PERRY – The Perry Police Department is investigating an incident in which an infant was found dead at a daycare center on Tuesday evening. WHO-13 reports Dallas County Emergency Services were dispatched to Acorns & Oaks Child Care for a female experiencing vaginal bleeding. She was transported to a metro-area hospital shortly after. Police officers responding to the scene found a premature infant dead in a trash bag. The child was not a client of the daycare facility.
DES MOINES – The Des Moines Public School District announced its next leader. The district’s current associate superintendent Matt Smith was voted unanimously to assume the top leadership role on Tuesday, according to KCCI-TV. Smith has now served twice as the interim superintendent of the district, including for the past year, since former superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested by federal agents last year. Roberts was convicted of falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally possessing firearms, and is serving a two-year prison term. Smith has served with Des Moines Public Schools since 2010 in administration in various roles.
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Iowa City. KCRG-TV reports police responded to a call of a person armed with a knife on Tuesday evening. Responded officers fired at the individual at one point, who later died at a hospital. Both responding police officers have been placed on leave pending the investigation.
IOWA – Periods of rainfall continue through the rest of this week and into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. While rains will be intermittent, multiple rounds and already saturated soils may lead to additional flash flooding and rises along area rivers and streams. Thunderstorms are possible at times, with the potential for a few severe storms on Friday afternoon and evening.
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