IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Three robberies in five days has Iowa City Police urging businesses to be on high alert. KCRG-TV reports the man approaches the victims, brandishes a weapon, and then makes his demands. In each case the suspect was dressed in all black and used a handgun.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 78-year-old Missouri woman who went missing Saturday apparently has used her debit card in Ames, according to KMBC-TV. Donna Linton left her home in Independence, Missouri, around noon Saturday. The Independence Police Department issued a Silver Alert for Linton, who has a history of dementia.

ATLANTIC, IA (IRN) – Two children and an adult were injured Sunday night when a carnival ride malfunctioned in Atlantic. KETV reports a mechanical failure caused the arms of the octopus ride to slam to the ground. The ride is currently shut down.

GLENWOOD, IA (IRN) – A cyclist participating in RAGBRAI was killed after being hit by a pickup truck Sunday morning. WHO-TV reports the incident happened near the town of Glenwood, the starting place of the race. 72-year-old Wayne Ezell of Jacksonville, Florida, was struck from behind by the truck. Both Ezell and the truck were traveling westbound. Ezell’s death marks the ninth cyclist killed on Iowa roads this year.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – An ADM employee was killed in an accident at the railroad switch yard in Clinton on Saturday. KWQC-TV reports officials are working to determine the cause of the fatality.

AMES, IA (IRN) – A car was totaled Sunday when it ran into a house in Ames, according to KCCI-TV. 25-year-old James Hunt panicked when the accelerator stuck. The car crashed into the house, totaling the vehicle, though the house appeared to be minimally damaged. Hunt was unhurt, but a female passenger suffered a leg injury.

KEYSTONE, IA (IRN) – There’s a new kind of farming in Iowa, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette–one that involves crickets. Becky and Jason Herman have opened Iowa’s first farm designed to raise insects for food. At Iowa Cricket Farmer, the “livestock” reside in blue barrels in a carefully controlled environment and eventually sold to Utah-based Chapul, a company that uses cricket flour to make granola bars and protein powder.