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Yahoo
29-05-2025
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Johnston man killed in wrong-way, head-on Highway 30 crash
STORY COUNTY, Iowa — A head-on crash east of Ames Wednesday night left a Johnston man dead and a Slater woman hospitalized. The Story County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a crash at Highway 30 and Sand Hill Trail at 11:30 p.m. Officials say the investigation into the collision indicates a Jeep Renegade driven by 41-year-old Ashley Taylor was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 when it struck a Chevy Impala head-on. Iowa teen killed in head-on crash in Jefferson County The driver of the Impala, 26-year-old Christian Royston, was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor was transported to a Des Moines hospital by air ambulance. The SCSO said she suffered serious injuries in the crash. The crash investigation is ongoing. Trump's Qatar jet deal not finalized even as Pentagon has taken possession Smoke it or eat it, cannabis is bad for your heart, new research shows Group urges appeals court to allow refugees into US New Mexico couple takes wedding photos in front of tornado White House blasts rulings on tariffs: 'The courts should have no role here' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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24-04-2025
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Details about stalking suspect's mass shooting plan at Iowa State graduation revealed in court documents
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Nevada, Iowa man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Iowa State University has now been charged federally in the case. Tanner Bandy is charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend, who he had dated for about 10 years. Federal court documents said the pair broke up in October of 2024. The documents claim Bandy sent multiple threatening text and voice messages to the victim between January 26th and April 15th in 2025. Among them were threats to beat the victim and murder her by shooting her in the head. Some of the messages contained threats of a mass shooting at the ISU commencement ceremony at C.Y. Stephens Auditorium on May 16th, 2025. The criminal complaint said the victim was graduating at the ceremony. According to the complaint, on April 16th the Iowa DNR notified Iowa State University Police about an individual shooting at a printed-out Facebook photo of a person at an Iowa City shooting range. Bandy's vehicle was spotted by a license plate reader as being in Iowa City around the time of the incident. The vehicle and gun described as being seen at the shooting range were similar to those owned by Bandy Felon arrested for alleged gunfire near Des Moines River That same day, Bandy tried to renew his Iowa permit to purchase firearms documentation with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Nevada Police Department but was unable to because of his current residence. He was directed to the Story County Sheriff's Office. On April 17th when he attempted to renew the permit to purchase firearms at the Story County Sheriff's Office, Bandy was arrested on multiple state charges of first-degree harassment and stalking – possession of dangerous weapon. A search of Bandy's car and residence turned up a Glock pistol and a Winchester 12-gauge shotgun as well as ammunition. Investigators also found a printout with details about the ISU commencement ceremony taped to his bathroom mirror, as well as the date, May 16th, handwritten below the information. Bandy is being held in federal custody. A detention hearing is scheduled for May 1st at the Federal Courthouse in Des Moines. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-03-2025
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Did you hear a boom in Iowa this week? That might have been these turbines being demolished.
When two wind turbines are knocked to the ground in a cornfield in Nevada, Iowa, and no one is around to hear it, do they make a noise? Yes, they make a boom loud enough sound for the whole town to hear. Two wind turbines were demolished in Story County around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Crews from the Nevada Fire Department and Story County Sheriff's Office were on scene to keep bystanders away and captured the towers toppling on video. A drone team documented the demolition, which is normal for any demolition in the county, Story County Sheriff's Office Capt. Nicholas Lennie told Storyful. 'If you were in the Nevada area [Wednesday] afternoon you might have heard a few loud booms. Two wind turbines were intentionally destroyed without issue,' the sheriff's office wrote in a Facebook post. The 25-second video shows a small cloud of smoke at the base of the windmill followed by a cracking sound. The two windmills gradually fell toward each other as they crashed into the field. The video had more than 4,800 views on Facebook as of Friday. It is unknown why the demolition was carried out, but the two turbines were owned by Goodwind Energy. The Register could not find a contact for the company. The two turbines were 92.8 meters in diameter. Storyful reported that they were recently put up for auction by the Peoples Company, an Iowa-based farm management and real-estate brokerage firm, along with four other turbine sites in Iowa. Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Register. Reach her at kkealey@ or follow her on Twitter at @Kkealey17. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Watch the moment two wind turbines were demolished in Iowa this week
Yahoo
14-03-2025
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Roland-Story Schools to pay nearly $80K to student sexually assaulted by high school wrestler
The family of a teen assaulted by a prominent Iowa high school wrestler has dismissed its lawsuit against the school district as part of a $78,500 settlement. The 2022 allegations against two-time state champion Kade Blume rocked Roland-Story Community Schools and led to accusations of preferential treatment. Blume and another student were accused of sexually assaulting a boy during a New Year's Day hazing incident, when Blume was 16. The Story County Sheriff's Office charged Blume and another student with sexual assault. Blume initially was charged as an adult but later had his case moved to juvenile court for a guilty plea. The resolution of the case is not public. The other teen was charged as a juvenile. According to the lawsuit, Blume was not academically suspended and received only a short-term suspension from wrestling, returning to win a weekend invitational barely a month after being charged. The district's perceived leniency drew an outcry, with one Roland-Story School Board member resigning and another school backing out of a wrestling meet due to Blume's expected presence. New: USA TODAY launches WITNESS, a true-crime collection powered by investigative journalism Ultimately, the district agreed to bench Blume for the remainder of the 2022-23 season. He returned to competition for his senior year and won a third state championship. The parents of the victim sued the school district in 2023, accusing officials of dismissing Blume's misconduct as "boys will be boys" and "locker room horseplay." They claimed the district did not offer their son any mental health support, made him do a "walk of shame" to explain what happened to all his teachers, and failed to separate Blume from their son. They eventually moved him to a different school district, and said Roland-Story docked him credits for classes he had nearly completed but was unable to finish online in the wake of the assault. The Des Moines Register is not naming the family because the victim was a minor. A district representative provided a copy of the settlement agreement but did not have any other comment. The family's attorney, Alison Kanne, said in an email they had "reached an agreement with the Roland-Story Community School District after years of fighting. They are looking forward to putting this matter behind them and moving forward together as a family." William Morris covers courts for the Des Moines Register. He can be contacted at wrmorris2@ or 715-573-8166. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa district settles suit from student sexually assaulted by wrestler
