DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have identified the body of a man who went missing in the Des Moines River last Monday. KCCI-TV reports a man living in a homeless camp under Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway cleared out a nearby boat that was filled with debris, jumped into the boat and floated down toward the Scott Street Dam. 56-year-old Ronald Weaver became trapped on wires near the dam, and went under the water and drowned.
CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – A man who has three convictions of domestic abuse is behind bars after being charged with felony domestic assault. KIMT-TV reports Clear Lake police arrested 45-year-old Jason Henry Hoff on Sunday. Hoff allegedly struck the victim in the face, in the head, causing bruising and swelling, and pushed the victim’s head into a mirror on the wall. Hoff has been convicted of domestic abuse in 1998, 2005 and 2009.
DEWITT, IA (IRN) – Five people were hurt in a gas explosion Saturday at Guardian Glass in DeWitt, according to WHO-TV. Five employees required medical attention, but all were released with minor injuries. The explosion involved natural gas, but the exact cause is under investigation.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Farm Bureau and members of Congress from farm states are opposing proposed cuts to crop insurance and other safety net programs for farmers included in President Donald Trump’s budget. The proposed cuts come as farmers are facing their fourth straight year of falling income, and could particularly affect farm states such as Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska that helped Trump win the November election.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Democrat Kim Weaver is dropping her bid for a rematch against U.S. Rep. Steve King. The Des Moines Register reports Weaver announced Saturday she is ending her campaign. Weaver says she’s concerned about her mother’s ongoing health problems and threats she has received. She has also received criticism for her time of employment as a telephone “psychic.” Weaver lost to King in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District in 2016.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 97-year-old Baxter man who served in the Army during World War II threw out the first pitch as the Iowa Cubs took the field at Principal Park in Des Moines Sunday against the Nashville Sound. KCCI-TV reports when Lawrence Halter was asked what he was thinking about when he tossed the first pitch, he replied, “Freedom.”