DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A car chase with a wanted man in Davenport broke out after officers spotted him behind the wheel of a minivan. WQAD-TV reports the chase went on for several minutes and ended in a collision with another vehicle. 32-year-old Darryl Bernard Shears was wanted on a variety of charges, including intimidation with a dangerous weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, going armed with intent, domestic abuse assault with a weapon, and eluding. He now faces additional drug charges and nearly 20 traffic charges.
CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Falls man was jailed Saturday morning following an incident in which a Cedar Falls police officer and two others were assaulted at a Hy-Vee. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports 33-year-old Michael Paul Myers faces charges of second-degree robbery and assault causing bodily injury. As a responding officer was attempting to exit his patrol vehicle, Myers rushed the officer and assaulted him. Myers was then subdued with a Taser.
AMES, IA (IRN) – One person is dead in a hit and run in Ames. KCCI-TV reports an unidentified woman has died in a car vs. pedestrian crash. An Ames police officer saw the female lying in the street and then called paramedics. She was rushed to the hospital where she later died from her injuries. No witnesses have come forward.
HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – Hampton police say a man killed his girlfriend Sunday. WHO-TV reports sixty-year-old Ronald Rand is charged with first degree murder in the death of 51-year-old Michelle Key of Waterloo. Police say Franklin County Dispatch received a call Sunday night about a possible suicidal subject. When they arrived they found Key dead from a gunshot wound. Rand is in jail.
FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Police are trying to locate a man who allegedly pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots inside a bar in Fort Dodge early Sunday morning. WHO-TV reports Fort Dodge police responded to reports of a fight and gunshots at the Dodger Tap. Police are looking for 23-year-old Jordan Foy, and consider him armed and dangerous. No one was injured.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Leaders from nearly 200 countries have adopted the first global pact to fight climate change. The Paris Agreement calls on countries to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution. KCCI-TV reports Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie was one of 650 leaders from around the globe who represented local government in the historic agreement. Cownie says the agreement is a good start, but much work remains to be done.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Jolly Holiday Lights, the popular 3 1/2-mile ride through light displays at Water Works Park in Des Moines, is closed for the season due to power issues and flooding. The seasonal attraction is a benefit for Make-A-Wish Iowa, which receives 100% of admission fees.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Today Iowa Governor Terry Branstad becomes the nation’s longest serving governor in history, having served 7,642 days in office. He surpassed former New York Governor George Clinton who started serving New York in 1777. Governor Branstad served from 1983 to 1999, then again from 2010 until today. When elected in 1982, Branstad was also the youngest chief executive ever when he was elected at the age of 35.
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