HENRY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Southeast Iowa authorities have identified the victim of a Thursday night drowning. KTVO-TV reports just after 7:30 p.m., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that a person had gone under water and not resurfaced while swimming in a private pond. Just before 10 p.m., the body of Cori Diandre Fitten, 21, of Mt. Pleasant, was located and removed from the pond. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death is listed as accidental drowning.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One man is dead after a shooting on Des Moines’ north side. KCCI-TV reports Des Moines police are investigating a homicide after a 41-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound died in the hospital Friday. Shortly after the first shooting, a 39-year-old male arrived at a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. Police believe the two incidents are related.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The owner of an Iowa City architecture firm recorded an employee pumping breast milk at least 22 times, according to criminal complaints. KCRG-TV reports Robert Carlson, 67, is charged with 22 counts of invasion of privacy when Iowa City police arrested him Thursday. During an interview with investigators, Carlson said he found the woman beautiful and “wanted to see what was underneath the victim’s blouse or shirt.”
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – In May, the Cedar Rapids City Council gave the final approval to begin speed ticketing from traffic cameras on I-380’s S-curve again. Citations will begin to be issued this coming Monday, July 1. Anyone driving more than 11 mph over the speed limit will be ticketed. The speed limit is 55 mph.
IOWA (IRN) – This weekend is the last chance to pay a six-cent sales tax in six central Iowa cities. Earlier this year, voters in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Windsor Heights and Alleman all approved a one-cent sales tax increase. The City of Des Moines has already started spending some of its expected new revenue, hiring firefighters and cutting property tax rates. The city expects to bring in $37 million more per year from the tax. Thirty percent of that is expected to come from people living outside the metro.