ELDRIDGE, IA (IRN) – A fiery single-vehicle accident in eastern Iowa left one teen dead and two others injured The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year-old Bret Schaebauer was driving a car near Eldridge early Sunday when the vehicle left the road and entered a ditch. The car then struck a culvert and came to a stop in a driveway. At some point, the car burst into flames. A passenger, 18-year-old Mitchell Hayes, died in the crash. Hayes was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver and another passenger were hospitalized.
CHARLES CITY, IA (IRN) – Charges are pending against several people in Charles City after a search warrant was executed Friday. KIMT-TV reports there were four people present at the time, and police found several narcotics-related items and a stolen kids’ motocross motorcycle. The motorcycle had been reported stolen in 2014 and was returned to the owner.
DES MOINES (IRN) – Hillary Clinton’s remarkably narrow win over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses is now even narrower, according to the Des Moines Register. Nearly a week after the contest, the Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday announced revised results after finding “reporting errors” in several precincts. Clinton’s share of the delegates awarded was revised slightly downward, to 49.84 percent, while Sanders’s total was bumped up to 49.59 percent.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting his older sister has pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the teen also pled guilty Friday to trafficking in stolen weapons. Prosecutors say the boy was 14 when he accidentally shot his 15-year-old sister at their home May 15. The handgun had been stolen during a burglary earlier that day.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Authorities are working to identify a body found inside a Council Bluffs home after firefighters extinguished a fire Saturday. KCCI-TV reports the body was found in the bedroom where the fire started. The victim hasn’t been identified, and the investigation into the cause of the fire and the cause of death continues.
WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A man has been arrested for setting off a Waterloo hospital sprinkler system causing multi-level flooding. KWWL-TV reports firefighters responded to Covenant Medical Center Sunday morning. When they arrived, there was no fire and they say the sprinkler system was set off by a patient. Police arrested 42-year-old Douglas Hala for first-degree criminal mischief.
MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A fire destroyed a Muscatine home on Sunday. When firefighters arrived, smoke and flames were coming out of the house. Everyone got out safely, but the home was a total loss and several pets inside perished.
DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A nonprofit is trying to make dreams come true for Dubuque-area children struggling with medical issues. KCRG-TV reports the group is doing it one bedroom at a time. Special Spaces Dubuque leaders meet with children to find out what they like and to create a special bedroom makeover plan. Volunteers get it all done in one day. The latest effort? 9-year-old Camdyn Reisner has some developmental delays, but she smiled from ear to ear and giggled when she saw her small room transformed into a magical princess getaway.
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