Tuesday, April 5, 2016

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Police say a Waterloo man dumped a glass of beer on his wife’s head at Sac’s Pub in Waterloo Friday. KWWL-TV reports 23-year-old Brandon Bork then poured gasoline throughout their house and pulled a stove from the wall. The wife told police she smelled gasoline or natural gas when she got home. Bork also threatened to kill his wife if she called 911. He’s facing multiple charges for reckless use of explosives, first-degree harassment and domestic assault.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Hancock Fabrics locations in Des Moines, Ankeny, Council Bluffs and Waterloo will be closing as part of a nationwide bankruptcy by the company. The company is closing all 185 remaining store locations after announcing in February that it would close 70. Two Cedar Rapids stores have already closed.

LEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Keokuk man died after crashing his truck into a tree Sunday night, according to WGEM-TV. 65-year-old Daniel McDowell Dawkins was driving when his 1996 Dodge pickup ran off the the side of the road and hit a tree. He later died at a local hospital. Alcohol is believed to have been involved in the crash. Tests showed Dawkins’ blood alcohol content was 0.17.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – A fire broke out at a manufacturing and processing facility in Clinton last night, according to WQAD-TV. The workers at the Collis Company were already evacuating when responders arrived. They were called when a machine involved in a powder coating process caught fire. No one was hurt during the incident.

BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A head-on collision between a minivan and semi killed one person in Black Hawk County Monday morning. KWWL-TV reports the minivan was headed northbound on Highway 63 when it collided with the semi, which was traveling southbound. The minivan driver was taken to the hospital, but was dead upon arrival.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman is in the Polk County Jail after police say she stabbed a man early Tuesday morning. WHO-TV reports fifty-one-year-old Kristine Blessing is charged with willful injury and domestic abuse assault display or use of a weapon. When police arrived on scene they found a man suffering from a stab wound to the upper torso. He was taken to a local hospital where his condition is unknown.

OLIN, IA (IRN) – Firefighters responded Monday evening to a fire in Olin, a small community east of Cedar Rapids. KCRG-TV reports two people in the home at the time called in the fire and were able to escape without injuries. Fire investigators believe an electrical issue caused the fire.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Capitol is about to get a new look. An Iowa lighting company that has worked on the White House, the Statue of LIberty, and Mount Rushmore is at the Capitol this week testing new LED lights. Oskaloosa-based Musco Lighting is working to remove the orange glow that’s currently thrown on the building at night, to try to render the Capitol closer to the color it appears during the daytime. Musco isn’t charging for the lights. Just for the installation.