CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The city of Cedar Rapids has a plan in place to return life to a pre-flood normal. KCRG-TV reports Mayor Ron Corbett called it a “welcome home” message to those who heeded the call to evacuate and helped the city manage the second-highest crest ever on the Cedar River. At 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the curfew restrictions in place will be lifted, and the recovery can begin.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating after the body of a woman was discovered inside a van parked at Broadlawns Medical Center. KCCI-TV reports the body was discovered after security staff were alerted to a van parked in the south lot of the clinic for at least 48 hours. Because it is suspicious, detectives are investigating as if it is a “worst case scenario.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized in critical condition following an accident involving a garbage truck in Des Moines this morning. WHO-TV reports the bicyclist was run over by the rear tires of the truck. Police aren’t sure whether the bicyclist didn’t see the truck, or may have had a mechanical error that prevented him from stopping.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Three people have been charged, including 2 juveniles, in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old girl in Cedar Rapids. KGAN-TV reports 13-year-old Ireshia Parks was shot and killed Tuesday by a 13-year-old boy. Police say they believe the shooting was accidental, and that the youth stole weapons from unlocked vehicles. Police say people being irresponsible and not securing their weapons is a serious problem in the city.

BOZEMAN, MT (IRN) – Authorities searching for a missing Iowa hunter in south-central Montana say they have found a man’s body. KCCI-TV reports authorities are not yet able to identify the body and an autopsy is scheduled for today. The body was found at the bottom of a cliff during the search for Mark Rollins of Decorah. Rollins’ wife reported him overdue from a hunting trip.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A detective helping with an arrest in Newton accidentally shot himself.
The Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force reports officers approached 25-year-old Chad Coady in a restaurant parking lot Monday. Coady drove toward the officers’ vehicles, causing two crashes. The handgun of one of the officers went off as he was putting it back into its holster, with the bullet striking him in the leg. The detective was hospitalized and then released.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former Iowa Hawkeye football star, and Des Moines attorney, Randy Duncan has passed away at the age of 79. WHO-TV reports he had been battling brain cancer.
Duncan led the Hawkeyes to their last Rose Bowl title in 1959. He finished second in Heisman Trophy voting and was the first pick in the NFL Draft.