ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – Prairie Meadows Casino and Racetrack in Altoona may lose its tax exempt status, according to WHO-TV. The Internal Revenue Service has advised the casino and racetrack that it is looking into its tax exempt status which allows the company to donate millions of dollars to Polk County and Polk County charities.​ The IRS is auditing the casino back to its 2012 tax returns.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The South Dakota Board of Regents is considering a proposal that would extend in-state, undergraduate tuition rates to new Iowa students at four of its public universities. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the state already has a reciprocity agreement with Minnesota, but that the Iowa proposal would be “one-way only.”

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man convicted last year for killing a man wants a judge to move his new trial outside Black Hawk County, according to KCRG-TV. A jury in March 2015 found 25-year-old Perquondis Holmes guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Dae’Quan Campbell. A judge in February threw out the conviction after Holmes’ attorneys argued jurors should not have seen Facebook photos showing Holmes using gang signs.

MOUNT VERNON, IA (IRN) – Two homes, each valued at more than a million dollars, were destroyed by fire within 30 miles of each other at nearly the same time Monday. KWWL-TV reports one fire was near Mount Vernon, the other near Solon. The State Fire Marshal is looking into the possibility of the two fires being related. Both homes were complete losses, and no one was injured.

DELAWARE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Delhi man has pled guilty to vehicular homicide by reckless driving for a crash that killed a 23-year-old Dyersville woman in 2013. KCRG-TV reports 25-year-old Dean Dempster was originally charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication. A rollover crash in 2013 killed Brittany Honkomp and injured four others. Honkomp’s parents said they didn’t want to see Dempster go to prison, so his plea agreement calls for a suspended prison sentence and a fine of $10,000.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – What was initially believed to be a shooting that left a Davenport girl hospitalized, is not a shooting after all. WQAD-TV reports police were called to a report of a 17-year-old girl down in the street, possibly suffering from a gunshot wound, in February. The next day, a 15-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder. Now authorities believe the injuries were caused by blunt force trauma. The girl is out of the hospital and getting ongoing care.

CARLISLE, IA (IRN) – Students at Carlisle High School wore black Tuesday to protest changes being made with health and sciences classes. KCCI-TV reports Carlisle plans to change the way that sexual education and health classes are offered by combining the curriculum with the science and technology track. Students say they understand the push for more STEM classes, but don’t believe it should come at the cost of the wellness program. Staff say funding isn’t there for both.

CASS COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A baby was born Tuesday morning on Interstate 80 near Atlantic, according to KETV. The couple were on their way to the hospital, but the baby wouldn’t wait. Emergency responders were dispatched, but before crews arrived, the woman had given birth to a healthy baby. Mother and child are doing well. There’s no report on the condition of the father.