Sunday, January 5, 2020

DALLAS COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Slick conditions are being blamed for a crash that killed a woman in Dallas County on Saturday. It happened on Interstate 80 between Earlham and De Soto shortly after midnight. The Iowa State Patrol says 26-year-old Stephanie Galicia lost control of her car and struck the left guardrail. Her passenger, 51 year-old Carmen Benitez, got out of the vehicle and was hit by an SUV. Benitez died at the scene. Galicia was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – People in Iowa City rallied Saturday afternoon against President Trump’s order to kill Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian General. KCRG-TV reports dozens holding signs asking for peace gathered in Ped Mall. One veteran said he worries the President’s actions could lead the US into war. Others supported the president’s actions. Similar rallies were held in large cities across the US.

LECLAIRE, IA (IRN) – Officials in eastern Iowa say train traffic has resumed in downtown LeClaire a day after a derailment sent more than a dozen freight cars and tankers off the tracks just yards from the Mississippi River. The LeClaire Fire Department said Saturday that all derailed cars had been moved away from the main track and would be hauled away by tractor-trailers throughout the day.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – On Saturday morning, the Des Moines dispatch center received 26 fire calls in less than 30 minutes, all of which turned out to be false alarms. KCCI-TV reports the 26 calls were the result of a water power surge resulting in flow alarms going off at different businesses.