COLFAX, IA (IRN) – Multiple fire departments were called to a house fire in Colfax this morning. KCCI-TV reports fire crews had to fight the fire and severe cold, with temperatures in the single digits. No injuries were reported.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Massachusetts-based company says it hopes to build a manufacturing and distribution center in Davenport that eventually will employ 500 people. KWQC-TV reports the plastic-container company Sterilite wants to build a $73 million facility on 160 acres of land. It would be the largest building in Davenport.
MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A Muscatine man was sentenced Tuesday in a deadly hit and run that killed a couple on their motorcycle near Illinois City in 2015. WQAD-TV reports Robert Darrow was driving drunk, crossed the centerline, hit the couple, then fled the scene. He asked the judge for mercy before he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
BOONE, IA (IRN) – Authorities have identified the 63-year-old Ames man who died after falling at Ledges State Park in Boone Sunday. The DNR says Danny Carlile fell approximately 60 feet from an overlook. He left the trail to take photos at Solstice Rock and lost his footing, falling to the riverbank below. Carlile was one of about 100 people participating in a “First Day Hike” at the park. The hike takes place in state parks across the country.
MARION, IA (IRN) – A popular Marion restaurant is closing its doors, according to KCRG-TV. The Marion Maid Rite will be gone by the end of the month. The restaurant downtown has been open for 31 years, but the owner says it’s time to move on. Ellie Riley says “I compare it to Peyton Manning. He won the SuperBowl and then retired. We’re busy, customers are very sad, but it’s time.”
WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Actor Mark Wahlberg’s new film opens later this month, and he plans to promote it in Iowa, according to WHO-TV. Wahlberg is starring in the movie Patriots Day, which documents the stories of first responders following the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Wahlberg will appear at a private event for Hy-Vee in West Des Moines to raise money for local fire and police departments.