DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are looking for a man who held another man at gunpoint and forced him to drive to an ATM. The victim was able to get away without being hurt.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids woman has been sent to federal prison for defrauding an elderly Illinois woman and her husband out of more than $100,000. KWWL-TV reports 37-year-old Tea Ware admitted that over a six month period she would call the woman and falsely tell her that she had won a lottery or sweepstakes and would receive a large sum of money. Ware told the woman she could claim her winnings only if she mailed her money for taxes or fees.
WEST BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Des Moines County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence north of West Burlington to investigate a report of a burglary in progress. KTVO-TV reports the home owner found his basement door propped open with a backpack that was not his. Deputies arrived, and arrested 25-year-old Daniel Lusk of Burlington, who was armed and hiding under a pool table in the basement. Lusk resisted arrest, and is in jail.
TIPTON, IA (IRN) – A bank in Tipton is cleaning up after someone backed a pickup truck through the building, according to KGAN-TV. A bank teller at Citizens Bank says the truck took out the back wall and hit the teller stations. No one was hurt.
DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – For more than 40 years, the University of Dubuque’s aviation program has helped aspiring pilot’s dreams take flight. KCRG-TV reports aviation students will soon have the option to choose; training in airplanes, or in a helicopter. They’re adding the program in response to the current helicopter pilot shortage. Helicopter pilot jobs are in high demand all over the world.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new show is taking a comedic look at politics and the Iowa Caucus, according to KCCI-TV. “Embeds” follows the lives of 20-something journalists traveling with a political campaign. The idea was born from the 2008 Iowa Caucus when the creators were here embedded in a political campaign. The show will be available on the free Verizon go90 app, a new app for original content. Users do not need a Verizon subscription to watch the show.