CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Police Department tells KCRG-TV9 that a house was hit by gunfire Monday evening, but no people were hurt. Police say officers were called at 5:20 p.m. to a report of shots fired near the intersection of 10th Ave SW and 10th Street SW. Officers at the scene found a property had been hit, but there were no reports or evidence that any people had been shot. Police believe this is an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the community. Anyone with information should contact Cedar Rapids Police or Linn County Crime Stoppers.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – The Des Moines Public School Board has placed Dr. Ian Roberts on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation into his immigration status. ICE detained Roberts on Friday, and he is currently being held in a northwest Iowa jail. Des Moines School Board members say Ian Roberts is unable to remain employed by the district since the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his administrator license earlier Monday. “Today at 2:15 p.m., we received a document from the Department of Homeland Services notifying us that Dr Roberts is an unauthorized worker in this country,” said Board President Jackie Norris. “Later this afternoon, at 3:45, we then received a copy of the final order of removal issued by the US Department of Justice and signed by an immigration judge.” That judge’s order, according to Homeland Security, could mean that Roberts had been working as superintendent without legal authorization and that he should leave the country. Agents also said that when they apprehended Roberts on Friday, he had a gun, knife, and three thousand dollars in cash in the school district’s car that he had been driving. That’s something school board President Jackie Norris says would also result in termination. When asked if other employees would be terminated under similar circumstances, Norris said yes. Roberts and his attorney now have until noon Tuesday to provide all immigration and employment documentation to the board. If he does not provide that information, the board states that it will begin discussing the termination process. The board will hold another emergency meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss further investigations if it receives new information.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – A Dubuque man is facing multiple charges after investigators say he barricaded himself in a woman’s home and stabbed a sheriff’s deputy. At approximately 7:17 a.m. Saturday, authorities responded to a man who was trying to break into a woman’s house in Dubuque. The man, identified as 35-year-old Corey Ary, of Dubuque, had multiple warrants out for his arrest in Dubuque County. When deputies arrived to arrest Ary, he barricaded himself inside the woman’s bedroom. Ary started swinging a switch blade at deputies when they tried to get inside the room. He then stabbed a deputy in the arm. He was taken into custody shortly after, and the deputy was taken to the hospital for a stab wound. Deputies interviewed the woman who said Ary had previously assaulted her and threatened to kill her the night before. Authorities also found methamphetamine, marijuana, and smoking pipes in Ary’s possession. Ary is facing multiple charges including first-degree burglary, first-degree harassment, second-degree kidnapping, domestic assault with intent to inflict serious injury, domestic assault with strangulation, domestic assault with injury, willful injury, assault on persons in certain occupations while using a dangerous weapon, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, false imprisonment, and going armed with intent, criminal mischief, and driving while barred…