Vehicle Rolls Numerous Times During Accident
(Le Mars) — A one vehicle accident was reported Sunday, a few minutes after 12:00 noon at the 116 mile marker of Highway 75 near the Wells corporate office. Apparently, the vehicle had lost control after exiting the highway, and had rolled numerous times. Only the male driver was inside the car at
the time of the accident, and despite the fact his car had rolled several times, the driver was able to escape his car with minor cuts and abrasions.
Polls Show Scholten Is Narrowing The Gap With King
SIOUX CITY, IA — J.D. Scholten, Democratic Candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District trails Rep. Steve King by only six points in an internal poll released on Saturday. The poll, conducted September 5-9 by Expedition Strategies, sampled 380 voters (47% Republican, 27% Democrat, 26% No Party affiliation) with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage
points. The poll also shows 15% of voters are undecided, and low name recognition for Scholten, suggesting a significant opportunity to move the race even further in Scholten’s direction between now and Election Day.
This is the third poll showing a competitive race for Iowa’s 4th
Congressional District.* In contrast to Scholten, Rep. King has a high name recognition of 88%, but a favorability rating of only +1 (44% favorable, and 43% unfavorable). Even in a district won by President Trump, Trump’s approval rating stands at only 49%.
Former Virginia Governor To Visit Iowa This Week
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is going to Iowa this week to try to get fellow Democrats fired up ahead of November’s elections.
The Washington Post reports that McAuliffe plans to visit Des Moines on Tuesday.
In a written statement, McAuliffe said Democrats can’t afford “to sit on the sidelines when the heart and soul of our country is on the line.”
Iowa, the first-in-the-nation caucus state, could play an important role for Democrats as they try to win back Midwestern states that helped Donald Trump win the White House in 2016.
The state has two highly competitive Congressional races and a
governor’s race that the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates a “toss-up.”
McAuliffe, who left office in January, has been mentioned as a
possible 2020 presidential candidate.
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Board of Regents To Ask Legislature For More Money, And Raise Tuition Rates
(Des Moines) — The Iowa Board of Regents will ask the governor and lawmakers for an additional 20 million dollars state funding during the next legislative session and also plan to make annual increases in tuition at the three state schools. Board president Michael Richards told the board at their meeting Thursday they have to start taking an overall view of the four areas that are used to fund the three state universities.
He says they have to find a way to use all the sources to provide the funding to maintain the quality of the three state universities.
Richards says the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa are doing their part in making the best use of their resources.
Richards says they will also have to ask students to pay more.
Richards says the amount of money they are asking for from the state is a fair amount.
12 Year Old Boy Is Killed From Lawnmower Flipping Over
FAIRBANK, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a 12-year-old boy was fatally injured when a riding lawn mower overturned and pinned him in northeast Iowa.
The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Fairbank. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office says Carson McGrane apparently stopped the mower on an incline, and then it rolled and pinned him underneath.
The office says the boy was pronounced dead at a hospital. He lived in Fairbank.
Ankeny Police Officer Shoots and Kills Robber
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa authorities are investigating a fatal police shooting in the Des Moines suburb of Ankeny.
The Des Moines Register reports Ankeny Police Lt. Brian Kroska says an officer fatally shot a man suspected of robbing a Hy-Vee gas station Saturday after he pointed a handgun at the officer.
Kroska says officers responded to the robbery call around 4:30
Saturday afternoon and found the suspect a couple blocks away near another gas station. That’s when the suspect pointed the gun.
Police didn’t immediately release the identities of either the
suspect or the officer.
The officer will remain on paid leave while the Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation reviews the shooting.
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Man Held In Jail For Robbery Charges, Now Charged With Murder
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A man previously arrested on suspicion of participating in a robbery that led to the stabbing death at a Council Bluffs homeless shelter has now been charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Council Bluffs police say 20-year-old James Michael McCauley was served with a warrant for the upgraded charge on Thursday for the March death of 44-year-old Lee Johnson. McCauley was served at the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he was being held on the robbery charge.
Two other men have also been charged in Johnson’s death. Forty-six- year-old Vance Good is charged with first-degree murder, and 32-year-old Brandon Hollis is charged as an accessory.
Police called to the Joshua House on March 21 found Johnson’s body outside the shelter with multiple deep cuts to his face and neck.
Jury Finds Des Moines Man Guilty Of Murdering His Wife
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A jury has convicted a Des Moines man of first- degree murder and burglary in the shooting death last year of his estranged wife.
The Des Moines Register reports that 51-year-old Harold Dudley was found guilty Friday in the June 2017 death of 36-year-old Mary Dudley, of Des Moines.
Police had said officers were called to Mary Dudley’s apartment
building for reports of a shooting and found her dead at the scene.
Harold Dudley admitted shooting her, but that the killing arose from a sudden quarrel and that he should be convicted of second-degree murder.
However, prosecutors showed videos that captured him peering around a corner at his wife’s apartment holding a handgun before he kicked in her door and fired six times.
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Man Charged With Mollie Tibbetts Murder Faces Arraignment
MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) – A man charged with killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts is set to be arraigned next week.
The Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera will be arraigned Wednesday in Poweshiek County District Court in Montezuma.
Rivera was arrested and charged with first-degree murder last month in the stabbing death of the 20-year-old Tibbetts, who vanished while out for a run in the east-central Iowa town of Brooklyn on July 18.
The search for Tibbetts stretched for more than a month and drew national attention before her body was found in an area cornfield. Police say Rivera led them to her body Aug. 21 after he was detained.
