POLICE IN MONTEZUMA CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR XAVIOR HARRELSON. THE 11-YEAR BOY DISAPPEARED LAST THURSDAY. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE IOWA DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION MITCH MORTVEDT JOINED FOX’S “AMERICA REPORTS” TO DISCUSS THE SEARCH. HARRELSON WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A RED T-SHIRT, BLUE PAJAMA PANTS AND BLACK HIGH-TOP SHOES. THE POWESHIEK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS DESCRIBED HIM AS APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET, 8 INCHES TALL AND 100 POUNDS WITH BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES.
ETHANOL PLANTS IN FAIRBANK, SHELL ROCK, AND IOWA FALLS ARE CHANGING HANDS. SOUTH DAKOTA-BASED ETHANOL COMPANY POET HAS PURCHASED THOSE FACILITIES AND THREE OTHERS FROM FLINT HILLS RESOURCES. THE DEAL WAS ANNOUNCED TUESDAY. ETHANOL DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA ARE ALSO CHANGING HANDS UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT. POET IS INCREASING ITS HOLDINGS TO 33 BIOFUELS PRODUCTION PLANTS IN EIGHT STATES AND WILL HAVE A CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 3 BILLION GALLONS ANNUALLY.
THERE IS A NEW MEMBER OF THE WAVERLY CITY COUNCIL. ON TUESDAY, JULIE MEYERS WAS VOTED INTO THE SEAT REPRESENTING WARD TWO. MEYERS OPERATES AN INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY IN THE CITY. SHE WON THE THREE-WAY ELECTION WITH 164 OF 269 VOTES CAST. THAT’S NEARLY 61 PERCENT. MEYERS WILL SERVE ON THE COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS, REPLACING KRIS GLASER, WHO RESIGNED AND IS MOVING OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. WAVERLY’S NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MONDAY.
REPRESENTATIVES FOR A GRUNDY CENTER MURDER SUSPECT ARE AT AN IMPASSE WITH OFFICIALS AT THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY JAIL. MICHAEL LANG IS ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING STATE PATROL SERGEANT JIM SMITH DURING AN APRIL STANDOFF. LANG’S LAWYERS SAY THEY NEED UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THEIR CLIENT. BLACK HAWK COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS RESPONDED THAT LANG AND HIS ATTORNEYS HAVE ALTERNATIVES TO PLAN THEIR DEFENSE. HOWEVER JAIL POLICY REQUIRES A DEPUTY TO BE PRESENT IN SITUATIONS WHERE PRISONERS ARE NOT SECURED BEHIND A CLEAR BARRIER.
A LINN COUNTY PRISONER DISAPPEARED FROM A HOSPITAL VISIT. 42-YEAR-OLD MICHELL BRASHEAR WAS BEING HELD ON THEFT CHARGES. SHE ESCAPED FROM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ON MONDAY AFTER BEING TAKEN THERE FOR MEDICAL CARE. LINN COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE SEEKING INFORMATION ON BRASHEAR’S WHEREABOUTS.
A TWO-VEHICLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACCIDENT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF WATERLOO SENT ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. BLACK HAWK COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES REPORT THAT A PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING ON EAST DONALD STREET WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE TURNING. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER. INJURIES TO THE DRIVER WERE CHARACTERIZED AS MINOR, BUT HE WAS STILL TAKEN TO ALLEN HOSPITAL.
WHEN 11-YEAR-OLD XAVIOR HARRELSON WAS LAST SEEN THURSDAY, HE HAD ON A RED T-SHIRT AND BLUE PAJAMA PANTS. IOWA DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MITCH MORTVEDT WAS ON FOX’S “AMERICA REPORTS” PROGRAM TO TALK ABOUT THE WIDENING SEARCH FOR HARRELSON AROUND THE MONTEZUMA AREA . IN ADDITION TO LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS, THE FBI IS ALSO PROVIDING RESOURCES IN THE SEARCH FOR HARRELSON.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA EXPERTS ARE WORKING WITH SOUTHWEST IOWA CONGRESSWOMAN CINDY AXNE IN AN EFFORT TO USE FOOD MORE EFFICIENTLY. ON TUESDAY, AXNE INTRODUCED THE NATIONAL FOOD WASTE REDUCTION ACT. THE LEGISLATION WOULD DIRECT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE WITH SEVERAL REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE GOAL WOULD BE TO CREATE AND SHARE FOOD USE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY. IN A STATEMENT, AXNE SAID THE EFFORT WOULD PREVENT FOOD FROM “GOING FROM FARM TO LANDFILL.” AN ESTIMATED 80 BILLION POUNDS OF FOOD IS THROWN AWAY ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES.
RENTABLE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ARE EXPECTED ON WATERLOO STREETS IN JUST DAYS. TUESDAY, THE WATERLOO CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN FROM RENTAL COMPANY BIRD TO BRING SCOOTERS TO THE CITY. THE USAGE AREA WILL EXTEND FROM THE EDGE OF NATIONAL CATTLE CONGRESS GROUNDS TO NEAR CADILLAC LANES BOWLING ALLEY WITHIN SEVERAL BLOCKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CEDAR RIVER. THE SCOOTERS CAN BE RENTED THROUGH A MOBILE APP AND COULD BE ROLLING BY NEXT WEEK.
A LONGTIME LAWYER FOR THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DID NOT SUFFER WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION DUE TO HIS AGE OR ETHNICITY. A POLK COUNTY JURY FOUND THAT MICHAEL SAVALA DID NOT PROVE THAT HIS TREATMENT WAS UNFAIR. IN 2019, SAVALA FILED A LAWSUIT, CLAIMING HE WAS NOT GIVEN PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AS REQUIRED UNDER IOWA CODE, ALLEGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LOST WAGES AS A RESULT.
THE WATERLOO BUCKS SPLIT TWO GAMES DURING A SEASON-OPENING SERIES IN DULUTH. TONIGHT, THE BUCKS FACE THE ROCHESTER HONKERS ON THE ROAD. WATERLOO COMES HOME TOMORROW TO HOST ROCHESTER AT RIVERFRONT STADIUM.
