DES MOINES (IRN) – Firefighters battled an early-morning fire Saturday at an auto auction in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports first responders were called to the Copart Salvage Auto Auction about 4:30 a.m. Investigators said a building and several cars were affected by the blaze. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman was intentionally set on fire in West Des Moines on Thursday, according to KCCI-TV. The woman suffered burns on her upper torso. She claimed that she and John Allecks Moore Jr., 58, were involved in an argument, when Moore threw an unknown flammable substance on her and set her on fire. Her wounds are not life-threatening.  Moore was intoxicated at the time, and remains in jail. Neighbors say the police are at the address regularly.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police are looking into a burglary that happened at a home that caught fire just days before.  KWWL-TV reports 64-year-old Rebecca Lavenz died in her home on Tuesday. Waterloo fire officials are calling her death an “accidental death related to the fire.” Police say on Thursday, a relative discovered her home had been burglarized overnight. Police say a laptop, coins, jewelry, medications, and two firearms were stolen.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A report of shots fired near Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Friday led to the college sending out an alert regarding campus safety. KCRG-TV reports police responded to an apartment complex near the college, where residents said someone fired shots into a door and tried to kick it down. The investigation is ongoing.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Three central Iowans gave the gift of life to three others in need of a kidney. WHO-TV reports that on Friday, they met for the first time. The three donors are part of a kidney donor chain organized by Mercy Hospital. Janet Hircock is responsible for starting the chain. Once Hircock donated her kidney, the daughter of Hircock’s recipient gave her kidney to someone else, and so on.