Ryan Juntti

2 weeks ago | kimt.com | Ryan Juntti

UPDATE: Residents from the evacuation area are being allowed to return to their homes, according to Floyd County Emergency Management. First responders say the Avenue of Saints is being reopened. According to the county, fire crews will likely be back on scene later Monday to knock down the remaining fire. CHARLES CITY, Iowa – Residents had to evacuate after a Sunday night fire at an industrial site in Floyd County.

2 weeks ago | kwwl.com | Ryan Juntti

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - Residents had to evacuate after a Sunday night fire at an industrial site in Floyd County. The Charles City Fire Department (CCFD) says it responded to a 911 call around 8:40 pm about heavy smoke coming from a building in the 2300 block of Old Highway Road. CCRD says crews arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from a building owned by Hawkeye Mold and Design Company.

2 weeks ago | kimt.com | Ryan Juntti

CHARLES CITY, Iowa -- An evacuation order is in place as a fire is burning at Hawkeye Preferred Tooling Group, an official source tells KIMT News 3. The official says the call came in around 8:40 Sunday night. The evacuation order is for a 1/2 mile downwind from where the fire is happening. Highway 218 is also shut down from South Grand to Nashua. This is a developing story. We will update as we receive more information.

1 month ago | kimt.com | Ryan Juntti

Chickasaw County EMS is mourning the loss of one of its own. In a Facebook post on Sunday morning, the agency said EMT Brock Schmidt passed away. He spent over over 17 years as a firefighter and EMT in multiple departments. "He made a positive impact on countless lives, and we are all better people for having known him," the post said. His cause of death was not released. A meal train is being set up to help the family. For more information, click here.

1 month ago | kimt.com | Ryan Juntti

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The former Minnesota State Patrol trooper charged in a crash that killed an Owatonna teen is pushing to have nearly all of the charges against him dismissed. Shane Roper is charged with several felonies, including second-degree manslaughter for his role in the crash that killed 18-year-old Olivia Flores on May 18 outside the Apache Mall in Rochester. A criminal complaint says Roper had a pattern of speeding without activating his emergency lights.