DAVENPORT, IA - On July 28, 2014, Michael Anthony McDaniel, age 46, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 84 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. McDaniel was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment, and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund. McDaniel will also be required to register as a sex offender.

In March 2011, a member of the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Dewitt, Iowa, Police Department accessed a shared folder and downloaded child pornography videos and images identified as belonging to McDaniel. On April 25, 2011, a search of McDaniel's residence was conducted pursuant to a search warrant. Officers found and seized computer equipment and hard drives possessed by McDaniel. McDaniel admitted to possession of this computer equipment and to the knowledge that the involved hard drives contained sexually explicit images of minors. McDaniel downloaded images of child pornography found using a file sharing software and as part of a computer repair business. A forensic examination of the hard drives, seized by the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department, found over 50 videos and 46 images of child pornography.

This case was investigated by the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Dewitt, Iowa, Police Department, the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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DES MOINES, IA (07/29/2014)(readMedia)-- The completed three-phase renovation of the Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center will debut at the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. Improvements to the building include new exhibit space, improved traffic flow, additional public restrooms and air conditioning.

For the first time in several years, the building's third floor will be open to the public. The fully renovated floor will host new exhibit space for the Fair's popular fine art and photography displays as well as daily programming on the new artists' demonstration stage. In recognition of the Photography Salon's 75th year, it will feature only black and white entries, including submissions in this year's theme class saluting Ansel Adams.

The three-phase building renovations also include a focus on improved accessibility with expanded walkways, new ADA compliant family restroom facilities, two working elevators and air conditioning. Additional improvements include enhancements to the courtyard, including a paved plaza and a new exhibit by the Greater Des Moines Public Arts Foundation.

The Cultural Center will showcase Bill Woolston's 1975 photo essay Iowa's Fair in the atrium as well as the state's largest art show with exhibits in the areas of fine arts, photography, creative arts, wood projects and doll house and miniature room. More than 2,500 exhibits will be on display.

Fairgoers can let their creative flags fly and try their hands at making art. Make and Take projects available in the Cultural Center include magnets, wire jewelry and name bracelets. Young fairgoers can also participate in fun hands-on activities at Art Attack in the Cultural Center courtyard.

Eleven days of live demonstrations and working exhibits also offer Fairgoers the opportunity to see art in action, with artists demonstrating such art forms as wheel thrown pottery, glass fusing, china painting and more.

"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines. Discounted gate admission tickets are on sale now through our convenient print at home ticket option at iowastatefair.org. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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UPDATE: 

This is additional information reference the shooting that took place in the 20,000 block of 210^th Street, rural Scott County on Monday, July 28, 2014.

The Blue 1999 Ford Windstar minivan that was involved in the Shooting case on Monday morning has been recovered. This van was stolen from the shooting victim by the suspects after he was shot and left along 210^th street.

The blue 1999 Ford Windstar minivan, Iowa license plate number 016 RIX was recovered in the Northern part of Davenport tonight at approximately 4:15pm. The suspects were not found near the van and are still at large. The van is evidence and is being processed at this time.

A citizen called the authorities after seeing the news reports of the case and the description of the van. I want to thank you all for your coverage which helped this case along tremendously!

Major Mike Brown, 563-940-8202

On Monday 07/28/14 at approximately 0520 hours, the Scott Emergency Communications Center (SECC) received a 911 call from a male subject who advised that he had been shot multiple times in his legs and was lying in a roadside ditch. The man was able to describe his general location and was located by Scott County Deputies a short time thereafter in the 20000 block of 210th Street, in rural Scott County.

The man was transported to a local hospital and underwent surgery. He is listed in fair condition. He is 43 years of age.

A blue 1999 Ford Windstar minivan, Iowa license plate number 016 RIX is believed to be connected to the incident. The van's whereabouts are unknown at this time. The public is asked to call 911 if the minivan is located.

The victim's identity is not being released at this time along with no suspect information. No arrests have been made.

The incident remains under investigation.

More information will be released as the case progresses.

If you have information, please contact  Lt. Bryce Schmidt at 563-328-3232

Center will Increase Year-Round Recreational Opportunities for Chicago's South Side and Create Jobs

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by city officials, community leaders and representatives of the Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs to break ground on the new Pullman Community Center. Designed to be a center of community life, the facility will be a home to meetings, exhibitions and sporting events in Chicago's south side. Today's event is part of Governor Quinn's agenda to create jobs and drive economic development in every part of Illinois.

"Today's groundbreaking is an investment in the future of Chicago's youth and the future of the Pullman and Roseland areas," Governor Quinn said. "It's places like the Pullman Community Center that give our children a space to develop their talents and stay off the streets year-round. This center will be an important anchor for Chicago's south side for many years to come."

The $15 million, 138,000-square-foot Pullman Community Center will be located on a 12-acre parcel of land at 104th Street and Woodland Avenue. The center will also provide the community with three full-sized indoor multi-sport fields, making it the only facility on southeast side of Chicago to offer year-round play. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity provided a $4.9 million investment for the center.

Approximately $9 million of the $15 million in funding for the development has been secured with investments by Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) and grants from the state of Illinois, U.S. Bank, Major League Baseball and the National Football League. The center will also employ as many as 100 full and part-time employees.

"Pullman and the Calumet basin that surround it reveal a great story of vision and tenacity. Old and new residents have successfully worked to reclaim and revitalize housing, attract manufacturing and retail while protecting the environmental riches that make the area unique," Alderman Anthony Beale said. "We are thrilled that Governor Quinn, the Bears and the Cubs recognize the great progress made here and together are investing in the center to ensure we continue that trajectory into the future."

"It is appropriate that Pullman is the site of the city's premier indoor/outdoor year round community and sports facility. In 1880 George Pullman founded the community as a model of work, education and cultural life. 134 years later, we're again creating a complete community but doing it better, with the people who live here," CNI President David Doig said. "Together this community is rebuilding the housing, attracting the companies, strengthening education, retail and transportation. This Center celebrates what we have accomplished and paves the way for the future."