CLERMONT, IA (IRN) – A man died after crashing his car into a pond at Skip-A-Way RV Park and Campground in Clermont Tuesday evening. KGAN-TV reports Steven Duane Baker Jr., 30, of Elgin, was driving his 2000 Mitsubishi Sport when he lost control, drove through a chain link fence and into the pond.The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said rescue efforts were unsuccessful and Baker died at the scene. The incident is under investigation.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Davenport police have identified the person placing vigilante-style flyers in the city over the weekend. WQAD-TV reports police have charged Adam Mayber, 20, of Wonder Lake, Illinois with disorderly conduct for admitting to “circulating and posting flyers advertising that a vigilante will begin killing ‘the homeless, the addicts, the junkies, the prostitutes, the gang members and all other human species.” Mayber turned himself in as the author of the flyers. He told police that the Night Lion is the main character of his fictional novel and that the flyers were put up as a form of publicity. He told police they were not intended to be threatening.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa will pay $2.5 million to settle a claim involving a psychiatric patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals who eluded staff and jumped from the top of a five-story parking ramp. She died of complications from her injuries. The Des Moines Register reports the lawsuit alleged the hospital failed to communicate care assignments, did not communicate changes in her behavior and failed to adequately review medical records prior to taking her from a locked psychiatric unit. The staff also allegedly failed to follow locked door procedures that could have prevented the incident.

ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – The body of an Altoona man reported missing last week has been found.
KCCI-TV reports the body of Kenneth Wade was found by a volunteer search and rescue team in a wooded area off the trail near where his vehicle was found. No cause of death has been released, but foul play isn’t suspected.

LEHIGH, IA (IRN) – A Webster City man was shot in the upper body by his brother Saturday while they were squirrel hunting at the Brushy Creek State Recreation Area. He’ll be OK. DNR officers believe it was an accident and no charges have been filed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Following the severe weather that struck Benton and Linn Counties Monday, the National Weather Service confirmed that three separate tornadoes touched down. No injuries were reported. In other weather related news, Cedar Rapids is preparing for a more than 16 foot crest on Thursday evening. That’s considered a major flood stage.