IOWA (IRN) – Pig ear dog treats infected 23 Iowans with salmonella in the past year — more than in any other state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday updated an ongoing alert, first publicized this summer, that consumers should avoid the popular dog treats made of smoked pig. Pig ears are linked to a “multidrug-resistant salmonella” outbreak in 35 states. Humans likely get the disease from handling the treats.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Investigators believe they have solved a high-profile, decades-old murder case in Cedar Rapids. KCRG-TV reports police have closed the case in the 1989 murder of Brian Schappert. Schappert, 22, was stabbed to death during the early morning hours of September 8, 1989, while working at a Kum & Go convenience store. Police recently narrowed their investigation down to two possible suspects. Both are dead.
ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny teenager was arrested after being accused of downloading child pornography from the dark web. KCCI-TV reports Saul Munoz Banderas, 18, was arrested Friday after months of investigation.
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City Police have made an arrest after a child abduction attempt. KGAN-TV reports police arrested 24-year-old Rodney Bryant of Iowa City, after they responded to a report of a 3-yr-old that had been picked up by a stranger and carried a short distance away. The child’s mother confronted the person and was able to take her child from him, uninjured. The male then left the area on foot. Bryant is charged with Kidnapping.
AMES, IA (IRN) – Ames has been named the Best College Town in America by financial news website 24/7 Wall St. The website named the 30 best towns, starting with Ames at number one and ending with Madison, Wisconsin, at number 30. The rankings considered the share of residents enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate institution, the number of colleges and universities in the area, the median age of residents, the city’s unemployment rate and the number of bars per 100,000 city residents. Ames finished first, and number seven was Iowa City.