RED OAK, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating an apparent homicide in Red Oak. Police received a call of a body lying in the street. The victim is a man in his late 20s who died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Police have taken a woman into custody.

CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – A Coralville prisoner is dead, according to KCRG-TV. 74-year-old Robert Robinson was pronounced dead due to natural causes in a hospice room of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center. Robinson had been serving a lifetime term for the crime of Murder in the 1st Degree from Clinton County. His sentence began in 1999.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman faces charges after police found her children and dogs left alone in filthy conditions. KCCI-TV reports the three small children of 25-year-old Destinee Miller were found playing in a parking lot. Officers found a four-year-old boy trying to care for his two-year-old sister and one-year-old brother. Police say the oven was found left on and hot. There were dirty dishes, spoiled food, dog feces and urine in the house, along with human waste. Five dogs in the home tested positive for Parvovirus. DHS officials removed the children from the home.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Police have arrested a Waterloo teen following a Monday shooting. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 17-year-old Corey Dunn, Jr. is being charged as an adult for intimidation with a weapon and gang participation. Police say there were no injuries, but gunfire hit a passing vehicle with three people inside. The shooting was part of a gang feud.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowans have a new way to get help during an emergency. Governor Reynolds announced a system that allows cellphone users to text 911 when they need help. The service is available in 94 of Iowa’s 99 counties. The system is beneficial in life-threatening situations such as a home invasion, kidnapping or medical emergency. Users are asked to include an address or location, and to call 911 if possible.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A record 84 babies were born at Dubuque’s Finley Hospital in the month of September, according to KWWL-TV. That’s just six shy of their all time record of 90 born in May 1946. The big month has put the hospital on track for a big year. So far, they’ve seen 72 more births than at this time last year.