Wednesday, May 5, 2021
SCOTT COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Law enforcement has charged Henry Dinkins in the death of Breasia Terrell. Dinkins allegedly shot and killed 10-year-old Breasia in Scott County around July 10, 2020. Dinkins is the father of Breasia’s half-brother. He was named a person of interest earlier in the investigation. In March, fishermen found her remains north of DeWitt. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a crash Tuesday involving two motorcycles and another vehicle that resulted in two fatalities. A witness said a car was traveling fast before colliding head-on with the motorcycles. The driver left the scene of the crash. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Emergency responders were able to revive a man who was electrocuted while working on the roof of a Cedar Rapids Theisens. The first to arrive at the scene located the man, in his 20s, who was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. He was brought back to consciousness using a defibrillator. The man was working on the roof and was electrocuted when a piece of sheet metal hit a power line. LeCLAIRE, IA (IRN) – A Pleasant Valley man has been charged in a deadly boat crash on the Mississippi River near LeClaire that killed two people in August. James Thiel, 44, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless use of a watercraft, and other charges. Thiel turned himself in Tuesday morning. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A polluted former industrial eyesore in Des Moines is about to be cleaned up. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan joined state and city officials Tuesday to announce future plans for the 43-acre site on the edge of downtown. Plans for development include a 6,300-seat multi-use outdoor stadium for a professional soccer team, a hotel, and other mixed-use developments.
