Tuesday, July 11, 2017

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Police are working to identify a body that was pulled from the Mississippi River near Dubuque on Sunday. WQAD-TV reports the body could not be immediately identified because of decomposition. Authorities say it could be 19-year-old Allison Morgan who disappeared January 2. Witnesses say she abandoned her car on a bridge, climbed over the rail, and disappeared five miles upstream of where the body was found.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a car in Dubuque yesterday, according to KWWL-TV. The cause of the crash isn’t known. The victim was taken to a local hospital, but did not survive.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new federal courthouse is going to be constructed at the former site of the Riverfront YMCA in downtown Des Moines, but the city of Des Moines isn’t happy. WHO-TV reports city officials say the site is one of the best pieces of real estate in Iowa, and it will now be off the tax roles. The city had a riverfront experience with cafés and restaurants in mind.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines Firefighter has a new nickname after making two special deliveries this month. KCCI-TV reports Des Moines fire engineer Brian Schmitz is now being called “the Stork” after he helped deliver two babies. After 13 years on the department, Schmitz had never delivered a baby until he delivered two in a span of just weeks. Both babies are doing fine.