From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
A former Linn-Mar track coach will spend the next 14 years in prison for sexually abusing students. Kameron Beets was sentenced yesterday after entering an Alford plea in May to charges including third degree sexual abuse and exploitation by a school employee. An Alford plea is when someone pleads guilty, without admitting guilt, but acknowledges there’s enough evidence to convict them. Prosecutors say in September 2021, Beets told two students to meet him for a physical examination before performing inappropriate acts.
Opening statements are expected later today in the case of a Dubuque man accused of killing his mother–claiming she practiced witchcraft. Tyler Dazey is charged with murder of his mother, Jennifer Dazey, who was found dead at their family home back in January. Police say they found Tyler naked in his room when they arrived and his mom dead in her bedroom. He was originally found not competent to stand trial in February, but that was changed after further evaluations.
One of the men who says Father Leo Riley abused him in the 1980’s when he was a priest in Dubuque is responding to the charges being dismissed. Attorneys for Riley filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing the statute of limitations expired before the charges were filed against him. Prosecutors say he molested several altar boys while he served at Resurrection School from 1984 to 1986. Jeff Buchheit , one of the alleged victims, says the law throwing out the case is “archaic” and that “it is only a matter of time before Riley is held accountable for other lives he destroyed.” Buchheit was the first victim to come forward against Riley in March 2015.
Researchers at Iowa State University have a possible explanation as to why bird flu is affecting more cattle herds across the country. A study published by the College of Medicine this month found bovine mammary glands hold receptors for the virus. The receptor allows the virus to enter a cell and reproduce. Researchers decided to study this after bird flu was identified in raw milk. The team also looked at the respiratory system, but didn’t find evidence of the bird flu. Researchers hope this work helps this will help make decisions on testing and biosecurity to stop the spread of the virus.
