IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a shooting killed a man in Iowa City late Saturday night. Iowa City Police responded to reports of a shooting just before midnight in the 1800 block of South Gilbert Street. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to the hospital, where he died. Police have not released the man’s name as they are working to notify the family. The news release did not include any other details or suspect information and said police are still investigating. Police are asking anyone in the area to check security cameras. Anyone with information is asked to contact Iowa City Police or Crimestoppers.
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – 2 people were charged after a Wal-Mart theft led to a police pursuit Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., Marion Police responded to a call about a theft in progress with uncooperative subjects at the Wal-Mart located at 5491 Highway 151 in Marion. Upon officers’ arrival, a 2009 Dodge Ram driven by one of the suspects, 58-year-old Kimberly S. Isaacson of Cedar Rapids, was observed leaving on 8th Avenue westbound from the Wal-Mart parking lot. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Isaaacson attempted to elude the officers. The pursuit continued at low speeds until Isaacson came to a stop in the Marion Police Department parking lot. Isaacson faces multiple charges, including Eluding, Interference with Official Acts, Theft in the 4th degree, Reckless Driving, Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle, and Driving with a Suspended License. 53-year-old Donall Diggins of Cedar Rapids was also involved in the theft and charged with Theft in the 4th degree.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is celebrating a judge’s decision to uphold Iowa’s trespass law. Last week, a federal judge upheld a law meant to preserve farmers’ privacy and property rights. Within the last seven years, three lawsuits have been filed challenging Iowa’s anti-trespass laws. Out of the three laws, two were previously upheld. Last week’s decision dismissed the challenge to the third Iowa law. Iowa Attorney General Bird responded to the success Friday. “Farmers should be able to farm without fear of trespassers. That is why Iowa passed important laws to prevent trespassers from lying to get onto a property and hurt it, planting secret recording devices, or filming on the property they trespassed onto,” says Bird. “I fought to defend those laws that strengthen security for farmers and property owners. We won and protected farmers. Farmers, we have your back.”
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – The name of the victim killed in a Waterloo home explosion has been released. Authorities revealed the victim as 48-year-old Bryan Lee Mueller, who was the only occupant at the time of the explosion. In addition, investigations suggest that the explosion, which was confirmed to be due to a natural gas leak, was intentional. The Waterloo Fire Marshall made a preliminary determination Wednesday that the natural gas leak came from inside the home, and that Mid-American equipment was not the cause of the leak. Investigators confirmed this information Friday. The home explosion occurred early Wednesday morning on the corner of Sager Avenue and Sheerer Avenue in Waterloo.
