WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The body of a missing Waterloo woman was found at the Garden of Memories Cemetery on Friday. KWWL-TV reports 40-year-old Lakisha Williams was reported missing January 24. Williams’ husband, Fredrick Williams, has been detained in Minnesota. Police say the death is suspicious.
BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A Burlington man is behind bars after allegedly using a public library computer to solicit nude photos of an underage girl. KBUR radio reports 23-year-old Antrell Devon Branton was arrested Thursday on felony charges of enticing a minor. Branton was using a computer at the Burlington Public Library to have conversations with a 15-year-old girl. He admitted he had asked for and received nude photos of the teenager. He said he used the library computers on a daily basis because he did not own a computer or phone.
SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old man is facing murder charges after two Sioux City teenagers were stabbed to death Sunday. The Sioux City Journal reports that police arrested Tran Walker shortly after the victims were found. Walker was taken to a local hospital for the treatment of a non-life-threatening knife wound. After treatment, he was interviewed by detectives and charged with two counts of Murder 1st.
CRESCENT, IA (IRN) – A man died Saturday in western Iowa after the tractor he was driving flipped into a ditch and caught fire, according to KETV. The 44-year-old man was traveling on a gravel road near Crescent when his tractor left the road, overturned, and caught fire. He was trapped inside and perished in the flames. The cause of the crash is unknown.
BUCHANAN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A woman was injured in a single vehicle crash in Buchanan County Sunday, according to KCRG-TV. Aleesha Clarke-Wilkinson was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier when she lost control of the car, crossed the centerline, entered a ditch, and rolled before coming to rest.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The fire that destroyed Plaza Lanes in Des Moines also took away a venue for high school bowling teams. This meant the Iowa High School Athletic Association had to find a new place to hold the state tournament. The association announced Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo will host the three-day tournament, in which 60 teams will compete February 19th-21st.