A Waterloo woman was arrested Wednesday following the drug overdose death of a child in Des Moines. In June, police and an ambulance responded to a report of an unresponsive child at an apartment building in Des Moines. Thirty-eight-year-old Amanda Leonard-Helum said she was caring for two … [Read more...]
Active shooter drill planned for U-I Recreation and Wellness Center
Law enforcement and medical professionals are staging an active shooter training drill today at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in downtown Iowa City. One organizer, Johnson County Emergency Management Director Dave Wilson, says the exercise seems even more … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley says review needed for Bureau of Prisons
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says congressional oversight is needed following the apparent weekend suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail in New York City. Epstein was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges and reportedly hanged himself Saturday in his cell. Grassley says an … [Read more...]
Group shows where kids hide drugs at Iowa State Fair display
Representatives from an opioid addiction awareness group called RALI are at the Iowa State Fair with a recreation of a teenager’s bedroom that shows visitors where drugs can be easily hidden. Nate Passwaters works in law enforcement in Maryland. At the fair, Passwaters shows parents how to spot … [Read more...]
Drug sting in Guthrie, Carroll, Audubon Counties leads to multiple charges
A three-county drug sting saw 20 people arrested on more than 100 criminal charges, including 32 felonies, with most of the cases involving methamphetamine or ecstasy. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigations were initiated July 10 and ran through August 1, and included … [Read more...]
Jury finds Red Oak man guilty of first-degree murder
A Red Oak man was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday for the shooting death this spring of a Shenandoah man. Jurors found 34-year-old Toby McCunn guilty of shooting and killing 33-year-old Joshua Jordan on April 22nd in Shenandoah. DCI Special Agent Phillip Kennedy testified McCunn … [Read more...]
Fatal Council Bluffs police shooting leads investigators to 2 murders
Council Bluffs police say a man who was shot to death by a police officer Wednesday was involved in two murders before the fatal confrontation. Police say a Pottwattamie County deputy tried to stop 28-year-old Troy Petersen of Essex and 44-year-old April Montello-Roberts of Shenandoah around 2:15 … [Read more...]
Cedar Rapids has some ticket glitches as it restarts traffic cameras
Cedar Rapids began using its automated traffic cameras on Interstate 380 again on July 1st after a two-year shutdown. The city has since found errors in some of the 6,000 citations sent out in the first four days of operation Cedar Rapids city administrators said tickets would only be issued for … [Read more...]
Body found in river identified as missing Oskaloosa woman
A body found near Oskaloosa has been identified. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has identified the victim as 24-year-old Ashley Shafer of Oskaloosa. She was reported missing to the Oskaloosa Police Department on Monday. Shaefer's body was found Tuesday afternoon in the South Skunk River … [Read more...]
Senator Grassley says president should visit El Paso in wake of shootings
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he supports President Trump's visit today to El Paso, Texas, following one of last weekend's two mass shootings that left 31 people dead. Some residents and elected leaders in El Paso object to the president's visit, claiming Trump's anti-immigrant comments likely … [Read more...]