FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A central Iowa man has been sentenced to probation for texting when his pickup truck collided with a car, killing two people. KIMT-TV reports 21-year-old Colten Bills, of Dayton, was convicted last month of two counts of vehicular homicide in a 2015 crash that killed a 56-year-old man and his 85-year-old mother. Bills was distracted by texting and ignored a stop sign and a sign warning the stop sign was ahead.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A mother and daughter who ran a Pleasant Hill day care were sentenced to probation Tuesday, according to KCCI-TV. Cindy and Amanda Holt pled guilty to child endangerment. Last summer, a child in their care was taken to the hospital with bite marks and bruises inflicted by another child. They will not be allowed to operate a daycare in the future. Both asked for forgiveness.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A man who allegedly shot someone last week in Iowa City has been arrested in Illinois, according to KGAN-TV. 20-year-old Darius Davison was involved in a property dispute when witnesses say he pulled out a handgun and fired at least four shots, hitting the victim. U.S. Marshals arrested him, and he will be transported to the Johnson County Jail pending extradition.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Police in Urbandale are thanking the public for information leading to the arrests of two men in a truck stop robbery. KCCI-TV reports the armed robbery happened in November at the Pilot Truck Stop. Police released surveillance photos to the media, and as a result, the men were identified and arrested. Connor Ray Lloyd Bennett of Marshalltown and Tuffy Delray Eugene Jackson of Des Moines face first-degree robbery charges. They’re in jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Both chambers of the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature have pushed back scheduled votes on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state. KWWL-TV reports Democrats have filed dozens of amendments. Both chambers will take up the measure again this morning.

VINTON, IA (IRN) – A Vinton dog is alive thanks to quick-thinking firefighters. KCRG-TV reports they rescued the dog during a house fire Monday afternoon. No one was hurt. Firefighters found the dog behind the door in one of the rooms, but the dog appeared lifeless. One firefighter improvised, finding a styrofoam cup, cutting a hole in it and using it to pass oxygen to the dog. The dog’s OK.