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Monday, November 22, 2021

APPANOOSE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after being shot by law enforcement officials just outside of Centerville Sunday. Two Centerville officers and an Appanoose County sheriff’s deputy responded to the scene on a report of a domestic assault. While they were investigating the incident, the law enforcement officers became engaged in a shooting that resulted in the death of another person. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Falls Police were dispatched to the Days Inn after a victim walked in and said he had been assaulted. The victim said he had been at a residence meeting with an acquaintance where he was held by force and restrained to a chair. The victim reported being burned, struck with blunt objects and gagged while being restrained by two subjects who were armed with a handgun. A man and a woman are in custody. BOONE, IA (IRN) – The Boone Police Department says Officer Mario Gonzalez died in a traffic accident on Saturday. Gonzalez was off duty at the time. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. WOODWARD, IA (IRN) – A massive warehouse development on the edge of Woodward — often rumored to be but never confirmed as Amazon — has been halted. The warehouse and distribution facility was intended to have more than 1,000,000 square feet of space and potentially employ 1,000 people. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – UNI has made the FCS playoffs and will face Eastern Washington in the opening round on Saturday. Northern Iowa (6-5) will play at Eastern Washington (9-2) on Saturday at 3 p.m. The winner of the Northern Iowa-Eastern Washington game will face No. 6 Montana (9-2) on Friday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. The first and second rounds will be streamed on ESPN+.


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Sunday, November 21, 2021

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Two people were shot at a liquor store in Waterloo and transported to Iowa City for medical care. No other details have been released. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Charlie Jones had a 100-yard kickoff return for No. 18 Iowa’s first touchdown as the Hawkeyes defeated Illinois 33-23. With this win the Hawkeyes stay in the running for the Big 10 West division title. AMES, IA (IRN) – The Cyclones lost at No. 13 Oklahoma 28-21, falling to 6-5 for the season and 4-4 in the Big 12. Iowa State has now lost two straight games. They are now out of the running for the Big 12 title game. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Iowa State men’s cross country team finished runner-up at the NCAA championships, led by Wesley Kiptoo’s second-place effort on Saturday. Northern Arizona won the meet. Iowa State’s women finished ninth.


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Saturday, November 20, 2021

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The man shot and killed by Waterloo police on Tuesday has been identified as Brent Boggess, 42 of Waterloo. Police say he was shot and killed after his vehicle rammed into a Waterloo police squad car during a police chase around 3:30 a.m. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball team canceled a game against Drake on Sunday and won’t travel to the Cancun Challenge tournament because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – All five Des Moines schools announced Friday they are leaving the Central Iowa Metropolitan League and forming a new conference with several other cities. The new league will be called the Iowa Alliance Conference. It will be made up of 11 teams with two divisions. Ten of the teams are currently in the CIML. The South will be comprised of Des Moines East, Hoover, Lincoln, North, Roosevelt and Ottumwa. The North will be made up of Ames, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City and Waterloo East. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – RAYGUN shirts is adding a new store. On Friday, RAYGUN announced it’s adding a location in Cedar Falls. They expect the location to open spring 2022. This will be RAYGUN’s seventh location. The others include Des Moines, Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Chicago and Kansas City.


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Friday, November 19, 2021

ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – Inspectors with the Iowa Division of Labor found 17 separate safety violations with the ride where 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo died and his brother was seriously injured. The safety violations include improper repairs and inadequate records. Adventureland disputes the allegations. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Ankeny Police say three arrests have been made after its department received complaints about massage parlors. Search warrants were executed Wednesday at multiple locations, resulting in the arrest of three women on prostitution-related charges, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Students and staff at Coe College in Cedar Rapids are protesting the treatment of a former Black trustee. Darryl Banks resigned last month. He expressed diversity and inclusion concerns about finding the next president of the college. Banks described a board meeting in October where he expressed concerns about diversity and was called a liar. JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – The discussion around two books featured in some Johnston High School learning plans turned into a heated debate Thursday night. The school district’s reconsideration committee held a public meeting following complaints about two novels: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The committee didn’t remove the books, instead deciding to send warnings to parents about each book’s material in advance of the lesson. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Van Meter took home the title of 1A State Football Champions over West Sioux on Thursday. Not only did they take down West Sioux 17-14, Katie Lindsay was the first female to ever score at a state title football game.


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Thursday, November 18, 2021

EARTH (IRN) – The longest-lasting lunar eclipse since the year 1440 will happen late Thursday night into early Friday morning turning the moon blood red. Starting at 1:18 a.m. the full moon will enter the Earth’s shadow. Between 1:18 a.m. and 3:02 a.m., the moon will get dimmer and turn a shade of red. The max eclipse will occur at 3:02 a.m. MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – A Jones County deputy was injured and a suspect is in custody after a home explosion in Monticello. The female resident reported a disturbance with her husband, who was threatening to blow up the house. Officers arrived at the residence, where they found 62-year-old David John Costello in the basement. Authorities were attempting to communicate with Costello when he ignited an explosion in the basement. A deputy and Costello were injured, and transported to a local hospital. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Everyone is ok after a plane had to land unexpectedly at Waterloo Regional Airport Wednesday night due to a lost engine. A SkyWest flight from O’Hare to Mason City ended up landing in Waterloo fairly abruptly – only about 60 miles from its destination. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Union workers for John Deere will be going back to work after accepting the latest contract from the company. On Wednesday night, United Auto Workers voted on the third contract offered by John Deere. Of those who voted, 61% voted yes and 39% voted no. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa hospitals are seeing one-third fewer patients battling COVID-19 than they were a year ago. Last year at this time Iowa’s coronavirus dashboard showed 1,527 were in hospitals across the state dealing with the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, numbers showed 544 patients with COVID-19 are in hospitals.