WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man has been charged in a home burglary after police say they found his DNA inside gloves left at the scene. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 40-year-old Robbie Siemens is charged with first-degree theft and third-degree burglary.
Siemens broke into the home in May and stole jewelry, gold coin and over $40,000 in cash. He left two gloves behind at the scene.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Army National Guard is mobilizing a Johnston-based supply outfit for an Afghanistan support mission. Approximately 60 soldiers in the 185th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion will be on active duty for about a year. They’ll spend some time training at Fort Hood, Texas, before flying overseas.

AMES, IA (IRN) – An Ames man fell five stories off the top of the parking garage at Mary Greeley Medical Center on Monday, according to the Ames Tribune.The 37-year-old man’s identity has not yet been released. The man was taken by air ambulance to a Des Moines hospital for extensive injuries. The incident remains under investigation.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Two University of Iowa students went to the hospital in Missouri after falling from a balcony over the weekend, according to the Daily Iowan. The incident happened Saturday at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Delta Chi fraternity was holding a spring formal when a balcony holding a number of people collapsed. Both students are expected to be OK.

STORY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Alexander Kozak has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall on June 12, according to KCRG-TV. Kozak’s attorney attempted to argue during the two week trial that he suffered from a “mental defect” at the time of the shooting. The jury took just 90 minutes to deliberate the case. Kozak faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. He did not react when the verdict was read.

NASHUA, IA (IRN) – One person was killed in a fatal crash near Nashua Monday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 21-year old Zachary Gueller of Mason City was driving a minivan on Highway 218 when the van got a flat tire. Gueller pulled onto the shoulder and got out of the van to fix the tire. A truck driven by 28-year-old Loren Musch of Clinton went onto the shoulder, hitting Gueller and the van. Gueller died. Three others in the minivan were hospitalized.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines skyline is about to change, according to KCCI-TV. A $100 million, 32-story building will replace the parking garage on 5th and Walnut streets downtown. Once it’s built, it will be the fourth-tallest building in Iowa. Plans for the building include high-rise residential units, more than 500 parking spaces, retail space and a nine-screen movie theater.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The actions of two Des Moines police officers received special recognition Monday at City Hall. Officers Michael DeMoss and Gretchen Rosendahl are credited with saving a man’s life after he was involved in a crash on his motorcycle. Matthew Brooks’ motorcycle collided with a car, and his leg was amputated in the crash. The two officers saved Brooks’ life by applying a tourniquet and treating his injuries until an ambulance arrived.