Author: Iowa Radio News

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A second arrest has been made in connection to a Mason City shooting last month Courtney Smith, 19, was arrested over the weekend and is facing a charge of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Police said Smith assisted Jacob Patterson, who was previously arrested. Patterson is accused of firing a shot at an occupied vehicle.

GUTTENBERG, IA (IRN) – A motorcyclist was killed in the northeastern corner of Iowa when he was hit by a kayak. 75-year-old John Thein, of Guttenberg, was northbound on a gravel road and was approaching a southbound pickup truck pulling a trailer loaded with kayaks when one of the kayaks fell from the trailer.

​​HULL, IA (IRN) – A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a woman died in a bicycle collision with a truck in northwest Iowa. Seth De Jong, of Doon, is suspected of homicide by vehicle while intoxicated and homicide by vehicle caused by reckless driving. 69-year-old Lorna Moss of Sioux Center was riding her bike Friday near Hull when a truck driven by De Jong hit the bicycle from behind.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A parole officer who shot a suspect in a confrontation where the officer was also injured has been cleared of wrongdoing. Mike Brown and other officers were attempting to arrest Brandon Hines and a woman on warrants. Hines rammed an officer’s car and drove toward Brown as officers tried to arrest him. Brown fired his gun six times, hitting Hines in the shoulder and hand, before Hine’s car hit Brown. Hines was later arrested in Omaha where he was taken to a hospital.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An iconic sign on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids was damaged after a fire Monday night. Smoke and flames were reported coming from the front right wheel well of the car on top of the 30-foot sign at Rick’s Auto Sales. Crews were able to turn power off to the sign and extinguish the flames. There’s no word on the extent of the damages.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 19-year-old Des Moines man has been charged with felony child neglect and theft after shooting his 14-year-old brother in the face Saturday. Titan Chaney, 19, allegedly shot his 14-year-old brother while handling one of two semi automatic handguns he recently stole from an acquaintance. His girlfriend, their one-month old son, and his 16-year-old brother were also in the room.

SABULA, IA (IRN) – A boat crash on the Mississippi River near Sabula on Sunday left two people with serious injuries. One vessel failed to maintain proper following distance, hitting and ramping the vessel in front. One adult male and one adult female were transported by helicopter to local hospitals.

FORT MADISON, IA (IRN) – An 81-year-old Iowa prison inmate serving a life sentence for murder in Fort Madison died Saturday from complications related to COVID-19.
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AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State will host ESPN’s College GameDay for the Cy-Hawk showdown next Saturday, September 11. This is the second time in three years that Iowa State has hosted College GameDay.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a shooting on the city’s south side that injured a 14-year-old boy. The teen was shot in the face, but is expected to survive.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police are investigating an early morning shots fired incident. Authorities responded to the call a little after 1:30 AM on September 4, at Rewind Bar. Police didn’t find any suspects at the scene, but found shell casings about a block away. Two vehicles were struck as well as a residence. Witnesses say two groups of people were arguing outside the bar before shooting at each other.

IOWA CITY, (IRN) – No. 18 Iowa’s defense silenced No. 17 Indiana, 34-6. Riley Moss returned two first-half interceptions for touchdowns and No. 18 Iowa defeated No. 17 Indiana 34-6 on Saturday.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State defeated Northern Iowa 16-10 in the 2021 season opener Saturday afternoon.

TIFFIN, IA (IRN) – A 65-year-old Coralville man is dead after his car struck a tree in Tiffin Friday. He failed to stop at a stop sign, continued through the intersection and then crashed into a tree. His 64-year-old passenger was taken to a local hospital.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A petition with more than 2,000 signatures is circulating in support of a Dowling Catholic High School teacher forced to take down an LGBTQ Pride flag in his classroom. Dowling Catholic High School forced the teacher to take the flag down. The school said its standard policy says “political symbols” are not allowed to be displayed.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A group of parents of disabled students filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to strike down Iowa’s law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education.

LeCLAIRE, IA (IRN) – Officials for LeClaire in eastern Iowa say the city was scammed out of more than $220,000 by thieves posing as vendors the city has worked with. City funds were sent to three fraudulent accounts that had been disguised to resemble those of legitimate city vendors.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Nebraska man has died in an Iowa hospital because the 57-year-old needed care beyond what the Nemaha County Hospital in Nebraska could provide. The hospital reached out to 23 other hospitals in Nebraska, but all the beds were full. After several hours, they found a hospital in Des Moines who could take him. He was flown to Des Moines, but died 18 hours later.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Protests continued for a third night in Iowa City Thursday, as police investigate allegations of a sexual assault at the University of Iowa’s Phi Gamma Delta chapter. Student protesters gathered outside The Pentacrest Thursday evening and later made their way to the FIJI house, which was vandalized during protests on Tuesday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Doug Jensen, a Des Moines man charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is back in jail. He was released in July after he promised he would abide by the rules the court set if a judge would allow him to go home until his trial. One condition of his release was that he not use the internet. After being caught on the internet by his probation officer, Jensen admitted he spent two days streaming a Cyber Symposium held by pillow magnate and leading Stop the Steal advocate Mike Lindell.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan from Ohio drew cheers from a group of Dallas County Republicans Thursday when he praised former President Donald Trump. Jordan said he believes Trump will run for president in 2024, and suggested that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds should be part of the ticket.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Mask mandates remain illegal for Iowa schools, but the state’s largest school district is still heavily promoting mask use on campus. Des Moines Public Schools launched its “Wearing is Caring” campaign as the 2021-2022 school year started.