IOWA FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa State Patrol says a driver falling asleep at the wheel is to blame for a crash in central Iowa Wednesday morning. In a crash report, Iowa State Patrol said the crash happened at Mallard Avenue and 30th Street, north of Iowa Falls, at about 6:30 a.m. Troopers said Cylee Sailer, 20, of Eldora, fell asleep at the wheel, drifting into oncoming traffic and striking another vehicle. Troopers said Sailer’s vehicle hit the flatbed of a pickup truck and the trailer it was pulling. Emergency crews took Sailer to the hospital, but officials did not report the extent of Sailer’s injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the crash.
CLINTON, Iowa (KCRG) – Officials are warning that an image has made its way on social media falsely claiming that a woman impersonated a nurse to abduct a newborn from a local hospital. The image has reportedly circulated in dozens of for-sale groups on Facebook across the country including some in Iowa. Users are encouraged to report the post as false information.
PRAIRIEBURG, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa DNR is advising a bottle water advisory for the city after high nitrites were found in the water supply. Samples to test for bacteria and nitrites will be processed tomorrow and again on Friday to insure the safety of the drinking water.
VINTON, Iowa (KCRG) – Another resignation at the Vinton Library has forced it to be shut down for the week. ”We as a board made a decision out of just concern for safety and liability and just that we were doing the right thing in terms of keeping a public building open to make the determination for this week that the library would be closed,” said Jimmy Kelly, Chair of the Library Board. Vinton’s library will stay closed for the week after its interim library director, the library’s only full time employee, resigned. He is the third leader to leave in two years. The previous directors left after complaints from the community about the library’s display of books on various topics.
