WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – A man was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Waterloo Sunday evening. Police said it happened just at about 7:48 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of West 5th Street. Police said officers found the victim inside the home with a gunshot wound to his leg. He is in the hospital in serious condition. Police said the victim was staying at the home at the time of the shooting, but isn’t the homeowner. No arrests have been made in this incident.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A fire damaged a house on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids Monday morning. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 700 block of High Point Drive SW. Officials have not released details on what may have caused the fire, or whether there were any injuries.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (KCCI) – A golf benefit over the weekend raised money for the family of a fallen Iowa State Trooper. Trooper Ted Benda died last October in a car crash in Allamakee County while responding to a call. The Hamilton County Peace Officers Association put on the golf tournament Saturday in Webster City. The event generally raises more than $20,000 for the family selected as that year’s beneficiary. Trooper Benda’s family was this year’s recipient. He leaves behind a wife and four daughters. The event also honored Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith. He was shot and killed in the line of duty last year in Grundy Center. At the auction following the tournament, two flags which flew over the U.S. Capitol for both men were up for bids.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Police in Iowa City are asking for help as they investigate a crash that sent a person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries on Sunday. Police said it happened just before 7 p.m. on Gilbert Street, south of Southgate Avenue. That’s where police said they found a man in the street near a crashed motorcycle. Officers are asking that anyone that may have witnessed the crash contact the police department at 319-356-5275.
