(Mason City, IA ) -- New developments in the case of missing Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Mason City Police searched in Winstead, Minnesota on Thursday.
Using heavy machinery and a specially trained police dog, they looked for evidence and human remains in an area where a house had recently been torn down. Police had previously searched the same location in October 2024. Nothing has been found. Huisentruit was reported as missing on June 27, 1995, after she failed to show up for an early shift anchoring the news at K-I-M-T Television.
Acting Mason City Police Chief Mike McKelvey issued the following statement to Find Jodi, Inc.:
"Mason City Police and Minnesota authorities went to a location in Minnesota where a house had recently been torn down. Law enforcement used a specially- trained dog to examine the area reference a possible lead regarding Jodi’s case. In the areas where the dog showed interest, machinery was used to dig and excavate the site to look for evidence related to our case. Nothing at all was found. This tip did not pan out, but we felt it was important to examine the site since the house was recently removed. Again, nothing was found."
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