MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A person was found seriously injured after several gunshots were reported in a neighborhood near the river in Muscatine, according to WQAD-TV. Officers found a gunshot victim outside of a vehicle who had serious injuries. Several shell casings were also found in the area.
MONTROSE, IA (IRN) – The body of one of two Iowa fishermen missing since their boat capsized Jan. 3 on the Mississippi has been recovered by Illinois officials downstream. KCRG-TV reports the body of 68-year-old Bill White Sr., of Argyle, was recovered Saturday in Hamilton, Illinois, across the river from Keokuk. White drowned. The boat carrying White and his fellow commercial fisherman, 48-year-old Ron Wagner, of Montrose, was seen capsizing in the freezing cold water after they launched near Montrose. Wagner’s body is still missing.
DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man as a homicide after his body was found in Davenport. The Quad-City Times reports that Demetrius Allen’s body was found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot. Police were called to the scene Sunday after someone saw a man lying in the lot.
POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Polk County sheriff’s deputies found a woman’s body in an overturned car that had crashed into Fourmile Creek Sunday morning. KCCI-TV reports a bicyclist discovered the car resting on its top while riding on a nearby bike trail. A woman found in the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name is not being released, pending notification of family.
OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – Fire crews worked for several hours to put out a fire in Oskaloosa Sunday morning, according to WHO-TV. Nobody was injured when fire broke out at B & B Bedding. Crews say the fire was difficult to put out due to windy conditions. The cause of the fire is unknown.
SANDYVILLE, IA (IRN) – Iowans were outraged after 19 dogs were found living in deplorable conditions in two homes in Sandyville, but there’s at least one happy ending, according to KCRG-TV. Karma, a bloodhound, was one of the dogs rescued. Karma was in hypovolemic shock due to hypothermia and had extensive injuries. One of her rescuers, Warren County Sheriff Brian Vos, hadn’t been able to get Karma out of his mind, and when she was cleared for adoption, Karma found a new home with the Vos family.
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