DAVENPORT – The Scott County Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges in relation to the collapse of a 2023 collapse of an apartment building in Davenport. The Des Moines Register reports the 116-year-old former hotel in downtown Davenport collapsed and killed three residents and displaced several people nearly two years ago. Following an Iowa DCI investigation report, the Scott County Attorney’s Office review found nothing amounted to criminal charges, and suggested the best course of action would be continued civil court proceedings.MASON CITY – A private investigator is asking to unseal a search warrant to investigate the disappearance of a TV anchor three decades ago. KCCI-TV reports Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in 1995, and was reported missing after she was supposed to appear on TV in Mason City. An Iowa-based investigator has requested that a judge unseal a 2017 search warrant issued for vehicles belonging to the now-deceased John Vansice, who died in December. COUNCIL BLUFFS – A federal grand jury in Council Bluffs returned a two-count indictment charging two individuals with offenses related to distribution and receipt of child pornography. Fifty-two year old Jason J. Traina of New York is charged with distribution of child pornography and 40-year-old Carrie Marie Campbell of Council Bluffs, is charged with receipt of child pornography. On February 3rd, Campbell made her initial appearance in the Southern District of Iowa. Traina and Campbell each face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison.

NEWTON – A truck driver from southwest Iowa faces an Attempted Murder charge and other felonies for allegedly shooting at another semi on the eastbound side of I-80 in Newton Sunday night. According to the Newton Police Department, 56-year old Patrick Lee Miller of Malvern fired multiple shots at another semi as the vehicle was passing him at exit 164. Newton Police are calling it a road rage incident, and the department reports the other truck driver was not injured. In addition to Attempted Murder, Miller is charged with Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, Going Armed with Intent , and Reckless Use of a Firearm. DES MOINES – Two people died in a shooting in Des Moines Monday afternoon. KCCI-TV reports a 24-year-old and 15-year-old were found injured just after 4:30 p.m. Police say all who were involved in the incident were accounted for and an investigation is continuing into how the two people were killed. DES MOINES – A bill was filed in the Iowa House that would require schools to use names of landmarks that have been ordered by President Donald Trump. KCRG-TV reports House Study Bill 97 requires use of the terms Gulf of America and Mount McKinley instead of Gulf of Mexico and Denali. Republican lawmakers say it’s a move to align with the federal orders.IOWA – Periods of freezing drizzle are forecast on Wednesday statewide. According to the National Weather Service, the precipitation is beginning in Southern Iowa early in the morning and spreading northward through the day before departing to the east around Wednesday evening. Although ice accumulations will be light, generally a tenth of an inch or less, they could result in hazardous travel conditions at times.

BUENA VISTA COUNTY – An Alta man died in a two-vehicle crash in Buena Vista County early Sunday morning. The Iowa State Patrol reports a Chevy Traverse driven by 27-year-old Derren Mauricio of Alta was traveling on Highway 71 and crossed the center line, striking a Jeep Wrangler operated by 21-year-old Estevan Rodriguez, also of Alta. Mauricio was pronounced dead on scene and both occupants of the Jeep were transported with injuries to a nearby hospital. Dense fog was impacting visibility, according to the responding officer. IOWA CITY – An information technology worker who assumed the identity of another man was sentenced for 12 years in prison. KCCI-TV reports 59-year-old Matthew David Keirans, a Wisconsin resident, pled guilty to federal identify theft charges for living under the name of a man he met in the late 1980s. Keirans stole the wallet of William Woods and used his information to make a driver’s license. Keirans worked at the University of Iowa Hospital and used Woods’ ID to secure more than $200,000 in loans and married and had a child under the assumed name. The real Woods was arrested in 2019 for identity theft and false impersonation after trying to stop his name from being used for access to money. He was eventually committed after a California judge found him not mentally competent to stand trial, as he was given the identity by police of the man who stole his. IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeye’s Women’s Basketball Team pulled off a stunner of a game with the program’s greatest player in the house on Sunday. Iowa upset No. 4 USC by a 76-69 in front of a packed Carver Hawkeye Arena, as Caitlin Clark was in attendance ahead of a jersey retirement ceremony that followed the competition. Several of Clark’s former teammates returned to Iowa City for the event.

HAMILTON COUNTY – A Hamilton County man was arrested on Thursday after police say he intentionally set fire to his home. WHO-13 reports 28-year-old Cody Christensen faces a charge of second-degree arson following a 911 call about a house fully engulfed near Stanhope. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office accuses Christensen of being intoxicated at the time and holding a gun when emergency crews arrived. Police and firefighters called for backup after standing by until a deputy was able to approach the man. The sheriff’s office claims Christensen resisted arrested after admitting to burning his own house down. CHEROKEE COUNTY – The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the l aw license of South Dakota’s former attorney general. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the South Dakota Supreme Court did the same for six months to Jason Ravnsborg, who served as the state’s top prosecutor for three years until he was impeached in 2022 following his involvement in a fatal crash. Because he’s also licensed in Iowa, he was subject to suspension in the state following the removal in South Dakota. The Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board asked for a six-month suspension; the Iowa Supreme Court ruled it would last for two. IOWA CITY – The Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is set to host No. 4 USC on Sunday and to celebrate the program’s greatest player. The University of Iowa Athletics Department plans to retire Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey following the game. The WNBA’s Indiana Fever announced on Thursday the addition of a preseason game to have Clark back and playing at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

DES MOINES – The director of a Des Moines-based non-profit faces allegations of using money from donations and grants for herself over seven years, according to a report by the State Auditor’s Office. The Des Moines Register reports Jodi Spargur-Tate is formerly a leader at Children and Families of Iowa, and is accused of improperly spending more than $400,000 from the organization from 2015 to 2022. Most of those funds allegedly came from the U.S. Department of Labor, and they were used on clothes, auto repairs, bills, and her son’s rent. DES MOINES – The Iowa House of Representatives voted to pass a five-year ban on new casino licenses in the state. KTIV reports that lawmakers are moving quickly ahead of casino licensing meeting next week scheduled with the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, who is considering approval of the Cedar Crossing Casino in Cedar Rapids. Both the Iowa Senate Local Government Subcommittee and Committee also approved the text Thursday, meaning the full chamber can consider it next week. Opponents have argued a new casino in Cedar Rapids would take revenue from other nearby facilities, while supporters claim the state would gain millions more in revenue. IOWA CITY – Following a ceremony this weekend to retire her jersey number, and Iowa basketball icon is set to return to play at Carver Hawkeye Arena this year. KCRG-TV reports the Indiana Fever will play a preseason game against the Brazilian National Team in Iowa City on May 4th — meaning Caitlin Clark will return home to compete. The University of Iowa is handling tickets for the event. Clark, a two-time unanimous NCAA National Player of the Year, is having her #22 retired this Sunday.