DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – 21 people were arrested and charged in a prostitution sting in the Des Moines metro last week, according to KCCI-TV. The Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force led the effort. It was conducted mainly in Dallas County. The Task Force said it plans to continue the random prostitution stings throughout the year.

CHARLES CITY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after falling out of a boat while fishing Tuesday in northeast Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says 54-year-old Kevin Endelman was fishing on the Cedar River in Charles City when the incident happened. He had anchored his boat above a low-head dam but fell into the river, and went over the dam. Emergency crews pulled him from the river downstream and he was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Senate passed a bill Tuesday to allow the legal sale, use, and possession of firearm suppressors. A suppressor is a mechanical device designed to silence, muffle or suppress the sound when a weapon is fired. Suppressors are currently illegal under Iowa law although they are legal under federal law and in more than 40 other states.

EARLHAM, IA (IRN) – A worker died in an explosion Tuesday evening, according to KCCI-TV. The explosion occurred at the Martin Marietta Aggregate Earlham Quarry east of Earlham. 42-year-old Tracey Hockmeier of Winterset had been blasting rock when the accident occurred. Hockmeier was walking away from the routine blast when debris hit and killed him.

DAYTON, IA (IRN) – A Dayton man has been charged in connection with a car crash that killed two people. The Fort Dodge Messenger reports 20-year-old Colten Bills was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of 85-year-old Velma Castenson and her son, 56-year-old David Castenson. Bills was driving a pickup truck that failed to stop at an intersection before the crash. The complaint alleges Bills was texting.

GRISWOLD, IA (IRN) – A western Iowa high school principal has resigned after being charged with operating under the influence and carrying weapons while intoxicated, according to KCRG-TV. The Griswold school board voted Monday night to accept Thomas Dunphy’s resignation. The board also accepted the resignation of schools Superintendent Dana Kunze, who said his departure is budget-based. He says the district will save money by sharing another district’s superintendent. Kunze also had an OWI last year.

CAMP DODGE, IA (IRN) – The Iowa National Guard has named its top soldier following the annual “Best Warrior” competition. 23 soldiers and non-commissioned officers competed for title of “Best Warrior” at Camp Dodge. They faced a variety of challenges, including the Army’s fitness test, weapons qualification, an obstacle course and more. This year’s winner is Specialist Dakota VanBrocklin from Dubuque.