INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) – Two people were hurt when one semi-truck crashed into another on Saturday morning, according to law enforcement officials. At around 1:40 a.m, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office was sent to a report of a crash along U.S. Highway 20 at mile marker 261, which is near Independence. Deputies believe that one semi-truck traveling westbound on the highway collided with the rear of the trailer of another semi that was parked on the right-hand shoulder of the roadway. Both vehicles suffered significant damage, according to officials, leading to a multi-hour shutdown of the westbound lanes. The drivers of both semis were injured and taken to the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence. The nature of their injuries was not characterized by law enforcement. The driver of the semi that deputies said hit the parked one was cited for failure to maintain control.
WASHINGTON, Iowa (KCRG) – Firefighters in Washington put out a fire in the city’s center on Saturday evening. Reports of the fire, located at 120 East Main Street, began shortly after the start of the 4 o’clock hour. A plume of smoke and flames were visible emitting from a building in the area. Firefighters were using hoses and a ladder truck to help put down the fire. Nobody was hurt in the fire, according to officials. An investigation into the fire is ongoing.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — New details were revealed in court documents Friday, after two new suspects were arrested in a murder case from earlier this year in southeast Cedar Rapids. New court filings are showing their alleged roles in the death of Cordal Lewis. A criminal complaint now shows Qiuinyana Jones is accused of being the getaway driver during the robbery and shooting. There’s no complaint filed yet for Pierra Baugh since she was arrested in Illinois. But Jones’ complaint accuses Baugh of being there as well. Jones is in the Linn County jail on $25,000 bond, and is due back in court on Friday. Cordal Lewis was found shot in the 300 block of 31st Street Drive on January 27th. Baugh is set to be charged with murder in the case, and Kazius Childress was arrested last Spring, accused of being the shooter. Investigators say Childress killed Lewis on the 27th, and accuse him of killing Kavon Johnson the next day about 4.5 miles from where Lewis was shot. Trials for both murders are scheduled for the spring.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — A two stall garage was named a total loss after a structure fire around 10 a.m. on November 12. Firefighters responded to 1006 E Ave NW to reports of the fire. They later determined the cause to be the failure of a wood burning stove. No one was hurt and the rest of the home remained undamaged.
