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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A cyberattack has kept students and teachers offline for four days at Des Moines Area Community College. DMACC classes are canceled again today, and now the FBI is investigating. Classes at DMACC have been canceled since security issues first popped up last Thursday. The school says it is working around the clock to restore normal operations. Until that happens, all six campuses are closed. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – A Des Moines man who participated in the Jan. 6th Capitol riots has asked to be released from a Washington D.C. jail. Doug Jensen, 41, faces multiple charges. Jensen’s attorney described him as languishing in a D.C. jail cell, locked down most of the time. Goodman feels deceived, recognizing that he bought into a pack of lies by Q-Anon about President Trump. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former Vice President Mike Pence will be among the potential 2024 presidential candidates speaking at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines next month. BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Four people were taken to the hospital after a UTV crash in Benton County. The driver of the UTV lost control and overturned at Patten’s Campground in Vinton. Ladonna Fairbanks, 60, of Vinton, was the driver. She was arrested and charged with OWI. The passengers hospitalized are all over 50 years old. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Fans of the Cedar Rapids Kernels minor league baseball team will be able to fill the stands at Veterans Memorial Stadium for the remainder of the 2021 season. The team made the announcement Monday, saying that it will open ticket sales up to 100% capacity. Seating had been restricted to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.


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Monday, June 7, 2021

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A man died at George Wyth State Park on Sunday. A 30-year-old man had gone into the water, went under and didn’t resurface. Waterloo Fire and Rescue deployed boats and divers to search for the man. His body was found and removed. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is being performed. RAYMOND, IA (IRN) – A man from the Black Hawk County town of Raymond died early Sunday morning after accidentally shooting himself. First responders were able to get 36-year-old Brent Schaefer to a hospital, but he later died from his injuries. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State Fair CEO Gary Slater hopes Iowans will get vaccinated before attending the fair in August. He says, “I would encourage everyone coming to the Iowa State Fair to get your vaccinations so that you are free and clear and no worries…everyone that does that helps out all events.” DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Stephen Ames won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his second PGA Tour Champions title, taking advantage of Tim Herron’s final-round collapse. Seven strokes behind Herron entering the round, Ames shot a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over fellow Canadian Mike Weir. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Three times a week, just outside the ROC Center in Cedar Rapids, you’ll find a group of people dancing together to the beat­. The group is called “Never Dream Less,” a name picked by the man who started the group, Derrick Perkins. Perkins says it’s a place where people learn dance moves, and it’s a place free of judgement, and full of positivity.


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Sunday, June 6, 2021

MONTEZUMA, IA (IRN) – Federal investigators have set up an online ‘tip line’ where Montezuma residents can share any digital video they have that could provide new information in the search for Xavior Harrelson. The 11-year-old was last seen on May 27th near his family home in Montezuma. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A single-vehicle crash in rural Linn County on Friday night sent four people to the hospital. The driver apparently lost control on the gravel road. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – On Saturday, downtown Iowa City Bars and Restaurants hosted an all-day mini-golf course for teams to compete and play. Proceeds from Puttin’ Around Downtown will help support Raise the Bar training for downtown bars and restaurants. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Tim Herron shot a 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. The 51-year-old from Minnesota, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, birdied three of the first five holes, then birdied No’s. 10-12, 15, 16 and 18 to pull away.


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Saturday, June 5, 2021

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – A judge has denied a motion for mistrial by the man convicted of killing Mollie Tibbetts. A jury found Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty of first degree murder in the death of the 20-year-old University of Iowa student last week. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. APPANOOSE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A fisherman died Friday afternoon while on Rathbun lake. When law enforcement arrived, they found boaters performing CPR on a 79-year-old man. Emergency crews attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was witnessed fishing on a boat, when a few minutes later, he was seen floating in the water, unresponsive. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Thongchai Jaidee closed with a birdie on the par-3 ninth for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic in Des Moines. Thongchai, the 51-year-old from Thailand making his fifth senior start, eagled the par-5 15th and had seven birdies and two bogeys at Wakonda Club. He says the course is “tricky,” and he “loves it.” IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A piglet was saved by law enforcement Thursday night near the intersection of North Dodge and Interstate 80 in Iowa City. The piglet was loose near the intersection. It’s now safe and being cared for at the Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center.


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Friday, June 4, 2021

WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 33-year-old northeast Iowa man is facing felony charges for sexual exploitation of a minor and dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to a minor. Reed Upton, of Calmar, is being held in the Winneshiek County Jail. Authorities said he turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest was issued. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines firefighter is recovering at home on Thursday after being injured on Wednesday by a collapsing ceiling in a burning home. He was taken to the hospital and released. No one was at home at the time of the fire. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – There are cybersecurity concerns at Des Moines Area Community College. DMACC discovered a security problem Wednesday which forced them to take some of their computer systems offline. Online classes were canceled Thursday, and cybersecurity teams are investigating. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police arrested a 16-year-old on Thursday accused of throwing an e-scooter into the Cedar River. VEO is the company that rents e-scooters and bikes in downtown Cedar Rapids. They say approximately six e-scooters a week wind up in the river. IOWA (IRN) – As states like Maryland, Ohio, and California make national headlines for creating vaccine lotteries to increase the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says it won’t happen in the Hawkeye State. She says Iowa is already doing enough to get people vaccinated.