KEYSTONE, Iowa (KCRG) – Pit bull owners in Keystone were given just days over the holiday weekend to remove their dogs or risk fines and having their pets taken. A handful of families received written notices on Friday from the City of Keystone that their pet dog violated the city’s ban on pit bulls and similar breeds. The notice gives families three days, going into the Labor Day weekend, to remove the dog or “the City of Keystone will take such steps necessary to remove said animal.” Owners have two days to appeal to the Keystone city council. However, Keystone city offices are closed for a three-day weekend because of the Labor Day holiday and it’s not clear if the time allotted in the notice includes weekends and holidays. KCRG was unable to reach anyone at Keystone city hall because of the holiday.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A bird strike caused a passenger jet to have to abort a landing and declare an emergency landing Sunday night at the Dubuque Regional Airport. Airport officials told TV9 the American Airlines flight from Chicago O’Hare into Dubuque struck a bird as it was approaching to land around 9:25 pm Sunday night. That forced the pilots to pull back up and circle back to try to land again. The airport declared an emergency landing as a precaution because of the bird strike, putting emergency vehicles on standby. Pilots were able to land the plane safely a few minutes later. Bird strikes are fairly common for aircraft. The incident comes in the final days of American Airlines’ service in Dubuque. The airline’s final flights in and out of Dubuque are Wednesday. The airline operates two flights daily between Chicago O’Hare and Dubuque but announced in June it would end the service, citing a pilot shortage.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A teenager was taken to the hospital but is expected to be ok after rolling her SUV on a county road Sunday night. It happened around 9:34 p.m. Sunday night at E Urbana Road and Blue Creek Road. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says 17-year-old Dezstanee Brown had been traveling east on E Urbana Road close to Blue Creek Road when she lost control of her vehicle and went into the south ditch, where the vehicle rolled before coming to a rest on its top. Center Point Ambulance transported Brown to a local hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. Brown has been cited for Failure to Maintain Control.
FAYETTE CO., Iowa (KCRG) – The USDA has made changes to allow farmers to plant and harvest two crops on the same piece of land. Essentially, allowing for 2-cash crops. “I’ll plant a rye in the fall, and soybeans in the spring,” said Fayette County Farmer, Loran Steinlage. “Before, it was illegal to insure the soybeans.” Having a second crop is usually looked at for its soil and water quality protection, but the USDA made the changes to prevent a potential food shortage as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine. According to the USDA, Ukraine was projected to produce 63.7 million tons of grain before the invasion.
