OMAHA, NE (IRN) – The owner of a day care center in Omaha was arrested in Missouri Valley, Iowa, yesterday according to KETV. Omaha police alerted the public when they couldn’t locate 58-year-old Lynn Rowe. Video turned into police shows a woman believed to be Rowe slapping and shaking a 4-year-old girl. The woman is heard to say “I hope this hurts you,” and “do what you’re supposed to do,” as she slaps the child’s arms, then shakes the child. The child briefly cries, then says “OK.”

BUFFALO CENTER, IA (IRN) – A Winnebago County man is going to plead guilty to defrauding a Clear Lake seed and fertilizer company. KIMT-TV reports 47-year-old Richard Fred Wubben of Buffalo Center was hired by Titan Pro to sell the company’s chemical and seed products. Titan Pro started a new inventory management program which led to a check of Wubben’s buildings. That examination found that approximately $320,000 worth of Titan Pro products were unaccounted for. Wubben sold the products and kept the money for himself.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Ames parents are concerned their kids are getting sick from outdated conditions at the indoor pool, according to KCCI-TV. One parent says kids suffer from chronic coughing, sinus infections, nosebleeds, and bronchitis-like symptoms. Some parents blame mold, others the amount of chlorine in the water, or the old air filtration system.

STRATFORD, IA (IRN) – A Life Flight helicopter had to make an emergency landing Thursday morning near the town of Stratford. WHO-TV reports the helicopter, based at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, was in the air when a bird smashed through the windshield. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. No one was injured.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa children struggling with reading skills will no longer have to attend summer school to avoid repeating third grade. The law is part of the Education Reform Act of 2012. Lawmakers say summer school is too expensive at $14 million per year and don’t think it helps children become better readers.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A police officer and two bystanders rescued a man who slipped and fell into the Cedar River Thursday. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the rescue happened near the Ice House Museum in Cedar Falls. A man in his 40’s was fishing next to a dam when he fell into the water below the flood gates. He was unable to swim against the current, lost consciousness and drifted downstream, where he was rescued.