MONTEZUMA, IA (IRN) – A 6-year-old boy died and two other people were rescued Wednesday after falling through the ice on a pond in Montezuma. KCCI-TV reports authorities were sent to a Montezuma residence on reports that three people had fallen through the ice at a privately owned pond. When officials arrived, they were able to rescue a 46-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl who were trapped in the water. The boy didn’t survive.

BRITT, IA (IRN) – A Britt man is being accused of 28 sex crimes, all with the same child. Jeromie J. Holland, 39, was charged Tuesday. In addition, the Britt Police Department says Holland confessed in 2015 to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and admitted to a sexual assault against two other females under the age of 12 that happened when Holland was between 16 and 17 years old.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man is in jail after threatening a group of people with a rifle. WHO-TV reports 52-year-old James Edwards faces charges including intimidation with a deadly weapon, control of a firearm by a felon, and harassment. Police say he got into an argument with other people at his home last night and armed himself with a .30 caliber rifle. He pointed the gun at others in the house and threatened to shoot them. Officers were able to take him into custody without incident.

BOSTON, MA (IRN) – An Iowan has been elected the student body president of Harvard, according to the Des Moines Register. 21-year-old Sruthi Palaniappan is a daughter of Indian immigrants and is a graduate of Linn-Mar High School in Cedar Rapids.