IOWA CITY – A teenager was found safe less than an hour after an Amber Alert was issued Tuesday. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports that 15-year-old Ophelia Anne Barton was found safe after being reported as possibly abducted. The Iowa City Police Department has accused 42-year-old Lindsey Anne White of abducting the teenager. No further details were released Tuesday evening. GREENFIELD – Organizers with RAGBRAI announced Tuesday that the annual showcase event is playing to make Greenfield a day three stop, despite the extensive damage from the May 21st EF-4 tornado. The Des Moines Register reports the community will still serve as a meeting town, with volunteers from nearby communities stepping up to assist with organizing efforts for the annual bike ride across the state. City leaders have heard from RAGBRAI participants, many of whom intend to fundraise and volunteer to support storm recovery. DES MOINES – One person has died following a stabbing in Des Moines Tuesday. KCCI-TV reports police were called to an apartment and found a 19-year-old man suffering from critical injuries. The individual later died at a nearby hospital. Des Moines police say there was no ongoing danger to the public related to the incident. CHINA – Police have arrested the suspect accused of stabbing four Cornell College instructors during a visit to China. WHO-13 reports a 55-year-old man surnamed Cui bumped into one of the four visitors on Monday, and subsequently attacked the group, including a Chinese citizen who attempted to intervene near Beihua University. The State Department is monitoring the situation, according to a statement, and the four injured were not in critical condition, according to Chinese officials.  

MOUNT VERNON – Four Cornell College instructors are recovering after they were stabbed in China. Iowa Public Radio reports that the group were with faculty at Beihua University as part of an international partnership, and individuals from both institutions were victims in the attack. The family of those impacted from Cornell informed IPR that the group is recovering. MUSCATINE – One person died in a three-vehicle crash in Muscatine County Monday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports a motorcycle was heading southbound and a Nissan Pathfinder attempted to make a left turn on Highway 38, causing a collision. A Jeep Liberty behind the Nissan also hit the motorcycle. One person has died and another was injured, but both identities are being withheld for now. IOWA – Soil moisture remains plentiful despite a below average beginning as it relates to rainfall in June across the state. Ninety-five percent of topsoil was adequate or wetter and 90% of subsoil was in the same category, according to the USDA and Iowa Department of Agriculture condition report. Corn planting is nearly complete, and is nine days behind the 2023 pace and two days behind the five year average. More than 95% of the state’s crop remained in fair or better conditions. IOWA – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is set to tour cities impacted by severe thunderstorms this spring throughout the day today. The governor is slated for participation at disaster recovery meetings in Harlan, Minden, Corning, and Greenfield. All four towns were impacted by one of the most active springs in terms of severe weather in recent memory, which included dozens of tornadoes in April and May.

MARION – The fourth person injured in a brutal attack in Linn County last week has died. The Des Moines Register reports that the Linn County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of 34-year-old Brent Anthony Brown of Marion occurred on Friday. He was flown to a hospital with severe injuries after 34-year-old Luke Truesdell, also of Marion, allegedly attacked him and three others with a metal pipe. Truesdell now faces a fourth count of first degree murder. HUMBOLDT COUNTY – Two people were killed in a crash involving a pickup and utility task vehicle in Humboldt County Saturday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports a UTV driven by 43-year-old Theodore Joseph Prenger of Dakota City failed to stop at a rural intersection and drove into the passenger side of a Ford F250 driven by 63-year-old Terry Dean George of Hardy. Both Theodore and 56-year-old Teresa Ann Prenger died from their injuries. George was driven by a private vehicle to Clarion Hospital. DES MOINES – A large fire destroyed a salvage yard in Des Moines Saturday evening. KCCI-TV reports a massive blaze consumed dozens of cars closely packed together at Yaw’s Auto Salvage. Smoke from the fire could be seen miles away, including the majority of the Des Moines metro. CEDAR RAPIDS – Police say a high-speed chase in multiple counties lead to a squad car crashing into a Cedar Rapids convenience store Sunday morning. KCRG-TV reports the pursuit that started in Johnson County ended shortly after a Cedar Rapids Police Car collided with the building, damaging both. No injuries were reported. The Cadillac police were chasing crashed nearby, and as of Sunday morning, officers had not found the suspect. IOWA CITY – One of the greatest college basketball players of all-time won’t get to showcase her special abilities on a world stage just yet. ESPN reports the reigning, unanimous two-time college basketball player of the year Caitlin Clark will not be on either the 5-on-5 or 3-on-3 Olympic teams. Clark is breaking several WBNA women’s rookie records with the Indiana Fever.  The superstar remains an enormous draw for large crowds, helping the Fever break several league records for attendance.

SIOUX COUNTY – A case of the bird flu has been found in another diary herd, this time in Sioux County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and USDA announced Friday that a case of  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected two days after it was found in O’Brien County, according to KCAU. The state department is starting to use extra measures as it prepares for a possible outbreak and impacts on cattle-related industries. DES MOINES – A woman shot in a Des Moines park this past Sunday has died. WHO-13 reports that Courtany Mundy-Gonzalez was found suffering from a gunshot wound following a reported shooting in Ashworth Park. Police say she died from her injuries on Friday. No details about potential suspects have been released. CEDAR RAPIDS – The man found responsible for the stabbing death of a woman outside of a Cedar Rapids apartment building was sentenced Friday. KCRG-TV reports Shane Teslik received 10 years of prison time after he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in 2023. Police say Teslik stabbed Devonna Walker after a conflict had escalated in Cedar Rapids. Attorneys for Teslik claimed the act was in self defense, but prosecutors believed he provoked Walker by using racial slurs.

MARION – An Iowa man admitted to police that he killed three people Wednesday in Linn County. KCCI-TV reports deputies responded to a call this week where they found three people dead from blunt force injuries, with a fourth person in critical condition. Thirty-four year old Luke Truesdell of Marion was found on the property and admitted to police he was responsible for the incidents and had used a metal pipe. He’s charged with three counts of First Degree Murder and one count of attempted murder. Romondus Lamar Cooper of Cedar Rapids, Keonna Victoria Ryan of Cedar Rapids, and Amanda Sue Parker of Vinton died in the attack. IOWA – An examination by State Auditor Rob Sand found issues with the bookkeeping in three Iowa towns over a two-year span. The Des Moines Register reports Doris Loy was the city clerk in Lorimor, Woodburn, and Patterson, someone who resident complained had been let go from several jobs but never charged. Sand made a recommendation to Union County attorneys to explore charges, as his team found Loy was overpaid overtime, vacation, and sick leave. IOWA – Some residents and businesses have been without phone and internet services for a week after a water pipe burst in a downtown Des Moines building. WHO-13 reports some residents in the metro are still struggling to have needed infrastructure fixed by Lumen. The company claims they are still working to resolve a small number of issues that arose from the damage suffered last week.