WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – One person was wounded in an early morning shooting in Waterloo according to KCRG-TV. Police found a man shot in the stomach just before 3:00 am Saturday. The shooting happened just a few houses down from the drive-by-shooting that killed 21-year-old Otavious Brown and wounded two other men on July 17. Police have not made any arrests in that shooting and have not said whether this latest shooting is related.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – An Iowa man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of having sex with a minor. KWWL-TV reports 27-year old Orlando Ramirez Ruiz of Waterloo picked up the 13-year-old girl from school and took her to a motel where the abuse occurred. Ramirez was able to enter the girl’s school at George Washington Carver Academy, where he withdrew the victim out with a fake excuse.

OMAHA, NE (IRN) – Three people suffered minor injuries when the riverboat the River City Star struck the Iowa shoreline of the Missouri River Friday night, according to KETV. Crew members say the boat struck some rocks on the Nebraska side of the river, causing it to lose its forward power capability, which caused it to drift in reverse underneath a pedestrian bridge and into the Council Bluffs side of the river bank. 130 passengers were evacuated.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Could the Zika virus outbreak reach Iowa? KCCI-TV reports the types of mosquitoes that transmit Zika have already been found in Missouri, and mosquito traps have been set up in Iowa to determine if the insects have already arrived. Experts believe Iowa’s harsh winters will keep the species out of the state.

PALMYRA, IA (IRN) – The oldest building in the south central Iowa town of Palmyra is coming back to life, according to WHO-TV. The building is the Palmyra Church. Built in 1870, it’s one of the oldest religious structures in Warren County, and an important piece of history for the state of Iowa. Palmyra Township received just over $45,000 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to restore the church to its former glory.