June 14, 2016
By Grayson Schmidt
A day after being detained for possessing (click here) nearly two-dozen pipe bombs at a home west of Madrid, the two suspects have been formally charged and are being held at Boone County Jail on $20,000 bond.
Tjaden Mallory, 41, and Leanna Haidsiak, 39, were each charged Tuesday with unauthorized possession of offensive weapons.
Authorities went to the house on QW Lane west of Madrid about 1 p.m. Monday with a warrant to search the home. Once inside, they found the pipe bombs, some of which were active, Boone County Sheriff Gregg Elsberry said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Elsberry said authorities had deactivated at least 10 of the pipe bombs in the roughly 12 hours authorities were at the scene.
Elsberry said investigators are continuing to search for answers as to why the pair had the pipe bombs, and why they had so many.
The house is located on a dead-end road, and three other houses in the area were evacuated and the road closed, but Elsberry said everyone was allowed to return to their homes late Monday evening....
June 14, 2016
By Sarina Rheinhart
The city will begin efforts today (click here) to control mosquito populations in city parks by targeting both adult and larvae to prevent the possible spread of diseases carried by the insect.
“The city of Ames has had a mosquito control program for over forty years,” said Joshua Thompson, parks and facilities superintendent. “It is important to control mosquito populations as they are a carrier of several diseases, including the West Nile Virus.”
The city has already started using larvicide, an insecticide to neutralize larvae, in standing water such as storm drains, catch basins, settling basins and other low lying areas. Thompson said they target the mosquito larvae in such a way that does not affect other animals such as fish, waterfowl and mammals.
Fogging will begin today, targeting adult mosquitoes. It is distributed through a sprayer mounted in the rear of a truck. These efforts will continue through September....
By Grayson Schmidt
A day after being detained for possessing (click here) nearly two-dozen pipe bombs at a home west of Madrid, the two suspects have been formally charged and are being held at Boone County Jail on $20,000 bond.
Tjaden Mallory, 41, and Leanna Haidsiak, 39, were each charged Tuesday with unauthorized possession of offensive weapons.
Authorities went to the house on QW Lane west of Madrid about 1 p.m. Monday with a warrant to search the home. Once inside, they found the pipe bombs, some of which were active, Boone County Sheriff Gregg Elsberry said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Elsberry said authorities had deactivated at least 10 of the pipe bombs in the roughly 12 hours authorities were at the scene.
Elsberry said investigators are continuing to search for answers as to why the pair had the pipe bombs, and why they had so many.
The house is located on a dead-end road, and three other houses in the area were evacuated and the road closed, but Elsberry said everyone was allowed to return to their homes late Monday evening....
June 14, 2016
By Sarina Rheinhart
The city will begin efforts today (click here) to control mosquito populations in city parks by targeting both adult and larvae to prevent the possible spread of diseases carried by the insect.
“The city of Ames has had a mosquito control program for over forty years,” said Joshua Thompson, parks and facilities superintendent. “It is important to control mosquito populations as they are a carrier of several diseases, including the West Nile Virus.”
The city has already started using larvicide, an insecticide to neutralize larvae, in standing water such as storm drains, catch basins, settling basins and other low lying areas. Thompson said they target the mosquito larvae in such a way that does not affect other animals such as fish, waterfowl and mammals.
Fogging will begin today, targeting adult mosquitoes. It is distributed through a sprayer mounted in the rear of a truck. These efforts will continue through September....
