AMES, IA (IRN) – A driver was hospitalized Monday after hitting several cars in Ames, according to the Ames Tribune. Police began pursuing the vehicle after witnessing it weaving in and out of its lane. The driver then struck three cars before veering into the opposite lane and striking another vehicle head-on. The driver was the only one seriously injured WASHINGTON, DC (IRN) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $349 million in funding for 15 infrastructure projects for rural electric cooperatives and utilities in 13 states. This includes a $44 million loan to Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative. HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – The DNR has identified the source of a fish kill in Maynes Creek near Hampton. The kill was traced to a discharge of egg washwater from The Good Eggs, a layer operation. DNR investigators found high levels of ammonia in the stream, and are calculating the number of fish killed and will monitor the cleanup. DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June from 3.8 percent last month.  The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago.  The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent in June.   Retail job growth is particularly high, with an estimated 3,000 retail jobs added last month in Iowa. DES MOINES (IRN) – A Polk County jury found 52-year-old Eddie Tipton of Norwalk guilty on two counts of fraud, according to WHO-TV. Tipton was charged with committing fraud to rig the Hot Lotto game to win millions. Tipton tampered with lottery computer equipment to pick the winning lottery numbers. He was the information security director for the lottery at the time. BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) –  A man died late Monday night when he was hit by a car on Highway 30 in Benton County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Michael Moore, 61, of Vinton had pulled off the highway and had left his vehicle when he was hit by a Malibu driven by 18-year-old Cody Bergom of Belle Plaine. UNION COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The U.S. Marshals Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Chad Kosinski.  KMEG-TV reports he’s wanted by the Union County Sheriff’s Office for violation of his parole after a drug conviction.  Kosinski should be easy to spot. He’s 29 years old, 6’08” tall, and weighs 280 lbs. ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (IRN) – Iowan Zach Johnson won the British Open in a dramatic four-hole playoff yesterday. Johnson was born in Iowa City, raised in Cedar Rapids, and attended Drake University. He’s won 12 times on the PGA Tour, and in 2007 won the Masters Tournament. He’s now one of 14 players to win the Masters and British Open during their careers. Twelve of them are in the World Golf Hall of Fame, including Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Police arrested five people Friday after they robbed a Domino’s Pizza delivery man, according to KWWL-TV. The five people, ranging in ages from 13 to 25, called to order the pizza on a personal cell phone but gave a fake name. When the delivery man arrived at the specified address, they held up a BB gun and stole the pizza. All five were arrested and charged with second degree robbery. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Eleven men and one woman have been arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution after a two night sting in Sioux City, according to KMEG-TV. This is the 4th prostitution sting this year in the Sioux City area. One man charged is a former Human Resources Director for the Sioux City Community School District. Another man is an ordained minister and counselor at Bible Restoration Ministries. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – For the second year in a row, gun violence is a severe problem in Cedar Rapids. According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette there have been 41 shootings in the city from January 1 through the end of June this year.  There were a record 93 shootings last year. Police say many of the shootings are related to an ongoing dispute between approximately two dozen individuals who are not members of gangs in the traditional sense of the word. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A drunken Iowa City man told officers he broke into a van and tossed out the contents “because he is an artist.” KCRG-TV reports Iowa City police responded Friday to a report of a subject breaking out the windows of a van parked in the alley. Police said when they responded, 28-year-old Eli J. Hamann was standing in front of the van, “throwing around items.” Hamann faces multiple charges. ELDON, IA (IRN) – A man is dead after a traffic accident south of Eldon in Wapello County on Sunday. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2000 Sonoma pickup driven by Ashton Hughes, 26, of Ottumwa was westbound on River Road, when Hughes lost control and the vehicle rolled several times. Passenger Devin Kent, 27, also of Ottumwa, was trapped in the vehicle, and pronounced dead at the scene. Hughes was transported by helicopter to Mercy Des Moines. DICKINSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A second traffic fatality happened in Iowa over the weekend in rural Dickinson County. On Saturday a 1999 Buick driven by Beverly Steuben, 80, of Spencer, was stopped at a stop sign, when it pulled out in front of a 2000 Impala driven by Kayla Foushee, of Ocheyedan. The Impala struck the driver’s side of the Buick, killing Steuben. Foushee suffered apparent non-life threatening injuries. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A woman has been charged with OWI after hitting two RAGBRAI bicyclists early Sunday morning in Sioux City.  KCCI-TV reports 36-year-old Charryse Chavez didn’t obey a police officer directing traffic when she plowed through an intersection hitting two people on a tandem bike and driving off. Chavez is charged with OWI, no insurance and failure to obey a police officer. The bicyclists, from Wisconsin, suffered non-life threatening injuries. QUAD CITIES (IRN) – Crews in two different eastern Iowa cities pulled bodies from the Mississippi Sunday. KWQC-TV reports Rock Island and Davenport police and firefighters were called to a dock in Rock Island Sunday night. A man went into the water to cool off and never came up. A body was also pulled out of the Mississppi in Clinton after being seen floating by a boater.

