United Group Insurance

Iowa early News Headlines: Sun., March 29th 2015

News

March 29th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

GOOSE LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in the eastern Iowa town of Goose Lake have declared the town’s water system safe and have lifted a boil order this weekend. A water main break Monday night led officials to issue the boil-water advisory.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police say no arrests have been made in a late-night shooting that injured one person. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that officers were called for a report of a shooting around 12:10 a.m. Friday. Police say five minutes later, 19-year-old Marquis Norris arrived at Covenant Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A 20-year-old Dubuque man is behind bars, accused of trying to abduct an 11-year-old girl as she walked home from school. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that Robert Robbins was arrested Wednesday night after the girl reported that a man followed her as she walked home from school, grabbed her and forced her to a nearby shed. Robbins is being held at the Dubuque County jail on $50,000 cash bond. He could not be reached Saturday for comment.

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Animal welfare officials in Iowa are searching for the person who dumped eight newborn kittens in a gas station dumpster in Mason City. The Globe Gazette reports that a gas station employee saw someone throw a black garbage bag Thursday into the trash bin outside of the business. The kittens were taken to the Mason City Stray Animal Shelter, where they died.