BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A Burlington man is facing felony domestic assault charges after police say he attacked his 16-year-old girlfriend with a machete and a pool cue during a Thursday argument. KBUR-radio reports detectives arrested 20-year-old Dakota Poland at his residence after conducting a search and finding the items described by the young lady as being used in her assault.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City police say a man assaulted a woman he met on the dating app Tinder. KCRG-TV reports 20-year-old Zachary Berry is accused of setting up a date, but then forced the woman to have sex with him. He denies the allegations.

SPENCER, IA (IRN) – The Iowa medical examiner’s office has concluded that the death of a Spencer High School wrestler who collapsed at a December match was likely caused by a congenital heart defect. The Sioux City Journal reports dehydration may have also played a role in the death of 18-year-old Austin Roberts. Roberts, at 220 pounds, collapsed at a tournament after taking injury time when he couldn’t catch his breath. He died later that day.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A half-naked man armed with a shotgun tried to force a high school student into his car in Des Moines Wednesday, according to KCCI-TV. The East High School student told police she was walking near the school when the man walked past her. He later drove up, told her to perform a sex act, and threatened her with a shotgun. She turned her back to him, ran to a nearby convenience store, and called police.

FAYETTE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – 30 pounds of gunpowder, threaded and drilled steel pipes, two pressure cookers, fuses, BB’s, shredded metal, a flamethrower and napalm mix. These are just some of the materials found on a Fayette County man’s property that led to his arrest, according to KCRG-TV. 34-year old Trevor John Satrom of Oran faces numerous charges. Authorities also recovered body armor, guns and rifles, as well as smoke grenades. Computers were also seized and are being examined by the DCI lab and the ATF.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has approved a construction permit for the Bakken pipeline. The announcement came just hours after the Iowa Utilities Board approved the pipeline plan to be built across the state Thursday. The permit still needs authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Students across the state received good news Thursday via video, according to WHO-TV. “Hi — I’m Ashton Kutcher, and I’m funding all the classroom projects in the state of Iowa.” The Iowa native Hollywood actor “flash funded” 131 projects at 100 schools in Iowa. The movement is all part of the #BestSchoolDay initiative. More than 60 celebrities, business leaders and athletes participated nationally to flash fund the accounts. $14 million was raised for schools. Kutcher also released a video sharing how Iowa Schools helped him become the person he is today.