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Middle east. Thats what a group of local National Guard soldiers is preparing for. Its their first major deployment in almost six years. Wdbj7s tim saunders is live at the National Guard armory in campbell county. Handling weapons is a big departure from the civilian life Douglas Harris lives in lynchburg. In that world he manages insurance policies, but hes putting his career on hold to serve his country. Spc. Douglas harris virginia National Guard im actually excited. I have a great group of l...

James Bartels, 50, faces five years in prison if he is convicted on federal arson charges. He admitted lighting at least 26 fires in the Wayne National Forest, saying it was to give firefighters a job.

James Bartels, 50, of Patriot, Ohio, was taken into custody Tuesday and appeared in federal court in Columbus.

Iowa family mourns loss of two loved ones in two separate crashes in same day Share Updated: 5:37 PM CST Dec 18, 2020 Chris Gothner Share Updated: 5:37 PM CST Dec 18, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CYCLONES. A CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY IS MOURNING THE DEATHS OF 2 FAMILY MEMBERS TONIGHT WHO DI YESTERDAY IN 2 SEPARATE CRASHES. KCCI’S CHRIS GOTHNER IS LIVE AT EAST 33RD AND EUCLID IN DES MOINES WHERE ONE OF THE CRASHES OCCURRED. CHRIS: THIS CRASH HAPPENED...

By Sue Danielson Dec 18, 2020 (Polk County, IA) -- An Altoona man was killed in an I-80, chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 46-year-old James Bartels, who was driving a Hyundai Accent, failed to slow down when he drove into congested traffic on the interstate. The Patrol says Bartels hit a Ford SUV driven by Roger Lear of Waterloo. Lears SUV then hit a Chevy Pick-up driven by David Hobbs of Ankeny. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. near Altoona. Th...

By Sue Danielson Dec 18, 2020 (Polk County, IA) -- An Altoona man was killed in an I-80, chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 46-year-old James Bartels, who was driving a Hyundai Accent, failed to slow down when he drove into congested traffic on the interstate. The Patrol says Bartels hit a Ford SUV driven by Roger Lear of Waterloo. Lears SUV then hit a Chevy Pick-up driven by David Hobbs of Ankeny. The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. near Altoona. Th...

Waterloo Man Involved In Deadly Polk County Crash The three-vehicle crash happened Thursday just before 5 PM on eastbound Interstate 80. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 65-year-old Roger Lear was driving a vehicle that slowed for traffic congestion. Lears vehicle was rear-ended by a car that pushed his vehicle into the back of a pick-up truck, driven by 39-year-old David Hobbs of Ankeny. Authorities identified the driver of the car as 46-year-old James Bartels of Altoona, who died in the ac...

Altoona man killed in chain-reaction crash on I-80, ISP reports Share Updated: 12:10 PM CST Dec 18, 2020 Altoona man killed in chain-reaction crash on I-80, ISP reports Share Updated: 12:10 PM CST Dec 18, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND HIS SECOND OWI. THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED IN THIS CRASH HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. AN ALTOONA MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 80. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTE T...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Three accidents Thursday leave four people dead Four people were killed in three separate accidents on Iowa’s roads Thursday. The state patrol says a semi ran a stop sign in Hancock County at midday, hitting a car and a pickup, killing two people in the car from Britt, Bruce and Debra Kamp, and injuring two others. About 5 p.m. on Interstate 80 in Polk County, troopers say a car collided with two other vehicles that were slowing down for congestion, killing 46-ye...