HERSHEY, NE (IRN) – An Iowa woman was pulled over and cited twice for speeding in western Nebraska – the second time after hitting 142 mph. The 31-year-old from Council Bluffs was first stopped around 1 a.m. Saturday on westbound Interstate 80. A deputy cited her and let her leave. Deputies say she accelerated away rapidly and soon exceeded the speed limit. They gave chase again as she hit 142 mph before she was finally stopped. She was arrested on suspicion of willful reckless driving.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A man who admitted to fatally stabbing his grandparents in the Mason City home they shared was sentenced Monday to life in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that Codie Matz, 25, changed his plea from innocent to guilty. Matz says he wants to accept responsibility for the deaths, and that “I realize hell is hot and the devil is mean. If I’m going down, then I’m going down, and that’s something I’ve got to accept.”

MOUNT AYR, IA (IRN) – A motorcycle and a golf cart collided in Mount Ayr Saturday and the motorcyclist was killed. The Iowa State Patrol reports both vehicles were traveling in the same direction. As the motorcycle attempted to pass on the left, the golf cart turned left and the vehicles collided. The motorcyclist, 54-year-old DeWayne Clark of Mount Ayr, wasn’t wearing a helmet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will tap an existing program to provide $12 billion in direct payments and other efforts to farmers and ranchers hurt by foreign retaliation to President Trump’s tariffs. Governor Kim Reynolds says it’s a start, but what farmers really need are open markets.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A University of Iowa football player faces a public intoxication charge after police say he drunkenly mistook a police car for an Uber. KGAN-TV reports 22-year-old Brady Reiff, a junior defensive tackle, was arrested in Iowa City early Saturday. According to police, Reiff tried to open the doors of the parked cruiser. When an officer asked what he was doing, Reiff said he was looking for a ride. When the officer asked whether Reiff thought he was an Uber driver, Reiff replied, “Yes.” Reiff allegedly registered a blood-alcohol content of .204, more than twice the legal limit to drive.