BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A man sought by police for more than 20 years has been arrested in Burlington. 41-year-old Dawarn Moncrief was taken into custody Thursday. The Hawk Eye reports that he’s charged with going armed with intent for the June 27, 1998, stabbing of DiAngelo Willis. Police say Moncrief fled the stabbing scene and remained free until Thursday.
He was arrested on drug and other charges after the vehicle he was in was stopped for an illegal license plate.

HARRISON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Three people were killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 80-year-old Rock Valley resident Richard Van Zee drove off the road, across the median and hit two vehicles coming the opposite direction. His car sideswiped one vehicle and then hit a pickup truck. Van Zee and 77-year-old Mary Ann Van Zee were killed in the crash. Indiana resident Elizabeth Cobbs, 65, was in the back seat of the pickup and was also killed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A possible tornado caused damage to trees and homes in Cedar Rapids Monday night, according to KCRG-TV. No severe weather warnings were in effect. The National Weather Service is sending a storm survey team today to determine if the damage was caused by straight-line winds or a tornado.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A woman was rescued but a man is missing after a kayak overturned in rapidly moving water on Indian Creek in Cedar Rapids yesterday. KGAN-TV reports dive crews responded.

AUDUBON, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol says a driver distracted by texting rammed into the back of a trooper’s patrol car. The crash happened when a young driver in Audubon hit the parked patrol car in a residential neighborhood. The driver had been texting and driving when the crash happened. No one was injured.

EASTERN IOWA (IRN) – Flash flooding hit many eastern Iowa and western Illinois cities Sunday night. WQAD-TV reports Muscatine and Clinton had as much as five feet of water on some city streets.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A letter posted on phone poles and businesses in Davenport is being investigated. KWQC-TV reports the letter reads, in part, “the city of Davenport has been infested with the diseased. The homeless, the addicts, the gang members and the like need to disappear permanently from our world…the city of Davenport will soon bear witness to the to the swift and bloody hands of the Night Lion’s justice…” The letter ends with, “the Night Lion’s gun is loaded, ready to go. The question is, are you?”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Catholic bishop of Des Moines is calling for churchgoers to fast certain days this month, according to KCCI-TV. It’s in response to decades of sexual abuse by priests. Bishop Richard Pates says it’s time for penance and prayer to honor the victims of sex abuse in the church.

BARTLETT, IA (IRN) – A medical emergency caused a close call for passengers involved in a Sunday accident in the western Iowa town of Bartlett, according to WOWT. A vehicle left the road, struck several mailboxes and left the scene with a board sticking through the windshield. Deputies located the vehicle and determined the driver suffered from a medical condition that caused the accident. A 10-foot-long two-by-six board went through the windshield and stopped a few inches from the front seat passenger, who was a child. Everyone is OK.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Severe weather cancelled the Iowa State University football game Saturday, and Cyclone fans are wondering if they will get their money back, or if the game will be replayed. So far, ISU isn’t saying. WHO-TV reports the last time a game was cancelled was in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and in 2001 a game was postponed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

CLIVE, IA (IRN) – A Libertarian candidate for the Iowa Legislature has been arrested and jailed on harassment charges. The Des Moines Register reports that 39-year-old Chad Brewbaker, of Clive, was jailed Friday after police say he repeatedly ignored a court order to stop all communication with a woman.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Department of Human Services officials have used the state’s safe haven procedures for the 32nd time since the law went into effect. A boy was born August 19, 2018, at an Iowa hospital and then released to the custody of DHS. Through Iowa’s safe haven law, parents have the option to safely hand over custody of babies 30 days old or younger without fear of prosecution for abandonment. The parent, or their authorized representative, can leave the newborn at a hospital or healthcare facility and can remain anonymous.

AMES, IA (IRN) ISU’s season opening game with South Dakota State was cancelled just minutes into the first quarter. The game will be recorded as a “no contest” and the stats won’t count. After Deshaunte Jones scored a 55-yard TD to make it 7-0 in favor of Iowa State, the teams and fans were forced to evacuate Jack Trice Stadium. The lightning never let up, and around 10:00 p.m. the game was called.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa rolled past Northern Illinois 33-7 in their season opener Saturday. It was Kirk Ferentz’s record-setting 144th win at Iowa. Ferentz passed mentor Hayden Fry as Iowa’s all-time leader in wins. Fry went 143-89-6 in 20 seasons before Ferentz took over in 1999

WATERLOO, IA (IRN0 – A former water and conservation district aide embezzled nearly $300,000 over a 7-year period. A report released by State Auditor Mary Mosiman says Leslie Carey made hundreds of withdrawals and improper purchases. Carey was secretary for the Black Hawk County Soil and Water Conservation District and its counterpart in Bremer County. The auditor’s report found Carey withdrew $182,000 in cash from the Black Hawk district and spent $105,000 on debit and credit cards. She used public funds to buy items such as a new television and water heater, airline and concert tickets, groceries and clothing.

ROCKWELL CITY, IA (IRN) – Rockwell City Council members will decide Tuesday if a slain officer’s widow and her two children will be able to keep city health insurance. KCCI-TV reports Amanda Buenting’s late husband, Officer Jamie Buenting, was killed in the line of duty almost five years ago. The family was guaranteed five years of health insurance, which is set to expire in September. The Buentings’ daughter, Kalie, was diagnosed as a child with Type 1 diabetes, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and an autoimmune disorder. Family says they can’t afford the insurance, and won’t be able to pay for her health care costs.

ROCKWELL, IA (IRN) – A 56-year-old man was found dead Friday inside a grain bin at the Five-Star Co-op in Rockwell. KIMT-TV reports authorities identified the man as Jeffrey Sprague, of Mason City. Employees of the Five Star Co-op arrived to work and found him missing. After a search of the property and removal of grain from the bin, Sprague was found inside.

FAYETTE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Fayette County woman has been airlifted to a Wisconsin hospital after being rescued from a trench that collapsed Friday afternoon. KCRG-TV reports fire and ambulance crews worked for more than 40 minutes with local earth moving companies to free the woman. Her condition is unknown.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The first legally recognized same-sex marriage in Iowa happened eleven years ago Friday. WHO-TV reports Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan’s got married in 2007. The couple is still happily married and living in California with their daughter.