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EARLY, Iowa -- A Manilla, Iowa man died Friday in a standoff with law enforcement in Sac County. At around 3:18 p.m. Friday, the Sac County Sheriff's Office was notified of a vehicle pursuit in Crawford County that was proceeding north toward Ida and Sac County. The suspect's vehicle was...

SIOUX CITY — State investigators have concluded after seeing final autopsy results that the death of Wall Lake trucker David Schultz — who was missing for five months until his body was found this spring — is not a homicide. Schultz, a 53-year-old married father of twin...

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Sac County commercial turkey flock. This marks Iowa’s third reported poultry HPAI case this year. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship along with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service detected the case on Thursday, June 20. HPAI affects wild and domestic bird populations as well as lactating dairy cattle.

SAC CITY, Iowa — David Schultz died from hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, according to the death certificate for the Wall Lake trucker. Schultz, 53, was found April 24 in a rural Sac County field, about a quarter-mile from where his semi-trailer truck was discovered abandoned more than five months earlier.

Sac County, Iowa, officials on Friday announced the results of an autopsy on the body of a 53-year-old truck driver who went missing in November and was found dead in April. The officials also released the conclusion of their investigation into his death. David Schultz was found dead in a...

SAC CITY, Iowa — An Iowa truck driver who vanished last fall and whose body was found in a farm field this spring died of hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, an autopsy found. State medical examiner Dr. Kelly Kruse ruled that 53-year-old David Schultz's death was an accident,...

A very transmissible avian flu recently infected a flock of about 46,000 turkeys at a commercial farm in Sac County in northwest Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. It is the third poultry flock to be infected in Iowa this year. The last detection of...

(Early, IA) A Manilla man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a pursuit last week. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says on Friday, June 14, at around 3:18 p.m., they were notified of a vehicle pursuit in Crawford County that was heading north toward Ida and Sac County. The suspect vehicle was a Lincoln Navigator that had been reported stolen out of Woodbury County earlier that morning. The vehicle was driven by Jason Scott French, of Manilla. French was wanted on a felony warrant out of South Dakota. Information was shared by Woodbury County that French had a handgun on him and had made threats to harm officers.

(Sac City, Iowa) – In update to our previous report, the Sac County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Crawford County died Friday, following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle. The Sheriff’s report follows:

The suspect in a vehicle pursuit that went through multiple area counties killed himself following a lengthy standoff with law enforcement in Sac County. According to Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure, shortly before 3:20pm last Friday, June 14th, the Sac County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the pursuit in Crawford County that was headed north toward Ida and Sac Counties. The suspect vehicle was a Lincoln Navigator that had reportedly been stolen out of Woodbury County earlier that morning. The suspect identified as Jason French of Manilla was wanted on a felony warrant out of South Dakota. French allegedly was in possession of a handgun, and had made threats to harm officers.

Another case of H5N1 Influenza A has been reported in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the disease has been detected in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County. In a statement to Brownfield, the agency said 46,147 turkeys were impacted. It’s the state’s third case of H5N1 in poultry this […]

Authorities have released the details of a standoff in Sac County following a multi-county pursuit last Friday. According to the Sac County Sheriff’s Office, on June 14 at around 3:18 p.m., the office was notified of a vehicle pursuit in Crawford County that was heading north toward Ida and Sac County. The vehicle was identified as the Lincoln Navigator reported stolen in Woodbury County earlier that morning. The driver and suspect of the stolen vehicle, Jason Scott French of Manilla, continued north into southeastern Ida County when Ida County Deputy located the vehicle and continued pursuit into southwestern Sac County. The pursuit continued with the unsuccessful attempt to stop the vehicle utilizing stop sticks until the area of Jackson Avenue and 290th Street. French drove the vehicle into a field and came to a rest in a ditch after coming in contact with a fence. French was then observed to exit the vehicle with a handgun. The Iowa State Patrol aircraft and Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office drones were used to make overhead observations of French’s movements while communication was being made using a PA system. Crisis negotiators and tactical teams from Storm Lake/Buena Vista County were dispatched to assist. The standoff lasted approximately two hours before law enforcement heard a single gunshot. Drone footage showed that French was no longer moving, and law enforcement confirmed French was deceased with the handgun located on the ground nearby. No shots were fired by law enforcement, and preliminary autopsy results verified a contact gunshot wound to the head as the cause of death. French was wanted on a felony warrant out of South Dakota. The Sac, Ida, and Buena Vista Sheriff’s Offices, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Sac City, Lake View and Storm Lake Police Department, along with Odebolt Fire Department and Sac County EMS all assisted at the scene.

(The Center Square) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster declaration on Thursday after a case of avian flu was found in a flock of turkeys in Sac County. It's the second case reported this week and the third Iowa case reported in poultry. The flu was found in a dairy herd in Sioux County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said Wednesday. The latest is the eighth dairy herd in Iowa to be affected, according to the department.

(Sac City)--Sac County Attorney Ben Smith says the death of David Schultz was not a homicide, according to the Iowa State Medical Examiner, and that more information will be released this week. Smith confirmed the medical examiner’s findings on Wednesday, according to KTIV-TV. A press release should be released this...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County. This is Iowa’s 3rd detection of HPAI within poultry in 2024. HPAI is a viral...

DES MOINES – Today (Thursday), Governor Kim Reynolds authorized a disaster proclamation for Sac County, Iowa effective immediately through July 20, 2024. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock. This proclamation allows state resources from Iowa Homeland Security,...