CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 4:41 p.m. Wednesday, Cedar Rapids Police responded to a report of the shots fired in the 4000 block of Richmond Road NE. According to responders, witnesses described three minor males involved in an altercation that ended with a single gunshot being fired. The individuals then fled before officers arrived. Officials say this was a targeted event and there was no evidence of a threat to public safety. Out of an abundance of caution, staff temporarily closed Noelridge Pool. The shots fired did not threaten anyone who was at the pool at the time. The pool is re-opened at 6:30 p.m. for normal operations. The investigation is underway.
CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – When Steve Berner, the Mayor of Tiffin, moved to town in 1997, he said the population was around 500. Now, he estimates it’s 5,700. Leaders in the community are doing what they can to keep pace with that growth, including breaking ground on a new elementary school Wednesday. A patch of dirt off Jones Blvd. in Coralville doesn’t look like much now, but by the fall of 2024, it will be home to the Clear Creek-Amana Community School District’s newest elementary school. Last year, voters approved a $65 million bond referendum for a number of district projects.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A Dubuque woman is no longer facing charges after she was arrested for a fatal shooting. The shooting happened in the 700 block of Rhomberg Avenue back in February. Investigators say there was a disturbance involving multiple people before the gunshots. Police say 31-year-old Lonnie Burns died from gunshot wounds. Charges of first-degree murder and robbery have been dropped for Laniga Hannon. The 18-year-old was one of five people charged in Burns’ death.
CRESCO, Iowa (KCRG) – On Wednesday, officials arrested a 73-year-old Iowa man on several warrants relating to a sex abuse investigation. In March 2021, police received a report regarding sexual abuse that had occurred between James Hughes and a juvenile boy scout over the course of several years. During a subsequent investigation, officials learned of other instances of sexual abuse occurring between Hughes and other juvenile boy scouts. Hughes was charged with four counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and six counts of Lascivious Conduct with a Minor. Officials say some of the reported instances spanned more than a decade and involve five separate victims.
