DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Monday called for caution in admitting Syrian war refugees into the state following a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. The Des Moines Register reports Branstad said he does not know whether the state has the power to block the resettlement of refugees, but he urged greater cooperation between state and federal authorities to ensure terrorists are not admitted into the country.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Four people have been displaced by a house fire Monday morning in Dubuque, and a dog is unaccounted for, according to the Dubuque Herald Tribune. One resident escaped the fire by climbing out a second-story window. Most of the fire was concentrated in the home’s attic. The cause is under investigation.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – Two men were injured when a motorcycle and a car collided in a Muscatine intersection Sunday. WQAD-TV reports a 39-year-old man on his Yamaha motorcycle was headed east when he collided with a 62-year-old man driving a Hyundai. Both men were hospitalized.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An elderly couple had to seek shelter somewhere other than their home after a fire in Ottumwa on Sunday. KTVO-TV reports when crews arrived on scene they found smoke coming from the windows and door of the front of the house. Crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly, and there’s heavy smoke damage throughout the home. No cause of the fire has been identified.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two people have died and one person was seriously injured following a two-car crash in Des Moines Sunday. KCCI-TV reports a driver and passenger were heading northbound and turning into a QuikTrip when the car collided with another heading southbound. The driver and passenger were killed. The driver of the other car was seriously injured.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A car hit a house and rolled onto its side Sunday afternoon in Mason City, and police are looking for the driver. KIMT-TV reports the incident began when a car was speeding on a residential street and the driver lost control and hit a home.  Two people, a male and female, were in the car. The male fled on foot, while the female, Brittnie Roggeman, was cited with public intoxication. The male is still being sought.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University is trying to find whoever is responsible for vandalizing the statue of the school’s first African American student on campus, according to WHO-TV. The statue is a tribute to George Washington Carver who attended Iowa State in 1891. The statue was vandalized with shaving cream. Carver became a world-renowned scientist.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dogs from across the country competed at the DockDogs World Championship in Dubuque over the weekend. KWWL-TV reports it’s where canines jump from a dock into a pool to get a toy target. More than 500 athletic dogs competed for the top spot in the long jump, high jump and speed retrieve divisions. Nearly 3,000 people attended. It’s the 5th year the competition has been held in Dubuque.