Charles City man guilty in 2017 Newton murder
Randy Linderman 53 of Charles City was found guilty by a Jasper County jury of first degree murder in the March 6 2017 slaying of Jose Ramirez Berber 61 of Newton. DNA evidence linked Linderman to Berbers underwear and a Buick LaCrosse was seen on March 6 2017 in the neighborhood. He faces a mandatory life prison sentence with sentencing date to be set.
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Jasper County
Randy Linderman
Charles City
Jose Ramirez Berber
Linderman
Floyd County
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West Des Moines
Jasper County Sheriff's Office
Brenda Crosby
Iowa
Jeremy Burdess
DCI
Don Schnitker
St. Charles
Scott
Jill Eimermann
Wapello County moves to abate abandoned properties
The Wapello County Board of Supervisors voted to curb unsafe abandoned homes after a garage fire on 1581 Blackhawk Road highlighted the risk. Under a new abatement policy, properties with locked or open access must be corrected or torn down within 90 days to protect neighboring residents. The motion passed unanimously.
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Gas leak at Iowa academy sends cadets to hospitals
Dozens of cadets at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in Johnston were hospitalized after elevated carbon monoxide levels were detected in the dorms. Authorities found CO levels up to 400 ppm in the basement and noted a missing carbon monoxide detector. Ninety seven trainees were present with eleven absent due to a prior water pipe flood.
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Johnston
Sean McAndrew
Academy
Judy Bradshaw
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bradshaw
Camp Dodge
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