DES MOINES (IRN) – Governor Terry Branstad announced Monday that 90,000 Iowa homes are expected to get a high-speed Internet connection thanks to a new grant.  Leaders of CenturyLink, Windstream, Frontier and Consolidated Communications will expand broadband Internet services across Iowa thanks to over $53 million in grants from the FCC.

DAYTON, IA – A Dayton couple were rescued by first responders in an inflatable boat when Skillet Creek flooded their home. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports Jim and Shelley Garland say they’re thankful to the firefighters who helped them and their dogs to safety. The couple lost three vehicles in the flood.

DES MOINES (IRN) – State regulators appear to be giving up their battle to stop Planned Parenthood from using a telemedicine-abortion system. The Des Moines Register reports the Iowa Board of Medicine does not plan to appeal an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that allows the system to remain in use. The system allows doctors in urban clinics to visit via video with patients in outlying clinics who want abortion pills, and to dispense the pills via remote control.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa’s aquatic center has lost money for 13 years in a row. KCCI-TV reports that expenses exceeded revenue by over a quarter million dollars in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Officials say the costs to keep the pools filled with warm water and keep the lights on have tripled since The Beach opened in 1992.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – An overnight shooting at a strip club in Waterloo has left one dead. KWWL-TV reports the shooting happened around 3:30 Sunday morning at the Fantasy Theater.  Authorities say 27-year-old Justin Dollen was shot multiple times and later died from his injuries. Dollen has a criminal record that includes gun charges.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Two people were shot outside a Des Moines bar early Sunday morning. WHO-TV reports the shooting happened near Mom’s Place on the east side of the city. Witnesses say they heard eight gun shots around 2:45 a.m. Two people were shot from inside a car, with one being hit in the chest and the other in the leg. One of the victims is in critical but stable condition, and the other is in good condition at a local hospital.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A 23-year-old Dubuque man has died after being hit by a train. KWWL-TV reports it happened Saturday night, near Key City Recycling in Dubuque. The train’s engineer said the victim came around the corner, got on the track and was then struck by the train. The name of the victim has not been released.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa and Nebraska state officials say the Missouri River could be threatened by a downstream infestation of Zebra mussels from southeast South Dakota. The Sioux City Journal reports the mollusks will have a significant impact on the aquatic ecosystem, and that they can be a nuisance to boaters and cities because they attach themselves to boat motors, structures and water treatment facilities.