DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Iowa set a record for rain and snow over the past 12 months. The state saw nearly 51 inches of precipitation from June 2018 through May of this year. That’s about 16 inches more than the 34.42 inches the state averaged per year from 1981 to 2010. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the past 12 months have been the wettest since 1895, the year officials began keeping weather records.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Six people were shot overnight Sunday on the east side of Des Moines after the conclusion of a house party, according to KCCI-TV. The victims were standing in the street at the end of the party when someone in a vehicle fired shots into the crowd. Three males and three females between the ages of 16 and 20 were taken to the hospital. Police say the incident may be gang related.

JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol reports one person died in a wrong-way crash on I-80 in Johnson County Sunday. Two people were flown to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics where one died from their injuries. Another person was taken by ambulance.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Sioux City police are investigating the death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle before midnight Saturday night. KCAU-TV reports the victim died at the scene.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, the Red Oak Republican in her first term, launched her campaign for re-election in 2020 on Saturday and tied her race closely with the re-election of President Trump. Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley joined Ernst in Boone for the 5th Annual Roast and Ride event. The four hammered home the message of sending Republicans to Washington, but also keeping President Donald Trump in the White House.