OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – A man charged with killing his wife last year is set to appear in court today. Gregory Showalter is trying to suppress some of the evidence against him. Showalter claims a Wapello County deputy conducted an illegal search of his car. During the search, police discovered blood and said Showalter attempted to cover it up. Helen Showalter’s body was found in the Des Moines River in Wapello County in early August.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Several Democratic groups are calling on a Des Moines candidate to drop out of the race. Eddie Mauro is running against Megan Srinivas to represent Iowa House District 30, which includes the south side of Des Moines. There have been growing calls for Mauro to drop out after accusations that his campaign is intimidating and doxxing Srivinas. Doxxing means posting someone’s personal information online with malicious intent. Mauro’s campaign says it only posted a 2012 voter registration form to try to show that Srivinas registered as a Republican 10 years ago.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The Waterloo Police Department plans on recruiting volunteers to become “community ambassadors,” who are equipped with police radios to alert authorities about situations with the potential to lead to gun violence or gang activity. The initiative hopes to help handle an increase in gun violence after the department responded to seven shootings in eight days. Three of those seven shootings happened on Memorial Day. In total 5 people were hurt and 2 people were killed.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – The Sioux City Bandits arena football team has postponed an AR-15 giveaway competition with partner American Brothers in Arms after receiving criticism. The Bandits had previously scheduled the giveaway for Saturday night’s game.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – John Deere Waterloo announced that the production of all cabs, welding and assembly, for current and future products will be moved to Mexico. The move will occur in incremental phases with a completion date set for 2024. New product programs will move in its space. John Deere says that during the next 18 months they will evaluate how the move will affect staffing levels.