ANKENY, IA (IRN) – A fatal Monday crash occurred while a woman was learning to drive a stick shift in Polk County north of Ankeny. Tracy Gugger, 55, of Ankeny, was killed while riding in a Mustang with a 38-year-old Des Moines woman who was learning how to drive a manual transmission. Officials didn’t say whether the stick shift was directly correlated with the crash.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man is behind bars on multiple charges after police say he kidnapped a baby and threatened to kill her. WHO-TV reports a woman told police Monday night that Cato Gephart, 22, took her 18-month-old daughter and threatened to kill the child, dump her body in a corn field and kill himself. Gephart eventually returned with the child and was taken into custody.

AMES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa State University student faces charges after Ames police said he threatened his roommate and said he wanted to “kill every Asian.” KCCI-TV reports police charged Kyle Haney with harassment and criminal mischief. Haney allegedly kicked his roommate’s door repeatedly Sunday while screaming that he wanted to kill him. Police say Haney was highly intoxicated.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A stolen car was pulled out of the Mississippi River near Davenport after police say it was detected by sonar. WQAD-TV reports the car was detected in mid-November, just downstream from a boat ramp. Police said it took a lot of work to locate and pull the Pontiac Bonneville out of the water.

WYOMING, IA (IRN) – Homeowners in the Jones County town of Wyoming woke up to a car that drove through a building on their property Monday morning. But this isn’t the first time it has happened. KCRG-TV reports it’s a T-intersection, and homeowners say it’s the sixth time a car has crashed into the building. The car was able to go through a barricade set to protect the structure. The driver had a seizure and will be OK.