MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – Police are looking for a man they say shot another man today in Muscatine. KWQC-TV reports police found the 37-year-old male victim when they arrived on scene, and learned that the suspect had fled on foot. The victim was taken to the hospital with an apparent non-life-threatening injury.

LEHIGH, IA (IRN) – A 23-year-old Lehigh man was found dead today. KCCI-TV reports the search started on Sunday when Colin Murphy went into the Des Moines River and failed to surface. Murphy was found just downstream from where search crews were focusing their main effort. Murphy disappeared during the Lehigh River Days celebration. Events were canceled due to the search. Murphy was a reserve police officer and volunteer firefighter for the city of Dayton.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – Authorities in southeast Iowa are trying to find the mysterious men in black trench coats who have been spotted alongside roadways. KGAN-TV reports
people on social media have been sharing news of sightings along Iowa Highway 22 west of Muscatine. They’ve been dubbed the “men in black.” In some cases they just stand along the highway. In other instances they’ve stepped onto the pavement as motorists pass.

EVANSDALE, IA (IRN) – Police recovered a stolen handgun following a foot chase that followed a traffic stop in Waterloo Saturday afternoon. Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputies pulled over a vehicle with six people inside. At least one of the passengers ran off through a wooded area and farm fields. A juvenile was taken into custody for carrying weapons and trafficking stolen firearms.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a terrifying home invasion Monday. KCCI-TV reports a 23-year-old woman who lives alone thought a man at her door was a neighbor and let him in. He pushed her down, tied her up, and pistol whipped her, calling her “Alicia,” which isn’t her name. He then took her TV, purse, and phone. Police think it was a case of mistaken identity. They have his license plate number.

OSCEOLA, IA (IRN) – One person was killed Monday in Osceola after being hit by a train. WHO-TV reports no name has been released, but the victim is a student in the Clarke Community School District.

ALBURNETT, IA (IRN) – The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is trying to figure out who painted hate speech on a transgender woman’s car and home in Alburnett. KCRG-TV reports the woman was watching TV when she heard loud pounding on her windows. Scared, she went outside to see what was going on. Vandals had painted the door to her house with the words “kill urself’,” and “get out” on her car. The woman says seeing the words was painful. She adds “this has been my home for 23 years…I had no idea anyone in this town hated me so much.”

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – City workers in Cedar Rapids have rounded up hundreds of nuisance geese, with some headed for distant waterways and others destined for a meat processor, according to KWWL-TV. The roundup takes place every year. Lucky geese were banded and will be taken out of the area for a study on migration patterns. The not-so-lucky ones were taken to a meat locker, where they will be processed and the meat given to needy families.