Winter Snow Storm To Hit Iowa, But Le Mars Will Be Spared
(Le Mars) — Holiday travelers returning home may encounter a winter snow storm, but according to Kerry Hanko, a meteorologist with the National Weather Services of Sioux Falls, Le Mars should miss the brunt of that storm.
Hanko says the snow storm should be mostly confined to an area in southern Iowa.
Hanko says the storm could produce up four to eight inches of snow in some regions, but as for Le Mars, the snowfall should be relatively light.
The weather meteorologist says in addition to the heavy snowfall predicted for southern Iowa, motorists may also encounter strong winds that will create “white-out blizzard” conditions.
Hanko offers a timetable as to when we can expect to see the winter conditions come into our area.
The National Weather Service official reminds motorists to be prepared for this and future winter storms by having your vehicle properly equipped with a safety kit, and a shovel. She advises to slow down and allow plenty of time for your destination.
New Information Revealed On Yankton Woman’s Disappearance
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) – A Nebraska man is facing an arson charge in the death of a South Dakota woman whose body was found in her car on the Santee Sioux Reservation in Nebraska.
The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports 47-year-old Joseph James of Norfolk, Nebraska, is accused in federal court with trying to set fire to a vehicle owned by the 59-year-old Phyllis Hunhoff on or around Nov. 5 on the reservation.
Hunhoff was last seen leaving her mother’s house in southeastern South Dakota Nov. 4. Her body was found three days later. Her death was ruled a homicide. No one has yet been charged with killing her.
James made his initial court appearance Wednesday and requested a public defender. He’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing and detention hearing Dec. 5.
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Waterloo Fire Results In Injuries
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say one person was injured trying to extinguish a house fire in Waterloo. The blaze was reported around 9:25 a.m.
Thursday. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that residents tried to put out the blaze, which started in the basement and spread up through a
wall to the attic. The injured person’s name hasn’t been released. The fire cause is being investigated.
Police Investigate Muscatine Shooting Incident
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) – Police say three people were injured when someone fired shots into a Muscatine home.
Officers were called to a neighborhood early Saturday to investigate shots fired. Police didn’t find any suspects but located three people with gunshot wounds.
Police say they were injured when the shots were fired into a home. All were being treated and were in stable condition.
Des Moines Movie Theater To Close
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – One of the last one-screen movie theaters in the Des Moines area will soon close.
The Des Moines Register reports the Varsity Theatre in the Drake
Neighborhood will close next month.
Owner Denise Mahon announced Friday on the Varsity’s Facebook page that the theater across the street from Drake University will close after the Sunday matinees Dec. 30. Mahon’s father bought the theater in 1954 with a partner and became sole owner in 1975.
Denise Mahon started running the theater in 2009, when her father died.
Mahon declined an interview request but called it “a very nostalgic day and difficult
