CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man has pled guilty to injecting an unconscious woman with heroin, causing her to overdose. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 37-year-old Richard Roberts pled guilty on Wednesday in federal court to distribution of heroin. Roberts faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – A North Liberty man who police say told them about a meth lab in his camper was arrested this week on felony drug charges. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports police were looking for Michael Joseph Vogel, 22, regarding a credit card theft case while he was camping near Coralville.  As Vogel was being taken into custody he told police there was a methamphetamine lab inside the camper. He faces numerous charges.

IDA GROVE, IA (IRN) – An Ida County District Court jury has found a Sioux City man guilty of robbing a Holstein bank last year. The Sioux City Journal reports jurors found Michael Dutcher, 22, guilty of first-degree robbery. In 2014, Dutcher walked into United Bank of Iowa in Holstein with a loaded revolver and demanded money from a teller. He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.

DES MOINES (IRN) – A judge says he’ll decide within 30 days whether Gov. Terry Branstad violated the law by using a line-item veto to close two state mental health hospitals. The Des Moines Register reports a bipartisan plan that Branstad vetoed this summer would have reversed his closing of one mental health institution and temporarily kept open another. Both sides of the case were argued in court Thursday.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – A 7-year-old Boone child was killed Wednesday in a car vs. pedestrian crash, according to KCCI-TV. Connor Joseph Ribgy, 20, of Madrid, was driving his car when he hit Taron Coty, 7, of Boone. Coty died from injuries sustained in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A disgraced former Des Moines police officer is now facing criminal charges — accused of stealing from other cops. WHO-TV reports that Tarry Pote resigned in January after he was caught peeping on a female officer showering in the police gym. Now investigators say Pote was stealing from the gym, which is run by police officers, for some time. It’s estimated that Pote stole tens of thousands of dollars from other officers.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – At least twelve flights scheduled to arrive in Des Moines last night were canceled, delayed or diverted because the lights went out on the airport runway. Multiple news sources report the problem was traced to a lightning strike last week that likely weakened a wire that failed. The lights went out around 8:00 pm. Flights resumed about midnight.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – It was a special surprise for a big Taylor Swift fan at ChildServe in Johnston, according to WOI-TV. Thanks to an anonymous donor, a young lady named Katie got free tickets to the concert, and she was thrilled. Katie has Williams Syndrome and has had to overcome many health obstacles. She also loves music, and was overjoyed to be going to the hottest show in town. Childserve serves local children with health care needs.