OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – A man died after becoming stuck in a garbage truck in south-central Iowa. Deputies and medics were sent late Tuesday morning to a rural location east of Oskaloosa to check on a report about the man. They discovered 39-year-old Robert Evans, of Oskaloosa, had already died. It’s unclear how Evans became stuck and in what part of the truck.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A traffic stop quickly turned into a life or death situation after a Fort Dodge police officer encountered a substance believed to be fentanyl. KCCI-TV reports police took 28-year-old Kayla Potter into custody after she gave false identification information. During the traffic stop the officer encountered an unknown substance and began feeling lightheaded. Medical crews administered at least two doses of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to the officer. He’ll be OK.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A structure fire occurred at a construction site in downtown Iowa City on Tuesday. KCRG-TV reports the fire was at the Hodge-Hieronymus Square development, which is being constructed on a piece of land that sat vacant for decades. The building would feature two 7-story towers with hotel, office, retail, and apartment space.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Senate committee has approved a bill that requires all Iowa businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employees are legally authorized to work in the United States. The bill is now eligible for Senate debate.

IOWA (IRN) – School districts are having to make up time because of this season’s snowfall, with some having to tack days on after Memorial Day, but there may be relief on the way.
A bill introduced in the state legislature would limit the amount of time a public or accredited non-public school would need to make up for weather events to no more than five days or 30 hours.