Police Investigate Accident
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Police Department responded to an accident that happened Wednesday afternoon at about 4:07 p.m. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 75 and County road C-38. 55 year old Mary Livermore of Le Mars was stopped at the stop sign at C-38 and Highway 75, facing eastbound. 31 year old Tana Reed of Sioux City was heading westbound a C-38 and Highway 75. A vehicle was stopped at the stop sign in the cross-over facing eastbound. Livermore did not wait for the vehicle to leave the stop sign and proceeded across Highway 75 into the cross-over to the right side of the vehicle that was sitting at the stop sign. Reed proceeded to travel westbound into the cross-over at which time Livermore proceeded to make a left hand turn, not seeing Reed, at which time Livermore’s vehicle hit the Reed vehicle. No injuries were reported and both drivers were wearing their seat belts. Livermore was cited for failure to yield upon left turn. The Livermore vehicle sustained approximately $5,000 in damages, and the Reed vehicle sustained approximately $2,000 in damages.
Death Of Child Ruled Accidental
CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities have ruled that the death of an Iowa man
acquitted in the slaying of a 2-year-old girl in 2000 was an accident.
The Iowa medical examiner’s office says Jesse Wendelsdorf, of Cherokee, died of ethylene glycol poisoning. The chemical is the primary ingredient in antifreeze.
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent Darrell Simmons says antifreeze
was found near Wendelsdorf when he was found March 29. He died two days later at a
Sioux City hospital.
Simmons told the newspaper it’s nearly impossible to say whether Wendelsdorf
wanted to kill himself – he left no note. Simmons says some people drink antifreeze
to get drunk.
Wendelsdorf was acquitted of murder and sexual abuse charges in the January
2000 death of his girlfriend’s daughter.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) – Officials in the southeastern Iowa town of Mount Pleasant say they expect to replace a leaky pipe that has been allowing untreated waste water into a storm sewer that leads to Saunders Branch Creek.
A city crew discovered the leak Wednesday while repairing a nearby line. The crews reported the leak to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The department recommends keeping children and pets away from the creek – especially in Saunders Park – until after repairs are complete.
The city expected to replace the leaky pipe on Thursday.
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Powerball Jackpot Continues To Climb
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – No one has matched the jackpot-winning numbers in
Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, and the prize has increased to an estimated
$478 million.
The next drawing will be Saturday. Nearly three months have passed without a
winner of the big prize.
The chance of winning the Powerball is incredibly small, at 292.2 million-to-
1. But players have much better odds, of about 1 in 25, of winning smaller prizes
ranging from $4 to $1 million.
