WASHINGTON, IA (IRN) – At least one person is dead in an early morning house fire in Washington. KCII-Radio reports the two-story house was filled with smoke, and flames could be seen coming from the attic. Fire crews responded, as did the coroner.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s ban on owning machine guns would be ended under a bill before the Iowa Legislature. The Des Moines Register reports Sen. Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig in northwest Iowa, says his bill would allow possession of machine guns as well as short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns made before 1986.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman is in jail, and her five children are in state custody after she was arrested Thursday for OWI 2nd. KCCI-TV reports police found 31-year-old Delora Jo White parked on railroad tracks. They found her children, ages 12, 10, 2, 1 and 7 months, along with a pit bull at a nearby motel. Two of the children were in dirty diapers, and officers had a hard time getting into the room because of trash blocking the doorway.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines taxi driver was drunk when he crashed his van yesterday morning, killing a passenger and injuring another. 29-year old Mohamed Diriye faces multiple charges. The passengers were from Kansas.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A man attacked a mother who was putting her 3-year-old child into her car, and drove off the with vehicle in Davenport, according to WQAD-TV. The woman had set down her car keys on the driver’s seat while she was securing her child. The man grabbed the keys and tried to get into the vehicle. The two fought over the keys, but she was pushed to the ground. She was able to get her child out of the vehicle before he took off with it.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Food trucks may soon be able to operate around downtown Iowa City, but that has some restaurant owners concerned. KCRG-TV reports the city council moved forward with an ordinance to allow food trucks to operate between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. as part of a pilot program. Currently, food trucks have to stay away from downtown.