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Plane crash kills couple from El Dorado Springs

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MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) – Two people from Missouri died when a small plane crashed into a cornfield in eastern Iowa’s Muscatine County, authorities said.

The single-engine Piper went down Wednesday afternoon about 4 miles north of Muscatine, Sheriff Quinn Riess said.

Daniel Slack, 68, and Sharon Slack, 69, of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, died in the crash. Daniel Slack was superintendent of schools in Deerfield, Kansas, from 2015 until he retired last year, KSNW-TV reported.

A preliminary investigation determined the plane took off from Ford Airport near Iron Mountain, Michigan, to fly back to Missouri, Riess said.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the cause of the crash.

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El Dorado Correctional Facility investigates the death of an inmate

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EL DORADO, Kan. – Authorities at El Dorado Correctional Facility investigate the death of an inmate. They say Juan Soto-Rodriguez died Sunday February 27, 2021.

An autopsy will determine the cause of death. Investigators say a preliminary assessment indicated it was not COVID-19 related.

Rodriguez was serving a 95 month sentence for intent to distribute. He had been imprisoned with the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) since 2018.

His death is under investigation by KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.