Monday, November 23, 2015

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man who was detained in Nevada with 23 pounds of marijuana in August has been arrested in connection with guns and drugs found at his home, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Deputies arrested 28-year-old Charles Raymond Arceneaux for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, violation of the drug tax stamp act and felon in possession of a firearm. Over $18,000 cash was found in his possession.

HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – Police in Hampton are increasing the reward to find Ethan Kazmerzak. KGAN-TV reports 22-year-old Kazmerzak went missing in the early morning hours of September 15th, 2013. The reward for any relevant and useful information leading to his location is now $100,000. It was pooled together by a group of anonymous donors.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Des Moines police were called to a serious crash in a residential neighborhood east of downtown Monday morning, according to KCCI-TV. At least two people were taken to a hospital. Police said a woman passenger died in the crash. The names of those involved have not yet been released.

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – A Pennsylvania company will be bringing 350 new jobs to the northeast Iowa community of Oelwein, according to KCRG-TV. East Penn Manufacturing Co., of Lyon Station, Pennsylvania, plans to begin construction next spring on a nearly 219,000-square-foot plant and finish it by summer 2018. The company plans to invest more than $64 million on the plant, and the state of Iowa will offer nearly $5 million in incentives.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police say a man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed his wife and daughter. WHO-TV reports forty-seven-year-old Barney Fraaken, the suspect in the case, is in a local hospital in police custody. He’s being treated for self-inflicted injuries. Forty-two-year-old Amy Fraaken and 16-year-old Amber Fraaken were found dead.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Dozens of Iowa’s health care providers voiced warnings to federal officials in meetings last week about Governor Terry Branstad’s plan to privatize Medicaid management. The Des Moines Register reports one provider called it an upcoming “catastrophe of monumental proportions.” Mitch Harris of the Oncology Center of Iowa said “Trying to accomplish this in a two-month time frame and shoving this down the throats of providers is outrageous, unreasonable and shows no concern for the provider community or the patients we serve.”

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man who is interested in economics and international relations is one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars who will have the opportunity to attend prestigious Oxford University in England.  KCCI-TV reports Iowa City native Jeffrey Ding was one of the winners announced Sunday out of 869 applicants. In addition to economics, Ding is also studying political science and Chinese at the University of Iowa.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads has been dismissed as head coach of the Cyclones. Rhoads will coach the final game for Iowa State in its season finale at West Virginia on Saturday. Rhoads’ teams have had six consecutive below .500 finishes. During his tenure, Iowa State won three of the last five in-state rivalry games against Iowa. With six years remaining on a 10-year $20 million contract, he will be paid a buyout of $4.5 million.