RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – Six people, including children, were evacuated this morning from a home on fire in Runnells. One person was taken to the hospital. Others have minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. The fire began in the kitchen.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A teenager was shot in the leg while driving in Des Moines Monday evening. WHO-TV reports it isn’t the first time a teenager was shot in that area while in a vehicle. Three years ago, 14-year-old Yore Jieng was shot in the head while riding in a car. He died from his injuries five days later. Police never identified a suspect in the case.
ROBINS, IA (IRN) – Hundreds of employees at the Cedar Rapids General Mills plant could go on strike this week over failed contract negotiations. KCRG-TV reports more than 300 people picketed in different places in the Cedar Rapids area on Monday night, including a group of more than 50 workers, who chanted and held signs outside the home of the General Mills’ plant manager in Robins.
BONDURANT, IA (IRN) – An official announcement offered little clarity Monday as to who is behind Bondurant’s “Project Bluejay” distribution center. KCCI-TV reports the five-story 780,000 square foot building will sit on a 100-acre piece of land and promises to bring 1,000 jobs to the area. Officials remain tight-lipped over the company behind the center, but its code name has many speculating that Amazon is building the project.
IOWA (IRN) – Today is election day, and if you want to vote in Iowa, a new state law requires voter ID numbers on ballots. Anyone who doesn’t have identification will be given an Iowa voter identification card for free.
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