Authorities Investigate Weekend Accidents
(Hinton) — Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle accident that happened Saturday morning at about 10:11 a.m. at the intersection of County road C-70 and K-49. A white passenger car heading southbound on K-49 stopped at the stop sign, but failed to yield to oncoming traffic. While attempting to cross the intersection, the passenger car was struck by an eastbound pick-up truck. All four of the passengers of the white passenger car were transported to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Two of the occupants are listed in serious condition. The driver of the pick-up truck, along with a juvenile passenger were uninjured. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Kingsley Police Department, Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office, Siouxland Paramedics, Kingsley Fire Department, Kingsley Ambulance, Hinton Fire Department, Hinton Ambulance, and Mercy Air Care.
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident that
happened early Saturday morning at about 1:15 a.m. The accident involved two
vehicles that collided near Madison Avenue, or old Highway 60. The collision happened between a van and a passenger car. Early reports indicate multiple injuries had occured. No other details have been released at this time. The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department along with the Le Mars Ambulance and the Remsen Ambulance responded to the scene.
(Sioux City) — Congressman Steve King and his Republican Primary challenger Rick
Bertrand (BER-trund) met Friday night in their only face-to-face forum of the
campaign. Bertrand, a 46-year-old state senator from Sioux City, presented himself
as a “fresh face” and “new blood” who were serve no more than 10 years in congress.
King stressed the value of his “institional knowledge” after serving 14 years in
the House.
Bertrand says before the Iowa Caucuses, King missed a “golden opportunity” to
publicly pressure Ted Cruz to embrace the federal ethanol production mandate. King
said he has a “long record in support of renewable fuels,” but King says it would
have been “ridiculous” to stand on the same stage with Cruz and criticize him.
Bertrand suggested King had abandoned the R-F-S in favor of a “non-Iowa agenda.”
Bertrand used his closing statement to mention a tweet King sent on Caucus night
that relayed a C-N-N story about one of Cruz’s rivals.
Last night’s hour-long forum was co-sponsored by K-S-C-J Radio, K-T-I-V Television
and The Sioux City Journal.
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(Sioux City) — THE CITY CLERK OF LAWTON, IOWA IS IN JAIL IN DAKOTA COUNTY,
NEBRASKA FACING A SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE.
60 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS FURLICH IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH USE OF AN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.
AUTHORITIES ALLEGE THAT FURLICH EXCHANGED TEXTS WITH AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER
REGARDING HAVING SEX WITH AN UNDERAGE MALE.
OFFICERS ARRESTED FURLICH WHEN HE ARRIVED FOR THE ALLEGED MEETING AT CRYSTAL COVE
PARK THURSDAY NIGHT.
HE’S IN CUSTODY IN THE DAKOTA COUNTY JAIL ON $250-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.
HIS ARRAIGNMENT IS SET FOR 10AM NEXT TUESDAY IN DAKOTA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
SPENCER, Iowa (AP) – A company that makes hydraulic pumps and motors says it will
lay off 70 workers in Spencer over the next year.
The Eaton Corporation says 23 employees will be laid off within the next couple of
months and the remainder will be let go within the next year. The employees were
notified Thursday. Eaton’s Spencer facility currently employs about 180 people who
make pumps and motors for mobile and industrial use.
Officials say the cuts are a result of a full year of declining markets in 2015
for the company and the industry in general. They see the trend continuing this
year.
The Dublin, Ireland-based company has about 97,000 employees worldwide and sells
products in over 175 countries.
(Le Mars) — Now that school has been dismissed for the summer, the Iowa Highway
Patrol, and other local law enforcement agencies want motorists to remember that
several bicycles will be sharing the road. Trooper Vince Kurtz of the Iowa Highway
Patrol says bicycle safety goes both for the motorist, as well as for the
bicyclist.
Kurtz suggests parents visit with thier children to remind them to ride their bikes
safely.
Kurtz says unfortunately, bicycle and vehicle accidents become an all too familiar
occurance during the summer months. Kurtz says it is not just young children
riding their bikes in town, but motorists should also be aware of possible
accidents with bicycles on the county and state roads.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A Davenport woman is now facing an attempted murder charge
after authorities said she tried to flush her newborn down a toilet last month and
left it for dead in a trash can.
University of Iowa police said 22-year-old Ashley Hautzenrader gave birth to
the child May 8 in a bathroom at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Police say Hautzenrader tried to flush the baby then put it in a pillowcase
and left it in a trash can. A hospital employee found the newborn alive.
The new charge is in addition to a child endangerment charge.
Hautzenrader admitted that she left the child in the trash because she thought
it had died. The baby’s condition is unknown.
Her attorney didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