DES MOINES (IRN) – A motorcyclist was injured Friday night following a crash in southeast Des Moines, according to WHO-TV. Des Moines police say a car pulled in front of the biker causing the collision. While the biker suffered several broken bones, the injuries are apparently non-life threatening. The biker was wearing a helmet. JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A small plane crashed on Saturday night in Johnson County. KWWL-TV reports the accident happened at the Green Castle Airport near Oxford. Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries. Their names have not been released. MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Minnesota man is facing charges after an incident at the Mason City Wal-Mart. KIMT-TV reports 32-year-old Juan Jose Zamarripa of Faribault, MN, is charged with 2nd degree robbery and interference with official acts. On Friday Zamarripa allegedly grabbed a woman by the arms and tried to pull her out of her parked van, and get into it.  Zamarripa left the woman and went into the Wal-Mart when a citizen confronted him. The woman was not injured. APPANOOSE COUNTY (IRN) – The Iowa DNR recently exempted Honey Creek Resort State Park in Appanoose County from some concession rules within the Iowa Administrative Code. The exemption allows more flexibility in managing the resort than what is normally provided to state park concessions.  

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police made one arrest in a shooting on Court Avenue downtown early Saturday morning. KCCI-TV reports officers said they heard three to six shots fired, and numerous people fled the area. Police began chasing the suspect and he eventually dropped his firearm. Police arrested him without incident. No one was injured in the shooting. The suspect’s name has not yet been released. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – New details have led to an arrest in a 20-year-old murder case.  The Iowa City Press Citizen reports the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Steven John Klein, 54, on Friday in Muscatine and charged him with first-degree murder for the 1995 death of Susan Pearl Kersten. Kersten’s body was found in the charred remains of her car. Police aren’t saying what new information led to the arrest. LEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man was killed in a crash with a semi tractor-trailer on Thursday morning. Ulysee Clayton, 57, of Waterloo, was killed when he ran a stop sign and his car hit a semi-trailer carrying logs. The semi driver, William Streeter, 52, of Washington, was not seriously hurt in the crash, which remains under investigation. ROCK ISLAND, Il (IRN) – A Rock Island man has been found guilty of murdering a Davenport woman. KWQC-TV reports Tim McVay, 40, was found guilty Friday of the murder of his former girlfriend, 29-year-old Carrie Olson.  Olsen was reported missing in December of 2013. Her body turned up in a wooded area in Hastings, Minnesota in the spring of 2014. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Alabama Firefighter has been sentenced for guiding illegal deer hunts in rural  Lucas County. The United States District Court of Southern Iowa sentenced Robert J. Wilkins, 53, of Semmes, Alabama, to 4 years probation, 6 months of home confinement, and over $12,000 in fines. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Thunderstorms and strong winds hit Sioux City on the first night that RAGBRAI riders arrived for the annual bike ride across the state. KCAU-TV reports winds up to 60 mph and heavy rain blew through town on Friday night. Over 2,000 homes in the area were without power. No injuries were reported.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – The man accused of getting drunk and colliding with a utility vehicle, killing four boys, has asked the judge for a sentence of no more than 10 years.  KWWL-TV reports Joseph Connolly, 25, faces four counts of vehicular homicide by operating under the influence, four counts of vehicular homicide by driving recklessly and other charges. He was driving a pickup last August when he ran through a stop sign and hit the vehicle near Epworth. CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – Those in the area of a water treatment facility near downtown Clear Lake were evacuated on account of a chlorine leak Friday morning. KIMT-TV reports the Mason City Hazmat team was called in to assess the situation. A noticeable scent of chlorine was in the air, and no injuries were reported. CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – A Coralville woman is accused of racking up nearly $20,000 in fraudulent charges on her grandparents’ credit cards. KCRG-TV reports over the course of two months, 32-year-old Leslie A. Cady used her grandparents’ credit cards to buy merchandise and online games, rent motel rooms and obtain cash advance withdrawals. Cady’s unauthorized purchases totaled nearly $20,000. She faces 10 years in prison on two felony charges. FRUITLAND, IA (IRN) – A train derailed early this morning near the Muscatine County town of Fruitland, according to KWQC-TV. Officials with Canadian Pacific Railroad say six cars turned on their side. Five cars were carrying automobiles and one was empty. No one was injured and the cause is under investigation. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Authorities pursued a man who ran away from a halfway house to a cornfield north of Ottumwa Wednesday.  According to KCCI-TV, Christopher Showalter, 36, escaped two weeks ago. Showalter assaulted his ex-girlfriend Tuesday and ran into a 130-acre cornfield. Dozens of squad cars, a helicopter, a fire ladder truck and two planes searched the field until Showalter was caught eight hours later. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man who was living in the country illegally was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 34-year-old Alejandro Paredes-Barradas had been deported back to Mexico in 2007 after three convictions for operating while intoxicated and other charges, but returned to the country. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa is receiving criticism for hiring a part-time, out-of-state public relations representative to work three days a week; for $20,000 per month. The University of Iowa tells WHO-TV it has contracted for six months with Terri Goren of Goren and Associates in Atlanta to oversee the Communication and Marketing divisions. Students are not happy. MOUNT PLEASANT, IA (IRN) – Iowa Wesleyan College is becoming Iowa Wesleyan University, according to College President Steve Titus. The guiding vision for the change is for the institution to become the regional comprehensive University for the people of southeast Iowa.