AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University has a new men’s head basketball coach. CBS Sports reports that Murray State’s Steve Prohm has reached an agreement in principle with ISU. Prohm has been the head coach at Murray State the past four seasons and compiled a 104-29 record. The 40-year-old has made one NCAA Tournament. He’ll replace Fred Hoiberg, who left last week to coach the Chicago Bulls.
ESTHERVILLE, IA (IRN) – An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man from Estherville. KCAU-TV reports that Thomas Borvit was reported missing on Saturday night, with his friends and family telling authorities they were concerned for his safety. After locating his body on Sunday, authorities opened an investigation into the homicide. On Sunday evening, an arrest warrant for 18-year-old Lee Christensen of Estherville was filed for Murder in the First Degree. Christensen is accused of using a firearm to kill Bortvit.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a drive-by-shooting on the city’s southeast side. WHO-TV reports that two people were injured in a pre-dawn shooting. Neighbors say they heard four to five gunshots, and police found bullet casings at the scene. The victims are being treated at a local hospital, and their conditions are unknown. No arrests have been made.
PETERSON, IA (IRN) – A Clay County man was killed while he was working on a stalled car on Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol reports that a vehicle driven by Tyler Steven Lohr, 16, of Peterson struck a vehicle being worked on by Steven Francis Kozelka, 37, also of Peterson. Lohr was injured in the crash.
BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A 74-year-old Fort Madison man was killed Sunday when he failed to yield at a stop sign and pulled in front of oncoming traffic south of Burlington. The name of the victim has not been released. Injured in the accident were William Poland, 55, of Burlington, Regina Poland, 53, also of Burlington, and a 13-year-old juvenile whose name was not released.
BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – Five people were injured Sunday afternoon when a jet ski collided with a dock on the Mississippi River near Bettendorf. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that Daniel Scott Nelson, 44, of Davenport, was operating a jet ski when it hit a dock injuring an adult and four children. Nelson was not injured. At least three people were thrown into the water by the collision, but were able to get safely to shore. None of the injuries are considered to be life-threatening.
INDIANOLA, IA (IRN) – Two inmates escaped from the Warren County Jail on Monday, and Frank Manders, 26, was taken into custody that same day, but Darian Crayton, 29, was still on the run until Sunday afternoon. KCCI-TV reports that Crayton was apprehended Sunday by Urbandale Police and is now in the Dallas County Jail facing new charges.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst have asked the Congressional Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee to hold a hearing on the federal government’s response to the ongoing outbreak of the avian flu. Senators Grassley and Ernst stressed the critical, timely nature of this issue, citing the devastating impact of the disease on Iowa poultry farms.