Wednesday, December 4, 2019

ALGONA, IA (IRN) – A life sentence has been handed down for a Kossuth County killing. KIMT-TV reports Jeffrey Lynn Winters, 61, of Livermore, was found guilty in October of 1st degree murder. Law enforcement says he shot Randy Merle Page to death in Page’s Lu Verne garage in August 2018. On Tuesday, Winters was ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars. He must also pay $150,000 in restitution to Page’s widow.

NORWAY, IA (IRN) – At attempted traffic stop in the Benton county town of Norway on Monday night led to a pursuit. KCRG-TV reports during the chase, the driver rammed two sheriff’s department vehicles. The chase ended when the vehicle drove into Prairie Creek, and the suspect escaped. But, deputies were able to identify the man. He faces numerous charges.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Voters in Des Moines took part in a runoff election to decide a rather testy election for mayor. Unofficial results show longtime Mayor Frank Cownie defeated former Iowa Senator Jack Hatch by a narrow 289-vote margin. The election has been anything but normal for the city, with both campaigns releasing attack ads accusing the other of misusing taxpayer money.

AMES, IA (IRN) – ISU Head Football Coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a contract extension through 2025. Campbell led Iowa State to a 7-5 record this season and the program’s third straight bowl game. Campbell’s record at Iowa State is 26-24 in four seasons.

AMES, IA (IRN) – History was made in the Ames City Council runoff election Tuesday night.
Twenty-year-old Iowa State University student Rachel Junck beat incumbent Councilman Chris Nelson in Ward 4 with 54 percent of the vote. Junck is an Ames native studying chemical engineering at Iowa State. She is now the youngest woman ever to be elected to office in Iowa.