DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Nebraska company wants a federal court to stop four Iowa cities from restricting fireworks sales. The Des Moines Register reports that Bellino Fireworks filed a complaint against Ankeny, Boone, Johnston and Pleasant Hill. Bellino wants a permanent injunction barring the cities from enforcing restrictions and seeks unspecified damages.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa City Police Department is looking for a man they say tried to expose himself to a group of girls. KGAN-TV reports the man approached three girls between the ages of 9-11 years old, and then drove slowly next to them as they walked along the road. He then pulled up and asked the girls if they wanted him to expose himself. The girls ran and called police.
URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – An Urbandale couple face felony charges after a disabled woman in their care was found with severe burns. KCCI-TV reports Katrina and Garry Eubanks bathed a nonverbal 19-year-old woman in a bathtub full of chemicals, causing burns. Instead of getting her medical care, the Eubanks drove her to Tampa, Florida, without telling her family. They were arrested in Florida on Iowa warrants of kidnapping and neglect and abandonment of a dependent person.
WINTERSET, IA (IRN) – A 17-year-old charged in connection with the arson of the Cedar Bridge in Madison County will be tried as an adult. Seventeen-year-old Alex Hoff, 18-year-old Joel Davis, and 19-year-old Alivia Bergmann are each charged with second degree arson and first degree criminal mischief for allegedly setting fire to one of the famous covered bridges of Madison County in April.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – President Trump was in Cedar Rapids yesterday. He toured Kirkwood Community College, where he learned about innovations in agricultural technology. At a rally last night, the president told his audience he was “dealt a very difficult hand” as president, with crises brewing in North Korea and the Middle East. The president also thanked Iowans for voting for him in last November’s election.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids family was reunited with their puppy in a chance encounter, a day after he was stolen from their front yard. A witness told Destiney Stucker he watched two men steal her six-month-old puppy, Tyson. A day later, Stucker saw a woman walking him. Police were called, and they learned that the woman had bought Tyson the day before from two men for $150. Police are looking for the two men, and Tyson is home safely.