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Charles City

A bicyclist died in a crash with a car in Floyd County on Thursday night, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

Brian Guy Lauterbach, 55, of Charles City died while he was riding his bicycle eastbound on Iowa Highway 14 about five miles west of Charles City shortly after 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Austin Staudt, 16, of Rockford was driving a car east when the car struck Lauterbach’s bicycle.

Lauterbach was taken to the Floyd County Hospital, but he died.

Authorities are still investigating the crash, Iowa State Patrol Trooper Mike Haugen said Friday afternoon.

No charges were filed immediately.

Newton

Man sentenced to 8 years for child porn

A Newton man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors said in a news release.

James Wiley Brock, 72, of Newton admitted having the child pornography on VHS tapes and computer media. Prosecutors said Brock produced the pornographic images by using cameras hidden in his home to film teenagers using a tanning bed he owned.

He was also ordered to forfeit his home and equipment he used to commit the offense.

Newton police arrested Brock on July 3, 2013, after searching his home and discovering over 1,000 VHS tapes and DVDs of people who were undressing to use a tanning bed or pool at his home. The videos included male and female children, teenagers, young adults and older adults.

Neighbors at the time of Brock’s arrest said that a lot of teenagers visited Brock’s home, but that they were surprised when they heard about the child exploitation charges.

Council Bluffs

Stabbing death under investigation

Police in Council Bluffs are investigating what’s being described as the stabbing death of a man on the city’s west side, and a woman has been arrested.

Police were sent to the area for a report of a possible stabbing or shooting around midnight Friday.

Officers found a man identified by the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil as Douglas Richt, 52, with cuts to his neck. Richt was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Jodie Sherman, 45, described as a one-time girlfriend of Richt, has been arrested.

Ames

Driver injured in hit-and-run accident

A driver was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a hit-and-run accident, Ames police said.

Officers went to U.S. Highway 30 near the Duff Avenue exit at 3:48 p.m., according to a news release. A sport utility vehicle had flipped several times.

The driver, a man, was taken to a Des Moines hospital. His condition was not available, police said. Two passengers had less-severe injuries.

Police discovered that another SUV was apparently involved in the accident and had continued on. Police found a similar vehicle and continued to investigate Friday night, the news release said.

Burlington

Day care worker accused of making meth

A day care worker in southeast Iowa has been accused of making methamphetamine.

Jennifer Tucker, 39, was arrested Tuesday. She faces two counts of manufacturing methamphetamine and other drug substances. Court records do not list an attorney.

Tucker appeared in court Wednesday, and bond has been set at $220,000. She remained Thursday at the Des Moines County Jail.

Tucker is accused of manufacturing methamphetamine and other substances in August and October of last year. Authorities say they had to process evidence before they could make an arrest.

Tucker is expected in court July 11.

Waterloo

Burglary suspect injured fleeing police

A burglary suspect was injured in a leap from a building at the Black Hawk County landfill, sheriff’s officials said.

Deputies answered a burglar alarm at the landfill’s maintenance building early Thursday. They found a stolen pickup outside the building and inside found items stacked on a floor next to an exit.

They soon determined that someone was in an upstairs room. The department said that, as the deputies closed in, the man inside the room leaped through a window and down 10 to 15 feet onto a concrete floor.

The man was taken to a hospital in Iowa City. The department said he likely would face a burglary charge when he leaves the hospital.

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