Le Mars Fire And Rescue Department Kept Busy During Holiday Weekend
(Le Mars) — The Independence Day weekend proved to be a busy one for the Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department as they responded to eight different calls from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening. Fire Chief Dave Schipper says they responded to accidents, grass fires, dumpster fires, and home fires. He
says there were a few that were fireworks related.
Schipper says another fireworks related call was a grass fire reported Saturday afternoon that occurred near the Little League and River View ball parks west of town along Highway 3.
The Le Mars Fire Chief says firefighters responded to another fireworks related call Saturday evening.
Schipper says both the fire department and the police department were monitoring the discharge of fireworks throughout the holiday weekend. He says the fire department had to respond to a couple of fire calls, one that was at a home, and another at an apartment complex, that were not associated
with any fireworks.
In addition to the fire calls, the Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department assisted with the two-vehicle accident that happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 220th Street and Lynx Avenue. The fire department finished their weekend duties by working with a pyrotechnician during the Sky Show
fireworks display Sunday evening.
During the 4th of July weekend, Floyd Valley Healthcare reported
only a small “limited number ” of burn injuries as a result of fire crackers, sparklers, and fireworks.
Repairs Being Made To United Flight 232 Memorial
(Sioux City) — Sioux City officials says the damage to the memorial to the crash of United Flight 232 on the city’s riverfront was caused by nature, and not by vandalism. City Parks Director, Matt Salvatore says the issues began when the sidewalk there started failing.
Two stone pieces of the monument are on the ground, but Salvatore says that was intentional.
Salvatore says parks staff met with city utility department staff on Monday morning to try and resolve the issues.
Salvatore says repairs will be finished before the July 19th anniversary of the crash. It was that date in 1989 that United Airlines passenger flight 232 crashed at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City after suffering hydraulic failure. 112 people lost their lives in the crash, but 184 people on board were rescued that day.
Authorities Recover Missing Man’s Body From Mississippi River
(Fort Madison, IA) — Officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources used side-scanning sonar to find the body of a missing man last weekend. Witnesses told authorities 24-year-old Devyn Michael Broecker of Donnellson was being pulled behind a boat while riding on a flotation device Saturday on the Mississippi River. Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s
Office Dive Team were able to recover the body. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy. Authorities say no foul play is suspected.
Arizona Woman Found Buried In Evansdale Killed With Sledgehammer
(Evansdale, IA) — Investigators say an Arizona woman found buried with her stepfather in Evansdale had been killed with a sledgehammer. The bodies of 28-year-old Elissa Landry and 45-year-old David Batten were found last May buried in an S-U-V. They had been reported missing in April. Landry’s boyfriend, 24-year-old Mitchell Mincks was already in custody on a federal
probation warrant. Mincks’ father, 42-year-old Tommie Tucker, is accused of helping his son bury the bodies.
1 Dead, 3 Wounded In West Davenport Shooting
(Davenport, IA) — Davenport police say they were trying to break up a large crowd early Sunday morning for shooting off fireworks – when gunfire broke out. Officers say Delandres Thompson was killed and a man and two women were wounded. Their names haven’t been released, although they are
expected to recover. Police say more than 100 people were present when the shots were fired. No arrests have been announced yet.
2 People Survive Plane Crash Near Iron Range
(Fayal Township, MN) — Northeastern Minnesota authorities say it’s a miracle anybody survived the crash of a small plane near the Iron Range Sunday afternoon. The medical conditions of the 73-year-old man and 68-year-old woman who were on board haven’t been released. Rescue crews say the wreckage was still burning as they arrived shortly after 3:00 p-m near the Tower Municipal Airport. No names have been released. Though no flight plan was filed, the airport manager says the plane was bound for somewhere in Iowa.
