PROMISE CITY, IA (IRN) – A Promise City man has avoided spending the rest of his life in prison for running a drug ring. KTVO-TV reports TImothy McClain was sentenced to nine years in a federal prison. A search warrant of McClain’s Promise yielded $225,000 in cash and nearly 200 grams of meth. In his plea deal, McClain acknowledged he was part of a multi-state drug ring. He admitted that in early 2017 he had come into possession of nearly four pounds of meth.

URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – An Urbandale school worker died Thursday after she was struck by a car in a crosswalk in front of the high school, according to KCCI-TV. Dawn Ipson, a member of the nutrition services team at the school, was crossing the street when she was hit.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A railroad officer shot someone in Mason City Thursday. KIMT-TV reports one person was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. The Union Pacific employed officer is reported safe. The DCI and Union Pacific are investigating.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Transportation Security Administration intercepted the 11th firearm at the Des Moines International Airport so far this year. Staff discovered a loaded Smith & Wesson Wednesday during an X-ray screening of a passenger’s carry-on bag. The gun reportedly had five rounds in it. Charges are pending.

FAIRFIELD, IA (IRN) – A Canadian woman is thankful to be alive after spending more than three days stranded in her car when it became stuck in the mud on a rural Iowa road. The Des Moines Register reports Terry Harnish, 72, of Hubbards, Nova Scotia, was visiting friends on Thanksgiving when she took a wrong turn onto a dirt road outside Fairfield and became stuck. She was rescued Sunday after her car was discovered by a group of snowmobilers. She said, “I was a bit concerned. I knew my angels and God would save me, but I’m glad those boys came along.”