MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A north Iowa man has been arrested on multiple drug charges, according to KIMT-TV. 47-year-old Kai Adam Kral of Nora Springs was booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail Thursday. Kral is accused of selling meth to someone working with the North Central Iowa Narcotics Task Force at his home on two occasions in May.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a double murder, according to the Des Moines Register. Barney Fraaken shot and killed his wife Amy and his 16-year-old daughter Amber in November. Fraaken then turned the gun on himself, but survived.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former Iowa State Trooper has been charged with a felony theft in a workers’ compensation case. WHO-TV reports Lance Below is accused of cheating the state out of workers’ compensation benefits. He illegally collected benefits for an ankle injury suffered on the job, while at the same time collected a paycheck at another job. He didn’t report the second income, which kept his benefits $26,000 higher than they should have been.

CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – Staffing levels at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville are at “atrocious” levels, according to union President Danny Homan. KCRG-TV reports Homan says the lack of correctional officers at the facility is what led to a recent incident where four inmates tested positive for meth. Homan believes visitors are delivering drugs, and state lawmakers are to blame for underfunding staff positions at the facility.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says this upcoming week will bring the peak of fall colors throughout the state. KWWL-TV reports this is especially good news for Dubuque and the surrounding tri-states area as many people will visit. Tourism officials say the bluffs along the Mississippi are beautiful, and The Great River Road that connects Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa will be well travelled this weekend and coming week.