WHEATLAND – A juvenile died in a rollover UTV accident near Wheatlead. The Iowa State Patrol reports an 11 and 10 year old were riding a UTV when they lost control and it flipped Tuesday evening. The older of the two, a passenger, died on scene.

WAPELLO COUNTY – The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office found a dead man inside of a submerged vehicle earlier this week. Several attempts were made on Tuesday to get the body removed after a vehicle was found by a fisher on Monday. The unidentified person has been transferred to the State Medical Examiner.

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and a delegation of farmers and other agricultural industry leaders returned this week from a trade mission to Mexico that was held February 18 through 24. The mission, coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority, was focused on increasing exports of manufactured products and agricultural goods. Iowa companies exported $4.2 billion in goods to Mexico in 2023, a new record.