Sunday, July 24, 2016

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man who was holding his girlfriend against her will at a hotel in Altoona has been arrested. KCCI-TV reports the incident started when police received calls of a man with a knife holding a woman against her will. The couple stopped at a QuikTrip, and when she went in to pay for gas she called police. 28-year-old James Overton fled, ran through Air Lanes Bowling Alley, scaring patrons with a knife before he was captured.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City Police are looking for whoever robbed a Culver’s restaurant employee early Saturday. KCRG-TV reports a man with a handgun approached the victim while he was taking out the trash around 7:15 a.m. The suspect demanded money and forced the victim at gunpoint into the restaurant. The victim was able to lock himself in an office. The suspect then took an undisclosed amount of money and ran away.

EASTERN IOWA (IRN) – At least three tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities on Saturday. They were reported near Delhi in Delaware County, near Worthington in Dubuque County, and near Farley, also in Dubuque County. Damage is still being assessed, and no injuries have been reported.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Microsoft announced Friday that it will build a third data center in West Des Moines. The center will generate roughly $12 million in taxes each year, and will be approximately twice the size of the covered shopping area at Jordan Creek Town Center. Construction will be in four phases, beginning in spring of 2017 and ending in 2022.