MARION – The Iowa Attorney General’s Office found an officer-involved shooting in Marion was justified. WHO-13 reports on February 4th, Marion Officer Spenser Hartman responded to a 911 call to assist with an issue with 18-year-old Saber Jonathan Bernard. Police attempted to speak with the teenager, and at one point, Bernard pulled out a machete. Despite deploying a taser after several commands to drop the weapon, Bernard was accused of advancing at police. He was shot once and later died from his injuries.
ATLANTIC – An Atlantic man who plead guilty to child endangerment resulting in death was sentenced on Monday. KJAN Radio reports that 26-year-old Corbin Loudermilk will face a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and was ordered to pay $150,000. The plea comes after Loudermilk was charged in relation to the death of a one-month-old child in 2025.
MITCHELLVILLE – The mayor of Mitchellville removed the community’s fire chief from his role following a months-long dispute. The Des Moines Register reports that Chief Mike Twohey was fired late last week, and a special city council meeting was held Monday to discuss the move. The move comes after several issues in Mitchellville in the last several months, which has included an overhaul of its city council and the resignation of it’s former police chief following criminal charges related to improper pay.
DES MOINES – Record high temperatures on Monday will soon give way to possible thunderstorms overnight tonight and colder air that follows. KCCI-TV reports the high of 76 in Des Moines on Monday afternoon broke the previous record of 72. This is the fourth record high broken so far in 2026 in the state’s capital. A risk for scattered severe thunderstorms exists early Wednesday morning, primarily between midnight and 6am. The primary threats are large hail and damaging wind gusts, especially in southeast Iowa.