DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – State Auditor Rob Sand announced today that he will file a bill ahead of the legislative session that would make a state or local official stealing $1,000 or more of taxpayer money a “must go to prison crime.” Iowa law does not specify an amount of money stolen by someone convicted of felony theft that would require prison or jail time in a sentence.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Reporter Aaron Calvin, who received backlash from a report Tuesday that unearthed tweets from Carson King, is no longer with the Des Moines Register. King is the Iowa State fan who has raised over $1 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital after appearing on ESPN’s “College GameDay” program holding a sign asking for beer money. After Calvin called attention to an offensive social media post King made when he was 16 years old and Anheuser-Busch announced the company would sever ties with the viral star, readers pointed out several posts Calvin made as an adult which were offensive.

MADRID, IA (IRN) – A Madrid man found with nearly 300 cats in his home in June has decided against a plea deal. KCCI-TV reports the man is charged with animal neglect, and he will go to trial in November. Most of the cats have died.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was arrested early Thursday morning after he led State Troopers on a chase with speeds exceeding 115 mph from Gilbert to Des Moines with his eight year old daughter in the vehicle. He was drunk, and wanted on a parole violation warrant.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa City School District confirmed Thursday that one of their vans was involved in a hit-and-run of a 12-year-old boy on Tuesday. KCRG-TV reports the district is cooperating with police. The boy is doing OK, and is back in school.