CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A man was hurt after a two-vehicle accident on the off ramp of Highway 18 in Cerro Gordo County Tuesday. KIMT-TV reports a red 1996 Jeep Cherokee struck the rear of a parked 2007 Freightliner on the shoulder of the off-ramp. The Jeep driver, 50-year-old Sean Cashen of Forest City, was extricated by the Mason City Fire Department after being trapped inside. He was transported to a local hospital. The driver of the semi wasn’t injured.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Police were called to investigate a suspicious package Monday along a busy Des Moines street. KCCI-TV reports a man reported finding a milk jug along the roadway.
Arriving officers said the jug was filled with a clear liquid and a wire around the cap. Officers were unable to determine exactly what the object was, and called the bomb squad to investigate. The bomb squad determined that the milk jug was filled with water.
POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Polk County officials have forced a metro bar out of business, according to KCCI-TV. There was heavy scrutiny for the Evolution Nightclub after a deadly shooting last month. Police are still searching for the shooter in the incident that killed 20-year-old DaShawn Smith of Des Moines. Deputies responded to incidents at Evolution Nightclub 70 times in the past seven months, averaging more than twice every weekend.
DES MOINES (IRN) – A Des Moines bank robber who was caught by customers as he tried to flee his second robbery will spend 15 years in prison after sentencing Monday. The Des Moines Register reports 49-year-old Laymon English robbed a Bankers Trust and a U.S. Bank. A customer tackled English, who came into the bank wearing a mask, during the second robbery and held him for police. English was unconscious when police arrived at the scene.
DES MOINES (IRN) – A Fairfield man has been sentenced to three years probation for the unlawful transport and receipt of a bear. 35-year-old Brenton Clark killed the grizzly bear in Alaska without a license and displayed it at his hunting lodge in Jefferson County. Clark also admitted after he became aware he was under investigation, he engaged in multiple conversations with potential witnesses and encouraged them not to disclose information to law enforcement.
DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – An Indiana woman was injured Monday when her car went into a ditch and rolled in Dubuque. KWWL-TV reports 42-year-old Stacy Thill of Fort Wayne, Indiana lost control of the Dodge pickup she was driving when her shoe fell off. She tried to get it back on, but the shoe was stuck under the gas pedal. Thill then went off the road and the truck rolled over. She was treated for minor injuries and cited for failure to maintain control of the truck.
ANKENY, IA (IRN) – A hazing investigation involving 11 students is underway at Ankeny Centennial High School, according to KCCI-TV. The district says they don’t comment on specifics of student discipline and would only release that the incident was related to a student activity. Ankeny police say they have had no report on the matter.
DES MOINES (IRN) – A new study shows Iowans rank among the most giving in the nation.
A report by the Corporation for National and Community Service found that Iowa ranks in tenth place among states with the most volunteers. The report says that more than one-third of Iowans volunteered in 2014. The report also found that more than half of Iowans donated $25 or more to charitable organizations.