ANDREW, IA (IRN) – An 18-month-old girl from the eastern Iowa town of Andrew who fell into a pool has died according to KWWL-TV. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says Nxy Jones died Tuesday at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. She was unresponsive when pulled from the residential pool on Monday. An autopsy has been ordered.
CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A man was taken to the hospital after he allegedly jumped from a highway overpass in an apparent suicide attempt Tuesday night. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports a passerby found the man in the middle of the road under an overpass. His injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
WEVER, IA (IRN) – Hundreds of construction workers at Iowa’s largest building site, an Orascom fertilizer plant in Wever, were abruptly told to leave on Tuesday. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports a bomb threat was found Monday afternoon inscribed on a porta-potty. Authorities called in bomb sniffing dogs and used nearly 40 security workers to comb the grounds but the search found nothing.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Davenport Police, family members, and volunteers continue to search for a missing mentally challenged man who walked away from his group home Friday. WQAD-TV reports Jim Terhune, 56, suffers from a brain injury and is a diabetic, and is without his insulin. A family member says he was going to get some ice cream from an ice cream truck when he disappeared.
TIPTON (IRN) – One person is dead and another injured after an accident west of Tipton on Tuesday. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the vehicle was trying to pass another when the driver lost control, hit a guardrail, left the roadway, and rolled. The driver was ejected. Names have not been released.
WATERLOO (IRN) – Waterloo police are investigating a report of vandalism at a city church on Tuesday, according to KWWL-TV. Police responded to Westminster Presbyterian Church where someone had spray painted the church building and a vehicle. Among various graffiti were the phrases “Satan loves you,” and “Jesus died, let him rest.”
TAYLOR COUNTY (IRN) – A Missouri man was found guilty of illegal deer hunting in Taylor County. Michael Kahnert, 61, of Branson West was found guilty of six counts of fraudulently obtaining resident hunting, deer and turkey licenses, and taking deer out of season, among other charges. He was fined over $11,000. The DNR says non-residents hunting illegally is a growing problem.
DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture has released new data on the bird flu epidemic. A total of 77 different locations and more than 34 million birds were infected. The birds have been euthanized, and the remains removed. Once cleaned and disinfected, barns must remain empty for three weeks. According to WHO-TV, turkey farmers are particularly anxious to get the facilities repopulated in order to have turkeys to consumers by Thanksgiving.