Author: Nick Green

Iowa – The Iowa Department of Public Health reported that the new numbers bring Iowa’s totals to 326,417 positives COVID-19 cases and 5,174 deaths since last March. The state’s seven-day average of new cases is 697, the lowest seven-day average seen since September. The new cases come from 3,638 tests in the 24-hour period. Linn County added 41 new virus cases, for a total of 18,955 since March. The county’s seven-day average is 43. Johnson County reported 40 cases, bringing the county’s total to 12,739. The county’s seven-day average is 26.

Waterloo, IA – According to the police officials, this unfortunate incident occurred early Thursday morning. Waterloo Police Department officers responded to a shooting call approximately at 4 a.m. The shooting happened near West 1st Street and West Wellington Street, but the victim was found near the intersection of University Avenue and Sergeant Road, near Highway 218. The victim is now at the hospital. Police do not know his condition at this time. This story will be updated when new information is available.

Sometimes, the things that may seem right to us at one point can do us more harm than good, to be honest. A man, whose car got stuck in the snow in New Jersey tried everything he could to get his vehicle out of the snowbank. The unidentified man had reportedly been revving his vehicle’s engine after getting stuck in the pile of snow about 10 miles outside of New York City in Little Ferry, New Jersey. All he wanted to do was get his car out of the snow and be on his way. But it sparked an accident…

IOWA – According to the court documents, her name is Danielle Weiner, 33-year-old, of Ryan. She is accused in the fatal shooting of Devon Hierrezuelo, 27-year-old, of Oak Law, Illinois. According to the police report, the shooting occurred approximately at 1 a.m. Monday at the Shady Acres Apartments in Ryan, where arriving sheriff’s deputies found Hierrezuelo dead inside an apartment. She told investigators that a man entered the apartment and argued with Hierrezuelo before shooting him in the living area and fleeing. But they say evidence shows Hierrezuelo was shot in the bedroom, then moved to the living area. There were…

IOWA – According to the statement, he caused a crash that killed a Minburn woman and seriously injured her 7-year-old son. His name is Stephen Wink, 53-year-old, of Council Bluffs. He has been charged with driving while barred, driving with a revoked license, driving under suspension and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. Wink was driving, when his vehicle crossed the center line on a road south of Perry and crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by 39-year-old Danyel Hardisty. Hardisty died at the scene. Her 7-year-old son remains hospitalized with broken bones and internal injuries.

Davenport, IA – According to the statement, the healthcare technology company, is opening in downtown Davenport in Mississippi Plaza, taking up two floors. They plan to hold most of the business’ front-end operations. At the Moline location, they will continue dispensing and packing medications. Workers in Davenport will be fulfilling data entry, insurance billing and other communications roles. Luke Lonergan, COO at divvyDOSE, said: “divvyDOSE is proud of what we have accomplished in the Quad Cities. We look forward to what our expanding footprint in both Moline and Davenport will mean for the consumers we are proud to serve.”

Davenport, IA – According to the court documents, she appeared for a preliminary hearing. Her name is Jimena Jinez, 18-year-old and she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Lyric Stewart during an altercation in a Rock Island residence on Dec. 30. She was called to the home by her two younger sisters, whose identities were given as V.J. and S.J., to come and help settle a fight that was allegedly happening between them and Stewart. Multiple people between the ages of 10 and 21 were reportedly at the home to witness the event. The residence…

Sure, it sounds kind of odd to put your gold jewelry in a glass of lager, but it’s for a good cause! Do you have some gold jewelry lying around that you don’t wear because it has changed colour over the years and it just looks grimy now? That’s a shame, because you can easily revive gold jewelry with this simple trick. All you need is your jewelry, some beer and a clean cloth. Dull-looking and discolored jewelry and beer are a ‘golden’ combination. Let’s start at the beginning. Silver jewelry reacts to environmental substances, such as air, water and dust.…