DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A child caregiver is under arrest in connection with a baby’s death. Nicole Ghee was caring for a 2-month-old girl when the infant died in April of 2020. Des Moines police believe exposure to drugs may have played a role in the girl’s death. An autopsy showed the baby had meth in her system.
MOLINE, Ill (IRN) – John Deere union workers voted down a new contract agreement Sunday. Hundreds of John Deere union workers gathered at the TaxSlayer Center on Sunday in Moline, IL to vote on the new tentative six-year contract. It would have covered more than 10,000 workers at 14 facilities across the United States. Union workers wanted increased wages, pensions, and health care benefits. In this new contract, employee health benefits stayed the same. But there is still no post-retirement health care. Instead, the company offered a bonus.
FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A 15-year-old girl was shot in the chest during a house party in Fort Dodge Saturday night, and police are asking for witnesses to help identify the shooter. Police say approximately 40 people had been at the party, but they scattered after the shooting.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former President Donald Trump held his first rally in Iowa since he left office. Thousands of people streamed into the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday to hear former President Donald Trump speak. Trump spent almost 30 minutes of the rally, his first in Iowa since his 2020 campaign, arguing falsely that he had won Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Democrats are voicing their disapproval that many of Iowa’s top Republicans leaders appeared with former President Trump at the rally in Des Moines. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn said: “Iowa Republicans have tied themselves to a man who attacked the foundations of our democracy throughout his time in office. Just nine months ago, he incited a violent mob to attack his own Vice President and threaten the lives of lawmakers who were simply fulfilling their constitutional duty to certify our election. Iowa Republicans must answer for their silence and role in enabling right-wing extremists.”
IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa has risen in the AP college football rankings to No. 2, following Georgia as the new No. 1. The Bulldogs’ rise from No. 2 comes a day after No. 1 Alabama was upset at Texas A&M. Iowa is No 2, up one spot after winning a top-five matchup with Penn State. The Hawkeyes have their best ranking since they reached No. 1 in 1985.