BURLINGTON – A Burlington man missing for nearly four years was confirmed to be a corpse found by police recently. A press release indicates that the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed human remains were positively identified as Troy Daugherty. Burlington Police are investigating the cause of death, and an autopsy and toxicology screening could take several weeks. The department had no further comment as of Thursday.

JONES COUNTY – One person has died and four were injured in a crash along Highway 151 in Jones County. The Iowa State Patrol a 1989 Oldsmobile was eastbound on Shaw Road and failed to yield, colliding with a Nissan Juke traveling on the highway. As of Thursday night, none of the drivers have been identified, although the driver of the Oldsmobile is believed to have been the fatality. Four others were hurt, including two juveniles, but all four individuals were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers have now missed a self-imposed deadline to fund education in the state. KCCI-TV reports Senate republicans have failed to come up with state supplemental aid for districts, who were by code, required to establish their property tax rate by today. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver claims the reason has been delays related to an overall of Area Education Agencies and other measures, and Governor Kim Reynolds office has promised districts the increase won’t be less than in 2023, which was three percent, even if the Senate has not passed a bill. Iowa House leadership has a three percent increase ready to approve, along with a measure to increase base teacher pay by nearly $15,000.