WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – A Keokuk woman has been charged with First Degree Arson after police said she started a fire that caused substantial damage to a Waterloo home last month. In a criminal complaint, Waterloo police said they found a fire in the 500 block of East 2nd Street on Oct. 1 at around 2:41 a.m. Police said motion activated surveillance camera video shows 38-year-old Kristen Golliher walking up to the house. No fire was visible at the time, but after she walked behind the home a fire became visible in the background. A trash can behind the home was set on fire, and the fire spread to the house and garage, causing substantial damage, according to investigators. Police added that the video shows Golliher smoking a cigarette at that location while the fire is burning in the background. In interviews with police, Golliher denied starting the fire and being at the home when the fire occurred. The criminal complaint says Golliher knows the victim and knows he lives at the home that was damaged, but Golliher did not try to notify anyone in the home about the fire, nor did she call emergency services.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Starting today, Wednesday, 1st Street NE will be reduced to one lane from B Avenue NE to 1st Avenue NE. Officials say the lane reduction will be ongoing to construct part of the infrastructure for the Flood Control System that will help protect the City from a flooding event. Work is expected to last until the spring of 2025. The project will include a pump station between the Tree of Five Seasons sculpture and I-380, a new flood wall from 1st Avenue to I-380, and three flood gates located between E Ave NE, F Ave NE (under I-380), and 2nd Avenue SE. Officials say to expect delays due to ongoing construction.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A parent whose child used University of Iowa Community HomeCare services and a former employee who used to work there are suing the company after a data breach led to their personal data being stolen. Kimberly Sullivan, a mother whose child received care services, and Becky Kaefring, a former employee who worked for Univ. of Iowa Community HomeCare from 2003 to 2019, allege that a data breach on March 23, 2023 could have been prevented. As part of the lawsuit, both plaintiffs want the court to ban Community HomeCare from storing personal data on a “cloud-based database” and instead implement security training programs, conduct regular database security checks, and segment data by creating firewalls and encryption protection. They also want Community HomeCare to engage independent third-party security auditors to conduct tests on their systems in order to correct any issues detected.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KCRG) – Ottumwa Police are searching for any information regarding a missing 17-year-old. Camron Rylee Heckethorn was reported missing on October 26th, 2023. She is described as a 5′5″ white female, with brown hair and brown eyes. She weighs approximately 125 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
