AMES, IA (IRN) – A school principal under fire in the Ames School District has resigned.
The Ames Tribune reports the school board approved the resignation of Dan Fox, former Ames Middle School principal after a special closed-session meeting Monday night. Parents had complained about a toxic student to student bullying environment at the school, amid allegations of racism and discrimination against LGBTQ students.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A person was shot in the head with a 9mm handgun in Sioux City yesterday. KCAU-TV reports the victim was taken to the hospital to be treated. It appears to have been an accident.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – If the government shutdown continues, it could impact the Federal Court system in Iowa. WHO-TV reports court employees could be furloughed, and that would impact the 131 federal court hearings scheduled from January 22 to January 31 and after. The judiciary says it has enough reserve money to last until January 18.

AMES, IA (IRN) – The ISU Police Department announced the death of one of its police officers Monday. Authorities say that Officer Scott Lindley “unexpectedly passed away” on Jan. 2. A spokesperson wrote, “His heroism in the Army National Guard and as a police officer has extended beyond his time here through organ donation where people will continue to see his positive impact for years to come.” The spokesperson added, “Rest in peace, Officer Lindley; we’ll take it from here.”

NORWALK, IA (IRN) – On the heels of “Aquaman” becoming the highest-grossing DC Comics movie ever, Jason Momoa returned to Iowa over the weekend. The Norwalk native grew up splitting his time between Iowa, where his father lived, and Hawaii, where his mother was. Why did he come back? To visit his Grandma. Momoa shared on Instagram that he “Needed to come home to Iowa and give my grams some aloha…Love u forever grandma.”