From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a Dubuque man who killed his mother claiming she was a witch. Tyler Dazey is serving life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. He killed Jennifer Dazey with a hatchet, and killed her dog, at her home in 2024. Police say Dazey told them she was practicing witchcraft. Tyler has a long history of serious mental illness. He claimed his due process rights were violated because he was incompetent. The appeals court disagreed, saying he had the ability to assist in his defense and chose not to.
An Iowa man will continue to serve life in prison after his first-degree murder conviction was upheld. Nathanial Bevers-McGivney was convicted of murdering Michele ‘Luna’ Jackson in Farnhamville in 2024. Court documents showed he cut Jackson’s throat with a knife. His lawyers tried to argue the evidence did not show the killing was premeditated.
Firefighters responded to the home of an Iowa Hawkeyes football coach Thursday morning. According to property records, the home on Forest Gate Drive belongs to offensive coordinator Tim Lester. Someone reported seeing smoke at the home. When firefighters arrived, the second floor of the home collapsed. North Liberty’s fire chief says an Iowa City firefighter was hurt and went to the hospital as a precaution. No one was home at the time, but firefighters rescued a pet iguana. The chief says he is not yet sure of the cause.
The RAGBRAI ride is almost over for thousands of bicyclists as Day 6 takes riders from Independence to Dyersville. It’s a 42-mile trip that climbs about 1,400 feet in eastern Iowa. The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa has cyclists travelling through Winthrop, Manchester, and Earlville before arriving in Dyersville and the Field of Dreams. They are to dip their tires in the Mississippi River in Dubuque tomorrow.
A family at the Blank Park Zoo just got a little bigger. Hiro was born on July 6, and he’s the 50 Japanese Macaque born at the Blank Park Zoo since the species arrived in 1985. Zoo staff say guests can now visit Hiro and his family all summer.
