OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa woman has been charged with murder and child endangerment in the death of a 3-year-old, according to the Ottumwa Courier. Prosecutors said Kashenna Tucker killed the child “while committing child endangerment or assault.” An autopsy found the child died of blunt force injuries.
URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A Wisconsin man is behind bars in Polk County after leading Urbandale police on a high-speed chase that ended in someone’s front yard Wednesday night.
WHO-TV reports twenty-three-year-old Zachary Senger faces charges of eluding, OWI, open container and several traffic violations. Police say he was also wanted on a probation violation out of Wisconsin, related to a sex abuse conviction.
IOWA (IRN) – Three crashes around the state led to six deaths on Iowa highways Tuesday according to the Iowa State Patrol. The first fatal accident happened in Cass County where a volunteer for the Ben Carson presidential campaign was killed, followed by another crash in Cass County where two were killed in a head-on collision. In the final accident, three were killed in Chickasaw County when a sedan pulled in front of an oncoming semi.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa City man faces felony charges after police say he used a juvenile to help him sell marijuana to high school students. KCRG-TV reports 22-year-old Christopher Wells was selling edible marijuana for $15 a piece. Police searched his home and found almost 2 pounds of the drug.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Police say a 12-year-old was driving a stolen vehicle that struck a mailbox and was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Davenport Wednesday. WQAD-TV reports an officer in an unmarked police car spotted the vehicle and followed it to a gas station parking lot. Squad cars blocked the vehicle in, but the driver accelerated and drove into a police car. Nobody was hurt. The child faces multiple charges.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley returned to Washington in January with an all-time record. Grassley has gone longer than any other serving lawmaker without missing a vote. As of Tuesday evening, Grassley’s unbroken streak stood at 22 years, six months and six days. His last missed vote came on July 14, 1993, when he was in the Midwest touring flooding damage with President Bill Clinton.