CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating an incident where a 13-year-old girl who was shot in the head and killed this morning, according to KCRG-TV. A call was received at 7:52 a.m. and within eight minutes, officers had three individuals in custody after a foot chase. Two are juveniles.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A Newton man is being held in the Jasper County jail without bond, facing stalking charges. KCCI-TV reports 53-year-old Thomas Fitzgerald broke into a woman’s home and stole a computer. Fitzgerald also called and texted the victim more than 1,000 times, threatening to kill her, her boyfriend, her attorney and police.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A law enforcement officer was seriously injured and a Newton man was jailed after a task-force operation resulted in a vehicle collision Monday night. The Newton Daily News reports members of the Mid-Iowa East Narcotics Task Force were attempting to apprehend 25-year-old Chad Eugene Coady of Newton on a parole violation when a vehicle collision occurred and the law enforcement officer was injured.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A former Burlington City Council member has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after his conviction for sexually abusing teenage girls. The Hawk Eye reports former councilman Chris King met the girls, aged 16 to 18, through his Burlington photo studio. King says the sex was consensual.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa National Guard arrived in Cedar Rapids yesterday to help with flood efforts. KCRG-TV reports they are playing a different role this time around. In 2008 they came during the flood to fill sandbags, and build barriers. This time they will help police patrol evacuated areas, and enforce curfew. The river is expected to crest this afternoon.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Con artists are already targeting flood victims in eastern Iowa. KGAN-TV reports one scam involves someone calling people in the evacuation zone and telling them to leave their doors unlocked when they leave. Another scam offers free hotel rooms in exchange for credit card information.

DES MOINES, IA – The Parks Area Foundation will unveil plans today for a new Des Moines park with a familiar name–Riverview Park. KCCI-TV reports Riverview Park will be an entertainment venue that will focus on concerts, arts, recreation and family gatherings. Riverview has a rich history on the north side of Des Moines. It first opened as an amusement park in 1915 patterned after Coney Island in Brooklyn. The park operated for more than 65 years before closing in 1978.