DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) – Republican for Iowa’s 3rd District Zach Nunn says he’s angry to just now be learning his military and intelligence information were leaked months ago, during his campaign. Nunn, an Air Force Veteran who is still in the Reserves, says the Air Force informed him a Democratic linked research firm called Due Diligence was responsible for the leak. The firm said it was doing background checks for job or military evaluations. Nunn said the Air Force handed over personal information for 11 veterans, including himself. Leaked information includes his social security number, and information about military missions he served on. Nunn says he believes this to be a politically motivated attack, since all the veterans were GOP candidates, close to last year’s midterms. Nunn said he is not pointing fingers at his former competitor, Democrat Cindy Axne, but he does want a full investigation to find out who is responsible.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Sen. Tim Scott weighs a potential 2024 presidential candidacy, the South Carolina Republican was in Iowa on Wednesday delivering a message of “a new American sunrise.” It’s a positive vision that sets him apart from some possible rivals who have focused more on railing against cultural divides. “I see 330 million Americans getting back to celebrating our shared blessings again, tolerating our differences again, and having each other’s backs again,” Scott said at Drake University in Des Moines. He said: “we need new leaders who will lift us up, not tear us down,”
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 12:09 p.m. Wednesday, emergency crews responded to the 1600 block of C Ave NE for a report of a residential fire. Cedar Rapids Fire arrived to find smoke coming from the second floor of the home. 4 occupants self-evacuated from the fire after crews responded. Responders searched the premises with no more occupants found. Crews extinguished the fire and overhauled the second floor to ensure the fire in the walls was also extinguished. A moderate amount of fire damage was reported. The fire is under investigation at this time.
HAWKEYE, Iowa (KCRG) – A Hawkeye man has been arrested for sexual assault, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said 24-year-old Gustavo Macias Torres was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a warrant for third degree sexual assault and dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to a minor. The charges come after a months-long investigation. Torres is being held at the Fayette County Jail on a $12,000 cash only bond.
