March 29, 2024

Emergency alert reached some wrong phones

DES MOINES — Authorities say an emergency alert mistakenly was sent to some wireless phones in eastern Iowa and Polk County. The message sent around 7:30 p.m. Monday read, “Civil Emergency in this area until 8:45 p.m. EDT” and “Take Shelter Now Polk-County.” But there was no emergency. A news release from Johnson County Emergency Management says the message was supposed to be a follow-up on a missing person from Johnson County.