COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, Joe Acosta and his two daughters rang in the New Year in Council Bluffs with fireworks. KETV reports after shooting off the fireworks, they went inside to go to bed. Their dog started barking, and alerted the family their home was on fire. Acosta says he thought he had extinguished all of the fireworks, but apparently hadn’t.

WEBSTER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting the Webster County Sheriff’s office investigating an officer-involved shooting west of Dayton. Deputies were responding to a domestic disturbance and tried to stop a man fleeing the scene in his car. He started shooting at deputies and they fired back. The man crashed into a farm field and was found dead inside his car.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – Two people were shot just before bar closing time Tuesday on College Hill in Cedar Falls, according to the Des Moines Register. Less than two hours after the new year was rung in — at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday — one person fired multiple shots from a handgun into a crowd. Two people were struck and taken to local hospitals.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was jailed Monday after he assaulted a convenience store clerk with a banana. KCCI-TV reports police responded to reports of a dispute at a QuikTrip around 3 a.m. The store clerk reported being chased around the store by 26-year-old Rogelio Tapia after trying to intervene in a domestic situation. Witness say Tapia chased the clerk and threw items at the clerk, including a banana.

TAMPA, FL (IRN) – The Iowa Hawkeyes upset 18th ranked Mississippi State to win the Outback Bowl 27-22 on New Year’s Day. Iowa finishes 9-4 and will likely finish with a spot in the final Top 25 rankings.