(Radio Iowa) – A 62-year-old Cedar Rapids man has been charged with beating a woman to death with a board this weekend. Cedar Rapids Police say Arthur Flowers called 9-1-1 to report a woman had overdosed on heroin in his home. Officers found 22-year-old Emily Elizabeth Leonard dead in the bathroom from head trauma. Blood was found in the bathroom and in another room in the home.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the 62-year-old appeared to have blood on his hands and police found a bloody board that is the suspected murder weapon. ANNOUNCER OUT: Flowers has been charged with first degree murder and is being held on a one-and-a-half million dollar bond.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Public Library is hosting a special program called Lessons of the Holocaust, this Thursday, April 7, beginning at 6 pm. The presenter is retired educator Brad Wilkening who serves on the state commission for Holocaust education. The presentation includes historical background on the Nazi rise to power, survivor stories, and a call to action to apply these lessons to daily living.

Wilkening says, “We have a responsibility to help create a safer more caring environment. We need to be upstanders and not bystanders in the face of evil. My goal is to keep the lessons of the holocaust alive.”

The event is free and open to the public. Contact Library Director Michelle Andersen for more information (712-243-5466). The Atlantic Public Library continues to connect the community to information, resources, and each other, in order to spark new ideas and new connections.

(Farrgut, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report a man from Missouri died in a crash that took place Friday morning, northeast of Farragut. The accident that occurred in the 3700 block of Highway 2, was reported at around 8:51-a.m. The driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Brandon Michaelis, of Rock Port, MO., who was not wearing his seat belt, was partially ejected from his vehicle during the crash, and died at the scene.

An investigation determined the vehicle was traveling east during the overnight hours Thursday into Friday on Highway 2, and appeared to have lost control before it traveled into the south ditch, crossed a fence then entered a drainage ditch striking the south bank before coming to rest.

The accident is still under investigation. The Fremont County Sheriff’s was assisted at the scene by Farragut Fire and Rescue, Shenandoah Fire and Rescue and the Fremont County Coroner’s Office.