Monday, June 11, 2018

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man injured in an altercation at a Cedar Rapids park has died. KWWL-TV reports 38-year-old Scott Dexter died at a hospital of injuries he suffered Tuesday. The case is being investigated as a homicide, and no arrests have been reported.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A judge says fired Iowa Finance Authority Director Dave Jamison is disqualified from collecting unemployment benefits due to credible allegations of sexual harassment. KCCI-TV reports Administrative Law Judge Nicole Merrill ruled that the allegations against Jamison by female subordinates haven’t been fully detailed but are credible and amount to “disqualifying misconduct.”

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Council Bluffs police are investigating how a man’s body ended up in the Missouri River. KETV reports the body was discovered Saturday near the Ameristar Casino. It was the second body pulled from the river in two days. The remains of a woman were found near Plattsmouth Friday. Her husband told officers he killed his wife and dumped her body off a bridge.

LINN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two teens are in the hospital after they were thrown from the bumper of a vehicle in Central City. KCRG-TV reports Linn County deputies responded to the crash in the Paris Bridge Natural Area Sunday. The 16-year-old driver went around a curve too fast, lost control and went into a ditch. The two teens on the bumper, a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old, were thrown clear. They’re in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – There were two water rescues overnight near Oelwein following Saturday’s storm and flooding in northern Iowa. KWWL-TV reports two cars were swept off roadways, and both drivers were rescued by area fire departments.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Second-round leader Tom Lehman has been declared the winner of the PGA Tour Champions event in Des Moines after weather washed out Sunday’s final round. Principal Charity Classic officials had delayed the start of the third round by nearly five hours because of bands of light but persistent rain in central Iowa before calling the event. Lehman shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over four other golfers.

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