From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
The city of Dyersville is suing Dubuque County. The city says it never got money intended for the city after the county lost more than half a million dollars to a cyber scam. In December, Dyersville was supposed to get about $524,000 in ARPA funding for renovations at the Field of Dreams. Dubuque County was in charge of disbursing that cash, but it sent the money to a scammer instead. In its lawsuit, Dyersville says Dubuque County didn’t take reasonable care when it tried to send the money.
A Linn County man charged with murder had a red stain in his trunk, according to investigators. McKinley Louisma is on trial for the kidnapping and the death of Melody Hoffman. The investigator, Kelsey Goemaat, identified pictures of various items found in the trunk of that car. The shirt was in two pieces with red staining on it. It matched the description of the shirt Hoffman was wearing when she was last seen alive. There was also duct tape on the two scraps of the shirt with hair attached to it. The investigator says she also found gloves with red staining on them, and the packaging to two different machetes inside the car. Hoffman’s mom testified several days ago that she identified a piece of her daughter’s shirt and glasses during this investigation. If convicted, Louisma will get an automatic life sentence.
A Cedar Rapids theater has raised enough money to stay open through the end of the year. A lack of donor support and low ticket sales left the Mirrorbox Theater unable to pay rent, and struggling to stay open. Last week, the founder received a notice the theater had until November 1 to pay back the rent it owned. The theater put out a call for $30,000. While it did not reach that goal, donations helped the theater raise more than $13,000, and the founder developed a modified payment plan to allow the theater to stay open the next few months.
Shelter House in Iowa City is finishing up renovations on its Emergency Shelter. Work started at the nonprofit over the summer. In the meantime, emergency shelter services are being held in the Winter Shelter location on Southgate Avenue. Staff say the 70-bed shelter needed an update to improve accessibility. It’s also opening up three new rooms designed for families. The renovations are expected to be wrapped up in the next few weeks, in time for winter.
