From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Heading west may be difficult this morning as a blizzard and high wind warning is in place for central and western Iowa. High winds will impact all of the state today with gusts of as high as 65 miles per hour. The National Weather Service warns that damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines, with widespread power outages possible. Travel will be difficult especially for high profile vehicles.
Closing arguments will begin this afternoon for Cameron Leonard, the Cedar Rapids man charged in the shooting death of a DoorDash delivery driver in October 2023. Investigators say Leonard and his brother, Maurice Brown, confronted Myron Snyder after Snyder delivered food to an apartment building in Cedar Rapids. They say Brown shot at Snyder, Snyder fired back and killed Brown. Investigators say that’s when Leonard shot and killed Snyder. The jury could get the case later in the afternoon.
A bill that would require local police in Iowa to help federal immigration officials crack down on undocumented immigration will not move forward. It would have required local law enforcement to execute search warrants, arrest undocumented immigrants, and interrogate them at local jails for ICE. State Republican Representative Steve Holt says he’s concerned the bill would federalize local law enforcement and local police may not have enough manpower to comply. A new bill would penalize officers who don’t comply with ICE detainer requests. The public will get to weigh in on the bill at a subcommittee today at 4 p.m.
A Dubuque man is facing charges after police say he carried a gun as he approached the city council chambers. A City Council meeting was in session in the building. Austin Goodman was live streaming when he went into the building. Officers arrested Goodman as he approached the Council chambers. That’s when they found he had a loaded handgun. Goodman faces a number of charges, including interference with official acts while armed.
The General Services Administration is listing the Iowa City Federal Building as one of the nation’s buildings and facilities not core to government operations and considered for disposal. The Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines is also on the list. The GSA says if state and local government or eligible non-profits don’t want the buildings, they could be sold to the public.
