BREMER COUNTY – A civil lawsuit accuses Iowa State Patrol troopers of bullying citizens and conducting illegal searches. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Dominic Tangen of Black Hawk County is suing Bryce Bilharz and Michelle Beck. Tangen in particular alleges Bilharz of misconduct performed during and following a July 2023 traffic stop. Tangen says he tested negative for any blood alcohol and did not perform well during a field sobriety test due to sciatica in his legs, of which he informed troopers about. His charges were dismissed in September of 2023. The lawsuit alleges Bilharz of bullying behavior in two other traffic stops.

IOWA – More rounds of thunderstorms over the weekend prompted additional flash flood and flood warnings in the state. According to the National Weather Service, many communities received an additional 2-4 inches of rainfall over the weekend, and tornado warnings were prompted in Ames and Ankeny Saturday morning. This comes during a particularly wet month in Iowa, as some locations have now accumulated over a foot of precipitation since mid-June. Drier, but hot and humid conditions, return this week.

SIOUX CITY – The 2024-25 academic year of athletics ends this week for Iowa High School students with the state baseball and softball tournaments. The girls of summer compete this week across five classes at the Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, while the small schools boys teams are at Merchant’s Park in Carroll. For one year only, the Class 3A and 4A baseball teams are at Lewis & Clark Park in Sioux City. Following this week, a no-contact family week returns before fall sports teams begin practices on August 4th. New this upcoming season, Iowa High School girls tennis begins competitions in August, moving from the spring.