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Monday Afternoon News, June 13th

Semi Truck Hauling Cattle Overturns Near Hinton

(Hinton) — A bee is responsible for a semi truck and trailer hauling market cattle
to overturn on Highway 75. The accident happened Monday morning at about 11:25
a.m. about a mile north of Hinton on the southbound lanes. Highway 75 southbound
traffic is being detoured at Merrill on county road C-44 heading west, and then
south on K-22 and back into Hinton on C-60, before it is allowed back on Highway
75. The truck driver told athorities that a bee had flown into his cab and he was
attempting to kill the bee, when he lost control of his rig. The semi truck and
trailer slid off the highway causing it to overturn. The truck driver has not been
identified, but authorities indicate he is from Osage, Iowa. The driver did not
suffer any injuries as a result of the accident. The trailer was hauling 32 head of
cattle, of which four head of cattle either died as a result of the accident, or
were put down due to injuries sustained from the accident. Two head of cattle
escaped and were last seen running loose. Local farmers gathered to offer
assistance with the round-up of cattle. Corral gates and livestock trailers were
brought to the accident scene to direct the cattle from the overturned trailer to
the awaiting livestock trailers. It is not known where the driver’s destination
was with the cattle. At the scene were the Hinton Fire Department and Hinton
Ambulance, Iowa Department of Transportation, Hinton Police Department, and the
Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office.

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Special Response Team Stands Ready When Called Upon

(Le Mars) — Saturday evening’s fatal stabbing incident called upon the services of
the Le Mars Police-Plymouth County-and Sioux County Special Response Team or SRT.
The Special Response Team is a tactical unit that is used on special occasions to
prevent a suspect from possibly injuring others. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputy
Sergarent Rick Singer says the Special Response Team trains and simulates different
scenarios at least once a month. Singer talks about why the three entities have
formed the Special Response Team.

Singer explains the different scenarios which would require the services of the
Special Response Team.

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The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputy says the S-R-T team is called upon whenever
the case officer believes the situation calls for their involvement.

Singer says there are 13 members representing the Special Response Team.

Singer says it is a rare occasion when the S-R-T unit is called upon for a tense
situation. Prior to Saturday’s stabbing incident, the last time the tactical team
was in action was to assist Cherokee law enforcement officials.

The S-R-T officer says the adrenaline begins to flow when the SRT team is requested
to go into action.

The equipment that the S-R-T uses could be compared to equipment the military may
use for battle.

Singer says the SRT also uses a small robotic camera.

The Plymouth County Sheriff Deputy and SRT officer says it was in 1998 when the
units were first brought together.

 

Branstad Asks Regents To Give More Study To Proposed Tuition Hike

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says he wants the board that governs
Iowa’s three public universities to consider a compromise pitched by student
leaders that would lower some proposed tuition increases.
Branstad told reporters Monday that student leaders at the University of Iowa
offered a “reasonable compromise” to what has been discussed by the Iowa Board of
Regents.
The board is considering a $300 increase for resident undergraduate students
at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern
Iowa after receiving less-than-requested funding from the Iowa Legislature.
University of Iowa students recently proposed reducing the increases to $200 for
all students on that campus.
Branstad has said the board’s proposed tuition increases would be burdensome
on students. The regents are scheduled to vote in July on any increases.

 

Two Denison Residents Killed In Auto Accident

DENISON, Iowa (AP) – Two Denison residents have been killed in the collisions of
three vehicles near Denison in western Iowa.
The crashes were reported around noon Sunday on Iowa Highway 39. The Iowa
State Patrol says a northbound car crashed into a southbound pickup, and then both
of those vehicles struck another northbound vehicle.
Killed were 22-year-old Robbie McMullen and 19-year-old Emiliano Ramos. Three
other people injured in the crashes were taken to Crawford County Memorial Hospital
in Denison.

 

Amusement Park Employee Dies While Working On Ride

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) – An employee at a theme park in Altoona has died after being
injured while working a ride.
Mercy Medical Centers spokesman Gregg Lagan says Steve Booher died Saturday
night due to injuries sustained at Adventureland on Tuesday.
Adventureland officials have previously said that Booher slipped and fell
while assisting with the Raging River ride. Adventureland spokeswoman Molly Vincent
said staff responded immediately and contacted paramedics.
Booher was transported to a hospital, where he was placed on life support.
The ride, which is still operating, takes participants in a large raft down a
splash-filled waterway.