BUENA VISTA COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The U.S. Justice Department is monitoring compliance with federal voting right laws by deploying personnel to 19 states, including Iowa, for today’s general election. Federal personnel are in northwest Iowa’s Buena Vista County, which has a large population of immigrants employed in agriculture and the meat packing industry in the Storm Lake area.

WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A northeast Iowa man is accused of going armed with intent and stabbing himself before having to be Tased. KIMT-TV reports 30-year-old Joshua Draves was arrested around 3 a.m. Saturday in Freeport. Draves allegedly slashed the tires on a vehicle belonging to the victim’s sister before entering a residence and jumping on the victim as she was sleeping. He then allegedly held a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her before putting the knife to his own throat. He stabbed himself when authorities arrived. He’s in jail with minor injuries.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Drake University students are on high alert after multiple reports of armed robberies near campus in the past month. KCCI-TV reports Drake officials say they are ramping up security measures after three armed robbery reports in four weeks.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man was shot twice in the leg in Cedar Rapids Monday, according to KCRG-TV. No names of the victim or any suspects were released.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Volunteers are helping at-risk dogs in Des Moines by building fences for owners who may not be able to afford them. WHO-TV reports the group sees dogs that are chained in yards, that have never had the experience of running free, and build fences for them. The Fence Project of Des Moines has built 95 fences in the past seven years.