DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A car drove into the BradyMart convenience store in Davenport on Monday, according to WQAD-TV. The entire vehicle was inside the store before it stopped. Police said the crash was caused by a medical issue, and the driver was taken to the hospital. No one inside the store was injured.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Gov. Terry Branstad is exploring a proposal that would provide money for water quality projects by using projected revenue growth from an existing statewide sales tax for schools, according to the Des Moines Register. The tax is now used for school infrastructure projects. Tom Narak, government relations director for School Administrators of Iowa, expressed some doubts. “We are not against clean water. We think that it is a very worthwhile thing for the state to do, but they should find other sources of funding.”
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Criminal charges won’t be filed in the stabbing death of a man who broke into a Des Moines home. KCCI-TV reports 31-year-old Travis Williams died Dec. 5 after an altercation with two people inside the home. A prosecutor said Monday that the two were acting in self-defense. Williams had a gun with him when he broke in.
SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Three men arrested in December for car burglaries and thefts in Sioux City were arrested again Monday, according to the Sioux City Journal. 18-year-old Kelly Kuester, 19-year-old Wiley Spencer, and 18-year-old Marcos Guthridge were charged with third-degree burglary of a vehicle. Sioux City police responded to a report that two men wearing ski masks and carrying a white bag were breaking into vehicles. The suspects were apprehended after a short chase.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The body of seventeen year old Tanner Wymer of rural Iowa City was recovered from the Coralville Reservoir Monday. Authorities began the search for him on Sunday following a report of two persons falling into the water when their canoe capsized. 51-year-old Michael Felton of Solon was able to swim to shore. The two were on the lake to photograph a nearby residence. It’s believed the wind, waves, and current combined to cause their light canoe to capsize. Neither was wearing a flotation safety device and there were none in the canoe.
MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – The Cerro Gordo County jail inmate who was found unresponsive in the male dorm on January 2 has been identified as 54-year-old Edward Michael Hochstatter of Bloomington, Minnesota. Hochstatter had been arrested on New Year’s eve for operating while intoxicated. He was one of five occupants in the male dorm, which is a large, well-lit, video monitored and recorded room with bunk beds, a table and a television.
NASHUA, IA (IRN) – The man killed by a gunshot wound in Nashua has been identified. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports the man is 56-year-old Karl Phillip White of Nashua. The preliminary investigation has indicated a possible accidental discharge of a weapon by another person. The case remains under investigation, and no criminal charges have been filed.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Secretary of State’s office unveiled a new electronic voter registration system Monday, giving Iowans an easier way to update their registration information. KCRG-TV reports Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says Iowa is a leader in voter accessibility and offering this new service increases that stature. He added the goal is to get all eligible citizens to participate in the electoral process.