August 19th, 2024

WEBSTER COUNTY –  A pair of fatal crashes were reported by the Iowa State Patrol on Sunday. The first occurred at 3:15 a.m. in Webster County and involved two vehicles. A GMC Acadia operated y 30-year-old Sasha Brown crossed the centerline on a county highway and collided with a semi. Brown died from her injuries. In Winnebago County, a Minnesota man was ejected in a single vehicle rollover near Scarville. Sixty-three year old Mark Claassen died on scene. The Iowa DOT reported that as of Friday, 175 people were killed on Iowa’s roadways so far this year, about eight-percent lower than the five-year average.

ANKENY – An Arizona teenager declared missing on August 6th has been found in Iowa. WHO-13 reports 17-year-old Liliana Munguía was found in Ankeny on Saturday. The FBI reports the teenager traveled to meet 20-year-old Malachi Reed after communicating online. Reed has been placed into federal custody on undisclosed criminal charges.

DES MOINES – The 2024 Iowa State Fair is on track to be at least the second-most attended ever, and should have a great chance break the all-time record once Sunday’s count is recorded. KCCI-TV reports just over 126,000 attendees came through the gates this past Saturday, bringing the ten-day total to 1.082 million. The all-time record was 1.17 million attendees, set in 2019. The 2024 Iowa State Fair wrapped up on Sunday.

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