CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two Iowa men who unwittingly sold elephant tranquilizers that looked like prescription painkillers have been sentenced to prison. KIMT-TV reports Cameron Lensmeyer and Evan Sage, both 20 and residents of Waverly, were sentenced to four and seven years in prison respectively. The pair sold hundreds of pills they obtained from a dark web connection. The men apologized, and said they were glad no one died.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE (IRN) – An Iowa man rescued his dog before he had to be rescued after he and the dog broke through lake ice in northeast Nebraska. KCRG-TV reports the dog was chasing a goose that the Sioux City man had shot when he broke through the ice. The man followed him in. Rescuers used a canoe to pull both out of the water.

DUBUQUE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Maquoketa man has been arrested after police say he evaded police in a stolen vehicle. KWQC-TV reports chase speeds exceeded 90 mph through Dubuque before stop sticks were deployed. Drug paraphernalia was found in the car.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – There have been 280 deaths on Iowa roadways as of November 21st, according to the Iowa State Patrol. With more snow in the forecast for this weekend troopers are urging caution while driving.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Lacona woman gave birth to a boy on the side of a road on Thanksgiving Day en route to a hospital in Des Moines. The Des Moines Register reports Heather Reed was experiencing contractions when she and her boyfriend, Michael Beller, were on their way to a hospital in Des Moines. But they didn’t get there quite soon enough. Beller pulled off to the side of the road, and called 911. With instructions from a dispatcher, 7-pound, 8-ounce Kaden James Beller was born. Reed and their baby boy are both healthy and doing fine. Beller said this Thanksgiving is the “best I could have asked for.”