COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A 22-year-old woman was shot at while in her car Monday night in Council Bluffs, according to KETV. The woman said that her dog was recently stolen and she was searching for the pet before the vehicle stopped behind her. She tells police that the shooter opened his back passenger door and fired multiple rounds. No injuries were reported.
CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – The city of Cedar Falls has blown the doors off last year’s construction activity in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports building permits in the city from July through September totaled nearly $79 million, topping $78 million for all of fiscal year 2014-15, which ended June 30.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Police say the driver responsible for a hit-and-run that left a teenager injured turned himself in this morning. KWWL-TV reports early Sunday morning, 13-year-old Lyisha Dixon was hit by a car as she tried to cross the street. The car then took off. Dixon was taken to the hospital. This morning, 30-year-old Steven Arceneaux, Jr. contacted police, saying he may have been the driver involved. He’s been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque police are investigating a report that a driver caused a total of $9,500 in damage to three vehicles and fled the scene Sunday. The Dubuque Herald Tribune reports the vehicle ran into the back of a parked vehicle, which pushed it into another parked vehicle. The force of impact caused the second vehicle to hit a third parked vehicle. All the parked vehicles were unoccupied.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A gunman fatally shot himself after incidents in Davenport and Bettendorf Monday. WQAD-TV reports several shots were fired inside a law firm in Davenport, and then minutes later in Bettendorf at Miller Meier Limb & Brace, a prosthetic and orthotic manufacturer. When police arrived a 40-year-old white man standing in the parking lot fatally shot himself. There were no other reported injuries.
JANESVILLE, IA (IRN) – Fire officials are investigating a house explosion in Janesville. Both the Janesville and Waverly fire and rescue crews responded to the explosion around 1 pm Monday. KWWL-TV reports the homeowner had just walked out of the house seconds before the house exploded and that neighbors reported hearing a big boom. No one was injured in the explosion.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Governor Terry Branstad announced he’s launching a new division designed to help people who were wrongly convicted of crimes. WHO-TV reports the Wrongful Conviction Division will focus on hair comparison analysis. The FBI recently admitted to serious errors in testimony on those tests, many times overstating how close hair from a crime scene matched a defendant. 100 cases have been flagged for review.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa pork producers are not thrilled with the new World Health Organization report that says daily consumption of processed meats increases the risk for cancer. The National Pork Board in Clive disagrees with the report. The board suggests a balanced diet is key to good health and adds that there is also evidence that “people who drink wine and eat pickles get cancer” too.