DUBQUUE, IA (IRN) – The first road closure has been announced for Dubuque due to flooding, with the crest expected to reach around 24.5 feet by Friday. So far, flooding has mostly been limited to recreation areas along the Mississippi River, but as water rises, roads are beginning to be covered with water. FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Two men charged in a Fort Dodge man’s death have pleaded not guilty. Forty-six-year-old Montreail Dungy was shot and killed early Christmas morning last year. Thirty-one-year-old Lakendrick Mosley and 27-year-old Darwin Green of Fort Dodge were arrested last month. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a school discipline bill on Wednesday. The bill is part of a bipartisan effort to come up with a policy that would protect teachers and students at school. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – John Pappajohn, who along with his wife Mary created an amazing legacy of business success and later a dedication to public art, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94. Pappajohn amassed a fortune as a venture capitalist and reinvested most of that fortune in his home state, establishing the sculpture park in downtown Des Moines and gifting millions to his alma mater, the University of Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Arthur Flowers, the Cedar Rapids man accused of killing Emily Leonard in 2022, has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter by a jury. 62-year-old Flowers was accused of killing 22-year-old Leonard in April 2022. Police found Leonard in the bathroom of Flowers’ house after Flowers called 911, saying that she had died of a drug overdose. Upon investigation, officers found that he actually killed her with a metal rod. NEVADA, IA (IRN) – Officials have identified the victims in a deadly townhome fire that happened Saturday. Lawrence Scott died in the fire. Other victims are Angel Scott and Timothy Scott. Both are in critical but stable condition. Several other families were displaced. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man is accused of shooting and killing his neighbor’s dog. Ryan Krietzinger, 46, was arrested by Des Moines police on Monday on one count of animal abuse. Police say that earlier this month, Krietzinger shot the dog, an 11-pound Coton de Tulear, while it was on the deck in a Beaverdale backyard. Police say Krietzinger told them the dog had tried attacking his dog earlier that day. Jean Riley, the dead dog’s owner, says Buddy barked at Krietzinger’s hunting dog, but no attack took place. PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP, IA (IRN) – Flooding is making its presence felt across the Quad Cities and some areas are being hit harder than others. A neighborhood in Pleasant Valley got the news Sunday night that their gas would be turned off starting Monday to combat rising flood waters. Residents are unhappy. MidAmerican says it’s protocol. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said four cats were rescued after a home caught on fire on Tuesday morning. The home was a complete loss, and no one was injured.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa police announced Monday that the body recovered from the Iowa River on Saturday is that of 20-year-old Cristian Martinez. Martinez was reported missing on April 15. He was last seen around 1:00 a.m. outside an Iowa City bar. His body was found in the Iowa River. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Student organizers, protesters and Democratic lawmakers marched around the Capitol rotunda Monday, chanting: “No more silence, end gun violence,” and “Protect kids, not guns.” Speakers urged Republican lawmakers to reject House File 654, a bill that would allow Iowans to keep guns in their locked cars in the parking lots of schools, city and county buildings, state universities and prisons. TRURO, IA (IRN) – Some people in the Interstate 35 Community School District are calling for their superintendent to be fired. Parents attended Monday night’s school board meeting to address the board with concerns over how Superintendent Sharon Dentlinger handled a threat of a shooting at the high school that occurred on April 3. EASTERN IOWA (IRN) – On Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for flooding along the Mississippi River. Currently, the river levels are threatening Iowa communities. The river is expected to reach major flood stage this week. The declaration is for all ten counties along the Mississippi River.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City police have discovered a body believed to be 20-year-old Cristian Martinez. Martinez was reported missing on April 15. He was last seen just after midnight outside an Iowa City bar. The body was found in the Iowa River. CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – One woman is dead and two others are critically hurt after a crash in northern Iowa on Friday. Troopers say a vehicle crossed the center line near Clear Lake and hit two oncoming vehicles. The driver, 65-year-old Diane Schmidt of Garner, Iowa, died. The two other drivers were taken to the hospital in critical condition. EASTERN IOWA (IRN) – From Marquette and McGregor, all the way down to Davenport, preparations are in full swing for whatever the Mississippi River brings downstream. The heavy snow melt in Minnesota, coupled with persistent heavy rain events in recent days has swelled the flood forecast in some areas near records not seen in northeast Iowa in nearly 60 years. Current projections put the crest later this week above the level seen in 2001 and just below the all-time record in 1965. IOWA (IRN) – The northern lights made their latest appearance in Iowa Sunday night. They had a purple and greenish hue in the northern sky. November through to February offer the darkest skies and longer evenings for maximum sky-gazing. The strongest lights tend to appear between 9pm and 2am, though the best sightings often occur between 11pm and midnight.

WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – An Eldora woman died in a crash in Waterloo Wednesday night. Police say the driver, Kelly Good, 49, was ejected from a side window as the car rolled. First responders took her to the hospital, where she died. ​​DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – TSA officers stopped this year’s third handgun from being brought onto a plane at the Des Moines International Airport Thursday. Last year TSA officers stopped 15 firearms from making it onto an airplane. The firearm was loaded with seven rounds, none in the chamber, and the safety was engaged. The fine may be up to $15,000. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The construction company under investigation for allegations of using child labor at a Cedar Rapids job site has violated child labor laws in Indiana. TWG Construction was given a warning for employing a 16-year-old boy in 2018. Authorities are investigating the developer, based in Indianapolis, for using child labor on an apartment complex in Cedar Rapids on Friday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Kum & Go, a widely recognized convenience store brand in Iowa, has been sold. And that means its 5,000 employees will have a new owner in the next few months. Utah-based Maverik has purchased the family-owned Kum & Go chain, which has 400 locations across 13 states. The price of the sale has not been announced.