Tuesday, November 5, 2019

RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – Six people, including children, were evacuated this morning from a home on fire in Runnells. One person was taken to the hospital. Others have minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. The fire began in the kitchen.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A teenager was shot in the leg while driving in Des Moines Monday evening. WHO-TV reports it isn’t the first time a teenager was shot in that area while in a vehicle. Three years ago, 14-year-old Yore Jieng was shot in the head while riding in a car. He died from his injuries five days later. Police never identified a suspect in the case.

ROBINS, IA (IRN) – Hundreds of employees at the Cedar Rapids General Mills plant could go on strike this week over failed contract negotiations. KCRG-TV reports more than 300 people picketed in different places in the Cedar Rapids area on Monday night, including a group of more than 50 workers, who chanted and held signs outside the home of the General Mills’ plant manager in Robins.

BONDURANT, IA (IRN) – An official announcement offered little clarity Monday as to who is behind Bondurant’s “Project Bluejay” distribution center. KCCI-TV reports the five-story 780,000 square foot building will sit on a 100-acre piece of land and promises to bring 1,000 jobs to the area. Officials remain tight-lipped over the company behind the center, but its code name has many speculating that Amazon is building the project.

IOWA (IRN) – Today is election day, and if you want to vote in Iowa, a new state law requires voter ID numbers on ballots. Anyone who doesn’t have identification will be given an Iowa voter identification card for free.

Monday, November 4, 2019

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A crash that sent two children and a woman to the hospital Saturday night might have been caused by a mechanical failure. WHO-TV reports a man was driving an SUV and slammed into the back of a car with a woman and two children inside. The crash forced the car into two other vehicles and flipped the SUV on its side. The woman and the two children were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – An Urbandale grandmother was arrested Friday after police say she left her 6-year-old grandchild alone. KCCI-TV reports Beatrice Brewer, 69, left the child alone for two hours so she could attend church. A concerned citizen saw the child walking alone and called 911.

AMANA, IA (IRN) – Two people died after their vehicles collided on an icy Iowa bridge this weekend. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened Saturday morning on an icy bridge south of Amana. The driver of a Toyota Tacoma lost control of his truck on the bridge and it collided with an oncoming Honda CRV.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new report says farm bankruptcies have risen in Nebraska and Iowa. The American Farm Bureau Federation shows Chapter 12 bankruptcies rose 24% nationwide over the previous year. The report cited severe weather and trade disputes among the problems faced by farmers.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Big Band is celebrating its 60th season this year and drummer Jim Kklof has been around for 59 of those seasons. Every Wednesday night, the Des Moines Big Band takes the stage at Noce downtown. WHO-TV reports band members say being downtown brings out a younger audience, along with the fans who have loved them for years.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

OGDEN, IA (IRN) – Firefighters battled a massive fire at a grocery store in downtown Ogden Saturday night. The fire started before 9 p.m. at the Ogden Mart. One of the walls collapsed and flames were shooting 50 feet in the air. The cause of the fire is unknown.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A multiple vehicle accident in Des Moines has sent several people to emergency rooms, according to KCCI-TV. Their names and conditions have not been released.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – A train derailed in Boone on Saturday. At approximately 6 p.m., the train derailed near Hy-Vee. An estimated nine cars were derailed from the track. The derailment caused damage to several vehicles in the Union Pacific parking lot. Hy-Vee, Dollar General and O’Riley’s Auto Parts were evacuated.

U.S. (IRN) – Daylight Saving Time has ended for 2019. If you have a timepiece from a previous century or dimension, please turn it back one hour manually.

Saturday, November 2, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police say a man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a Saturday morning shooting. Officers responded to a report of a shooting and found an adult male victim inside the residence who sustained life-threatening gunshot wounds. After receiving initial medical care at the scene, the victim was transported to a local hospital.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have confirmed a girl sustained serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle. KCCI-TV report Friday afternoon an 8-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle in a driveway at a home. She was transported to Blank Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thirteen presidential candidates spoke to a crowd of about 13,000 at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Liberty and Justice Celebration at Wells Fargo Arena Friday night. Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke withdrew from the race late in the afternoon, saying he saw no path forward to the presidency.

INDEPENDENCE, IA (IRN) – Cities like Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge and even small Chester, Iowa use speed cameras to keep an eye on drivers. KWWL-TV reports the city of Independence will be joining that group. Independence will add the cameras near the schools, where roads are fairly narrow and busy, making them hard to police traditionally.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Surveillance video captured something several Cedar Rapids homeowners were not expecting to see Halloween night. KCRG-TV reports one video captured an older man approaching a home with no costume on, before emptying out the entire bucket of candy on the porch into a bucket of his own. Then, the man ran away. Just a couple blocks away at another home, two adults ignored the sign posted on a door asking people to take only a few pieces. The two proceeded to scoop out handfuls of candy, before one woman laughed and dumped the entire bucket in her bag.