DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – There is heavy police presence in a neighborhood in Davenport. WQAD-TV reports police have been called to a report of a possible shooting, and one person has been taken to the hospital.
OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – The Ottumwa Fire Department responded to two house fires early Friday morning, according to KTVO-TV. The second house that caught on fire is directly behind the first. Officials say this is the fourth or fifth time the fire department has had to put out a fire at the first house, and the fires are under investigation. No one lives in either house.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo woman serving a life sentence for cutting the throats of her young sons, killing one, is asking for a new trial. The Courier reports that 44-year-old Michelle Kehoe wants a new trial because her diminished mental state kept her from taking the stand in 2009. Kehoe attacked the boys, killing one, and then turned the knife on herself.
WILTON, IA (IRN) – An eastern Iowa steel mill has interrupted operations after an explosion injured four workers. KWQC-TV reports that Gerdau Ameristeel suspended operations at its plant in Wilton following the Wednesday explosion. The four injured people were taken to hospitals, and two have since been released. The company hasn’t given details about the explosion or what caused it.
KLEMME, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission rejected a petition seeking tougher environmental standards for concentrated animal feeding facilities, or CAFO’s. Gloria Goll, of Klemme, is one person who wants tougher standards. One CAFO is ¼ mile from her home, and there are ten within six miles, and there are plans to build another. Goll says “ I’m not going to drop this. I’m going be like a flea on a dog’s back, I will not quit.”
GRINNELL, IA (IRN) – A time capsule has been discovered at the Grinnell-Newburg Elementary School in Grinnell. WHO-TV reports the school removed the capsule hidden in their building 100 years ago when it was built. A committee was planning a centennial celebration when they discovered it had been placed in the cornerstone of the building in 1917. The school will open it at a ceremony on October 6th.