Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CST
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man died after his car slammed into a utility pole while he was fleeing from Cedar Rapids police. Cedar Rapids Police say the chase began around 10 p.m. Saturday when an officer tried to stop a BMW that was driving recklessly. The suspect fled south on Rockford Road at a high speed before the driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road into a utility pole. The driver died at the scene of the crash. The driver’s name wasn’t immediately released Sunday.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting in Waterloo that left one man dead and another man injured. Waterloo Police say the shooting was reported in an alley near an apartment complex around 6 p.m. Saturday. Officers found the men with several gunshot wounds near a parked car with shattered windows. One man died later at the hospital. The second man remains hospitalized. Few other details about the shooting were released. The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released on Sunday.
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A new outpatient clinic for veterans is set to open in Quincy. The (Quincy) Herald-Whig reports the 21,000-squre foot clinic will see its first patients Monday. The clinic is run by Iowa City VA Health Care System, which operates several clinics in Iowa and Illinois. Hundreds attended a ceremonial ribbon cutting Thursday.