DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – At approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dubuque Police attempted to serve an arrest warrant in the 900 block of Washington. Officials say that as they attempted to make contact at the door, they heard the sound of a gunshot. Responders immediately took cover and established a perimeter on the apartment. Nearby apartments and businesses were warned out of an abundance of caution. The Dubuque Police Tactical Entry Team was summoned to help make entry into the apartment. Once inside, officers located a deceased adult male with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The subject’s name is not being released at this time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A woman from Riverside has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Production of Child Pornography. Investigators say that 36-year-old Abigail Knight produced child sexual assault material of two minor victims between July 2020 and May 2023. Knight sent photos and videos of the minors to two men outside the state of Iowa through cell phones and the internet. A judge sentenced Knight to 600 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
SIOUX CITY (KTIV/KCRG) – Twenty-nine-year-old Ezra Dean Robbins of Sioux City was arrested after police say he got into an altercation involving a pocketknife and another man. On Wednesday, June 12 at around 4:50 a.m., officers were informed of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance near the Bennett’s Motel, located on Military Road in Sioux City Iowa, according to court documents. Authorities say, upon arrival, officers found a person lying in the roadway covered in blood. Officers say the individual was then transported to a Sioux City hospital to have his serious injuries treated. The Sioux City Police Department says at approximately 5:25 a.m., Robbins arrived at the scene and told officers that he was involved with the incident. Court documents say the victim allegedly yelled and screamed in Bennett’s parking lot at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Documents say a vehicle alarm sounded and woke Robbins who went outside his motel room. Officials say Robbins and the man exchanged words, leading Robbins to walk back into his room and lock the door. Authorities say the victim banged on Robbins’ door and Robbins allegedly armed himself with a pocketknife and confronted him. Documents say Robbins and the man got into a physical altercation approximately 15 to 20 yards away from Robbins’ motel room. After the fight, Robbins allegedly stabbed the man on the left side of his back. Robbins was taken into custody and booked into the Woodbury County Jail with a bond set for $10,000. He was charged with willful injury – causing serious injury.
ORIENT, Iowa (WOI/KCRG) – The Orient-Macksburg School board voted this week to dissolve the district after the next school year, citing years worth of financial shortfalls, low enrollment and staffing issues. The district is made up of two schools and about 160 students. Leaders say the district’s spending authority is decreasing, and emergency relief funds from the pandemic will run out this year. The school board considered reorganizing the district into portions and merging with other districts. But ultimately, it decided dissolving the whole thing and asking nearby districts to take in students was the best option. The change means teachers employed by the district will be forced to find another school to work at, or find new employment entirely. It’s not clear where the students will go to school. The closest districts that could take students include Nodaway Valley, Creston, and Winterset. While the board approved the decision, voters will still have the final say with a ballot measure in a special election. It’s the first Iowa district to close in nearly a decade.
