Category: State News

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building and is moving ahead to shore up the structure so recovery efforts can begin. Three people remain missing and are feared dead after the six-story apartment building crumbled on Sunday. Authorities said Friday that the building has remained dangerous, and was shifting in the first 24 to 36 hours — posing a danger to rescuers who were trying to find people.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot Wednesday in Fort Dodge. A homeowner told police he shot and killed a man, identified Friday by Fort Dodge police as 44-year-old Bryan Gambill, trying to break into his garage. No charges have been filed, but the incident is still under investigation.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) – Cedar Falls Police responded to a burglary that occurred at a retail store in Cedar Falls. Police learned that in the early morning hours, a subject cut a lock on the perimeter fence and accessed locked buildings, and loaded boxed items and lawnmowers into his truck. It was determined the individual stole merchandise estimated to be worth over $30,000. Following an investigation, officials arrested 35-year-old Aaron Michael Thurm.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (IRN) – Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark is set to participate in the pro-am of the John Deere Classic. Clark will play in a group that features U.S. Ryder Cup team captain and Iowa native Zach Johnson. The United States-Europe golf competition is scheduled for later this year in Rome. Clark, Johnson and the rest of their group will compete at the TPC Deere Run course in Illinois. After her round, Clark will participate in a youth clinic at the driving range.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo woman has been charged with 1st degree murder after the homicide death of Roberta Nagy, 54, by mulitple stab wounds. Detectives with the Waterloo Police Department have charged Sarah Nagy Brown, 33, of Waterloo with 1st Degree Murder.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A jury determined Robert Miller III is guilty of killing 4-year-old Marcos Faguada and seriously injuring Faguada’s aunt in a crash on Fleur Drive this past December. Miller was convicted of vehicular homicide by street racing, reckless driving, and operating while intoxicated. He faces up to 25 years in prison for the operating while intoxicated charge alone and will be sentenced on July 14.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Three residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed on Sunday are still unaccounted for. Earlier this week, authorities said five people were missing, but two of them have since been contacted and are safe. One moved out a month ago and was found in Texas, and the other was found locally.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Economic Development Authority is trying to help Iowans fight food insecurity. IEDA is investing $5 million in food banks and food pantry networks across the state of Iowa. The money can be used to build, expand, or remodel facilities in order to help grow the amount of food that is distributed to Iowa food pantries. An emphasis is being placed on fresh foods.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa on Thursday named Beth Goetz interim director of athletics. Goetz, 48, was hired at Iowa last year as deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer. She previously served as the Ball State athletic director. She’ll take over as interim athletic director Aug. 1 following the retirement of A.D. Gary Barta.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – There are still five people unaccounted for in the partial building collapse in Davenport, including the two that rescue crews think are still in the rubble. One woman who was trapped had to have her leg amputated on scene before more of the building collapsed on her. The City of Davenport filed a citation against the owner, Andrew Wold for failing to keep the building safe and structurally sound. He is facing a $300 fine plus $95 in court fees.

POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Polk County District judge has again spared Pieper Lewis from prison. Lewis, 18, a sex trafficking victim from Des Moines who was 15 when she killed her alleged rapist, faced up to 21 years in prison for violating the probation she was on after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in that case. Any more violations could earn her 20 years in prison.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman acted in apparent self-defense against her longtime boyfriend and father of her children when she shot him earlier this month, according to new information released by police. The victim of the shooting, 23-year-old Ezekiel Williams, died from his injuries on Saturday, one week after he was shot.

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – Thyron Mathews from Oelwein is the new champion of the Netflix show Barbecue Showdown.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday.

DELAWARE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – Emergency crews responded to a report Sunday that a drag race car at Tri-State Raceway in Delaware County had been involved in an accident. Responders found a severely injured driver who was transported via ambulance to Regional Medical Center in Manchester where they he was pronounced dead. The drag race car had just finished a race, but the vehicle did not slow down or deploy its parachute. The vehicle continued through a sand trap safety area and left the dragstrip, flipping into an adjacent cornfield. Officials identified the driver as 74-year-old Gary McMann.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially kicked off his 2024 campaign with a rally at Eternity Church in Clive. His stop in Iowa marks his first in-person event since he announced his presidential run on Twitter last week. DeSantis pitched himself as a leader that would “get things done” and touted his record as Florida governor passing laws to protect parents’ rights, stop crime, cut taxes and take on “woke” corporations.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A car crashed through a building Tuesday afternoon in Urbandale. Video of the crash shows a car halfway inside the Campbell’s Nutrition. Police say the driver accelerated rather than hit the brakes, causing the crash. No one was hurt.

SAYLORVILLE LAKE, IA (IRN) – Emergency responders are continuing to search for a man they say fell out of a boat on Saylorville Lake. The man was on a family outing when he fell off a pontoon boat around 6 p.m. Monday and did not resurface.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Two teen drivers – one of whom appears to have driving in the wrong lane – ran a stop sign and simultaneously hit another vehicle, killing 22-year-old Jennifer Russell from Waterloo in Iowa City on Saturday.

NEW HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – A 52-year-old Cresco man drowned at Airport Lake Park in New Hampton on Monday. Divers from Iowa Underwater Search and Rescue recovered the body of Alvaro Valdivia Barranco just before 6 p.m. The Chickasaw County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be consistent with a fresh water drowning.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new driver learned an expensive lesson on Monday afternoon at Water Works Park in Des Moines. Des Moines Police and Fire were called out to the park after a car left the road and went into a pond. Everyone in the vehicle made it out safe and it was pulled from the water. Police say a new driver was practicing on the park’s roads when they lost control.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (IRN) – The Philadelphia 76ers hired coach Nick Nurse on Monday, following his exit from Toronto Raptors. Nurse led the Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship after they beat the 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Nurse, from Carroll played at Northern Iowa, and started his coaching career there as an assistant.