Thursday, January 23, 2020

GLENWOOD, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is determined to see change and improvement at the Glenwood Resource Center. Reynolds toured the facility Wednesday as federal investigators look into extraordinary allegations; they include human experimentation, “incidents causing needless physical injury” and inadequate medical care for residents with severe intellectual disabilities.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A man killed a woman at an Iowa home about an hour after officers went there to check on a domestic dispute, but left without making an arrest. KGAN-TV reports Mark Russell, 28, of Fort Dodge, is accused of using a golf club to beat 45-year-old Angela McLeod to death.

INDEPENDENCE, IA (IRN) – A man who was accused of attempting to kill his wife and her uncle by setting a house on fire has been convicted by a jury. KCRG-TV reports Shane Allen Heins, 45, of Independence, was found guilty of first-degree arson and two counts of attempted murder.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Iowa state senators introduced a bipartisan bill to allow college athletes to profit off their image. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Nate Boulton, a Des Moines Democrat, and Brad Zaun, an Urbandale Republican, and would allow college athletes in Iowa to benefit in the form of a trust fund. The funds would not be accessible until the athletes run out of eligibility.