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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

MILLS COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Mills County sheriff’s deputies took a man into custody following a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle early Tuesday. KETV reports law enforcement had tried to pull over the vehicle for a traffic stop before 1:30 a.m. The vehicle took off and deputies followed. The driver eventually stopped in a field where he jumped out and tried to run. Officers followed, and he surrendered. Investigators said they found methamphetamine and a gun on the man. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Omaha. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place early Monday morning in Cedar Rapids. Officers were dispatched to a report of a person down in the alley. Officers found a 20-year-old male who had sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The injury is considered serious. BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – A man was stabbed during a fight with another man in Bettendorf Saturday. WQAD-TV reports he was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the two men involved knew each other and there is no threat to the public. MANCHESTER, IA (IRN) – A judge has ordered that bears, mountain lions, a camel, and other exotic animals be removed from an eastern Iowa roadside zoo. KCRG-TV reports a district court judge found the Cricket Hollow Zoo near Manchester to be a nuisance and that the exotic animals at the site must be placed at accredited sanctuaries or zoos. LUCAS, IA (IRN) – Farmers gathered at the Kendall Brammer farm northwest of Lucas on Monday to help finish harvest. WHO-TV reports Brammer couldn’t finish the harvest, as he is battling cancer. Brammer has Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and has been hospitalized since the first of November.


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Monday, November 25, 2019

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A 23-year-old Sioux City man has been charged with murder 15 months after the death of his girlfriend’s child. KWWL-TV reports Tayvon Davis is charged with first-degree murder, child endangerment resulting in death and multiple acts of child endangerment. An autopsy showed the girl had several blunt force injuries to her head and a kidney and had suffered fractures to her vertebrae and ribs. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – One person was injured during a home invasion Sunday night, according to KCRG-TV. Five men, some armed with handguns, broke into a woman’s home. One of the males was wearing a black and green camouflage hooded sweatshirt and another was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a red bandanna around his face. The victim was struck and injured during the incident, before the males left in a dark SUV. She was treated for a laceration. MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – The body of a missing Monticello man, Jay Hanken, was found Sunday morning in a stretch of Kitty Creek. KGAN-TV reports the location is a remote section of Monticello, not far from Hanken’s residence. A cause of death has not been determined, and no foul play is suspected. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person was seriously hurt after being ejected from a vehicle during a car crash on Des Moines’ south side yesterday, according WHO-TV. An adult man was ejected in the crash. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition. AMES, IA (IRN) – The second-ranked University of Iowa Wrestling team defeated No. 11 Iowa State, 29-6, on Sunday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. Iowa won eight-of-10 bouts, and its win was its 16th straight in the series as the Hawkeyes retain possession of the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy for the 10th straight year.


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Sunday, November 24, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – One man is dead following a crash in Cedar Rapids Saturday night. KWWL-TV reports police attempted to stop a BMW that was driving recklessly. Authorities say the car took off at a high rate of speed, the driver lost control, hit a pole, and was killed. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man is in the Polk County Jail on Saturday after police say he sexually abused a relative. KCCI-TV reports Andrew Jon Fisher, 39, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of second-degree sex abuse, third-degree sex abuse and incest. The victim is a minor. HUMBOLDT, IA (IRN) – The Humboldt-Dakota City Chamber of Commerce sent out a letter this week saying the organization would dissolve at the end of the year. The reason is declining membership was making it hard for the organization to function. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former Iowa Governor and US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and former first lady Christie Vilsack endorsed former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at an event in Des Moines yesterday. Biden said it’s Iowa’s “most important” endorsement.


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Saturday, November 23, 2019

WORTH COUNTY, IA (IRN) – First responders helped save a person’s life early Friday morning at Diamond Jo’s Casino in Worth County. KIMT-TV reports on arrival at the casino, deputies found one person unconscious due to apparent opiate use. Deputies administered several doses of Narcan prior to EMS arrival and the person regained consciousness and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man was booked into the Polk County Jail Friday on a charge of invasion of privacy after police say he recorded video of a man in the bathroom stall next to him on DMACC’s Ankeny campus. WHO-TV reports the victim allegedly caught 18-year-old Benjamin Brcka using a cell phone to record him in the stall while he was urinating. Brcka also admitted to filming another male at an Iowa Cubs game a year ago and filming men in the bathroom four different times at Principal Park. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) -Two women from Maryland are facing charges after they allegedly stole checks and cashed them in West Des Moines. The two collaborated to forge checks totaling more than $10,000. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Dowling Catholic won against West Des Moines Valley 21-16 in the final round of the 4A football championship. This is Dowling Catholic’s seventh consecutive title. For class 3A, Western Dubuque took home the trophy against Solon 37-17. OABCIG was the 2A winner against Waukon 37-12. West Lyon won against Van Meter for the 1A title 50-14. For Class A, West Hancock took down Grundy Center 21-17. In eight-player, Don Bosco came out on top against Audubon 35-19. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – It was a momentous day at the Black Hawk County Courthouse Friday as 26 children were adopted by 17 families for National Adoption Day. KWWL-TV reports this was the 8th annual event. Of the 17 adoptive families, thirteen were relative families.


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Friday, November 22, 2019

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A dangerous man wanted on dozens of charges has been arrested by Des Moines police. KCCI-TV reports Damir Nuhanovic, 36, was captured early Friday morning. Officers found Nuhanovic passed out with a weapon in his possession in a parked vehicle. Clive police had listed Nuhanovic as wanted and dangerous in October. He is being held in the Polk County Jail on 41 charges, including carrying weapons, theft, identity theft, burglary, unauthorized use of credit cards and possession of controlled substances. OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – Jessica Bratten, the former director of The Little Husky Childcare Center in Oelwein, is accused of stealing around $10,000 for “personal use” over the course of a year from the daycare she oversaw. KCRG-TV reports she will soon face charges for allegedly embezzling the funds. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court has a new temporary leader following the death last week of former Chief Justice Mark Cady. On Thursday, Justice David Wiggins was appointed Acting Chief Justice. Cady died last Friday after suffering a heart attack while walking his dog. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University officials are investigating more racist incidents on campus. KCCI-TV reports police got a report of a swastika etched on a residence hall door this week. Last month, a racial slur was found in another residence hall. Chief Michael Newton, with ISU police says, “when somebody confronts them, they take off running…they’re little cowards.” BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – Four men were rescued out of a boat that capsized on the Mississippi River near Bettendorf yesterday. WQAD-TV reports workers with Lunda Construction, a company working on the Interstate 74 Bridge project, helped rescue the men out of the boat using their tugboat. Strong winds and high waves caused the boat to capsize. No one was injured.