CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A man under the influence of drugs intentionally drove head-on into an oncoming vehicle Sunday night before he swerved and caused his own vehicle to roll over in Cerro Gordo County. KIMT-TV reports Luis Rodriguez, 26, of Worthington, Minnesota, is accused of driving at an oncoming vehicle before both vehicles swerved to avoid colliding. Rodriguez suffered minor injuries.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man was arrested after a standoff Sunday night in Des Moines after reports of a domestic dispute. KCCI-TV reports more than 20 police cruisers were at the scene. The 53-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and was eventually taken into custody.
WEBSTER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after a crash at an uncontrolled intersection in Webster County Sunday. A 72-year-old man collided with a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old. The 72-year-old man was killed, and the 20-year-old was ejected from the vehicle and taken to the hospital. His passenger, a 15-year-old, was also hospitalized. Neither driver was wearing a seat belt.
ARLINGTON, IA (IRN) – The sentencing for Chris Soules, an Iowa native turned reality TV star involved in a fatal northeast Iowa crash, will proceed Tuesday as planned, a judge has ruled. The Des Moines Register reports a judge on Friday denied a request to delay the sentencing of the 36-year-old from Arlington who gained a national fan base in 2015 when starring in ABC’s “The Bachelor.” Soules was originally charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a deadly accident following an April 2017 collision that killed Kenny Mosher, 66, of Aurora.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Former University of Iowa National Champion wrestler Tony Ramos is retiring from competition. Ramos is a three time All American and 2014 NCAA champion for the Hawkeyes. Ramos was taking part in the 2019 world team trials this weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina when he lost to a former Penn State national champion. After the match, Ramos walked to the center of the mat, removed his shoes, and left them. That’s a time honored tradition for retiring wrestlers.