DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court won’t take up the appeal of an Oskaloosa mother convicted of killing her daughter, according to KTVO-TV. Alicia Ritenour was convicted of First-Degree Murder in the January 2014 death of Ava Ritenour. Ava was just over a year old when she died from multiple fractures of the skull. The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case likely means the end of the appeals process for Ritenour. She is serving a life sentence.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A motorcycle rider has died after a crash Monday afternoon in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports a southbound passenger car driven by 18-year-old Sergio Ancona III attempted to make an eastbound turn when a northbound motorcycle ridden by 52-year-old Michael Murrell crashed into the side of Ancona’s car. Murrell died as a result of the crash. He wasn’t wearing a helmet.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump narrowly leads Democrat Hillary Clinton in Iowa, according to a new poll by Simpson College. This statewide poll shows if the election were held today only among Trump and Clinton, 43 percent of Iowans would vote for Trump and 42 percent would vote for Clinton.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An officer-involved shooting in Cedar Rapids has left a suspect dead, according to KCRG-TV. Police were called to Valley High Apartments last night for a domestic disturbance. A 25-year-old man was shot and killed by police. Names of those involved have not been released.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City mother has been arrested for allegedly forcing her children to sleep in a room that had human feces on the walls and floor, according to KIMT-TV. Alexis Martinez is accused of making the children, all four years old or younger, sleep in the room for approximately one week. The children were placed in the room and the door was locked from the outside.

CARROLL, IA (IRN) – The Carroll High School football team is under investigation after some players used gay slurs against another student. KCCI-TV reports the players were in a group chat and were upset that the gay student was voted to the homecoming court. One player’s text said the gay student should kill himself. Another said he would drop out if the gay student stayed on the homecoming court. The superintendent says the players regret what he calls a stupid mistake. The gay student says it’s a teachable moment.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Funding has been secured to finish work on a huge piece of stalled construction in downtown Des Moines. WHO-TV reports construction will start soon on the long-stalled aquatic center at the Wellmark YMCA. It will have an Olympic-size pool, and the total cost of the project comes in at roughly $10 million.