Saturday, March 23, 2019

FAIRBANK, IA (IRN) – The father of a man who was found dead from a gunshot wound on Friday night was arrested, according to KCRG-TV. Brock Niebuhr, 36, of Dike, was found with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene. Authorities arrested Daniel Niebuhr, 59, of Fairbank in connection with the shooting, and charged him with first-degree murder. Daniel is Brock’s father.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A man accused of throwing water on U.S. Rep. Steve King while he was eating lunch in Iowa has been arrested. The Des Moines Register reports Blake Gibbins, 26, was arrested Friday at the Mineral City Mill and Grill in Fort Dodge. The Lafayette, Colorado, man has been charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct, both simple misdemeanors.

IOWA (IRN) – An Iowa judicial nominee who was aware of an ongoing criminal death investigation but failed to preserve video footage of a drunken patron has lost her bid to become a district court judge. KCCI-TV reports Logan attorney Donna Bothwell was one of two nominees considered by Gov. Kim Reynolds to fill a court vacancy. The family of Charlotte Anderson, a Logan grandmother killed in 2015 by a patron of a small-town bar Bothwell owned, spoke publicly against her nomination. Bothwell testified in a wrongful death lawsuit that she reviewed but did not save her bar’s video surveillance that showed customer Austin Arndt drinking what court records show to be as many as 17 beers in the hours leading to Anderson’s hit-and-run death.

IOWA (IRN) – The Iowa State Men’s Basketball team lost to Ohio State 62-59 in the NCAA Tournament, while the Iowa Hawkeyes advance after a 79-72 win over Cincinatti.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – On the women’s side, the Iowa Hawkeyes survived an upset scare in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating Mercer 66-61.

PITTSBURG, PA (IRN) – In NCAA wrestling, Penn State is dominating with five advancing to the final round. The Hawkeyes are in fourth place, with UNI in 13th, and ISU at 15th place.

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