DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Water Works will soon unveil a new pump station. KCCI-TV reports the $2.5-million project will help filter nitrates out of drinking water. Water Works has been criticized in the past for dumping nitrates into the river downstream. Starting Monday, nitrates won’t go into the river. The project was started by the late Bill Stowe who died Sunday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 17-year-old has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of a woman whose body was dumped in the middle of a West Des Moines road. KCCI-TV reports Eliazar Montoya Gama, of Des Moines, allegedly picked up 18-year-old Sakira Bonner at a hotel because she wanted to buy marijuana. Bonner was then beaten, robbed and shot numerous times, and her body left in the middle of the road.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – A 17-year-old girl was hospitalized after falling from a road bridge onto busy railroad tracks in Boone County. The Des Moines Register reports that the girl fell about 30 feet Monday on to Union Pacific tracks west of Boone. First responders used GPS to reach the site after receiving a frantic 911 call from another teen.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A bill that would legalize betting on sporting events and fantasy sports in Iowa has passed the Senate and is expected to be considered as soon as Monday in the House. The bill excludes betting on some events, including minor leagues and in-state college team players.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The cross Christians venerate is typically symbolic of the one they believe Jesus Christ was killed on, but a priest says there is little symbolism at St. Mary’s Church in Iowa City. There, the parish claims to have a piece of what they call the “true cross.” KCRG-TV reports Father Steve Witt acknowledges the claim is a “bold” one but says the parish has documentation from the Vatican to prove their claims. There’s one problem though–they’ve misplaced the documentation.