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Police share tips on staying safe after 73-year-old woman was kidnapped from her home
DES MOINES, Iowa — It began Wednesday night at about 10:30 p.m. Seventy-three-year-old Cynthia Conard responded to someone at her front door. At her door was Robert Gonzales -- a face familiar because at the end of March, Conard hired him to do repair work in her home. According...
The Murph & Andy Show kicks-off final week talking sports and more
DES MOINES, Iowa — For the past 15 years two friends have served as a consistent, daily dose of distraction for local listeners. “The conversation reminds people, and this is what we want it to do, of talking with friends,” Keith Murphy, co-host of the Murph and Andy Show said.
Update on Utilities and the Spencer Tornado Siren
Spencer, IA (KICD) — Spencer Police Chief Mark Warburton says the switcher at the fire department that allows tornado sirens around Clay County to be activated is still out. The protocol now would be to contact those individual towns to turn on the sirens if necessary. Warburton says nearly all communities are connected by pager. He hopes the activation system is repaired within a couple of days.
Boone man injured in Sunday evening motorcycle accident southwest of Webster City.
A Boone motorcyclist was injured early last Sunday evening in an accident southwest of Webster City at Stagecoach Road and 270th Street. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department reported a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Zachary Hammond of Boone was traveling southbound on Stagecoach Road when it entered a portion of the road curving left and then he lost control of the motorcycle. The Hammond motorcycle entered the ditch on the west side of the road where it came to rest. The accident report stated that the Hammond motorcycle had been traveling approximately 50 miles per hour around the curve when he hit a patch of loose gravel on the road and lost control of the motorcycle. Hammond was transported to the Van Diest Medical Center by ambulance for treatment of neck and shoulder pain. Hammond was wearing his helmet at the time of the accident. Investigating deputy Alex Sharp estimated the damage to the Hammond motorcycle at $5000.
Smithfield Donates Pork to Help in Northwest Iowa
(NAFB.com) – Smithfield Foods delivered 34,000 pounds of pork to Rock Valley, Iowa, to provide free, restaurant-quality meals to victims, first responders, and volunteers impacted by severe flooding in Northwest Iowa. Smithfield, with more than 600 employees in nearby Sioux Center and Orange City, Iowa, donated items like loins, ribs, and pork chops that will provide over 140,000 servings of protein. “Recent catastrophic flooding has left many of our Northwest Iowa neighbors without basic necessities like electricity, drinking water, and food,” says Jonathan Toms, senior community development manager for Smithfield Foods. “By partnering with a non-profit like Mercy Chefs, we’re able to provide support and hope for our neighbors in times of need as the community continues to recover from storm damage.” Mercy Chef’s mobile kitchen will serve restaurant-quality meals to anyone in need in the Rock Valley community. The team will also distribute meals to those unable to make it there.
Sheldon man on scooter arrested for OWI
SHELDON—A 59-year-old Sheldon man was arrested about 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, on an O’Brien County warrant for first-offense operating while under the influence. The arrest of Roy Carl Persson stemmed from a report of him putting vodka into a tea he purchased at a convenience store about 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, according to the Sheldon Police Department.
Four hurt in crash involving three cars
ROCK VALLEY—Four people were injured in a crash involving three vehicles about 4:10 p.m. Friday, June 21, at the intersection of Highway 18 and Garfield Avenue, about two miles east of Rock Valley. Twenty-nine-year-old Leena Ann Phothisarn of Rock Valley was driving west when her 2013 Chevrolet Equinox struck...
Cheese Manufacturer Sues City Of Sanborn, Water Tower Contractor For Contaminated Cheese
Picture provided by the City of Sanborn and Iowa Capital Dispatch. Sanborn, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) — A cheese manufacturer is suing the city of Sanborn for water contamination that allegedly infiltrated the plant and caused $4 million in damages. The Minnesota dairy cooperative Associated Milk Producers Inc., or...
Caution Required To Use Fireworks In Sheldon
Sheldon, Iowa — The Fourth of July is this week, and many northwest Iowans like to celebrate with consumer fireworks. That’s something that was illegal for nearly 80 years, after a catastrophic fire right next door in Spencer. Fireworks became legal again in Iowa about seven years ago, in 2017.
Spirit Lake Judge Speaks About His Appointment To Iowa Court Of Appeals
District Court Judge John Sandy in the Iowa Supreme Court chamber for his interview with the Judicial Nominating Commission. Spirit Lake, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed a northwest Iowa judge to the state’s second-highest court. John Sandy of Spirit Lake started his interview with the commission that nominated him for the court of appeals by talking about his great-grandfather.
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