DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating the death of a man who has not been identified. KCCI-TV reports police responded to a report of a dispute in downtown Des Moines at 1 a.m Saturday. Officers found a man who was injured inside the residence. Medics transferred him to MercyOne Hospital where he later died.

IOWA (IRN) – Respiratory illness cases related to vaping continue to rise, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. On Friday, 31 cases were reported for people between the ages of 17 and 60. Of those cases, 27 are related to patients who vaped with products containing THC. That number is more than four times the number of cases first reported on August 30.

IOWA (IRN) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed dairy farmers’ concerns in Madison, Wisconsin last week. Perdue says better days are ahead for the dairy industry, but that family farms may not survive as “the big get bigger and the small go out.” Iowa lost more than 80 dairy farms last year.

IOWA (IRN) – A new proposed set of rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration to honor laws on Renewable Fuel Standards is giving Midwestern farmers hope right before the harvesting season. The announcement, made Friday, looks to ensure more than 15 billion gallons of ethanol would be blended into the nation’s fuel supply starting in 2020.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Teen activist Greta Thunberg was in Iowa Friday to take part in a climate strike. The 16-year-old from Sweden joined thousands of students and activists at a rally in Iowa City calling for a climate accord between the city and the University of Iowa. Thunberg drew international attention at last week’s United Nations General Assembly when she criticized world leaders for not taking climate change seriously.