WASHINGTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A high-speed chase through Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington counties ended when the vehicle hit a deer. KCII-Radio reports an officer tried to initiate a traffic stop for equipment violations when 25-year-old Jaimye Southern of Fairfield fled. The 27-minute pursuit ended when Southern hit the deer and fled on foot. After she was apprehended in a field, marijuana was found in her vehicle. She’s in jail.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Over 700 students at Valley Southwoods High School in West Des Moines returned to school this morning after learning the principal and vice principal were abruptly placed on administrative leave. KCCI-TV reports it’s unclear why the principal, Mitch Kuhnert, and assistant principal, Bryan Stearns, were placed on administrative leave, but a letter to parents said it stems from a complaint.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – A Boone man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing five boys, three of whom were under the age of 12. KCCI-TV reports 38-year-old Ryan Barnhardt must serve a mandatory 122 1/2 years before he’s eligible for parole.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Two NFL football players were arrested after a fight on College Hill in Cedar Falls Saturday night. KWWL-TV reports Deiondre Hall with the Chicago Bears and Makinton Dorleant with the Green Bay Packers are former UNI football players. Hall was cited for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and interference. Dorleant was cited for interference. A bouncer was hit, and a Cedar Falls police officer was hit in the back of the head with a beer bottle. He’s OK.

IOWA (IRN) – An Iowa Democrat hopes there will be one less Republican in Washington next year. Kim Weaver announced Sunday she will run for Iowa’s fourth congressional district seat against Republican Steve King again in 2018. She was defeated by King in the 2016 election. King has been receiving national attention recently for controversial tweets.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Choosing to celebrate each other’s differences, hundreds gathered outside the Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids Sunday. KCRG-TV reports Islam, Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Atheist and Native American speakers shared some of their practices. One speaker said the rally was “about the values of America … they want to see everyone in America equal … with freedom of religion.”