Saturday, March 5, 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police say one person was shot in the leg Friday night at a grocery store. KCRG-TV reports police heard gunshots in the area of Jim’s Foods. Police arrived at the store’s parking lot and found blood, but no victim. A short time later a 24-year-old male went to a local hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his leg. Investigators say the victim was wounded in the parking lot at Jim’s Foods, and the investigation continues.

DECATUR COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A southern Iowa sheriff resigned Friday after allegations of sexual harassment. KCCI-TV reports Decatur County Sheriff Bert Muir’s resignation comes the same day a West Des Moines attorney filed a petition to remove Muir from office. Court documents specify reasons are allegations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. One Davis City resident says the county is now better off, and that “the reign of terror is over.”

OSAGE, IA (IRN) – A Mitchell County man has died in an auto accident, according to KIMT-TV. Sheriff Greg Beaver says 50-year-old Theodore McPhail of Osage was killed around 3:20 am Friday in Osage. It’s believed alcohol was a factor in the crash.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A pastor from Michigan has been sleeping outside Methodist Churches every night for the past three months, according to WHO-TV. Rev. Mike Tupper is now in Des Moines as part of the protest. He calls it a “tent witness,” which symbolizes the discrimination in the policy of the United Methodist Church regarding LGBT people. Tupper has been sleeping out in the elements across the country for 96 days now due to complaints he and eight other pastors have received after officiating same-sex marriages. He wants the church to change their policy.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City police sergeant won’t be cited for running into two parked cars, according to the Mason City Globe Gazette. Sgt. Steve Klemas was issued a warning for failure to maintain control of his sport utility vehicle. He hit the cars while on patrol on Feb. 18. Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s deputy Chris Flatness says that Klemas “was lost in a train of thought” that night, and that not every accident warrants a citation.

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