From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
An Iowa police officer is being remembered this morning as a man willing to stand in the gap between good and evil. 33-year-old Algona police officer Kevin Cram was shot and killed Wednesday night in the line of duty. Police say Officer Cram was trying to arrest 43-year-old Kyle Ricke when he was shot. Ricke was later arrested in southern Minnesota and is set to be extradited back to Iowa. Cram was a 10-year veteran of the force and served with Algona since 2015. He leaves behind a wife and children.
Governor Reynolds has announced that flags across the state will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset today to honor Officer Cram. The Governor said “Officer Kevin Cram died a hero, protecting his community and upholding the rule of law.” Flags will be flown at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
A jury has found 19-year-old Preston Walls guilty of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the Starts Right Here school shooting. 18-year-old Gionni Dameron and 16-year-old Rashad Carr both died during the incident back in January. Walls was also found guilty of willful injury causing serious injury for shooting Will Keeps, the rapper who started the school. The school reopened several weeks later. The families of Carr and Dameron have filed a lawsuit against the program and Keeps, saying they failed to keep the program safe.
A judge will hand down a verdict this morning in the murder trial of Henry Dinkins. He’s accused of kidnapping and killing 10-year-old Breasia Terrell of Davenport. Terrell disappeared back in July of 2020. Her body was found eight months later by fishermen in Clinton County. Dinkins waived his right to a jury trial, which means a judge will hand down today’s verdict.
Kirkwood Community College unveiled its new Veterinary Technology Center. Yesterday’s ribbon cutting marks the final construction project to the college’s $60 million bond measure. The facilities master plan was developed in 2017 to address aging buildings. Also completed as part of this plan was a new student center, auto technology building and updates to the library.
