June 1st, 2024
EMMET COUNTY – One person died following a reported shooting in Armstrong. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports that at 6:20 Friday morning, the Emmet County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a shots fired incident. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office responded and discovered a male subject who had sustained a single gunshot wound. The subject was transported by ambulance to Avery Holy Family Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. There is no danger to the public at this time. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Iowa State Patrol, Armstrong Ambulance Service, and the Emmet County Medical Examiner. DES MOINES – Nearly all 911, phone, and internet services that were disrupted due to a water pipe break on Thursday have been restored. WHO-13 reports Lumen in Des Moines received significant damage to equipment that provides a wide range of communications services statewide. For at least a day, many 911 centers could only receive emergency calls from cell phones. There could be some lingering issues in isolated locations heading into early next week. AMES – A man accused of shooting at a car was arrested this week in Ames. KCCI-TV reports Demetrius Friedl is charged with child endangerment and reckless use of a firearm. According to court records, Friedl was upset at a woman driving a car that also had another man and a child inside. CLUTIER- The former City Clerk for the City of Clutier was sentenced for wire fraud. KCRG-TV reports 44 year old Keri Kopriva pled guilty last October in Federal Court to alleged stealing $107,000 from the city’s tax and utility revenue from 2016 to 2018. A judge ordered 21 months of prison and full restitution paid back to the city, with three years of supervised release.