Wednesday, October 24, 2018

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A man shot during a struggle with a sheriff’s deputy in Davenport has died. KCCI-TV reports 27-year-old Robert Mitchell died at a hospital Tuesday night. A deputy pulled over Mitchell’s vehicle on I-80, a chase ensued, and an altercation occurred that led to the deputy shooting Mitchell.

BUCHANAN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 17-year-old boy was seriously hurt after crashing head-on into a farm combine Tuesday near Winthrop. KGAN-TV reports the boy was airlifted to the hospital. His passenger, a 15-year-old girl, was transported with minor injuries. The combine driver was treated and released at the scene.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused the Walnut Creek Apartments in Newton to go up in flames Monday. KCCI-TV reports resident Arlene Craver, 94, said heavy smoke filled the air as all 24 units were evacuated. She said, “the fireman came in and banged on the door and said, ‘Get out!’” Craver said she lost her husband just weeks ago, and now, she doesn’t have a home. All residents were evacuated safely, but some pets did not survive.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque will soon begin construction to improve cell phone and broadband signals in the city, but some residents are objecting. KCRG-TV reports at the most recent city council meeting, community members showed up to express their concern about potential health risks from the 5G frequency emissions. City officials say it is too late to get out of their contract, and the health risks are minimal.

GALENA TERRITORY, IL (IRN) – University of Iowa officials have santioned the Sigma Nu fraternity for damage caused to properties in Illinois. The fraternity rented out several properties in the Galena Territory, a lakeside community in Illinois in 2017. By the end of the weekend, they caused more than $100,000 in damages.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

ORANGE CITY, IA (IRN) – In a video posted by an Ocheyedan-based Christian group called Rescue the Perishing, group leader Paul Dorr burned several LGBTQ+ books he had checked out from the Orange City Public Library. KCAU-TV reports Dorr calls the books “shameful” and “wicked.” The library is considering how to respond.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Two men shot and killed in an alley early Monday morning in Fort Dodge were brothers. WHO-TV reports police believe it was an isolated incident involving people who knew each other and there is no danger to the public.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia (IRN) – A 28-year-old from Cedar Rapids has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin. Eddy Watt admitted he and other dealers in his group had at least eighty customers and made an average of 20 sales of heroin per day. Two other men are awaiting sentencing. The house where the group stored their heroin was within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.

DES MOINES, IA (IRNN) – An 84-year-old man says he is blessed to be alive Monday after a car crashed through a wall into his Des Moines home. KCCI-TV reports McRay Love was home at the time. The impact pinned him against a wall and injured his legs. Love is hard of hearing, but he heard the bang as the car plowed through his home Sunday afternoon. He says, “I was afraid. I was afraid for a little while.”

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – First Sergeant Jeffrey Lewis made Iowa history on Sunday. He’s the first African American to be promoted to Sergeant Major in the Iowa Army National Guard. Sergeant Major Lewis enlisted 37 years ago as a combat medic. He was deployed twice during his career, supporting Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Monday, October 22, 2018

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Fort Dodge police and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating a double homicide that happened early Monday morning. KCCI-TV reports police were called to an alley just after midnight Monday, for reports of shots fired. Officers say they found two men dead from gunshot wounds in an alleyway.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Davenport Police are investigating an armed robbery yesterday, according to WQAD-TV. A suspect pulled a gun on a pizza delivery pizza driver, took cash, and left the scene. No one was hurt.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Officials closed the southbound lanes of Fleur Drive Saturday after a fire broke out in a homeless encampment located under the Martin Luther King Jr. bridge. KCCI-TV reports a city engineer is inspecting whether the bridge is safe to drive on. No one was injured.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Falls police squad car was damaged after catching fire this weekend. KWWL-TV reports a squad car caught fire behind City Hall on Saturday. Officers were able to put the fire out before firefighters arrived on scene. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is not suspicious.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A 911 dispatcher got what might be a once in a lifetime call last Wednesday, according to WQAD-TV. Ben Sharpe answered the phone at 3:41 a.m. and Lee Walker was on the other end. Walker said, ‘I think my wife is having a baby.’ Sharpe walked Lee through how to deliver the baby, and the call lasted less than five minutes when baby Kalee came into the world. Sharp reports, “the last thing I said was, ‘Congratulations’… and just to be able to hear the baby crying on the other end… we disconnected and I got this feeling of joy…it just felt great.”

Sunday, October 21, 2018

UNDERWOOD, IA (IRN) – A teenage girl died after becoming trapped in her burning, crashed car. KCRG-TV reports Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the scene of a crash Friday morning when 16-year-old ShyAnne Larsen, of Honey Creek, reported that her car had crashed and had caught fire. She told dispatchers she was unable to get out. When deputies arrived, the car was on its side fully engulfed in flames. She didn’t survive.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating white supremacist messages found on local street murals on Des Moines’ east-side. KCCI-TV reports the murals, which are located on two different buildings, blocks apart, were discovered vandalized Tuesday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Democratic Party raised about $1.2 million more than the Republican Party of Iowa in the most recent reporting period as both parties funnel cash and resources into campaigns up and down the ballot. The parties filed state reports Friday detailing what each raised and spent during the three months that ended Oct. 14. The Iowa Democratic Party raised about $5.9 million and the Republican Party of Iowa raised about $4.7 million.

IOWA (IRN) – Nate Stanley threw for 86 yards and a touchdown and the 19th-ranked Iowa football team pummeled Maryland 23-0 on Saturday for its third straight victory. Northern Iowa upset 3rd-ranked South Dakota State 24-9, and Iowa State had a week off.