Wednesday, March 22, 2023

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A man wanted on an attempted murder warrant for allegedly stabbing a woman in Newton has been taken into custody in Florida. 38-year-old Tyrece Lewis was arrested Tuesday. Multiple tips from citizens in Iowa and Florida helped lead to his arrest, police said. Lewis allegedly stabbed a 34-year-old woman he had previously been in a relationship on March 6th.

IOWA (IRN) – Schools across Iowa locked down Tuesday after receiving fake calls of active shooters, mobilizing law enforcement, and leaving parents and children in a state of fear. Over 20 schools received the threats.

SHELDAHL, IA (IRN) – The driver of a postal truck has died after a crash in Sheldahl on Tuesday evening. The Story County Sheriff’s Office says the driver, a 43-year-old man from Des Moines, was the only person in a box truck that went through the corner of a garage, hit a tree and storage shed before coming to rest in a ditch. The sheriff’s office says a medical issue likely contributed to the crash and the man’s death.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police say a crisis intervention team was able to help officers peacefully end a standoff with an armed man outside of the Polk County Courthouse on Tuesday. The incident started when Polk County Deputies spotted a man they knew to have outstanding warrants near the courthouse. When the deputies approached him, the man pulled out a knife. That’s when a mobile crisis team was called in to talk to the man.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – the University of Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark was named a Naismith Trophy Finalist on Tuesday. The Naismith Trophy is symbolic of the most outstanding players in men’s and women’s college basketball. This season, Clark is the only player in the nation with more than 900 points, 245 rebounds, 290 assists, and 45 steals. She has registered +25 points, +5 rebounds, and +5 assists in 17 games this year and 39 times in her career which is the most in NCAA women’s basketball history.

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