DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A man wanted for break-ins and burglaries in Iowa and three other states has been arrested in Colorado, according to KCRG-TV. Jeffrey Krieger was wanted for burglaries in Dubuque and Gutenburg, as well as many other crimes in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Krieger has seven active warrants and is a suspect in 11 other incidents. Investigators say Krieger targets gas stations and golf pro shops.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa DOT issued thousands of speeding tickets to drivers even though it lacked the authority to do so, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court ruled unanimously that the law before 2017 gave DOT motor vehicle enforcement officers the power to issue citations only for registration, size, weight load and operating authority violations — not for other traffic offenses like speeding. The DOT improperly issued nearly 13,000 citations between 2014 and 2016 that fell outside its legal authority.

CLARKE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A county attorney in southern Iowa showed up to court this week while intoxicated, slurring her words and stumbling. KCCI-TV reports forty-one-year-old Michelle Rivera, Clarke County attorney, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of public intoxication. A deputy noticed Rivera’s behavior, and arrested her. She’s running for re-election.

INDIANOLA, IA (IRN) – Simpson College students are protesting after a second round of budget cuts has them saying goodbye to over a dozen of their professors. WHO-TV reports that last week the college also announced cuts to the entire art department and the French and German majors. Friday afternoon students protested the cuts outside the board of trustees meeting.