer with the patrol's District 3 office in Council Bluffs. Devault tells KMA News that along with law enforcement's increased presence on the roadways, motorists can take a few steps to stay safe as travelers celebrate the unofficial end of summer.
TWO INJURED IN I-29 ACCIDENT
BOTH DRIVERS WERE INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A TWO VEHCLE ACCIDENT SATURDAY MORNING ON INTERSTATE 29 IN MONONA COUNTY. THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 7:30 A,M. WHEN A SOUTHBOUND SEMI STRUCK THE REAR OF A DODGE DAKOTA BEING PULLED BY A NISSAN PICKUP. THE DRIVER OF...
3 calves missing in Nevada
NEVADA, Iowa — An elusive water buffalo isn't the onlybovine on the loose in central Iowa. In Story County, the Nevada Police Department is on the lookout for three loose calves. They believe the animals could be in the area behind McDonalds and the Story County Sheriff's Office in Nevada.
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