SAC COUNTY – New details have been released about a Sac County man missing for nearly three weeks. KCCI-TV reports the county sheriff’s office has discussed more details about the disappearance of 53 year old David Schultz on November 21st. Investigators say Schultz left his home at 7 p.m. the night before his semi was found, and four hours later, Schultz was seen at a truck stop near Fort Dodge, and its believed that it stopped where it was found early that morning. OTTUMWA – One man has died after he was ejected from his vehicle near Ottumwa. The Iowa State Patrol reports Tristan Zimmerman was traveling westbound on Highway 34 before drifting onto the shoulder and rolling the vehicle. Timmerman was in the car with Shalya Zimmerman and two children, all of whom were injured. Tristan was not wearing a seat belt and died on scene. OMAHA – An Iowa man has been arrested in connection to the death of a priest in Nebraska. The Associated Press reports Reverend Stephen Gutgsell was assaulted in Fort Calhoun and taken to an Omaha hospital, where he died from his injuries. Kierre Williams of Sioux City was charged with homicide and other related charges after police received a 911 call that he had broken into the church.

JOHNSON COUNTY – An Arizona man has died in a single semi crash on Interstate 80 west of Iowa City. The Iowa State Patrol reports the large vehicle operated by 55 year old Eric Smith left the westbound lanes at 4:30 Friday morning and crashed into a tree. The semi then caught fire. DES MOINES – Authorities have identified a woman found dead near the Des Moines International Airport. WHO-13 reports that city employees were working in a wooded area Thursday near the airport when they found the body of 55-year-old Belinda Anne Morris. An investigation is ongoing. IOWA CITY – A long time punter for the Iowa Hawkeyes earned the highest honor possible for his position on the football field. The Des Moines Register reports Tory Taylor won the 2023 Ray Guy Award, given to the best punter in all of college football each year. Taylor has been renowned on and off the field, as his Name Image Likeness work with Raygun shirts raises funds to prevent miscarriages in Iowa through the Count the Kicks Foundation.

SAC COUNTY – It’s been more than two weeks since a truck driver disappeared while hauling piglets. The Des Moines Register reports its now been 17 days since David Schultz went missing near Sac City on Highway 71. Authorities continue to partner with private groups to search for the man who left his cell phone and wallet behind in his semi found on the highway in late November. IOWA – Several Iowa cities broke records for heat on Thursday. The National Weather Service reports Waterloo, Ottumwa, Mason City, and Lamoni all have new record high temperatures for December 7th. Unseasonably warm weather continues today, until a mix of precipitation impacts the state into Saturday morning. AMES – The CyHawk basketball series ends in a split this week, after a dominating performance by the home team Thursday. Iowa State’s men knocked off Iowa 90-65, the largest victory in the Cyclones over the Hawkeyes in the rivarly’s history. The win was the 600th for ISU at Hilton Coliseum. This came a day after the Iowa women pulled away late to knock off a young Cyclones team 67-58 Wednesday. National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark scored her 3000th career point on her in-state rival’s floor.

FORT DODGE – No charges will be filed following a dog attack in Fort Dodge in November. WHO-13 reports a woman was attacked by three dogs on the 24th of last month. A responding police officer attempted to scare the canines to stop the attack, but they kept going, and they were all eventually shot. The Fort Dodge Police Department says no criminal activity was found following an investigation. CEDAR RAPIDS – Police have identified a person who died in a Cedar Rapids fire on Tuesday. KCRG-TV reports Wasfia Elshennaway died from injuries suffered in the blaze on Tuesday. The 71-year-old was among several other residents rescued from the second and third floors of the apartment. The man died from smoke and fire related injuries at a nearby hospital. DES MOINES – The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports several record highs are possible today. While Des Moines is unlikely to see a new record, Waterloo, Mason City, and Ottumwa will have the potential, with forecasted temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. IOWA – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mills County. The affected site is a backyard mixed species flock. This is the 12th Iowa county to report the illness since October. Commercial and backyard flock owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds.

IOWA – A Des Moines Register report shows nursing homes have low COVID-19 booster rates. According to a CDC release, eight percent of staff in retirement communities has received updated booster this year in relation to the virus that caused hundreds of elderly deaths over the past few years. The report also shows 45 percent of residents are vaccinated in Iowa — well above the national average, but below previous rounds of the Coronavirus vaccine. EVANSDALE – It’s been eleven year since hunters found the bodies of two missing girls, and their cases remain unsolved. KCCI-TV reports on December 5th, 2012, Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were found dead after they went missing in July of that year. Investigators found their bikes just hours after they went missing, but the cousins could not be located. The girls were found dead about 25 miles from where they were last spotted in Bremer County. The killer has yet to be found. MARSHALL COUNTY – An Albion woman faces charges related to the death of a man in May. WHO-13 reports 86-year-old Clarence Borton was killed when a vehicle driven by Morgan Weigelt rear-ended his tractor. Weigelt was charged with homicide by vehicle, failure to stop, and use of a communication device while driving in Marshall County.