Author: Nick Green

Davenport, IA – According to the police officials, his name is Sylvis Brandon Nelson and he was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. According to the police officials, Nelson beat and strangled 34-year-old Cobrianda Anderson, who was found dead in her home by emergency responders on March 24. Nelson told authorities Anderson had suffered an asthma attack and died. But an autopsy confirmed her cause of death was strangulation and blunt-force head injuries. The 35-year-old man is being held without bond in the Scott County Jail.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, his name is Trai Terrell Anderson and he pleaded guilty in March to attempted murder, a Class B felony, and going armed with intent, a Class D felony. On Jan. 29, 2020, officers responded to a disturbance call at the Relax Inn on North Brady Street. When the officers arrived on scene there, they found the victim inside the hotel, suffering from serious, life-threatening injuries. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation revealed Trai Terrell Anderson contacted Bradley, his uncle, and asked if they could hang out. Anderson then entered Bradley’s room at…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 394,397 positive COVID-19 tests statewide since Iowa’s outbreak began. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported no additional COVID-19 deaths. According to the Iowa DPH vaccination dashboard, 2,309,070 total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Iowa. The dashboard reports that 952,859 individuals completed two-dose vaccinations and 88,603 individuals have completed single-dose vaccinations. The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 1,041,462 total completed vaccine series.

A good samaritan who intervened in an argument in Chicago has lost his life after being stabbed to death, according to reports. Police say that the incident played out at a store, where one of the cashiers was working when her 14-year-old daughter – also in the store – asked her about a water bottle. As per reports, a customer in the shop thought the teenager to be cutting in line, and took issue with it. Inexplicably, the man flew into a rage and began swearing at the 14-year-old. He is also said to have then punched her in the face.…

A woman who “resented being a mum” manufactured different ways to cause harm to her child and paint it like an accident so she could get away without being punished. Thankfully, the toddler is now in safe hands after being found in a miserable condition by social workers. Initially, the young mother in her early 20s tried to pin the blame on her boyfriend and claimed he was the cause for the 80 bruises found on the toddler’s head and body. But eventually, the woman admitted in court that she inflicted the abuse on her child and tried orchestrating different…

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the funds are expected to help feed 276,000 Iowa children from low- and moderate-income families in the state. The money will come from the recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program, or P-EBT was established in March 2020 to provide food dollars to families to make up for meals missed when schools have closed due to COVID-19. Families who have low enough incomes to qualify their children for free or reduced school lunches during the 2020-21 school year, or who qualify for the regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, can expect to receive about…

IOWA – According to the court documents, his name is Gary Dains Jr. and he was sentenced Monday in Woodbury County. Dains Jr. was convicted in March of voluntary manslaughter and three other charges for the killing of 65-year-old Paul Smith in Sioux City in July 2019. The victim caught Dains breaking into his home for the second time in eight days. He killed Smith in a struggle, then took $120 and Smith’s vehicle, which he later gave away.

IOWA – According to the statement, a joint effort of Kirkwood Community College, the Visiting Nurses Association, and Johnson County Public Health, will take place on April 28 from Noon until 6:00 p.m. The mass vaccination clinic will be held at the college’s Iowa City campus, located at 1816 Lower Muscatine Road.  Anybody aged 16 or older is eligible for the vaccine at the event, though children aged 16 or 17 will need parental consent. A commitment to get the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on May 19 will be necessary.