Monday, October 28, 2019

ATTICA, IA (IRN) -The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the woman killed in an accident south of Attica Saturday. KNIA/KRLS radio reports 56-year-old Pamela Kreimeyer was pronounced deceased. The investigation determined that a gender reveal announcement resulted in the explosion which caused a flying piece of debris to strike the victim. Family members inadvertently created a pipe bomb that killed Kerimeyer.

FLOYD COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 9-year-old is dead after a car accident in Floyd County, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Saturday evening, a car was traveling northbound near Rudd and did not stop at a stop sign. The vehicle struck a second vehicle. Four people were injured in the crash, and 9-year-old Royce Fisher died.

AMES, Iowa — A man was hurt after falling at Jack Trice Stadium during the Iowa State football game on Saturday. WHO-TV reports it’s unknown how far the man fell or how badly he was injured.

CHEROKEE, IA (IRN) – An idle Iowa meat-processing plant that closed earlier this year after only a few months of operation has been sold. The Sioux City Journal reports that Lopez Foods paid $5.8 million for the plant in Cherokee, Iowa, and the company plans to restart operations there by early next year. Previously, the plant was operated by Tyson Foods, but it sat idle from 2014 until 2019. Lopez Foods plans to hire between 35 and 50 people at the plant.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A driving lesson at a West Des Moines apartment complex ended with a car stuck in a pond. A woman was teaching her boyfriend to drive when he accidently put the car into reverse and drove off the parking lot and into the pond. No one was injured.