TORNADOES CUT THROUGH EASTERN AND CENTRAL IOWA AS PART OF A
WEDENSDAY STROM COMPLEX. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS A
TRAINED SPOTTER IDENTIFIED A TORNADO WITHIN THE CITY OF WATERLOO
AROUND 6:20 LAST NIGHT. THAT STORM REPORTEDLY CAUSED SOME DAMAGE
IN THE AREA NEAR THE NATIONAL CATTLE CONGRESS GROUNDS AND JOHN
DEERE’S WATERLOO FACILITIES. OTHER TORNADO REPORTS CAME FROM
CERRO GORDO, FLOYD, BUTLER, BREMER, DELAWARE, AND BENTON COUNTIES.
HAIL AND FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE NOTED IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE SURVEYING STORM DAMAGE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
A LOCALLY PRODUCED HORROR MOVIE IS COMING TO THE MOVIE THEATER
NEAR CROSSROADS MALL IN WATERLOO THIS WEEKEND. EARLIER THIS
MONTH, WRITER AND ACTOR MATT INGBRITSEN SPOKE WITH KXEL ABOUT THE
MOVIE, WHICH IS CALLED “SIN”. SATURDAY’S SCREENING OF THE
MOVIE IS SCHEDULED FOR 3 P.M.; TICKETS ARE TEN DOLLARS PER PERSON.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HAS HIRED CEDAR FALLS NATIVE TREV ALBERTS
AS ITS NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. PREVIOUSLY, ALBERTS HAD BEEN THE
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA SINCE 2009. AS
A LINEBACKER, ALBERTS EARNED ALL-AMERICA HONORS WHEN HE PLAYED FOR
THE CORNHUSKERS IN THE EARLY 1990S. HE LATER PLAYED IN THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE. ALBERTS WILL BEGIN HIS NEW JOB ON MONDAY.
TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON PLANE CRASH IN MUSCATINE COUNTY. THE SMALL AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES NORTH OF MUSCATINE SHORTLY BEFORE 2:30 YESTERDAY. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REVEAL THE ORIGIN, DESTINATION, OR PERSONAL DETAILS ABOUT THOSE ABOARD THE PLANE. THERE WERE NO SURVIVING PASSENGERS. RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE COMBED THROUGH THE FIELD LOOKING FOR CLUES WHICH WILL ASSIST THE INVESTIGATION BY AVIATION OFFICIALS.
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY TWO WEEKS SINCE THE LAST KNOWN CONTACT WITH DARRIN LENTON OF WATERLOO. THE 49-YEAR-OLD’S MOST RECENT LOCATION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN NEAR HAROLD GETTY LAKE AND THE CEDAR RIVER, NOT FAR FROM THE EASTERN END OF HAWTHORNE AVENUE. LENTON IS SIX FEET TALL WITH CLOSE-CROPPED OR SHAVED HAIR. HE WEARS GLASSES AND A GOATEE. WATERLOO POLICE ARE ASKING FOR DETAILS FROM ANYONE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LENTON’S CONDITION OR LOCATION.
COE COLLEGE IN CEDAR RAPIDS IS PLACING A NEW EMPHASIS ON HEALTH EDUCATION. A NEW CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIETY IS ON TRACK TO OPEN IN THE FALL OF 2022. COE’S INTERIM PRESIDENT DAVID HAYES SPOKE TO OUR COVERAGE PARTNERS AT TV-9. OFFICIALS AT COE COLLEGE SAY THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIETY’S COURSES WILL BE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHETHER OR NOT THEY INTEND TO ENTER A HEALTH CARE-RELATED CAREER FIELD. WORK ON THE NEW FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO START IN SEPTEMBER.
AFTER A RELATIVELY QUIET SPRING AND SUMMER STORM SEASON, IOWA SAW HIGH WINDS, HAIL, AND MULTIPLE TORNADOES ON WEDNESDAY. WEATHER OFFICIALS ARE MEASURING THE SCOPE OF THE STORMS AND REPORTS OF DAMAGE TODAY. A POSITIVE RESULT OF WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER WAS MUCH-NEEDED RAIN. WATERLOO OFFICIALLY RECEIVED A LITTLE OVER AN INCH, ALTHOUGH CEDAR RAPIDS REPORTED JUST A QUARTER INCH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
WATERLOO POLICE ARESTED A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY SMASHED THROUGH A STORE DISPLAY WINDOW EARLY TUESDAY. WILLIAM SEVERSON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AROUND 3 A.M. AFTER BEING FOUND INSIDE THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON WEST FOURTH STREET. HE IS CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
MATT INGBRITSEN HELPED WRITE – AND ALSO APPEARED IN – A LOCALLY-MADE MOVIE WHICH DEBUTTED EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE HORROR FILM IS CALLED SIN, AND INGBRITSEN TALKED WITH KXEL ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO WATCH HIS WORK ON SCREEN. ANOTHER LIMITED SHOWING OF THE FILM IS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEKEND IN WATERLOO. HEAR MORE DETAILS IN NEXT HOUR’S KXEL NEWSCAST.
WEDNESDAY THE WATERLOO BUCKS GOT IN ONE OF TWO GAMES IN A DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST THE ROCHESTER HONKERS, WINNING 14-8. THE BUCKS OPEN A NEW SERIES TONIGHT ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE LA CROSSE LOGGERS. FIRST PITCH IS PLANNED FOR 6:05 IN WESTERN WISCONSIN.
