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It s been two years since a routine drive on a Waterloo highway turned into a tragedy.
Former UNI softball player Micalla Rettinger was returning home from work around 2:30 AM on April 28, 2019, when a bullet shattered the driver’s side window of her jeep as it crossed the U.S. Highway 218 bridge over the Cedar River near George Wyth State Park. The bullet struck the 25-year-old Rettinger in the neck. She died shortly after stopping the vehicle on the shoulder of the highway.
For the past 24 months, investigators have been trying to figure out who fired the fatal shot. Waterloo police have been working with federal and state authorities, but still haven t been able come up with any definitive clues. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a $58,000 reward to anyone who provides information that brings closure to the unsolved case.
Updated: 12:10 PM CDT Apr 28, 2021 Two years have passed since a fatal shooting in Waterloo that remains unsolved.Micalla Rettinger, 25, who also went by the nickname KK, was struck by a bullet in the neck while driving on U.S. Highway 218 near the Greenhill Road exit in Waterloo at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2019. KCRG reports she later died from her injuries. Adam Kimball, 32, was a passenger in the car and was injured by the bullet in the incident.Police said soon after her death that there is no indication that Rettinger, nor the vehicle she was driving, was intentionally targeted during the shooting.A reward for information in the shooting was posted by Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers, and was increased to $58,000 at a later date. Anybody with information is asked to call the Waterloo Police Department at 319-291-4340 and use extension 7. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS (8477), or visit their website. Rettinger graduated in 2016 with a degree i
One Injured In Cedar Falls Shooting
Cedar Falls public safety officials are investigating a shooting that injured one person.
The incident occurred around 10:15 PM Wednesday in the 2400 block of Olive Street, near the University of Northern Iowa campus.
The male victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment, but the extent of his injuries and other details about the shooting were not released. Officials said they believe the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no threat to general public.
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in the investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Cedar Falls Public Safety Department at 319-273-8622 or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS (8477).
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Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers are offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of vandalism at Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo. Headstones were defaced or toppled by vandals on two separate occasions, the first on June 29th. In that instance 69 were vandalized. Nearly all of those had been repaired when, on November 2
nd, roughly 70 were damaged. It is unclear if the two incidents are related. No arrests have been made. If you have any information you are asked to contact Waterloo Police or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers.