SOLDIER, IA (IRN) – A crash killed one person in Monona County near the town of Soldier Monday night. KCAU-TV reports 42-year-old Clint Bothwell of Moorhead rolled his pick up several times. He wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man has been arrested after a short standoff with deputies Monday, according to the Des Moines Register. Billy Ray Pfeifer faces charges of domestic assault with a weapon and false imprisonment. The victim said that she Pfeifer had an argument and he wouldn’t let her leave. In the course of the argument, Pfeifer fired a gun. The victim escaped and called 911.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An early morning two-vehicle accident involving an ambulance sent four people to the hospital in Des Moines on Christmas Day. WHO-TV reports the accident caused the ambulance to roll over on its side. The ambulance was carrying a patient, two medics and the driver. All four were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

BETTENDORF, IA (IRN) – A fire broke out at a Bettendorf home as a family was getting ready for Christmas dinner, according to WQAD-TV. Seven people and a cat were able to escape. No one was injured.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids woman who was homeless five years ago cooked and gave away free meals for the less fortunate on Christmas Day. KGAN-TV reports Aphea Imperial-Fletcher is a native of the Philippines who found a home in Cedar Rapids for herself and her five children. She says she understands that Christmas can be hard if you can’t afford food for yourself or your loved ones, and she felt the only way she could make a true difference was to help with what she does best, cooking.