OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – A 7-year-old boy died and his mother suffered burn injuries after a fire engulfed their Oskaloosa home Friday night, according to the Oskaloosa News. Crews found 7-year-old David C. Fogle in the basement. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries. His mother, Angelia D. Wells, suffered second-degree burns as she tried to rescue her son before she was driven out by the heavy smoke and heat. Two other children, ages 6 and 9, escaped the fire and were not hurt.

CENTERVILLE, IA (IRN) – A jury has convicted a man in the killing of a hunter in south-central Iowa. The Daily Iowegian reports the Appanoose County jury found Ethan Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Curtis Ross. Ross was shot 10 times with a high-powered rifle, stabbed more than 26 times and his neck, abdomen and legs gashed open. A deputy found Ross’ naked body in a creek on public hunting grounds.

CEDAR FALLS, IA – Cedar Falls firefighters pulled an unconscious woman from a home during a fire Thursday. KCRG-TV reports when firefighters arrived they found two cats in a locked idling car. Authorities forced their way into the home which was also locked. They found Melissa Jensen, 42, unconscious near the door, and transported her to a hospital where her condition is unknown. Police say they have responded to over a dozen calls for service to this home in recent years.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa DNR biologists say chronic wasting disease is spreading fast among deer in Iowa. The disease, also called zombie deer disease, infects the nervous systems of deer and elk, and is always fatal. The condition creates holes in an animal’s brain, making its outward appearance like that of a zombie, and it’s spread through deer-to-deer contact.

CUMMING, IA (IRN) -The south central Iowa town of Cumming may soon quadruple its 400 residents with a new residential and retail development called an “agrihood.” WHO-TV reports an Agrihood is a farm within a community. It’s a way for people to live walking distance away from businesses, neighbors and their own community gardens. It gives a piece of country life, while still being just minutes away from the urban center of Des Moines.