SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa foster care officials are leading efforts to recruit and retain foster families as the state deals with a shortage of available homes. The Sioux City Journal reports that over 4,000 children are in need of a foster home in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The City of Des Moines has chosen to settle a two-year-old lawsuit filed against them in a fatal officer-involved shooting case. The Des Moines Register reports the city will pay $225,000 to the family of Ryan Bolinger. Bolinger was killed by former Des Moines police officer Vanessa Miller in June of 2015. Miller believed Bolinger was armed as he approached her vehicle after being pulled over. Even though Bolinger was not armed, the shooting was found to be justified. Bolinger’s family then filed a lawsuit against the city for negligence, battery, and wrongful death.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Three people were hurt, including two Davenport police officers, when police responded to reports of an early-morning burglary. WQAD-TV reports police responded to a call for a burglary in progress at an apartment building. Officers confronted a person and a physical altercation occurred. During the struggle, an officer fired their gun. Two officers, as well as the suspect, were injured. One officer was seriously injured and taken to the hospital.

SHELL ROCK, IA (IRN) – A semi and SUV collision happened in Butler County near Shell Rock Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 42-year-old Anna Schmitz of Ionia hit the rear end of a semi driven by 61-year-old Lee Winter of Charles City. Schmitz was taken by ambulance to Waverly Health Center. The State Patrol says her life was saved by wearing her seat belt.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police are looking for a man who robbed a Walmart at gunpoint Saturday night. KWWL-TV reports a man pulled a gun on an associate in electronics after asking to see a phone. The suspect took the phone and ran from the store. This comes after four recent armed robberies in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha.

ARKANSAS — The cost of a Thanksgiving feast is the cheapest it’s been since 2015, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The organization has surveyed the average cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal since 1986. They found the national average for the Thanksgiving meal for ten people to be just over $49, or about 1.5% cheaper than in 2016. This marked the second consecutive year that the cost has declined.