CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Police have made an arrest in a nearly 16-year-old Cedar Rapids murder case. Curtis Padgett, 42, is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2007 death of Dennis First. First, 64, was found dead in his apartment. His death was investigated as a homicide at the time, but no arrests were made. Investigators now say Padgett killed First by beating then stabbing or cutting him following an argument.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man accused of shooting his sleeping wife with a crossbow has pleaded guilty. 69-year-old George Dennison has entered a guilty plea to the charges of Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon and Going Armed with Intent. Investigators say the victim was shot with the crossbow while sleeping on a couch. She reportedly sustained minor injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. Dennison was arrested later that day.

RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – First responders rescued a woman from a vehicle submerged in water near Runnells last night. The vehicle left the roadway and went into a pond. An adult female was airlifted to the hospital.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – AJ Fitzpatrick of Cedar Rapids has been invited to the U.S. Olympic Trials for wheelchair basketball. At just 18 years old, Fitzpatrick is the youngest of 26 players who got an invite.