CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man drowned after going for a swim while fishing at a Linn County quarry. Linn County sheriff’s deputies were called about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to the Martin Marietta quarry, southeast of Cedar Rapids. Friends and relatives of a man told deputies he was fishing but opted to swim a short distance. He went under the water and didn’t surface.

Teams from Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon used boats to search and found the man’s body shortly after 11 a.m. The sheriff’s office identified him Monday as 19-year old Jake Beirnes, of Cedar Rapids.

Confirmed cases of the coronavirus continued to climb in counties that are home to Iowa’s largest public universities. State public health data on Monday showed Johnson County, home to the University of Iowa, had 1,096 known positive cases, a 38% increase in a week. The number of cases began spiking around June 15.

In Story County, home to Iowa State University, known positive cases reached 677, a 44% increase since June 22. Iowa posted nearly 300 new known cases on Monday for a total of 28,728 known positive cases. There were three additional deaths for a total of 707.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous arrests over the past couple of weeks. Most recently, on Sunday, 35-year old Ryan Michael Carter, of Irwin, was arrested following a call about a disturbance at a residence along Shelby County Road F-24. Upon further investigation, Carter was taken into custody and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense, along with obstruction of emergency communications. He later released from custody on his own recognizance.

On Saturday, Shelby County Deputies arrested 27-year-old Jamie William Tressler, of Council Bluffs, following a pursuit that began in Shelby County, when a Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for traffic violations. The incident started along Highway F-58 at Juniper Road. The pursuit finally ended along Interstate 80 around the 8-mile marker, after authorities were successfully able to deploy stop sticks. Tressler was charged with felony eluding, reckless driving, plus additional traffic violations.  Upon further investigation Tressler was additionally charged with in the Theft 2nd- and Burglary 3rd-Degree.   He was transported to the Shelby County Jail and held on a $15,000 cash or surety bond.

Last Thursday, Shelby County Deputies arrested 57-year-old Donald Allan Sondag, of Portsmouth, after traffic complaint was called in. Authorities made contact with Sondag in Portsmouth and he was taken into custody for Operating While Intoxicated 1st offense. He was transported to the Jail without incident and released the following morning on his own recognizance. On Wednesday, 23-year-old Connor Patrick Green, from Harlan, turned himself into authorities on warrant for Theft 2nd Degree/motor vehicle related.   Green was processed into the Shelby County Jail and released a short time later his own recognizance, with a future court date.

On June 20th, Deputies arrested two females following a traffic stop in Shelby County.  22-year-old Miranda Marie Shamblin, of Harlan, was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, prohibited acts, driving while license suspended. A passenger in the vehicle, 33-year-old Melissa Suzanna Fuller, of Irwin, was also arrested for possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and prohibited acts.   Both women were transported to the Shelby County Jail without incident and released the following morning on their own recognizance, and given future court dates.

And, on June 19th, 39-year-old Michael Lee Durand, of Shelby, was arrested following for a traffic stop in Shelby along Station Street.   Durand was placed under arrest and charged with Operating while Intoxicated 2nd offense.  He was transported without further incident to the jail, and held on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state inspection report says a nursing assistant who worked while sick may have introduced the coronavirus into an Iowa nursing home where fifteen residents died.The report says the employee was allowed to keep working because the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa failed to screen staff members for symptoms at the beginning of their shifts. It says that employees were allowed to “self-screen” without independent monitoring.

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has cited the home and proposed a $8,750 fine. Home administrator Jay Wills says the facility is disputing the violation, saying the state had approved its screening plan.

Sheriff’s Deputies in Page County, assisted by Shenandoah Police, today (Monday) arrested 20-year old Courtney Ann Hall, of Essex. She was arrested on a warrant for Probation Violation, and transported to the Page County Jail, where Hall was being held, pending further court proceedings.

(Radio Iowa) – A Wright County man was rescued from the Des Moines River Sunday Sunday evening.  21- year-old Latrell Word of Eagle Grove was pulled under by strong river currents and two men tried to rescue him.  A Fort Dodge man, his wife and uncle were camping in the area and saw the events transpire, leading the Uncle to call 911. The man and his wife rode their bikes to the bank of the river to assist in the rescue efforts, helping pull Word to the bank.

Humboldt Fire/Rescue and EMS workers arrived quickly after being dispatched around 6:30 PM and were able to bring Word to shore. He was then taken by ambulance to Unity Point Fort Dodge, emergency personnel said during the transport Word was somewhat responsive.