BLACK HAWK COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 11: 23 a.m. Monday, the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7600 block of N. Canfield for a report of a single-vehicle accident. Police say the driver lost control of their vehicle and crossed the center line, hitting a mile marker sign, telephone box, and utility support cable, before coming to rest in a ditch.The driver and 3 passengers were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) – New state income tax reforms kick in this year in Iowa. The state is gradually moving toward a flat tax rate everyone will pay by 2026. This year, Iowa’s top individual income tax rate will drop from eight percent to six percent. This will give a tax cut to Iowans who make $75,000 a year or more, when they file next year. By 2026, the top tax rate will fall to 3.9 percent, which will be the rate for all taxpayers. AARP Iowa State Director Brad Anderson said retired Iowans are also getting a tax break this year. Retirement incomes like pensions, IRAs, and 401k’s will now be state-tax free.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – An unusual mid-winter severe weather event produced at least two tornado touchdowns in eastern Iowa Monday afternoon. Officials said the first tornado touched down at about 2 p.m. near Interstate 80 just east of the Williamsburg exit. A semi-tracker trailer and a passenger vehicle were blown off the interstate as the tornado passed, no injuries were reported. Iowa County officials said they received several reports of damage to a cattle shelter and tree damage at another farm. Power line damage was reported as the tornado moved to the northeast toward South Amana before lifting as it headed into portions of Johnson and Linn Counties. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service said initial reports indicated the tornado had winds of 90 m.p.h. and was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado was on the ground for about eight minutes and traveled nearly five miles. A second tornado was reported at about 2:50 p.m. near Ely in Linn County. Officials said that tornado caused no observable damage and was rated an EF-U, meaning there wasn’t enough damage to evaluate. No other damage has been reported. The last time a tornado touched down in Iowa during the month of January was on January 24, 1967.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Police arrested a suspect in the shooting on Iowa City’s Ped Mall, saying he fired at someone at point-blank range. Iowa City Police arrested 29 year-old Dante Yance shortly after shots rang out on the Ped Mall just before 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoon. Yance faces several charges including trafficking in stolen weapons, assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, going armed with intent and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. The criminal complaint says Yance fired several shots at an individual at “point blank range” near the corner of East College and Clinton Streets. Police say witnesses identified Yance who later admitted to the shooting. Police say they found a stolen handgun ditched in a dumpster behind Brothers on the Ped Mall, near the shooting scene. Police say no one was hurt in the Ped Mall shooting.
