COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – The Diocese of Des Moines suspended indefinitely a Council Bluffs priest Tuesday over an allegation of unwelcome advances. KETV reports Father Carlos Pineda Gomez serves as the vicar for the Corpus Christi Parish in Council Bluffs. The diocese took action against the priest after a hearing over an allegation of a “serious violation of boundary issues related to unwelcome advances toward an adult.”
BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Investigators have found the body of a Waterloo man who was reported missing earlier this week. KCCI-TV reports the body of 23-year-old Denis Maric was found in a wooded area near the Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area. No foul play is suspected.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Smoking led to the death of a man in a Cedar Rapids apartment fire Saturday, according to KCRG-TV. Smoking materials ignited a chair, and the apartment caught fire. 57-year-old Thomas Jones was found close to the chair when firefighters made entry. Jones was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with severe burns where he later died.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two women were pulled from a fully engulfed house fire in Des Moines last night. KCCI-TV reports one woman was taken from the home in a stretcher and given CPR. The other woman was uninjured. Investigators say the home had been without utilities for quite some time, raising suspicions as to whether or not the occupants legally lived in the home.
FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – An overnight chase Monday ended with a cruiser on fire in Fort Dodge. The Messenger reports police chased a stolen vehicle through cornfields before it crashed into a ravine. 32-year-old Bradley Baumann of Fort Dodge was taken into custody. A parked patrol vehicle caught fire.
CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Valley Dental Associates in Cedar Falls just got a new “assistant.” KWWL-TV reports Maya is a 4-month-old chocolate lab mix. She’s a rescue puppy from Missouri. She was in a litter of 6, and they were found in Missouri malnourished and out in the cold. Maya is training to become a therapy dog, and the goal is for Maya to eventually be able to sit with patients, and to help ease any anxiety they might have. Staff say Maya is the perfect addition for a dentist with the motto, “We cater to cowards.”