RICEVILLE, IA (IRN) – An Iowa nursing home has been fined $11,500 after an investigation into the death of a resident. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports federal regulators imposed the fine after an investigation determined that the Riceville Family Care and Therapy Center hadn’t properly trained employees on the use of portable oxygen tanks. The person who died was supposed to be getting continuous oxygen therapy, but wasn’t getting it.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Holiday DeLight Parade in downtown Cedar Rapids came to a quick end Saturday, after a boy was struck by part of a parade float. KCRG-TV reports the float collapsed, and a door from the float fell onto the four or five-year-old. The boy suffered a concussion and a head wound that required six staples, but will be OK.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Governor Terry Branstad is going to New York this week as part of a trade delegation with the hope of bringing jobs to Iowa, according to WHO-TV. There is also the possibility Branstad may be meeting with President-elect Donald Trump to be offered the position of Ambassador to China. Branstad has a decades-long friendship with the Chinese president and also recently led a trade mission to China.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train rolled into the Quad Cities this weekend, according to WQAD-TV. Hundreds were there to welcome it to Davenport. The train was decked out in Christmas lights, and when it stopped a stage folded down and a pair of musicians played Christmas songs. Visitors were encouraged to bring nonperishable food items for local food pantries.