Accident Causes Groceries To Be Scattered On Highway
(Le Mars) — Rescue crews responded to an accident that happened this afternoon at the intersection of 18th Street Southwest and Highway 75 causing three people to be transported to the Floyd Valley Healthcare by the Le Mars Ambulance. The accident occurred at about 12:47 p.m. The accident involved a small pickup truck and a second vehicle. The small pickup was hauling grocery items in its cargo area, and those groceries were scattered across the highway. Firefighters had to use mechanical tools to help extract the driver of the small pickup truck from her vehicle. The second vehicle suffered from front-end damage, while the pickup truck’s cargo box
and second back seat area was severely damaged. Responding to the accident scene were the Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department, Le Mars Ambulance, Le Mars Police Department, and the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office. Traffic was being detoured around the accident scene while officials were cleaning
up the debris from the accident. The Le Mars Police Department is investigating the accident.
County Conservation Board Elects Officers
(Hinton) — Plymouth County Conservation Board recently elected its new officer team for 2020. Conservation Board Executive Director Nick Beeck reports the officers include: Dave Klohs of Le Mars as the chairman of the board. Chris Beeck of Hinton was elected as the vice chairman, and Bob Schlesser of Le Mars was elected as Secretary. Lisa Harris of Akron and
Janet Schroeder of Remsen serve as At-Large directors. The Plymouth County Conservation Board oversee the activities and supervision of the county parks.
Pictured: (left to right) Chris Beeck (Hinton)- Vice Chair, Lisa Harris (Akron)- At Large, Janet Schroeder (Remsen)- At Large, Dave Klohs (LeMars)- Chair, Bob Schlesser (LeMars)- Secretary. (photo contributed.)
Inmate That Served 43 Years In Prison For Murder May Have Been Innocent
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa inmate Gentric Hicks has spent 43 years in prison for a murder that his lawyers say his deceased half-brother actually committed. Now 73, Hicks is seeking DNA testing on a hunting cap the killer left at the scene of the fatal shooting at a southeastern Iowa motel that could either prove his innocence or affirm his guilt. Hicks is serving a life sentence for the May 23, 1976, murder of 28-year-old Jerry Foster at
the Hill Crest Motel on Highway 61 outside Fort Madison. His petition claims his prosecution was based on flawed eyewitness and fingerprint analysis testimony.
Des Moines Downtown Fire
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – No injuries have been reported in a fire Thursday morning that forced people to evacuate a downtown Des Moines building. The blaze began a little before 7:30 a.m. on the third floor of the Capital Square building, which counts The Des Moines Register newspaper among its tenants. Flames and some shattered windows could be seen from the street.
Fire Department spokesman Rick Thomas says most of the flames had been knocked down by a little after 8 a.m. He told the newspaper that fire sprinklers checked the blaze until firefighters could begin their work. The fire cause is being investigated.
Des Moines Police Release Names Of Shooting Victims
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Authorities released the names Thursday of two people found fatally shot and two wounded in Des Moines. Police responded Wednesday to the shooting at a home in the Merle Hay neighborhood and discovered two bodies. A third person there had a wounded leg and was taken to a hospital. About 30 minutes later officers found someone nearby with a gunshot wound to a leg. That person also was taken to a hospital. Police identified the two dead people as 28-year-old Damiko Carr and 21-year-old Karyree Henderson. The two wounded were identified as 31-year-old Michael Blackwell and 26-year-old Alonzo Kearney.
Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault With Woman He Met At Bar
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman he met at an Iowa City bar. Johnson County District Court records say 35-year-old Andrew Wilson pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, sexual abuse and other crimes. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 24. Wilson offered to drive the woman home Sept. 29, 2018, when the bar closed. A criminal complaint says he instead drove them to a secluded spot south of Iowa City and sexually assaulted her. The Gazette reported that the woman regained consciousness in a cornfield. She ran to a house, where a resident called 911 for her.
