UNION COUNTY, SD (IRN) – The body believed to be that of a missing Iowa college student has been recovered from the Missouri River. WHO-TV reports twenty-three-year-old Tom Patterson was out for a swim near Elk Point in South Dakota on September 4th when he went missing. Over a week later, investigators now believe they’ve recovered his body. Patterson was a college student at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – The Sioux City Diocese says five more people have made allegations of years-ago sexual abuse by a now deceased priest. The Sioux City Journal reports that the diocese also confirmed Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with the man who first came forward with allegations against the Rev. Peter Murphy, who served in several northwest Iowa parishes from the 1950s through the 1970s.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An online petition is calling for an Iowa judge’s removal after a 19-year-old man was spared jail time after pleading guilty to a child molestation charge. KTVO-TV reports Kraigen Grooms pled guilty to a count of engaging in a lascivious act with a child. He received a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of supervised release. The petition seeks Judge Randy DeGeest’s removal from office.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after a shooting in Davenport last night. WQAD-TV reports police were called to the scene of the shooting, and found a victim with life threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a hospital, where they died. The name of the victim has not been released.

WAUKON, IA (IRN) – Waukon police have arrested a suspect after a series of break-ins and vending machine thefts. Police caught 29-year-old Mitchell Halverson of Waukon trying to break into a pop machine on Sunday. They then raided his trailer home, finding other stolen items and drug paraphernalia.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether Gov. Terry Branstad had the authority to veto funding for two mental health facilities, according to WHO-TV. Two of the state’s four mental health facilities, the Mount Pleasant and Clarinda locations, were forced to close in 2015 as a result. Some believe a ruling against Branstad could mean the state would be forced to reopen the two facilities.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A new $800,000 plan will update 25 intersections in Des Moines with more modern stoplights that can “see” traffic. KCCI-TV reports the city will use a combination of pavement sensors, cameras and radar to detect traffic. The lights won’t change unless there is cross traffic waiting. The city is also planning to conduct a traffic study to get an idea of how Des Moines will handle self-driving cars in the future.