Murder suspect arrested in Iowa has been transported to Texas 2024-11-14

A man arrested in Iowa, accused of his brother's murder, is now in jail in Texas. Kyle Coolack had been wanted by the Houston Police Department since 2022. He was arrested last month by a Calhoun County deputy. Investigators say he admitted to a woman he was seeing in Fort Dodge that he had killed his brother. Janey Voyek says she met Coolack through her brother, who had taken him into his home. She says he admitted to the crime while drunk on a phone call. Voyek says she immediately contacted her brother, who contacted police after Coolack made the same confession to him.

Fraud

Pair arrested in Iowa for video game system scam at Walmart stores 2024-11-14

Arnold Police arrested a man and woman, both 19 years from Des Moines, Iowa, after allegedly stopping the pair from completing a scam involving video game systems. The pair are suspected of operating the scam at Walmart locations throughout the St. Louis area, police reported. Officers were called at about 10:15 a.m. Nov. 7 to the Walmart store, 2201 Michigan Ave., when the man and woman were trying to return video game systems. Store employees noticed the machines were missing internal parts. Investigators discovered the pair had been purchasing video game systems at Walmart stores, removing parts and then going to different Walmart locations to get full refunds for the systems that were missing parts.

Healthcare

Iowa Gov. Reynolds highlights healthcare apprenticeships 2024-11-14

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds touted apprenticeship programs after getting a close look at one at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines on Thursday. According to Reynolds, the Broadlawns program has 80 apprentices with the goal of enrolling as many as 220. The program exposes Iowans to potential careers in health care. 'There's such a need for health care workforce right now,' Reynolds said at a news conference following a tour of Broadlawns and the program that was closed to media. 'We all know how effective apprenticeships can be.' The state has invested $16 million over the past three years in programs focused on health care careers, producing more than 380 apprentices, nearly 100 of whom are projected to receive certifications by the end of this year.