IDA GROVE, Iowa -- Authorities say an Ida Grove in-home daycare provider has been charged with child endangerment following a September incident.

According to the Ida County Sheriff's Office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and ICSO deputies arrested 41-year-old Megan Louise Montgomery on Tuesday.

Authorities say Montgomery was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging her with Willful Injury, a Class C Felony, and Child Endangerment Causing Serious Injury, a Class C Felony.

The arrest was a result of an investigation into a September 11, 2025, incident at Montgomery's home in Ida Grove. According to court records, more than a dozen children were placed in the sole care of Montgomery on the day of the incident. Court records state that before noon, Montgomery "aggressively

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