SOLON – An adult was found dead and a child was missing following an incident at Lake MacBride State Park on Tuesday afternoon. KCRG-TV reports the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call just after noon, and recovered the body of an adult following a brief search. The Iowa City Community School District released that the incident happened during a Borlaug Elementary 5th grade “School of the Wild” trip. Several emergency responders were working near the spillway of the lake on Tuesday.
BOONE COUNTY – The bird flu was found in a flock of birds in Boone County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced on Tuesday that the highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a multi-species group of birds. WHO-13 reports this is the seventh confirmed case of the disease in 2026.
IOWA – Through the Safe Haven Law, a baby girl, born September 8 is now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be placed with a foster family until permanent placement is determined. This brings the overall total to 82 infants since the law went into effect more than two decades ago. Iowa’s Safe Haven Act is an option for parents in crisis who determine they cannot care for an infant up to 90 days old. Designated safe havens are locations like hospitals and police and fire stations.
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