CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The owner of a gun that a 4-year-old boy used to kill himself last year has pled guilty. 30-year-old Daniel Henriksen pled guilty Friday to a federal count of possessing a firearm while being an unlawful user of marijuana. Henricksen had left his 45-caliber handgun in a mobile home where Jayden Choate and two other preschoolers were staying. Jayden found the gun near where he and the other children had been napping and accidentally shot himself in the head.

JACKSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Jackson County crash took the life of an Anamosa police officer Saturday morning. The Iowa State Patrol reports that officer Mitchell Kelchen was a passenger in a car that was struck head on by another vehicle that had crossed the centerline.

BLAKESBURG, IA (IRN) – The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of burglaries in Blakesburg, according to KTVO-TV. In two of the burglaries, someone stole a large quantity of cigarettes from a convenience store. Deputies searched a house Friday and found many items, including the cigarettes that they believe are tied to the robberies. No charges have been filed.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State and Northern Iowa fans did their part to help Harvey victims as they loaded a Hy-Vee tractor-trailer with food, water, clothes and other everyday necessities before the in-state rival game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Organizers also set a goal of raising $10,000 by the end of the game, which will go toward buying bottled water. ISU won the game 42-24.