Iowa City police suspect dangerously cold weather played a part in the death of a man whose body was found Tuesday. Officers were sent to area around 2 p.m. Tuesday after 24-year-old Paul Biagas was found dead in the snow near the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center. Police say foul play in not suspected.
An Oakland, Iowa, a woman died in a house fire New Year's Eve. According to an investigator with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, firefighters received a call about a fire at the home near Highway Route 6 and Oakland Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve
3 month agoA former Geneseo teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a student plead not guilty in court Tuesday, January 2nd. Jayme Farrell faces eight counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
3 month agoInvestigators Find Body Inside Osceola Home Destroyed by Fire
Fire crews were called to1510 Ridge Top Drive in Swisher for a chimney fire just after 6:00 p.m. New Year’s Day. Jefferson-Monroe (Swisher) Fire Chief, Glen Heims, says everyone was out of the home before crews arrived.
Waterloo fire officials said one was taken to an area hospital, Saturday night after a residential fire. Authorities responded near 11:15 p.m. to 126 Madison Street to find smoke pouring out of the home.
3 month agoThe Cedar Rapids Police Department confirms shots fired on Bever Street in Southeast Cedar Rapids. Authorities have set a perimeter around 15th and 17th street.
Council Bluffs, Iowa shooting at 2701 23rd Ave: 1 injured
Muscatine, Iowa shooting at Hershey Ave and Clinton St: no casualities
Authorities have released the names of four family members killed by an early Christmas morning house fire in eastern Iowa. The blaze erupted a little after 12:30 a.m. Monday in Blue Grass.
A Waverly teen went to the hospital following a single vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon, according to the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said it happened about 12:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of East Cedar Wapsi Road.
4 month agoThe Polk County Sheriff Department responded to a serious two vehicle crash near Bondurant Sunday afternoon. The crash happened near Highway 65 and N 72 Street around 2:15 p.m.
A Monmouth man has been charged with first-degree murder following an overnight shooting. Monmouth Police say they responded to 118 W 4th Avenue shortly after 7:30 Sunday morning where they found a 27-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound
Cedar Rapids police say a man was shot during a robbery.
This was on Friday just after 2:15 a.m. Police tell TV9 that it happened on M St. and 12th Ave. SW. They say a man was injured during the robbery and was taken to St. Luke's hospital.
4 month agoOne adult and two children died Thursday night in a fire at the Five Seasons Davenport, while two other children were taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in critical condition. CBS affiliate WHBF reported that the fire broke out shortly after 9:30 p.m. on North Fairmount Street. The Davenport Fire Department said there was heavy smoke and fire when firefighters arrived at the scene.
Des Moines, Iowa shooting at 910 E. Hull Ave: 1 injured
4 month agoIndependence Avenue was closed for about two hours due to a fire in Waterloo on December 21. Around 3:40 p.m. the Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to a fire at 2230 Independence Avenue.
4 month agoDes Moines police said a woman was injured from a gunshot in an overnight bar brawl. Officers were called to the Triple Double at 910 Hull Avenue just after 2 a.m. Police said there was a fight outside the bar, where a bouncer tried to break it up and was assaulted. According to police, one suspect even bit him on the head
4 month agoA man who assaulted a police officer after a traffic stop in eastern Iowa has been sent to federal prison. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Erwin "Duffy" Bell, from Clinton, was given 20 years and eight months during sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He'd pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
4 month agoPolice have charged a Des Moines man after he led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen Mini Cooper, according to online court documents.
Police say they were called to a bank robbery in Cedar Rapids at 12:47 p.m. The Wells Fargo Bank at 3570 1st Avenue NE was robbed and police say no one was hurt. The Cedar Rapids Police Department and Sheriff's Office are searching for a suspect.
4 month agoOfficials were in a standoff at a Council Bluffs home around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday that ended around 12:45 p.m. Council Bluffs police said the U.S. Marshals were on the scene to serve a warrant. When officials knocked, there was no answer but they could hear voices inside.
4 month agoInvestigators will bring in special forensic equipment to look for the cause of the Plaza Lanes fire. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has investigators at the scene, noting the fire conditions and surroundings.
4 month agoAn Ottumwa man is accused of impersonating a police officer in order to break into a home. Police say 31-year-old Joshua Barnes vandalized several vehicles outside an apartment building late Saturday night. He is accused of then pretending to be a police officer and trying to get inside one of the apartments.
4 month agoFirefighters continue to battle flames Monday at a popular Des Moines bowling alley. The Des Moines Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at Plaza Lanes around 5:10 am. At first, firefighters at the scene said the flames appeared to be under control and that only smoke was observed coming from the roof.
4 month agoInvestigators are continuing their search for suspects involved in an early-morning shooting on Saturday that sprawled across the metro. West Des Moines authorities say the incident began with a fight outside Vision Bar, but it didn't end there. Police say it continued with gunfire at 35th and Center Streets in Des Moines. This is where police say two victims, James Wiggins and Oscar Rich, were shot while driving a red SUV. The men and a third victim were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a Davenport shooting. Davenport Police responded to the 1600 block of West 10th Street, not far from the Putnam Museum, around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 16, for shots fired.
Police in western Iowa are investigating a fatal car versus skateboarding accident. The accident happened at around 2 a.m. on Saturday in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year-old Tyler Givens-Dunn of Omaha was riding his skateboard along Interstate 29 in the left lane when he was hit by an SUV traveling northbound.
4 month agoAn accident in Palo Alto County caused two vehicles to burst into flames on Friday morning. Investigators say a Chevy Cobalt crossed the center line on Highway 18 near Emmetsburg and hit a semi truck head-on. The impact of the crash caused both vehicles to catch fire.
4 month agoDavenport Police responded to a shots fired and shooting victim in the 1600 block of W. 10th Street around 2 p.m. Saturday according to a press release. Police say The caller stated that a shooting victim was being transported to Genesis West in a light colored Saturn.