Author: Iowa Radio News

STORY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – New accusations have been made in the case of a former Boys and Girls Club employee who allegedly showed pornographic images to children. KCCI-TV reports former Boys and Girls Club of Story County employee Bobby Chase, 18, is charged with dissemination of obscene material to a minor after a 12-year-old at the club told her parents that Chase showed her video from a pornographic website on his phone.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man will spend the rest of his life in prison for trying to kill himself and a woman he kidnapped. Ronald Share, 55, kidnapped a woman who had a restraining order against him. When police spotted Share’s car, he drove more than 100 mph trying to get away. The chase ended when Share veered off the road and slammed head-on into a bridge support at more than 90 mph. Share and the victim suffered extensive injuries, but they both survived.

MAHASKA COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Authorities have discovered the body of a woman in the South Skunk River in Mahaska County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office discovered the body near the Glendale Access Tuesday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – FFA hogs began moving in at the Iowa State Fair with extra scrutiny. Veterinarians donned protective suits on Tuesday to inspect hogs entering the fairgrounds for African Swine Fever. Hogs with signs of illness will not be allowed on the fairgrounds.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The City of Cedar Rapids has released data from the city’s automated traffic cameras from the first six days of July, when the city began issuing citations for the first time in two years. Over 4,300 citations were issued. The top speed to receive a citation was registered at 96 m.p.h.

HIAWATHA, IA (IRN) – A 17-year-old male is in the hospital following a shooting at a Hiawatha apartment complex this morning, according to KWWL-TV. Police found 17-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds inside the common area of the building. There was a large gathering or party at the time inside of the apartments. The victim was reportedly shot while outside but managed to make it back inside the building.

CENTERVILLE, IA (IRN) – Authorities in Appanoose County are investigating the deaths of two people discovered in a rail car last week. WHO-TV reports officials believe the two were from Mexico, and were killed when a load of steel shifted during transport.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Three teenagers are charged with attempted murder after a shooting that targeted a Waukee home. KCCI-TV reports an 18-year-old male and two 17-year olds shot at a home and a nearby parked car. One of the juveniles was in an altercation with a juvenile at the targeted house, which could have led to the shooting. No one was injured.

EPWORTH, IA (IRN) – Authorities in Dubuque County are investigating after a man reportedly fell off a golf cart he was riding in Epworth. KCRG-TV reports the man had been riding on the rear-facing seat on the back of a golf cart when he fell off and hit his head on the pavement.

DYERSVILLE, IA (IRN) – A century-old building has gotten a face lift in Eastern Iowa and will have a second life as a brewery. KGAN-TV reports the old H.B. Golver building was a textile factory for more than 100 years. When it closed in 2017, an art teacher and her husband purchased the building to rehabilitate it. As part of the rehab, the couple preserved the history of the building, incorporating any old elements and hardware into the new design. The revamp is part of Dyersville’s larger downtown revitalization.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – J.D. Scholten has launched his bid for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican Steve King. Tonight, he’ll host a kick-off rally in his hometown of Sioux City, followed by a swing through the district. Scholten was the 2018 Democratic nominee against Rep. King, who was elected for the ninth time.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two people are dead after a head-on collision on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids Sunday. Their identities have not been released.

CLIVE, IA (IRN) – An Oklahoma man has been charged with third-degree sex abuse after Clive police say he inappropriately touched a 14-year-old boy in a hotel room on Sunday. Police say after the incident the boy ran crying to his mother who was in a different room.

CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DNR is investigating a Waukee man’s death after he suffered a possible medical emergency on Clear Lake. 28-year-old Daniel Linderman was tubing behind a boat when he fell into the water Saturday. He was swimming back to the boat when he stopped and went face down into the water. Linderman was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The DNR said he was wearing a life jacket.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Last Sunday, 51-year-old Paul Domine’s body was pulled from the Mississippi River near Buffalo, Iowa. WQAD-TV reports his friends say despite being homeless, he always had a positive outlook, saying “I’m homeless, not hopeless.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces sexual abuse charges after police said he sexually assaulted a young boy and tried to entice another. Loren Lewis, 39, faces two counts of enticing a minor and one count of second-degree sexual abuse. Lewis enticed an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy into a secluded area. One of those boys was sexually assaulted.
Lewis was acquainted with the boys because he lived in the neighborhood.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A teen is the victim of a shooting in Fort Dodge on Saturday. WHO-TV reports police responded to reports of shots fired and found a 16-year-old male with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to his legs.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police confirmed that one person has been taken to a Des Moines hospital with multiple stab wounds Saturday. KCCI-TV reports the victim was alert and conscious.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A state board has approved a measure that expands the number of medical conditions that can legally be treated by medical marijuana in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board voted Friday to allow those with chronic pain to have legal access to medical marijuana. The condition joins others already allowed, including seizures, Crohn’s disease, AIDS, Lou Gehrig’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

MIDWEST (IRN) – Unmanned mass surveillance balloons launched from South Dakota will temporarily fly over Iowa and other Midwest states this month, the Guardian reported Friday.
The Pentagon is testing the high-altitude, solar-powered balloons across six states, the British newspaper reports. The stated purpose of the project, according to an FCC filing, is to “provide a persistent surveillance system to locate and deter narcotic trafficking and homeland security threats.”

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – A man is facing an attempted murder charge after Oelwein Police said he fired a shot at someone. KCRG-TV reports Ian River Cashen 39, of Oelwein, is in jail.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man has won a $7.36 million judgment after suing a Cedar Rapids doctor and a medical clinic. Doctors performed a procedure on 65-year-old Fredrick Duitsman that uses a hot needle to block nerves from sending pain signals. After the procedure, Duitsman lost feeling from the waste down.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Bicycle thefts have reached a three year high in Des Moines, according to WHO-TV. So far there have been 188 bike thefts reported to Des Moines police this year. That’s 32 more than this time last year.

OTTAWA, IA (IRN) – Two Iowans helped break a skydiving world record July 26 in Illinois, according to KCCI-TV. Jake Sparks and Brandon Stevens were two of the 84 people who formed a star with their feet facing earth and their heads facing the sky. The record was broken at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois. Sparks says the formation is the most difficult form of flying.