STONINGTON, CT (IRN) – A Council Bluffs man and his son have been killed in a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 95 in Stonington, Connecticut. Police say 31-year-old Sergio Castellon, of Council Bluffs, and his 7-year-old son, Sergio, were pronounced dead at the scene Monday night. The truck struck a guardrail and bridge abutment.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A former field hockey coach who was fired at the University of Iowa last year has filed a state civil rights complaint. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Tracey Griesbaum’s action is a step toward filing a lawsuit. Griesbaum said gender bias under athletics director Gary Barta led to her firing. The university denies the allegations

CYLINDER, IA (IRN) – A 58-year-old Iowa man tried to rescue his son who was overcome by fumes in a hog manure pit, but both men later died. The Des Moines Register reports the accident occurred Saturday afternoon in the northwest Iowa town of Cylinder. Gene Opheim and his 32-year-old son, Austin, were making repairs when Austin was overcome by gases. His father then entered the pit to save his son but was also overcome.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Authorities have arrested two people for an illegal fireworks manufacturing operation at their home in Council Bluffs.  According to KETV, 55-year-old Craig Woodward and 22-year-old Katelyn Reynolds were arrested Monday afternoon, and were charged with manufacturing fireworks without a license. A large quantity of fuses and powder was found.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Police are investigating the burglary of a church in Ankeny. WHO-TV reports the burglar caused several thousand dollars worth of damage Monday, and escaped with an unknown amount of money. Father Steve Orr of Our Lady`s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church has a message for him. Orr says if the burglar is that desperate, he needs help, and that’s what the church is for. You don’t need to burglarize the Church for it to help you.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) –  Close to 100 people rallied outside Iowa City Hall Monday evening demanding change after a video surfaced online of a black teen being forced to the ground during an arrest. The teen was playing at the recreation center when he didn’t comply with a police order. Iowa City Police are changing department policy as a result to use “verbal de-escalation techniques” when possible rather than force.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for a fugitive from a work-release program. The Sioux City Journal reports Michael Euchner II, 25, is wanted for violation of his parole for sex abuse stemming from a 2009 conviction in Ida County. Euchner removed his GPS monitoring bracelet while at work and fled his place of employment in Sioux City.

WASHINGTON, DC (IRN) – Iowa’s college graduation rates and loan default rates are better than most states, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The national average for students graduating within six years is just over half, at 55 percent, while Iowa is at 63 percent. The percentage of those who defaulted on student loans within three years is 5 percent, less than half the U.S. rate of 11 percent. For-profit colleges have the worst rates.