DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A semi carrying about 170 pigs tipped over Tuesday morning in Des Moines. The semi was southbound on I-35 when the driver tried to merge onto Highway 30 and lost control of his truck tipping it. Investigators say it may be due to the animals shifting in the trailer. Three pigs escaped.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police were called to robbery at Financial Plus Credit Union early Tuesday morning. KCCI-TV reports a teller reported the robbery before the business opened. According to police, an armed man wearing a Halloween mask confronted an employee and left the credit union with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police were at a second scene in a nearby neighborhood after tracking footprints with a K-9 unit.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police arrested a man early Tuesday morning for throwing rocks and breaking windows at several buildings. KCRG-TV reports that includes the Cedar Rapids Public Library, Ground Transportation Center and the Veterans Assistance Outreach. Police arrested 43-year-old Michael Whitehorn shortly after the first calls started coming in.

KOSSUTH COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two Iowans died after their vehicle was involved in a crash in Kossuth County. The Iowa State Patrol says the vehicle was heading westbound on Highway 18 when the driver approached an intersection, crossed the centerline, and went into a ditch. The vehicle then went up an embankment and went airborne, hitting a power pole. The driver, 63-year-old Harry Fraker and a passenger, 65-year-old David Ludwig, both of Algona, died from their injuries. Both men were wearing seat belts.

WILLIAMSBURG, IA (IRN) – Iowa farm equipment maker Kinze Manufacturing says it will lay off 121 workers as low grain prices have slowed farmer purchases. The Des Moines Register reports the Williamsburg-based company announced Monday that office and factory worker cuts will be effective June 18. Kinze also cut 215 workers last June citing slowed business and the farm downturn. The eastern Iowa company makes planters and grain carts.

WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One of Iowa’s smallest school districts will close its doors for good in just three years, according to KCRG-TV. The North Winneshiek Schools will consolidate with Decorah Schools after the spring of 2019. There are now only 126 students in the school system, down from more than 600 in the 1970’s. There will be only six students in next year’s kindergarten class.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN (IRN) – An Iowa Olympian has said “I do” to an NFL player. WHO-TV reports West Des Moines-native and Olympian Shawn Johnson tied the knot this weekend to Oakland Raiders player Andrew East. The two said “I do” Saturday in Williamson County in Tennessee, where East is from. The couple got engaged last July on Wrigley Field before a Cubs game. Johnson took home the gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The two now live in Nashville.