CHICAGO (IRN) – The FBI says the dismembered toddler found in a lagoon in Chicago was 2-year-old Kyrian Knox of Rockford, Iowa, a small community in Floyd County. In September, the head, hands and feet of an African-American child were discovered at a park in Chicago. Detectives began culling missing person reports in their efforts to identify the victim. Investigators went to Rockford to collect DNA from the mother of a boy who went missing there.

DES MOINES (IRN) – A nurse practitioner who runs a Des Moines pain-relief clinic faces criminal charges after being accused of defrauding public health-insurance programs. The Des Moines Register reports Louann Hart denies the allegations, which include that she falsified records and inappropriately drew $175,000 in payments from Medicaid and Medicare. Hart runs Partners In Healthcare, a clinic housed near the Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

DES MOINES  (IRN) – Auditors say a top lawyer in Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration didn’t have the necessary experience and was overpaid $22,000. KCCI-TV reports State Auditor Mary Mosiman found numerous concerns with the employment of former Department of Administrative Services chief legal counsel Ryan Lamb. Lamb left the administration last year. He played a role in a scandal involving settlement agreements given to state employees.

MASON CITY, IA – Six teenagers were arrested Wednesday morning at Mason City High School, according to KIMT-TV. The school resource officer handled reports of disorderly conduct and an assault. Five 14-year-olds and one 16-year-old were arrested.  No other details have been released.

OSCEOLA, IA (IRN) – Osceola police report that six people were arrested and charged Wednesday in a human trafficking sting. More than 20 officers operated the sting out of an Osceola hotel. Three men and two women face prostitution charges. Another woman was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers became aware of the operation when local ads for sex acts started popping up on Craigslist.

SPILLVILLE, IA (IRN) – A Spillville man led police on a chase with a loaded handgun in his pickup Tuesday. KWWL-TV reports the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office responded to an ongoing disturbance at a home.  Multiple people were inside, including a child. Jeffery Kuennen took off in his pickup with a loaded handgun, leading law enforcement on a chase.  He eventually pulled over and was taken into custody without incident. He faces multiple charges.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A former University of Iowa associate athletics director demoted in 2014 after complaining about the firing of a field hockey coach, also her longtime partner, is suing the UI, Iowa Board of Regents and the state, alleging gender and sexual orientation discrimination. Jane Meyer claims the UI improperly paid her $70,000 less than a male counterpart and stripped her of her duties when she complained about the firing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Senator Chuck Grassley made history Tuesday. The senator was honored by fellow senate members for casting his 12,000th vote last week. Only 17 other senators in history have cast more votes than Grassley.  He also holds the all-time record for the only senator to go as long as he has without missing a vote.  He’s cast 7,474 consecutive votes. Grassley was first elected in 1980.