CHICAGO, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man wanted on charges of attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a Boone man has been arrested in Chicago. WHO-TV reports 23-year old Kevin Williams was taken into custody Sunday morning. Williams is accused of shooting 29-year-old Leonard Boyd III, and leaving him in the street with gunshot wounds.

SOMERS, IA (IRN) – A judge in the northwest Iowa town of Somers has dismissed a flag desecration charge against a man who protested a crude oil pipeline crossing his property by hanging an American flag upside down at his home. KCRG-TV reports the charge against Homer Martz was under a state law a federal judge ruled unconstitutional in 2014. Martz, a 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran, is upset the state is allowing the pipeline to run near his well.

PLEASANT HILL, IA (IRN) – A body was pulled from the Des Moines River Monday afternoon.
WHO-TV reports a passerby called 9-1-1 after spotting the body in the water near the Vandalia Boat Ramp in Pleasant Hill. Police say it was a body of a man, but they do not know the identity of the person. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – A man and a juvenile vandalized Central Elementary school in Coralville last week. KCRG-TV reports 25-year-old Kevin Ventura-Jimenez and a juvenile accomplice walked on the freshly painted gym floor, spilled soda on the wet paint, splashed paint on walls, and poured paint on a door. The night before they poured sugar into the gas tank of a skid loader parked at the school. When caught, one still had wet paint on the bottom of their shoes.

CHARLES CITY, IA (IRN) – Charges are piling up against a Charles City man, according to KIMT-TV. Daniel Connerley was arrested after authorities executed search warrants and recovered items from at least seven burglaries. He faces theft, ongoing criminal conduct, and drug charges. Police say Connerley stole money from gaming machines at establishments in Colwell, Floyd and Charles City.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Indianola family became trapped in the Baton Rouge flooding, according to KCCI-TV. They were moving their son to Baton Rouge when the flooding occurred. A knock on the hotel room door signaled an evacuation order. Guests were taken to safety by a flotilla of fishing and crawfish boats. They lost their car in the flooding, but are grateful to be safe. They plan to return home this week.