DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman who implicated two innocent people in a Des Moines slaying has been sent to prison for murder. KCCI-TV reports 54-year-old Helen Frazier was sentenced last week to 52 years in prison. Prosecutors say she stabbed to death 55-year-old Andrea “Andre” Brown in January 2017. Frazier initially provided police information that led to the arrest of a Des Moines man. He spent 17 days in jail before charges against him were dropped. Prosecutors say Frazier lied again in telling investigators that yet another person killed Brown.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – A Johnston woman has been charged with child endangerment causing death in connection with a child who was found unresponsive in her unlicensed in-home day care. KCCI-TV reports 47-year-old Trina Mazza entered a plea of not guilty. Mazza was providing in-home day care services to seven children who weren’t her own. That’s illegal.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Cedar Rapids police are looking for the person or people responsible for stealing dozens of wedding and prom dresses from a local seamstress. KCRG-TV reports burglars broke into Seams Easy sometime late Wednesday. Burglars made off with at least 30 different articles of clothing, ranging from prom and wedding dresses to t-shirts. The shop’s owner thinks the cost of the loss is about $10,000.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – High winds knocked over 12 semitrailers across the state Thursday, according to the Iowa State Patrol, causing a headache for drivers on heavily traveled interstates.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Rebuilding the Interstates and state highways damaged in Iowa flooding could cost around $70-90 million dollars, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. These repairs shouldn’t slow work on other road projects across the state, as disaster funding will be in place.