WINTERSET, IA (IRN) – Iowa Department of Public Safety officials say a man has been arrested on first-degree murder charges in a death investigation in Winterset. Madison County 911 received a call of an unresponsive female. Winterset police officers found 23-year old Rosanna Otto dead inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound. Jerome “Jerry” Moyer, of Norwalk was named as a suspect. He was later arrested without incident by the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop. Moyer is being held in the Dubuque County Jail on a first-degree murder charge.
OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS (IRN) – A severe thunderstorm early this morning dumped prolific amounts of hail across eastern Nebraska into Iowa. KETV-TV reports foot deep piles of hail across the area. Hail damaged siding in the area, filled yards, and stripped the leaves off trees and plants.
ROSE HILL, IA (IRN) – Two people were injured in a house explosion in the Mahaska County town of Rose Hill Sunday. KCCI-TV reports the two were trapped under the rubble until a power crew noticed there had been an explosion. Their dog was killed.
LE MARS, IA (IRN) – Two people were seriously injured after a gunman opened fire in a Le Mars gas station Sunday, according to KTIV-TV. Two Hy-Vee gas station clerks were shot in the stomach. A male suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money from the two clerks. After shooting them, he fled. Police located him later with an apparent lethal self-inflicted gunshot wound.
BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash in Benton County near Vinton Saturday night. The male driver lost control on a curve. He and a female passenger were thrown from the bike, and seriously injured.
IOWA (IRN) – Multiple tornadoes ripped through eastern Iowa Monday afternoon, damaging homes and barns. Local authorities reported a half-dozen tornadoes in the eastern part of the state as a severe weather system moved eastward Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado damaged homes near the Floyd County Fairgrounds in Charles City. The tornadoes had come and gone before any warnings were issued. An unconfirmed tornado also destroyed a home in Van Buren County. There are no reports of injuries.