LINN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A driver has died following a crash in Linn County Wednesday morning. KCRG-TV reports authorities were called around 2:55 a.m. to a location on Highway 30. When crews got to the scene, they found a vehicle upside down and partially submerged in Morgan Creek with the driver trapped inside. The driver, who was not yet been named, was heading west on Highway 30 when he lost control and rolled multiple times before going over the guardrail into the water. The driver was cut out of the car before being taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

BLOOMFIELD, IA (IRN) – A southeast Iowa man was sentenced Monday to 120 years in prison after sexually abusing a girl from infancy to the age of 6. Steven Douglas Crook Jr. of Bloomfield pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The sentence is the maximum allowed for the crimes. The Davis County man live streamed the assaults on a social media app, encouraging his followers to watch the abuse.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Animal Rescue League of Iowa spent Tuesday removing living and dead cats from multiple buildings at a central Iowa residence. According to the ARL, crews removed nearly 100 living and 200 dead cats and continue to remove cats from the property.
Air quality at the residence is so poor that rescuers must wear respirators and protective suits.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines City Council will consider banning high-capacity magazines and trigger devices that make guns even more deadly. The council unanimously backed a motion Monday to have ordinances prepared for banning the magazines and trigger activators such as bump stocks.

IOWA (IRN) – The USDA reports Iowa farmers have planted the least amount of corn by this date since 1982. While northern and central Iowa are doing alright, farmers in southern Iowa are having a hard time. South central Iowa has 56 percent of their corn planted and southeastern Iowa has 62 percent of theirs in the ground. Based on a five-year average, 99 percent of corn should be in the ground by this date. Officials blame the weather.