WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man was arrested and faces multiple charges including assault, harassment, child endangerment and multiple firearm-related charges after an incident on Saturday. Police said the victim had been in an argument with Detrone Redd, 38, over the well being of his children. While the two were outside arguing, police said Redd headbutted the victim and pulled a handgun from his waistband, and fired the weapon into the ground on two occasions. Police said the child endangerment charge was related to leaving unsecured weapons where children could get to them.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man who posed as a police officer, beat an older Coggon couple, and stole $50,000 from their safe, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. In July, a jury convicted Brandon Lee, 33, of two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of willful injury, first-degree theft, and impersonating a public official.

MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – Over four years after a destructive EF-3 tornado caused significant damage, the Marshall County Courthouse opened its doors for a public rededication ceremony on Saturday. The courthouse suffered severe damage to its iconic clocktower dome in the storm, as well as sustaining other damage. The building sustained additional damage in the August 2020 derecho which cut across the center of the state.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Des Moines will be closing its doors due to a dwindling amount of members. The church has been around for the last 119 years.

PASADENA, CA (IRN) – Two Iowa women will be honored in California early next year for helping to save the lives of many through organ donations. Amanda Wilken of West Des Moines and Emily Bohnsack of Wilton were both organ donors after their deaths. On Sunday their families made floragraphs of them, which will be attached to the Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.