DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Reported cases of gonorrhea are increasing quickly in Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Preliminary Iowa data indicate 3,600 cases of gonorrhea in 2017. This would be a 145 percent increase since 2013.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was arrested Sunday when police responded to his home after a child called 911 and said his father was assaulting his mother with a saw. WHO-TV reports when police responded they found the female victim outside the home and the suspect, 35-year-old Fabian Valazquez-Montano, inside. He refused to come out. Police say he told his wife he would rather die than go to jail. Police took him into custody after a struggle. The victim suffered no serious injuries.

CLAY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Authorities are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that happened in northwest Iowa Friday. The DNR reports it happened around 8 pm on the Little Sioux River in Clay County. 39-year-old Justin Robert Stahly of Milford was riding his snowmobile on the frozen river when he struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa City Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that happened early Sunday morning. KGAN-TV reports the suspect was in the “adult-themed” store Romantix browsing merchandise when he then approached the cashier, showed a weapon, took an undisclosed amount of money and merchandise, and then fled the store. No one was hurt, and there’s no word on what merchandise was stolen.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Board of Regents isn’t expected to make a final decision on tuition increases at the state’s three public universities until June. The Des Moines Register reports that will leave students with only a few weeks to make financial plans before the start of the next academic year. University presidents have proposed tuition hikes ranging from 1.75 to 11.7 percent over the next five years.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa lawmakers return to the state Capitol today with a to-do list ranging from overhauling state taxes to possibly addressing issues with the state’s privatized Medicaid program. Republicans, entering a second year of complete statehouse control, will work amid another budget crunch and a looming election year.