HAMPTON, IA (IRN) – A woman reported missing in January is now accused of setting fire to someone’s house. KIMT-TV reports Dawn Renae Debell, 50 of Hampton, was charged with 1st degree arson on Wednesday. Police say she started a fire at a home and there is video of her leaving the scene. 1st degree arson is a class “B” felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. Debell was reported missing in North Iowa on January 24, and found by law enforcement on January 30.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – One man is dead and three have been arrested in an officer involved shooting in Ottumwa yesterday. A 911 caller reported shots fired, and that one subject had been shot. Officers responding were told that three men involved in the shooting were fleeing the area on foot. Officers then responded to Liberty Elementary School where they confronted three male subjects approaching the school. The officers came under fire, and returned it. One of the subjects was pronounced dead at the scene, another was wounded. Another subject was located later.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A chase ended in a crash Friday near Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports troopers were pursuing a car with four passengers when the vehicle drove up an embankment and crashed. Two people were taken into custody and two people were taken away by ambulance.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The leader of Iowa 4-H Youth Development was fired Thursday, just a week before the start of the Iowa State Fair, the focal point of the 4-H calendar. The Des Moines Register reports John-Paul Chaisson-Cárdenas, the first Latino statewide youth leader in 4-H’s 115-year history, confirmed his departure. His termination comes after a suggested 4-H LGBTQ inclusion policy drew rebuke from conservative groups and praise from LGBTQ advocates.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Complaints about a girl selling cookies in Cedar Falls generated three different calls to police in the span of five days. WHO-TV reports 10-year-old Savannah Watters has been selling cookies to children in the neighborhood this summer. Savannah says her business was going really well until neighbors called police. She says it’s hard to believe they called police before talking with her mom. Savannah plans to spend her cookie money on school clothes. Her dream is to one day open up her own bakery.