CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – State law enforcement officials are leading an investigation into an officer-involved shooting early on Saturday morning. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, at around 3:52 a.m., officers with the Cedar Rapids Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle in the 2200 block of Glass Road NE for allegedly driving erratically. Officials said that the driver of the vehicle allegedly pulled out a firearm, leading to shots being exchanged between the person and two officers. The vehicle’s driver was shot and was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment of injuries. Their condition was not made public by officials, and their name was being withheld at this time. The officers involved in the incident were not hurt. Their names are also being withheld at this time. The Iowa DCI will assist in the investigation of the incident.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A third person has died months after an April shooting inside a crowded Iowa nightclub. Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said Marvin Cox died July 24. He had been on life support. Nine other people were also hurt. Timothy Rush was already charged with second-degree murder for killing his 35-year-old girlfriend and he was charged with wounding Cox. The charges against him will be updated. A second man is accused of killing a 25-year-old man that night. That second suspect is being held in Illinois, where he awaits extradition to Iowa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party is delaying a decision on potentially reordering its primary calendar for the 2024 presidential election until after November’s midterm elections. The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee had planned to decide during meetings in Washington set to begin next week. The question is whether to recommend that presidential voting should continue to begin with Iowa and New Hampshire. Some party leaders and activists say more diverse states should move up, including the current No. 3 and No. 4 states, Nevada and South Carolina.
CHICAGO (AP) — A ticket bought in a Chicago suburb has beaten the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. A lottery official says there is one winning ticket and it was purchased at a store in Des Plaines. The winning numbers drawn Friday night are: 13-36-45-57-67, with a Mega Ball of 14. The jackpot is the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner. The $1.337 billion prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 29 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for this latest drawing was an estimated $780.5 million.
