WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The entire West Des Moines Wells Fargo campus was closed this morning as crews dealt with a 3-alarm fire. KCCI-TV reports crews used fans to remove the smoke from the building. A security guard reported heavy, black smoke.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa has cut nearly 2,100 full-time state government jobs since Terry Branstad was re-elected in 2011. The departments cut most deeply have been publicly scrutinized for their handling of high-profile cases involving child neglect, and prison security that has resulted in injured guards. Also contributing to the job cuts were the closure of 36 unemployment offices, two mental health facilities, and the Iowa juvenile home in Toledo.

LETTS, IA (IRN) – A motorcyclist died from injuries he sustained in a crash near the eastern Iowa town of Letts, according to WQAD-TV. 58-year-old Charlie Chelf from Grandview was airlifted but later died from his injuries. Eight months ago another motorcyclist was injured in a crash at that same location.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Union members have filed a lawsuit against a new law that drastically changes collective bargaining rules in Iowa, affecting more than 180,000 public employees. KCCI-TV reports the lawsuit claims the law establishes two classes of public employee bargaining units, thus denying equality to citizens. The bill signing was not a public event because of concerns of protests. The Governor signed it in front of staff and lobbyists.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque will not force landlords to lease to people who get federal rental assistance, or Section Eight vouchers, according to KCRG-TV. The discussion comes at a time when there’s a high demand for the low-income units. The city currently has more than 900 people using the vouchers. More than 600 people are on the voucher waitlist.

FORT MADISON, IA (IRN) – The new warden at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison believes she was destined to run a prison, according to KGAN-TV. Patti Wachtendorf says, “Since junior high, I’ve just been obsessed with prisons — I love prisons.” She began taking tours of correctional institutions while still in high school. As the first female warden of Fort Madison, she began serving as a corrections officer there in 1983.