CLAYTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Clayton Ridge school bus was involved in a head-on crash with a motorcycle Thursday afternoon. KWWL-TV reports no students on the bus were hurt, but the person on the motorcycle died.
INDIANOLA, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a Thursday afternoon crash involving a school bus. The accident happened just west of Indianola on Highway 92, where the bus collided with a semi-truck. Two students were on the bus at the time. The pair, along with the bus driver, suffered minor injuries.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man who worked for the Cedar Rapids Community School District as a school bus attendant has pled guilty to child enticement. KGAN-TV reports 20-year-old Tyler Konigsmark is accused of sexually abusing children as well as soliciting sexually explicit photos of children. Konigsmark was hired as a school bus attendant for Taft and Harding middle schools. The incidents involve students at the schools.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Just days after Waterloo police made a bust in a human trafficking case, they’re now saying a baby is involved. KCRG-TV reports on Monday, Lawrence Campbell appeared in court on human trafficking charges. Authorities say Campbell ordered two 16-year-old girls to engage in prostitution and steal clothes. It turns out one of the girls had a baby. Both girls and the baby are safe back at home in Chicago. Police believe the girls were in Waterloo for about a week.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines criminal defense attorney is facing felony drug charges after authorities found marijuana, hash, painkillers and other drugs during a June search of his townhouse. The Des Moines Register reports authorities began their investigation of 33-year-old Philip Colt Moss after receiving an anonymous tip.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A former Nora Springs postmaster has entered a guilty plea in federal court after being accused of stealing from the U.S. Postal Service. KIMT-TV reports DeAnn Lewman has pled guilty to one count of false entry in exchange for 43 other counts being dropped. Lewman took nearly $3,000 in cash and stamps, and nearly $3,100 meant to buy money orders.
NEVADA, IA (IRN) – A Nevada man is recovering after hundreds — if not thousands — of wasps attacked him, according to KCCI-TV. 78-year-old Larry Barker says “I kept hitting them and running as hard as I could, but I couldn’t get away from them.” Barker passed out from the stings, but medics were able to rush him to the hospital, where he went into a coma. Two weeks after the attack, he still has trouble walking. He says he would be dead if it were not for the rescue crew, and adds “they saved my life, and I’d like to thank them.”