WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A man has been convicted of being intoxicated when his pickup truck struck a minivan in Waterloo, killing a baby inside. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that 37-year-old Derrick Johnson was found guilty Tuesday of vehicular homicide while intoxicated. Johnson was speeding, and failed to halt at a stop sign. Johnson’s blood alcohol level was as high as 1 1/2 times the legal limit at the time of the collision and he had cocaine in his system.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A June trial has been scheduled for a man accused of trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl in Sioux City. KCAU-TV reports 23-year-old Michael Marshall-Limoges pleaded not guilty Wednesday to kidnapping and other charges. He was allegedly driving behind the girl and a 9-year-old boy and then stopped. Police say he got out, grabbed the girl and put her in his car. The girl managed to escape. He told told officers that he tried to kidnap the girl so he could alleviate his anger by hurting other people.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two men have been arrested and charged in connection to the Tuesday night stabbing of a Des Moines McDonald’s employee, according to the Des Moines Register. The men pulled into the drive-thru and got into an argument with a 19-year-old employee. The men entered the store, where the exchange escalated and a manager stepped in to try to diffuse the situation. The men used a racial slur, got their refund, and left. When the employee went outside for a break, the men were waiting and stabbed him.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Republican Senate panel has failed to pass a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for felons, killing one of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’s priorities for this year. Reynolds expressed disappointment but said she remains committed to changing the law.

TAMPA, FL (IRN) – Hawkeye Megan Gustafson is The Associated Press women’s college basketball player of the year. She led the nation in scoring for the second consecutive year and is the first player from the school and the Big Ten to win the award. The 6-foot-3 inch star averaged 27.9 points and helped the Hawkeyes reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993. She became only the fourth Division I player to score more than 1,000 points in a season, and tied the NCAA record for double-doubles in a season with 33.