OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – A judge has ordered a new trial for a woman found guilty more than four years ago of killing her daughter in Oskaloosa. Court records say Judge Daniel Wilson set aside the first-degree murder conviction of 25-year-old Alicia Ritenour, agreeing with her arguments that her trial attorney had been ineffective. Authorities went to Ritenour’s Oskaloosa apartment in January 2014 following a 911 call. Officers found 17-month-old Ava Ritenour dead. An autopsy showed she died of head trauma.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A habitual violent attacker could be a free man on Wednesday, according to WHO-TV. In 2012, 38-year-old Scott Parks was sentenced to 15 years prison for assaulting and brutally beating a Des Moines woman. The victim says, “he took me hostage in my home. He beat me for four and a half hours using his hands, knees and feet; he hit me with a rod iron cross.” Other women he had been previously convicted of assaulting are also asking he not be released early.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A jury didn’t convict a 58-year-old Burlington man of vehicular homicide in the incident that killed his wife, but he has been found guilty of OWI. The Des Moines Register reports Bradley Wischmeier acknowledged driving “crazily” around a corn field until the vehicle overheated and caught fire. He was found lying about 20 yards from the blazing vehicle and his wife Lisa was dead nearby. It’s his third OWI.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A shooting in Cedar Rapids early this morning hospitalized at least two people, according to KCRG-TV. Police are investigating.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Former Waukee Schools’ Chief Operating Officer Eric Rose now faces a fourth charge in connection with his alleged financial misconduct in office. KCCI-TV reports the newest charge is solicitation of a restricted donor. Prosecutors say Rose solicited donations from companies that did business with the Waukee School District for his son’s hockey team. Rose pleaded not guilty to all four charges.