INTERSTATE 29 CLOSED NORTH OF VERMILLION FROM SEMI ROLLOVER
NORTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 29 NORTH OF VERMILLION ARE CLOSED WEDNESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF A SEMI ROLLOVER.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE SEMI, PULLING AN EXTRA TRAILER, SLID AND ROLLED OVER ON THE SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY AROUND 8AM AROUND FIVE MILES NORTH OF VERMILLION.
WRECKERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND THAT SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE REMAINED CLOSED THROUGH 11:30 A.M.
ICY ROAD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BECAUSE OF THE LATEST WINTER STORM.
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AUTHORITIES SAY MAN FATALLY INJURED AT NORTHWEST IOWA FARM
ROCK VALLEY, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a man was fatally injured when he was run over by a piece of equipment at a farm in northwest Iowa.
The accident occurred Monday afternoon at the farm 4 miles (7 kilometers) west of Rock Valley. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says the man was run over while walking behind a payloader as it was backing up. He was taken to a local hospital and then flown to a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Sheriff’s Office identified him as 52-year-old Bradley Peetsch, who lived in Baxter, Minnesota. The payloader driver was identified as 17-year-old Joey Van Ginkel, of Rock Valley.
A payloader is a heavy vehicle with a large blade or broad scoop mounted on its front.
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NORTHEAST IOWA MAN ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING STEPFATHER
WAUKON, Iowa (AP) – A northeast Iowa man has been accused of shooting to death his stepfather.
Court records show 32-year-old John Quanrude is charged with second-degree murder. The records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. Quanrude’s next court hearing is scheduled for April 25.
Police say Quanrude had called for help at his mobile home in Waukon around 3:20 p.m. Monday, saying there’d been an accidental shooting. Officers found 60-year-old Dean Russell lying face down on the home’s floor. Police say Russell was pronounced dead at a hospital.
A court document says Quanrude later told officers he’d fired a warning shot with a shotgun and then shot Russell in the chest. The document also says the two men were roommates.
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IOWA HOUSE ADVANCES BUDGET BILLS AS SESSION HITS 100TH DAY
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa House Republicans got the ball rolling this week on the budget process as lawmakers hit an unofficial target for adjournment.
A key House budget committee approved several spending bills on Tuesday, the 100th day of the session and the last day lawmakers receive daily reimbursements. Lawmakers will continue into overtime this session as procedural votes and additional bill introductions are expected to take at least several more days.
The timeline could be further extended, since legislative leaders don’t agree on how much to spend for the budget year that begins on July 1. House Republicans released spending targets totaling roughly $7.49 billion.
Rep. Pat Grassley, a New Hartford Republican and chair of the House budget committee, says the focus has been on containing spending while funding priorities.
