CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – A stolen vehicle turned up underwater in Cerro Gordo County yesterday. KIMT-TV reports police found an unoccupied vehicle in Clear Lake around 2:50 am, submerged near the city-owned boat ramp. An investigation located the owner of the vehicle in Mason City, who said it had been stolen in Clear Lake.

ELKADER, IA (IRN) – A pilot survived a single engine airplane crash near Elkader, according to KGAN-TV. The 62-year-old pilot was flying his 1966 single engine Cessna plane and crashed while attempting to land. He then freed himself from the wreckage and came out uninjured.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A softball game in Des Moines took an unexpected turn Sunday when a player allegedly assaulted the umpire after a “bad call.” WHO-TV reports the umpire kicked a player out of the game after a dispute over a foul ball and then the player shoved the umpire to the ground. Witnesses say the umpire hurt his wrist in the fall. The player was arrested.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City is turning to bow hunters to help manage the deer population within the city. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the City Council approved adding winter bow hunts beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2024. In addition, sharpshooters will be brought in to cull the herd this next winter. The hunting will help ensure that the deer population remains at a density of fewer than 10 deer per square mile.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Heavy rain prompted flash flood warnings in central Iowa Saturday, resulting in water rescues across the metro. Des Moines police said there more than 100 calls for cars or people stranded on flooded roadways.