BELMOND, IA (IRN) – One person was killed when a car and a motorcycle collided near Klemme in Hancock County yesterday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 33-year-old Shannon Gamble of Garner was southbound on Highway 69 while 31-year-old Nathan Wadsley of Belmond was northbound on a motorcycle. Gamble attempted to pass another southbound vehicle and collided head-on with Wadsley. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gamble was transported to an area hospital by helicopter.
MARION, IA (IRN) – A mobile home was destroyed by fire yesterday in Marion. KGAN-TV reports all occupants escaped safely, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
TAMA, IA (IRN) – A 20-year-old man drowned in the Iowa River Sunday, according to KCRG-TV.
First responders recovered the body of Rodney Keraghan, and believe the drowning was accidental.
BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Police in Burlington are investigating a pair of weekend shootings that sent two men to the hospital. WQAD-TV reports the first shooting was in a parking lot, where a man was shot multiple times. Police say the shooter and the victim knew each other. The second shooting happened early Sunday morning at a bar called The Crazy Coyote. Officers say the man was involved in a physical fight with the gunman before he was shot.
ATLANTA, GA (IRN) – An ISU professor from India and his white adopted son had their flight plans delayed after a Delta flight attendant reported him for suspicious activity. WHO-TV reports Professor Lakshman Rajagopal had just arrived in Atlanta when he was stopped by Delta employees concerned about child trafficking and held for questioning. He says it was humiliating, and wouldn’t have happened if he were white. Delta has offered him a $500 voucher in apology.
URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Urbandale native Sarah Cooper became a national inspiration when she became a favorite, male or female, to win bicycle world’s most grueling race, the Race Across America. KCCI-TV reports the 45-year-old stay-at-home mother of four finished the 3,070-mile journey from sea to shining sea in just 11 days, 18 hours and 56 minutes.