FAYETTE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 19-year-old is facing charges after an incident that allegedly happened on June 4. KCRG-TV reports Wilmer Elias Soy of Postville picked up two 13-year-old girls, took them to a remote area in the Fayette County and allegedly sexually assaulted them. Soy has been charged with Kidnapping in the first degree, a class “A” felony. First-degree kidnapping is when the person kidnapped, as a consequence of the kidnapping, suffers sexual abuse. If convicted Soy could face life in prison without the chance of parole.

POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Given recent heavy rains with more on the way, precautions are in place at Saylorville Lake to keep the river from rising too quickly downstream in Des Moines.
Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers said Monday that they plan to test the crest gates on Friday. The gates were installed after the flood of 1993. When inflated, the gates allow for an extra 6 feet of water to be retained. The lake currently measures 28 feet higher than normal.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – Authorities in Jasper County have launched an investigation into the death of a Des Moines man who was found dead in a vehicle in Newton. The Des Moines Register reports Jeremy McDowell, 38, was found dead Friday. McDowell’s manner of death is pending autopsy results.

CHARLES CITY, IA (IRN) – Charles City police were able to locate two juveniles who ran away from the Bremwood Residential Treatment Center in Waverly. KIMT-TV reports the two minors stole bikes and rode them into Floyd County, and then stole a vehicle from a rural residence. That vehicle was located in Charles City and the two juvenile males were caught and returned to representatives of the Bremwood Center.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Parents in Cedar Rapids will soon be able to track when their child gets on and off a school bus. KCRG-TV reports the app will also let parents know if a bus is running late, or if there is a crash or major delay. The app will be free for all families, and will cost the district approximately $70,000 a year.