Author: Iowa Radio News

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A 15-year-old boy was seriously hurt when he was hit by a school bus in Cedar Rapids this morning. KGAN-TV reports he’s been transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police are investigating a shooting overnight that left one man dead, marking the city’s 10th homicide of 2018. WHO-TV reports it happened in a second-floor apartment. On arrival, first responders found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was transported to Mercy Hospital, where he later died.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – One person was injured following a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Cedar Rapids, according to KCRG-TV. Police said two people got into an argument and one person was shot. The shooting victim then attempted to run across the street and was struck by a car. The victim is expected to recover, and no arrrest has been made.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City woman was arrested for allegedly going into a residence in September and then tasing the resident. KCAU-TV reports Dora Morris, 32, was charged with first-degree burglary. Police say Morris and an accomplice forcibly entered a residence and tased the victim. Morris and her accomplice then took the victim’s phone and other items before leaving. Morris told police that she went to the residence to get “dope” and some of her items she had left there previously.

JEWELL, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DOT has closed a section of highway in central Iowa’s Hamilton County after several drivers hit a massive sinkhole. The 9-by-8 foot hole in Highway 69 north of Jewell was reported sometime between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Wednesday, after five vehicles had hit it. One injury was reported, when one driver’s head hit his steering wheel.

KEOKUK AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, IA (IRN) – A man has been arrested following bank robberies in Packwood and Hedrick over the summer. KCII-radio reports Ethan Nelson-David Spray of Ottumwa was charged in Jefferson and Keokuk Counties for robbery in the first degree, class B felonies punishable by up to 25 years in prison. On June 1st the Pilot Grove Savings Bank in Packwood was robbed at gunpoint. On August 6th in Hedrick the South Ottumwa Savings bank was also robbed, also at gunpoint.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 42-year-old man was booked into Polk County Jail Monday for sexually abusing a 14-year-old in July 2017. KCCI-TV reports Jason Imi and another person allegedly forced the teen into a room inside a Des Moines apartment building and assaulted her. Authorities were able to identify Imi as a suspect but were unable to find him. Imi spent a year on the run before authorities tracked him down in Hawaii.

BENTONVILLE, AR (IRN) – Human remains found near Mason City are that of an Arkansas woman missing for nearly 10 years. Cerilla Ann Doyle purchased a bus ticket to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in October of 2008 and her whereabouts were unknown since then. There’s no indication of foul play, but police continue to investigate. Doyle had retired from a local police department and was 51 when she disappeared.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa middle school student who allegedly threatened to shoot another student via Snapchat is now facing a misdemeanor charge. WHO-TV reports the student was on a Facetime conversation via Snapchat when the second student showed a handgun and threatened to shoot the first student. Police found the threat to be credible.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – President Donald Trump has scheduled a campaign rally on Oct. 9 in Council Bluffs where he is expected to announce year-round access to gasoline with 15 percent ethanol, also called E15. The announcement will come as a boost to the farm economy.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A 39-year-old Waterloo man is in custody after a deadly crash involving a bicyclist this summer. KWWL-TV reports the crash happened on July 2 near Washburn. Connie Inks was killed in the collision. Joshua Summerhays is now facing a vehicular homicide charge. An investigation showed Summerhays was distracted by an electronic device at the time of the accident, and was allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine, opiates, and benzodiazepines at the time of the crash.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A birthday outing that started in a metro skating rink ended with a family trip to the emergency room. KCCI-TV reports Jen Taylor, of Waukee, said her family started feeling sick Saturday after visiting Skate West in West Des Moines for her daughter’s sixth birthday. Doctors said they were experiencing side effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. MidAmerican Energy responded and reported above-normal carbon monoxide readings inside the building. A gas-fired heater was the problem.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A report from USA Today says the VA is auditing hospitals across the country. The concern is some of the agency’s hospitals didn’t follow proper procedures when they cancelled some patients’ medical services and Iowa City is among those on the list being investigated. The accusation is that the VA hospital in Iowa City cancelled important medical procedures that were ordered by doctors for their patients when they shouldn’t have.

WASHINGTON, DC (IRN) – President Donald Trump on Monday hinted at a possible upcoming trip to Iowa to announce “something very important” while touting a new U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The Des Moines Register reports the comments came as Trump thanked Sen. Joni Ernst during a news conference announcing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The president told reporters that he would be in Iowa “very soon.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines high school is looking for creative ways to get students thinking ahead to possible career choices. WHO-TV reports Roosevelt High School has launched a “Barber Shop” program. The program will be led by local barbers.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man died in a construction site accident in Fort Dodge. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports 43-year-old Jose Gomez of Latimer died Friday. Workers were pouring concrete at a job site when the boom of a concrete pump truck landed on Gomez.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 28-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot several times on the east side of Des Moines, according to the Des Moines Register. He was in the passenger’s seat and a 25-year-old woman was sitting in the driver’s side of a parked vehicle during the attack. The woman and two children in the car weren’t injured.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating the death of a seven-month-old child in Davenport Sunday, according to WQAD-TV. First responders transported the baby to the hospital, where it was pronounced dead.

EVANSDALE, IA (IRN) – A memorial park dedicated in part to two young cousins in Black Hawk County is finished. KCRG-TV reports family and friends came together for the grand opening of Angels Park in Evansdale Sunday. It’s dedicated to people who lost their lives too early in life. Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins are the original inspiration. They were kidnapped in July of 2012, and their bodies found in December of that year. Their killer is still at large.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Two Waterloo girls aged 11 and 12 were caught driving a stolen SUV. KWQC-TV reports the two were spotted in a 2017 Black GMC Terrain at 1:50 a.m. on Thursday. The SUV had been stolen from an auto dealership. When an officer tried to pull the vehicle over, a brief pursuit ensued. Waterloo Police Major Joe Leibold said officers were “surprised” to see how young the girls were. He added, “this case is very unusual, but we take them as they come.”

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A motorcycle crash resulted in one fatality Friday evening in Mason City, according to the Des Moines Register. Shawn True was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Brandon Kellar, 40, when Kellar struck the rear end of a Pontiac G6 at an intersection.
Keller was then transported to Mercy Medical Center for treatment, but the 36-year-old True was pronounced dead at the scene.

MITCHELL COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people were hurt after a tractor and car collided Friday near New Haven in northern Iowa, according to KIMT-TV. One person was flown to a Mayo Clinic facility and one was taken by ambulance to Osage. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Friday was the last night the Mission of Hope’s homeless shelters in Cedar Rapids will operate. KCRG-TV reports the Cedar Rapids charity is shuttering its overnight men’s and women’s facilities because of a lack of funding. The Mission of Hope budget requires about $40,000 a month in donations to keep operations going. The gifts in August totaled only $16,000.

FORT WORTH, TX (IRN) – TCU connected on a 28-yard field goal in the closing seconds and beat Iowa State 17-14 Saturday night in Fort Worth. The Cyclones travel to Oklahoma State next Saturday. The Hawkeyes had a bye week.