EAGLE GROVE, IA (IRN) – A house fire in north-central Iowa killed one person and injured another. The Messenger reports three people were in the Eagle Grove home when the blaze erupted Monday. Two people escaped — one uninjured and one later taken to an Iowa City hospital. Firefighters found the third resident’s body as they knocked down flames. Firefighters say an electrical fire in the kitchen spread through the rear of the home.

NORA SPRINGS, IA (IRN) – A Nora Springs man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. KIMT-TV reports 40-year-old Delbert Raymond Lane admitted his guilt. In August of 2016, Lane sold an eighth of an ounce to a confidential informant in Mason City, and when arrested he was in possession of 43 grams of meth.

IOWA, IA (IRN) – A plan by Iowa Senate Republicans to provide tax reform would come with a significant downside, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency. The Agency says the new tax plan would slash state general fund revenues by more than $1 billion annually when fully implemented. Republicans say taxpayers would have more money in their pockets to spend. Democrats say it’s irresponsible, and would bring huge reductions in state spending on education, public safety, health care and other programs.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Council Bluffs police are searching for a missing Lewis Central High School student who allegedly threatened to bring a weapon to school Monday. KETV reports the 16-year-old left school property after making the threat. The student’s family was contacted and is cooperating with police.

WEST BRANCH, IA (IRN) – West Branch Community Schools will be closed today due to a threatening message found in one of the school buildings. WQAD-TV reports police are investigating.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Public Works crews started their Tuesday morning with 467 pothole complaints. WHO-TV reports public works employee Douglas Triplett says they know which ones are the worst by how many complaints they get and how the potholes are described. Triplett said if the complaint says, “Monster, huge, or large,” they try to repair it quickly. Seven crews are working overtime on the filling the potholes with a coal mix.