DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has decided to keep open a longtime research center, though he still plans to remove its funding. KGAN-TV reports Branstad used his veto power Friday to cut language in the state budget that would have eliminated the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. But he kept plans to redirect a tax worth roughly $1.5 million that helps pay for the center. It will go to a separate ISU center that studies water quality.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – 17-year-old Akeim Hill of Davenport was shot and killed last night. Police are investigating, and no other information has been released.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The former chairman of the Warren County Republicans, Rick Halvorsen, was arrested on a felonious incest charge. The Des Moines Register reports
Halvorsen allegedly performed sex acts with his adult biological daughter in 2016. The daughter is a victim and will not be charged. Halvorson served as GOP chair from 2014 until recently.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Wells Fargo announced Friday that it is planning an additional $2 billion in cuts as it recovers from a sales scandal last year. $2 billion had already been cut. Most of the new cuts will come in consolidated operations and the closure of 450 branches. Wells Fargo is the largest employer in the Des Moines area, and experts say roughly 14,000 Des Moines-area employees will be affected.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Two young women from northern Iowa graduated with a two-year degree from Hawkeye Community College last night, according to KCRG-TV. While that’s not newsworthy, the fact that Gillian Gergen of Janesville and Megann Bohlken of Independence won’t graduate from high school until later this month, is. Despite their busy academic lives, Bohlken was able to take part in extracurricular activities, and even had a part-time job. Gergen also played sports and was good enough to win a volleyball scholarship to Drake.