IOWA CITY, (IRN) – An Iowa City man was injured after being shot in the groin yesterday. KWWL-TV reports the victim says a man pointed a handgun at him, and when he pushed it away the gun discharged, striking him. A passerby drove him to the hospital. The assailant was described as short, heavy set, and was wearing a black mask and hoodie.

MITCHELL COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after a crash Monday night in Mitchell County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver of a Dodge Ram ran a stop sign and broadsided a Honda Accord. The person driving the Dodge Ram was killed, and two people in the Honda Accord suffered minor injuries.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A sex offender from Newton has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. The Des Moines Register reports that 49-year-old Berlou Barnard had been found guilty of four counts of second-degree sexual abuse. Barnard’s girlfriend, 40-year-old Michelle Wortman, has pleaded guilty to child endangerment and interference with official acts. Prosecutors say Wortman was aware of Barnard’s abuse and did nothing to protect the victim.

ELDRIDGE, IA (IRN) – A female student was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car near North Scott High School yesterday. WQAD-TV reports the accident happened at the end of the school day, and the student will be OK.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A $3.5 million project will connect two of Des Moines’ most popular parks by 2019. KCCI-TV reports a tunnel will connect Water Works Park and Gray’s Lake, which will be a safe way for people to walk from one park to the other without going over Fleur Drive, one of the busiest streets in the city.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Ninety-six-year-old Mike Fremont of Ohio stopped running marathons when he was 90. WHO-TV reports on Tuesday, Fremont set his sights on setting a new American record in the road race mile–and he did it. Fremont finished the Grand Blue Mile in Des Moines in 13 minutes 55 seconds. Fremont will attempt a world record in his age group on Friday night in the 800 meters at Drake Stadium.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A West Des Moines man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for bank embezzlement. Brian Madison stole $259,000 from his employer, TruBank. For five years, Madison moved cash from the teller drawer he used, into an unmonitored teller drawer. Madison modified cash count sheets to intentionally omit the unmonitored teller drawer, so those conducting routine cash counts would not have known to look for the money.

SHENANDOAH, IA (IRN) – A Shenandoah jury has convicted a Louisiana man whose pickup truck hit a bicyclist. The Des Moines Register reports that 56-year-old Danny Cardin, of Homer, Louisiana, was found guilty of causing serious injury by vehicle. The bicyclist was sleeping in a tent while participating in RAGBRAI when Cardin’s pickup went off the driveway and struck the tent.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly ran over a woman. WHO-TV reports 40-year-old Joseph Dobbe assaulted a woman, left in his car, and came back and ran over her. Police found Dobbe at his mother’s house in Melrose; he refused to leave. Dobbe was in a stand-off with police for several hours, but then began to have medical problems. He was treated at a hospital, and then jailed.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A woman accused of attacking a Clinton couple with a pickaxe has pleaded guilty. KWQC-TV reports Cassandra Doran entered “The Gazebo Antiques & Collectibles,” grabbed a pickax for sale and began swinging at merchandise before attacking Bill Conely. Conely suffered multiple injuries, including a broken jaw in two places.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Monday that patrons of two central Iowa restaurants may have been exposed to measles. The department said it received confirmation from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services of a person with a confirmed case of measles who exposed Iowans to the highly contagious disease at the Hardees on Merle Hay Road in Des Moines on April 18, and the Panera Bread in Ankeny on April 16.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Mass protests are occurring today as Wells Fargo holds its stockholders meeting in Des Moines, according to KCCI-TV. Wells Fargo faces a $1 billion fine for opening millions of fake customer accounts. During the shareholder meeting, Well Fargo President and CEO Tim Sloan will hear from customers and stockholders about how the company can restore consumers’ trust. Sloan says in a video apology, “there is simply no excuse for what happened, we failed you, and we betrayed your trust.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa governor claims no evidence or records in ally’s firing– The office of Gov. Kim Reynolds says it has no evidence or records showing why she fired a longtime ally immediately after learning of workplace sexual harassment allegations against him.

Responding to open records requests, Reynolds’ office said Friday it never received documentary evidence of the alleged harassment by Iowa Finance Authority director David Jamison and created no other records detailing why he was fired.

The office says a Reynolds’ aide received verbal “reports of sexual harassment” on March 23 against Jamison, who was terminated the next day without an investigation. Reynolds and Jamison have known each other 20 years, dating to when they were county treasurers.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A weekend fire killed a woman and child in Waterloo. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the fire was reported early Sunday by a newspaper carrier. Firefighters found the victims on the second floor. Three others escaped the fire.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – An officer-involved shooting left one man dead in Boone Saturday. KCCI-TV reports officers responded to a domestic situation, encountered the man, who was fatally shot by officers. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A fire burned hundreds of acres in a Council Bluffs ATV park, sending billowing smoke over Council Bluffs and Omaha yesterday. KETV reports firefighters fought 20-foot high flames. Firefighters believe the fire began as an illegal small campfire started by transients.

CLARKSVILLE, IA (IRN) – An eastern Iowa native performed Sunday night for the first live vote of American Idol this season. Maddie Poppe of Clarksville is one of the top 14 artists in the competition. On Sunday’s show she performed “Homeward Bound” by Simon and Garfunkel.
Poppe will be on tonight’s show also, and will find out if she continues or goes home.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa police are investigating a death in Greater Ottumwa Park. KTVO-TV reports a kayaker discovered a man’s body floating in one of the park’s ponds Saturday. An autopsy will be performed.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Two buses transporting about 70 children to see “Les Miserables” at the Des Moines Civic Center crashed Saturday afternoon. KCCI-TV reports no major injuries were reported. It’s unclear what caused the crash, but officials say one bus, from the Algona Community School District, hit a pickup truck that was pulling a boat. The other bus, from the same school district, then rear-ended the first bus.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Solid Waste and Recycling division unveiled its newest litter-fighting tool at EcoFest Saturday at NewBo City Market. KCRG-TV reports the city demonstrated a new mini litter vacuum which allows a single operator to cover more ground and collect more trash in a shorter time than several humans can.

SOUTH CAROLINA (IRN) – South Carolina’s governor is asking Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds if a flag that Citadel cadets flew before the Civil War can stay at the military college. Iowa has allowed The Citadel to keep the red flag with the white palmetto tree and crescent emblem since 2010 when a museum realized its significance. An Iowa Civil War soldier took the flag home at the end of the war.