November 17th, 2025

PLYMOUTH COUNTY – Several high school girls basketball players were injured in a crash in Plymouth County over the weekend. WHO-13 reports members of the Remsen St. Mary’s basketball team were riding a bus near Hinton on Saturday, which crashed, and at one point, became fully-engulfed. Hinton Fire and EMS declared the seen a mass casualty scene due to the number of injuries. No fatalities have been reported, and additional details are expected to be released.

DES MOINES – Several state leaders shared condolences following the death of a well-known developer and philanthropist. KCCI-TV reports William C. “Bill” Knapp died Saturday morning at the age of 99. Knapp is the namesake of the home arena of Drake University, which he donated $3 million toward the creation of. Knapp was also a big supporter of honor flights for veterans. Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted those efforts in a statement this weekend.

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY – A county attorney has filed to remove a county supervisor from his seat. KETV reports that Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber has accused Scott Belt of going to a bar and drinking before attending a Board of Supervisors meeting. Belt was apparently slurring words and became combative with others at the November 5th meeting. Wilber alleges that Belt has been intoxicated in an official capacity at least seven times in the last year.

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