Category: Iowa

Police Say Man Fatally Shot During Fight With Iowa Officer

A man died early Wednesday in a shootout with a police officer outside a convenience store in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, police said. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. when an officer responded to a call from the store reporting that someone appeared to be tampering with its air conditioning unit outside, Davenport…


2 Women, Suspected Shooter Found Dead Outside Iowa Church

Authorities in Iowa confirmed that two people were found fatally shot on Thursday evening in a church parking lot in Ames. The suspected shooter was also found dead near the Cornerstone Church, officials told media outlets. Both victims were female and the suspected gunman was male, police said. Capt. Nicholas Lennie of the Story County…


3 People Dead After Shooting in Iowa Church Parking Lot

A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in Iowa state on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself, police said, adding three more dead to the toll in a series of recent shootings that have rocked the United States. Meanwhile another shooting on Thursday wounded two people…


Metal Worker Sues Ex-employer Arconic for Religious Intolerance

A longtime metalworks employee is suing his former employer, Pittsburgh-based Arconic, for religious discrimination after he was fired for expressing on an anonymous company survey his religious-based objection to the use of the rainbow to represent sexual identity. Specifically, the ex-employee, Daniel Snyder, who is now 63, was offended by Arconic’s choice, in his view,…


Nearly 2 Dozen People Injured as Tornadoes Slam Central Texas

At least 23 people were injured when tornadoes slammed central Texas on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction, a local official said. Judge David Blackburn of Bell County, Texas, said 23 people were injured, and one of them critically. Twelve of the injured were taken to hospitals, the county’s top elected official said. “There’s not much left,”…


Major Storm, Severe Weather, and Blizzard Conditions Pummel Western and Central US

A major storm slammed Western and Central regions of the United States this week, bringing severe weather conditions, powerful winds, and snow. By Monday, nearly 9 million people were under red flag warnings for dangerous fire weather conditions owing to powerful winds and dry conditions. Tornado watches covered states from Texas and Iowa to Minnesota…


Police Make Arrest in Deadly Iowa Nightclub Shooting

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Police have made an arrest in a shooting during a birthday party inside a crowded Iowa nightclub that left two people dead and 10 others injured. Timothy Ladell Rush, 32, was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree murder, willful injury, and three weapons-related felonies, police said in a statement Monday night. Online court…


Police ID 2 People Killed in Iowa Nightclub Shooting

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Authorities on Monday identified the two people killed when two gunmen opened fire inside a crowded Iowa nightclub over the weekend. Cedar Rapids police said that 25-year-old Michael Valentine and 35-year-old Nicole Owens were killed. Both lived in Cedar Rapids. Sunday’s shooting at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids also injured…


US Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer Barred From Ballot by Iowa Judge

A Democrat candidate hoping to challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) cannot appear on the Democratic primary ballot in the Senate race, an Iowa judge ruled on April 10. Former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer’s name shall not be on the ballot because she failed to meet signature requirements, Polk County District Judge Scott Beattie said, agreeing…


2 Killed, 10 Wounded in Cedar Rapids Nightclub Shooting

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Gunfire at a Cedar Rapids nightclub left two people dead and 10 wounded early Sunday, authorities said. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, and that officers who were patrolling downtown were able to respond quickly. The police didn’t say…