Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 26th of June.
Good morning, Ames.
🚨 Crime
Newton police charged four people—Jeffrey Alan Stevens, Scott Ray Mabrier, Thomas Patrick Olofson and Alysha Anne Buell—with abuse of a corpse and obstruction of prosecution after a June 9 search warrant uncovered the body of 66-year-old Tomie Lee Misner Jr. and 11 pounds of meth at a Newton home.
🌲 Environment
Heavy rainfall early yesterday caused flooding on roads in parts of the Des Moines metro and to the east and southeast — drivers were warned to take alternate routes.
Rain totals ranged from 5.98 inches in Stuart to 1.37 inches in Ames.
🏛️ Government
Iowa DOT said on June 25th that Iowans can now add their driver’s license or state ID to Google Wallet on Android 9 or later phones.
The free digital ID option is secure and can be remotely deleted if a phone is lost—DOT said it will soon work at over 200 TSA checkpoints and participating businesses—offering a new, smart way to carry ID.
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