Sunday, March 13, 2016

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have taken a teenager into custody following a shooting that happened Thursday morning. WHO-TV reports two groups of juveniles had an altercation on property next to a Buffalo Wild Wings on the south side of town. During that altercation, one juvenile shot another juvenile in the leg. On Friday, police took a 17-year-old into custody in connection with the case.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police are working to find out who shot a man Saturday morning according to KCRG-TV. When officers arrived on scene they found a man with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. Police said the man’s injuries weren’t life threatening, and he was taken to a local hospital. Investigators are working to determine a motive for the shooting and how many people were involved.

PALO ALTO COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for shooting at a crop-dusting plane in Palo Alto County last year. KWWL-TV reports 55-year-old John Metzger of Whittemore was sentenced Friday. Metzger was found guilty in November by a jury of going armed with intent. He was not found guilty of other charges, including terrorism. Metzger fired a gun that hit the wing flap of a plane while spraying a field. The plane landed safely and the pilot wasn’t injured.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A WWII veteran recently received France’s highest military honor for his bravery, according to KCCI-TV. At 95 years old, Ralph Crawford, of Villisca, still remembers the mission vividly. It was June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day. His bomber was shot down, but the crew survived. Crawford was awarded the Legion of Honor, for his “gallantry of action and the liberation of France in WWII.” He says he’s shocked by the recognition, and his family says it’s long overdue.

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