FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Police say a Fort Dodge man has been charged after he was shot twice while breaking into an apartment. Police in Sac City say Bendji Joseph broke into an apartment intending to harm the people inside. One of the residents shot Joseph. He’s now hospitalized in stable condition and facing burglary charges.
BUTLER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person was taken to the hospital after falling from a grain bin in Butler County. KWWL-TV reports it happened near Aplington on Wednesday. The sheriff’s office says the person went to a hospital and his or her condition is unknown. Authorities say the person fell off the bin, and not into the grain.
CHICKASAW COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Chickasaw County couple are facing first degree murder and child endangerment charges for the death of their four-month-old child in August. KCRG-TV reports 28-year-old Zachary Koehn and 20-year-old Cheyanne Harris are in jail. First responders found their child dead in his infant swing. If convicted, they face life in prison.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 3-year-old Des Moines girl is safe Tuesday after the car she was sitting in was stolen. KCCI-TV reports Rosella Taylor ran inside a home to grab something. She says she was gone for seconds when two teenagers took off with her car and child. The suspects abandoned the car and took off on foot just down the street after realizing a child was in the back seat.
MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old Mason City man is facing a second-degree robbery charge after an incident at Hy-Vee. KIMT-TV reports Jared Osmon is also facing a felony assault charge for allegedly punching an employee after they attempted to detain him as he was trying to get away after the robbery. He’s in jail.
JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – With the holidays fast approaching, the Iowa Blue Star Mothers are starting to collect items for care packages to send to military men and women deployed overseas. WHO-TV reports they looking for donations and items like shampoo, deodorant, soap, gum, snacks, chocolate and coffee. A spokesperson says a lot of the time troops don’t have access to simple things and they really look forward to packages like this. The Blue Star Mothers all over the United States started sending care packages in 1942.