A call at kloeckner metals. Thats just around the corner from last nights equipment fire. This one started around 6 15 in a maintenance shop and spread into the main part of the building. Some employees were inside at the time, but everyone got out safely. The cause is under r nvestigationn university of iowa police are searching for a man they say groped several women on campus. Police received three reports overnight from women near uihc and the main library. Theyre searching for a white male, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall. He was wearing red flannel, torn jeans, and flip flops. The university issued a hawk alert. If you see this person, ui police are asking you to contact them, and to not approach him. The Johnson County Sheriffs Office says this man was running a drug house in iooa city. Officers arrested 48 yearold scott hoff back in august. Authorities say he told officers he would get people high in his home. He also allegedly sold someone meth the day before his rrest. Hoff face
In 3 sexual assaults. Police say the suspect groped three women. They are looking for a white man who is about 510. He was wearing red flannel, torn jeans, and flip flops. He was seen near uihc and the main library. The university issued a hawk alert about this. If you see him, ui police are asking you to contact them and to not approach him. The man who stabbed and killed a woman outside the marion hyvee last april will spend the rest of his life in prison. A linn county jury found 33 year old Nicholas Luerkens guilty of first degree murder. He killed 29year old Lynnsey Donald as she came out of the store with her seven year old son. The conviction carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. As the judge read the verdict yesterday, donalds family members teared up. Afterward, her father said the family hopes the incident can help others. Were grateful that justice has been served. My hope is people learn from this situation and that the issues of Domestic Violence
Coralvilles big debt and what to do about it will be a big topic at Tonights City Council meeting. On december 9th, Moodys Investors Service downgraded the citys bond rating. Tts generally seen ap a negative reflection of the cityty financnc and can make it harder for coralville to borrow money. The bond rating dropped to the lowest rating of Investment Grade on moodys scale. The company rated coralville this way becauau of its high debtbtnd liabilities. Liabilities include things like ownership of a hotel and performance center. Coralville has about 267million dollars in debt. In iowa, ly cedar raraids and des moines both much larger cities have more debt. Coralville city Officials Say the rating will have little impact on residents. They say they expect to see the city continue to grow. While taxes do help pay off this debt, those property taxes will not increase. No, theyre not, and we have. And we have never missed a debt payment, we continue to make those payments, and we dont hav
Through strength for the american people. God bless our fighting american men and women. And god bless america. The South Carolina senator made the announcement to supporters earlier this morning during a conference call. This comes on the same day as the deadline for the republican to remove his name from his states primary ballot. The lowpolling graham says his campaign hit a wall and he will now focus his energy in helping another candidate. And governor branstad had kind words for graham this morning. Hes the type of person who can Work Across Party Lines to accomplish things. And i wish him the very best. I appreciate the time hes spent in iowa. I want the candidates to feel welcome here. Theres a lot of time from now until february 1. The governor went on to say hes caucuses and wants to encourage all other candidates to continue their visits in the state. He also discussed the issues of Cyber Security and medicaid during his weekly press conference. A West Des Moines woman is sa
One person dead and three others hurt. We hear arguing, and then we hear a car alarm go off for a good 20 minutes. And then, all the sudden, it sounded like fireworks pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. The apparent gun fight happened early yesterday morning at evolution nightclub. Police say when they got there, they found 20 year old Dashwan Smith with gunshot wounds and he later died at the hospital. A little later. Three more gunshot wound victims arrived at hospitals. Police have not released their names or conditions. This morning investigators told us they are conducting interviews and are considering a new piece of evidence, but did not elaborate. No arrests have been made at this time. A judge set the preliminary hearing date for a teenager accused of a deadly shooting in des moines. Josue socop is charged with first degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in court on november 18th at 8 am. Police say the 17 year old shot and killed 28 year old jose lopez late friday night. It happ