DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – U.S. Marshals have arrested an Iowa man wanted on multiple state and federal firearm charges. KWWL-TV reports 30-year-old Cowan Godfrey, of Dubuque is a suspect in a shooting incident in Dubuque in April of 2015.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa fast-food workers walked off the job Thursday calling for $15 per hour and union rights. KCCI-TV reports the walkout is part of a daylong series of protests that will end with a 1,000 person march on the Republican Presidential debate in Des Moines tonight.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A standoff between a man inside a house and police from Davenport and Bettendorf ended Thursday morning, according to WQAD-TV. The standoff involved 30-year-old Paul Howard of Davenport who allegedly left the scene of a domestic dispute where shots were fired. Police later spotted Howard and a pursuit followed before the standoff. Howard was charged with reckless use of a firearm and two counts of assault with a weapon. He’s in jail.
DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses two Dubuque police officers of pepper-spraying several children and a pregnant woman without cause. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the suit alleges the officers used excessive force and unlawfully arrested two children while responding to an August incident. The suit claims they pepper-sprayed the mother, who was pregnant at the time, her 12-year-old son, and her 14-year-old daughter without cause. Both children were arrested. Officials can’t comment on a pending suit.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – State lawmakers are considering legalizing fireworks in Iowa. KCRG-TV reports the bill allows cities and counties to opt out, and continue banning the explosives if they so choose. Iowans are already buying fireworks from other states, but can’t legally use them. Firefighters and health care representatives told lawmakers Wednesday they don’t think legalizing fireworks is a good idea.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Meredith Corporation’s planned merger with Virginia-based Media General is dead after both companies decided to cancel a proposed $2.4 billion deal. The Des Moines Register reports Meredith on Wednesday announced the termination of the deal that would have resulted in the formation of a new company. Media General wants out of the deal to move on to a different one, and as a consolation prize, Meredith will receive a $60 million termination fee.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A man has been arrested on charges that he threw tomatoes at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign stop at the University of Iowa. KCCI-TV reports 28-year-old Andrew Joseph Alemao was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct after officers say they saw him throwing two tomatoes toward Trump during a speech. It wasn’t clear whether the tomatoes hit anyone.