From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, becoming the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from “diversity and inclusion” measures. In a statement posted on Twitter/X, Deere said “the existence of diversity quotas and pronoun identification have never been and are not company policy.”
Six people took the stand Wednesday in the trial of the Dubuque man accused of killing his mother. Tyler Dazey was charged with first-degree murder after Jennifer Dazey was found dead inside their home in January. Dazey was not in court for trial. He had filed a handwritten motion refusing to appear or take part in proceedings. Dazey’s attorneys have argued he is not competent to stand trial multiple times but a judge has denied those motions. Dubuque police say Dazey told officers his mom was practicing witchcraft. Prosecutors told jurors all the evidence points to Tyler Dazey as the killer. That includes his boot prints at the home and palm prints on a bloody hatchet.
The Catholic Diocese of Venice, Florida says Father Leo Riley will remain on administrative leave despite sexual abuse charges against him being dismissed in Iowa. Riley’s lawyers argued the statute of limitations had expired before five counts of sexual abuse were filed against him in Dubuque. He was accused of molesting several altar boys while he served at Resurrection School in Dubuque from 1984 to 1986. In a statement, Florida Diocese officials said Riley will remain on leave until church and civil investigations are complete.
Police say the man who was shot at a Hudson apartment building Sunday has died. Police found a man on the ground who had been shot several times. Police said on Sunday they did take a suspect into custody, but no charges have yet been filed.
Without more volunteers soon, Parkersburg Ambulance may be forced to shut down. The Ambulance Service runs on volunteers, with some residents in the area needing to wait a half hour or more for an ambulance to come from another town or county. Butler County says a lack of volunteers is an issue across the county. It’s asking voters to approve an EMS property tax levy this November to pay for both equipment and training that it hopes could recruit more volunteers.
