CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – One person was killed in a crash involving three motorcycles and a deer, according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators with the sheriff’s office determined three motorcycles were riding on Garber Road when the front bike collided with a deer. At the same time, the second motorcycle lost control while taking evasive action, while the third was able to safely avoid wrecking. Officers were called to the scene around 9:17 Saturday night. The first motorbike, which hit the deer, was being ridden by two people. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver was seriously hurt and airlifted to the hospital. The driver of the second bike was taken to the hospital for serious injuries. No one involved in the incident has been named so far pending notification of the family. A separate crash involving a deer also seriously injured two people in Black Hawk County over the weekend. The two were sent to a hospital after their tricycle collided with a deer in Black Hawk County.
JONES COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – One person is dead after a rollover crash in Jones County early Sunday morning. The Iowa State Patrol said a 2004 Chevy Silverado lost control while navigating a curve on County Road E 16 at Military Road in Jones County around 12:30 a.m. Troopers said the truck left the roadway and rolled, coming to rest on its top. One person died. Another was injured. That person was taken to a local hospital. The names of both are being withheld at this time.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) – The University of Northern Iowa’s fundraising campaign garnered a record amount of donations that put it more than $90 million ahead of its original goal. The Cedar Falls university’s “Our Tomorrow: The Campaign for UNI” initiative, publicly announced in 2022 but “quietly launched” in 2018, according to a Friday news release, has raised $342,842,222 from more than 34,000 donors. The campaign began with a $250 million goal, which the university surpassed two years ahead of schedule in 2024. The goal was then raised to $300 million. More than 147,900 gifts, 58 of which topped $1 million, made up the fundraising total, the release stated, with a median gift of $100 and 47% of donations representing the donors’ first gift to the institution. UNI saw donations from all 50 states and 17 countries. Around one-third of the raised funds went to supporting academic programs, including nursing, business, engineering and more, and faculty saw $41 million in donations to support their work. Other student supports, including internships, clinical work, career preparation and other experiences received $7 million in donations, and undergraduate research received $2.1 million.
LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) -A LeClaire man was arrested on Friday after a search warrant found over 100 videos of child porn. On Oct. 2, the LeClaire Police Department and Scott County Sheriff’s Office executed as search warrant in the 300 Block of Dodge Street after being alerted by the Internet Crimes Against Children. According to court documents, police found over 100 videos of child porn depicting toddlers and infants during the search. Austin Howland Dana, 30, was arrested as a result of the search. He was charged with 10 counts of purchase/possess depiction of a minor in a sex act. Police also found messages from Dana to a woman suggesting they drug children and that he knows someone who will pay $6,000 for the making of a video with her child.
Court documents show they also found messages to a man that said, “working on getting a pedo mom,” and “Shes got 2 girls.” Court documents report Dana has a child in the age range of the children depicted in the videos. Dana is lodged in the Scott County Jail with a bond set at $1 million. The investigation is ongoing.
