Tuesday, October 10, 2017

CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – Drawings of a male body part were found throughout Clear Lake over the weekend. KIMT-TV reports police are investigating ten incidents, and nine of the ten appear to have been made by the same person. The damage was done using a permanent-type marker or spray paint. Police say with the estimated costs of repair, the act would classify as a Class D felony.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – An inmate has been listed as escaped from the state work release facility in Fort Dodge. KWQC-TV reports 40-year-old Andrew Nielsen didn’t report back to the facility Monday night. Nielsen’s been serving time for burglary in Webster County and a drug-related crime in Fayette County.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Ankeny police charged four men and are searching for a fifth in connection with a sexual assault investigation. KCCI-TV reports the assault happened in an apartment building near the DMACC campus. The victim says she was assaulted by multiple people that she knew. She was treated at a local hospital for injuries sustained in the assault.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – The trial of a Dubuque man accused of a 2015 sexual assault and murder will be moved outside of Dubuque County. The Telegraph Herald reports a judge determined extensive media coverage would make fielding an impartial jury for the trial of 21-year-old Helmon Betwell impossible. Betwell allegedly sexually assaulted and killed 66-year-old Nancy Krapfl. Betwell told investigators he attacked Krapfl because he “had nothing better to do,” and she was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

SWISHER, IA (IRN) – More than one hundred fake IDs were found during a traffic stop Sunday night in Swisher. KGAN-TV reports a sheriff’s deputy stopped 24-year-old Tyrone Smith of Cedar Rapids for speeding. Investigators say Smith was driving a rental car that was stolen. During a search officers found a bag with 112 fake IDs.

MARENGO, IA (IRN) – When you go to a gas station and pick up a sandwich from the cooler, do you look to see where it came from? It may well be a sandwich made by the Marengo company, “Pride of Iowa.” The company can make as many as 25,000 sandwiches a day that are shipped all over the country. Recently, the company has shipped thousands of sandwiches to help in hurricane relief efforts. Among their most unique sandwiches is a twin chili dog called “The Gambler.”

Monday, October 9, 2017

DECORAH, IA (IRN) – A Decorah man faces charges after authorities found dead feeder calves on his property. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 51-year-old Craig Scott Underbakke was arrested on charges of livestock neglect and seven counts of failure to dispose of livestock. Officials say 24 feeder calves were found dead and in different stages of decomposition on the property, and another 20 malnourished feeder calves were seized.

ROCKFORD, IA (IRN) – A home in Rockford is a total loss after an overnight fire, according to KIMT-TV. Five agencies responded. Nobody was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating a shooting that happened near a Des Moines Kum & Go Saturday, according to KCCI-TV. Police found blood in a parking lot and shell casings in the street. The victim arrived at Mercy Medical Center with a gunshot wound shortly after the shooting.

NASHUA, IA (IRN) – The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident at a Nashua apple orchard. KCRG-TV reports a child was hit by a stray bullet at Apples on the Avenue Sunday. Police believe the stray shot came from a nearby shooting range. The condition of the child has not been reported.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Today is Columbus Day. KWQC-TV reports in Davenport, it‘s also Indigenous People’s Day. The Davenport City Council passed a proclamation to that effect two weeks ago. There was some confusion at the time, as some thought Davenport was replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, but that’s not the case. The community is celebrating both.

TIFFIN, IA (IRN) – A Clear Creek Amana high school football player who took a knee during the National Anthem became the target of a racial slur on social media. KGAN-TV reports 17-year-old Darius Moore knelt during the National Anthem protesting police brutality and racial discrimination. His sister took the knee at her school in the Quad Cities and was bullied by some of her classmates for doing so. The District Superintendent says, “the district will not interfere with a student’s right of expression by peacefully kneeling or sitting during the national anthem…”

Sunday, October 8, 2017

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The trial of a man accused of killing a cab driver in Iowa City will be moved out of the county due to extensive media coverage. KGAN-TV reports court filings grant Curtis Jones’ request to move his trial out of Johnson County. Police believe Jones shot and killed Ricky Lillie on June 27 after a cab ride

WEST BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A West Burlington man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Friday. A passer-by found 42-year-old Benjamin Meyer in the ditch. Investigators say he lost control of his motorcycle.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport woman has pled guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from the School Nutrition Association of Iowa. The Quad-City Times reports that 74-year-old Norma Jean Adams faces up to 25 years in prison. A state audit found that while working under an alias, she had misused at least $169,000 over a five-year period. Court records show she has previous felony convictions in Scott County from 1987 and Rock Island County in Illinois from 2003.

NORMAN, OK (IRN) – Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns and Joel Lanning made plays on offense and defense leading the Cyclones to a stunning 38-31 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma Saturday. The loss snapped Oklahoma’s nation-leading 14-game win streak and the Sooners’ 18-game winning streak against the Cyclones that dated to 1990. It was just Iowa State’s second victory against Oklahoma since 1961.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – County development officers in northern Iowa are looking to recruit victims from recent hurricanes to come work and live in northern Iowa. KIMT-TV reports officials at POET Biorefining believe it’s a great idea.

AKRON, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after a shooting near the northwest Iowa town of Akron. KWWL-TV reports police have charged 33-year-old Becky Hebert with second-degree murder. Witnesses say Hebert and the victim had been arguing before the shooting.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police have identified the armed student who was arrested Friday at Scavo High School in Des Moines after getting into scuffle with a school resource officer. KCCI-TV reports 17-year-old Taariq Moore was acting suspiciously before fleeing when confronted by the officer. Moore fought before being subdued. A loaded .45 caliber handgun was found in his backpack. After he was arrested, Moore threatened to return and kill the arresting officer.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating a stabbing that took place in Des Moines overnight, according to WHO-TV. 52-year-old Anthony Knapp says he was working on his car when he was approached by a man he didn’t know. Knapp said the man accused him of stealing property, and the men fought. Knapp was stabbed twice in the abdomen and was transported to Mercy Hospital. Police have a suspect.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An SUV crashed into a Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids Friday. KCRG-TV reports a 77-year-old woman told police her foot became wedged into the accelerator of the SUV she was driving. The woman and a 79-year-old male passenger are OK. Employees say the impact was hard enough to knock alcohol bottles off the shelves inside the store.