CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – Sunday at approximately 12:19 pm, the Coralville Police Department was dispatched to an apartment in the 900 block of Boston Way for a report of gunshot injuries sustained by a 3-year-old child. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and the child was transported to the University of Iowa Hosptials and Clinics. At approximately 6:56 p.m., the child died from the injuries. The child has been identified as Damaria Sanders. Police are investigating the incident as well as the circumstances leading up to it. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coralville Police Department or Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man is dead after the car he was driving crash through the front window of a local home Saturday morning. Tthe Iowa State Patrol responded to the crash east of Webster City. The patrol says 32-year-old Jory Lanken, of Kamrar, ran past a stop sign, entered a ditch and went airborne before plowing through the window. The car came to rest in the living room. No one was home at the time. Authorities say Lanken was trapped in the car and pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Community School District sent a message to parents and staff regarding a security incident that occurred over the weekend. The school says that the security threat has caused district activities, minus high school baseball and softball games, to close over the week while the incident is addressed and resolved. Regularly scheduled activities are expected to resume on July 11th. You can read the full message below:
Cedar Rapids Community School District Parents,
This weekend, the Cedar Rapids CSD identified a cyber security incident. To restore all systems as quickly and securely as possible, we are implementing a district closure, suspending the district’s summer activities for the remainder of this holiday week including district field trips. HS baseball and softball games will continue as scheduled.
As soon as CRCSD learned of this, CRCSD engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to help review this matter and take steps to ensure something similar does not happen again.
As part of the CRCSD work to restore all systems as quickly and securely as possible, CRCSD is suspending district summer activities for the remainder of this holiday week. This includes Scholar Camp, Kids on Course University and Champions summer programming. CRCSD apologizes for any inconvenience and looks forward to resuming regular district summer activities on Monday, July 11.
Again, we apologize and sincerely appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. Please visit our website for updates as they become available.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCRG) – Monday at approximately 9:26 am, the Marshalltown Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire in the 1100 block of W. Church Street. Officials say lightning struck the property causing the attic to fire. Crews on scene noticed light smoke coming from the roof of the residence. The homeowner said she heard a loud “boom” and a flash of light from outside. A neighbor reportedly called 911 after seeing the smoke. They recalled hearing the sound of what they thought was an explosion. No injuries were reported.
