Governor Reynolds Updates Tuesday’s COVID-19 Statistics
(Des Moines) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was delayed with her daily news briefing regarding the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Iowa. Appearing nearly 45 minutes late, the governor finally arrived to deliver the latest Iowa statistics.
During her briefing, the governor talked about a hot spot of COVID-19 cases from the Tyson Foods plant at Columbus Junction, Iowa, and why the plant was needing to be shut down temporarily.
Sioux City Police Chief Admits He Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus
(Sioux City) — Sioux City’s police chief has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Police Chief Rex Mueller says he is one of the members of his
department who has tested positive. The chief says he is in self-quarantine at home and his symptoms are very mild and he is doing well. It was revealed last week that several members of the Sioux City Police Department had tested positive for COVID-19. The chief is the only one to publicly come forward to say that he has tested positive.
Waterloo Boxer Charged With Arson
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) – Police in northeastern Iowa say a one-time boxer and suspect in a deadly, botched armored car heist last month is now charged in a fire that destroyed a well-known Waterloo restaurant. The Courier reports that 29-year-old Kevin Cruz Soliveras was arrested Monday on arson and burglary charges in the March 5 fire that gutted the Wishbone Restaurant and Bar. Police say security video shows Cruz and another person breaking into the restaurant and coin-operated machines there before setting fires in the restaurant. Days later, police say, Cruz was part of a group that hatched plan to rob an armored car outside a Waterloo bank. The robbery failed when
guards opened fire, wounding Cruz and another man and killing Bryce Miller.
Firefighters Battle Retirement Home Fire At West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Officials say high winds hampered firefighters’ efforts to extinguish a fire in a huge assisted living complex under construction in West Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports that the four-alarm fire was reported around 6 p.m. Monday. Fire officials say about a dozen construction workers were in the 200,000-square-foot at the time of the fire, but all were able to escape safely. The facility, west of Jordan Creek Town Center, had been set to open in the fall. City Fire Marshal Mike Whitsell says winds gusting up to 45 mph on Monday drove the fire and put neighboring buildings in the area at risk.
