BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A Burlington man may have murdered his mother. The Hawk Eye reports police responded to a report of a domestic incident and found 56-year-old Linda Sue Selters unresponsive and with life-threatening injuries. She later died. Authorities say she was struck multiple times with a blunt instrument. Her son, 29-year-old Garret Scott Selters, has been charged with murder.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Pottawattamie County jurors found a 77-year-old former youth mentor guilty on 11 charges, including sexual abuse, false imprisonment and stalking.
Donald Brammer sat motionless in a wheelchair Tuesday as the verdict was read. KETV reports the former Boys and Girls Club volunteer locked an 11-year-old in a bathroom and sexually assaulted her. The prosecuting attorney said, “the jury saw through that Brammer was trying to portray himself as a feeble old man, when actually he is a dangerous and threatening individual.” Brammer could face a sentence of up to 193 years in prison.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Windsor Heights police are investigating a road rage related crash on I-235 Monday. KCCI-TV reports witnesses told police 50-year-old Ernest Mitchell was driving with road rage, turning into 63-year-old Allen Chadwick’s vehicle and crashing them both into a barrier. Mitchell took off but was later found by police. He was cited for reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and no insurance on file. Chadwick sustained minor injuries.
LA PORTE CITY, IA (IRN) – A man from the northeastern Iowa town of La Porte City injured last month when he lost control of his bicycle and crashed has died of his injuries.The Courier reports that 52-year-old Jeffery Lutgen died Sunday. He lost control of his bike while riding and hit his head, resulting in his death 15 days later.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Neighbors answered a Cedar Rapids mother’s plea for help to save her baby when he stopped breathing. KCRG-TV reports Raven Taylor found her one month old son unresponsive. She had a friend call 911 and she ran outside screaming. Her neighbor Joe Rohn ran to help. Rohn is CPR certified, and this is the first time in 20 years he has used his training. After nearly ten minutes passed, the baby opened his eyes.
KEOKUK, IA (IRN) – The geode has now been the state rock of Iowa for 50 years, according to WHO-TV. The legislature named it the state rock in 1967. The rock helps drive the tourism industry in Keokuk, which is known as the geode capital of the world. Kirk Brandenburger, Executive Director of the Keokuk Convention and Tourism Bureau says, “It’s a tremendous asset, it keeps a lot of people coming here and coming back…” A local geologist says “it’s like opening a Christmas present, you never know what’s on the inside.”