MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A man is safe Tuesday morning after being rescued from the Winnebago River after a vehicle plunged into the freezing water. KIMT-TV reports first responders were on scene around 7:30 a.m. after a report of a vehicle in the river. Upon arrival, a man was located inside the vehicle, and rescued.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers at its Davenport manufacturing plant, saying reduced building activity is expected to lower sales of construction and forestry equipment made there by as much as 15% next fiscal year. The cuts become effective Jan. 6. It’s the second round of layoffs the company has announced this fall. In late September, Deere said it was laying off 113 employees at the Davenport plant, effective this past Nov. 18.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Staff are investigating after finding malware on the city of West Des Moines Fire Department’s computer network. The department said the extent of activity and impact of the malware is unknown.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines landmark that sustained damage in a 2017 vandalism incident will soon be repaired. KCCI-TV reports in February 2017, a man with a hammer damaged dozens of sculptures and the structure of the Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens. The gardens honor former Gov. Robert D. Ray and the Asian refugees who fled to Iowa in the 1970s. Nearly $1.5 million has been raised to help fix and preserve the downtown river landmark.

SIDNEY, IA (IRN) – The Missouri River dropped below flood stage of 18 feet on Sunday for the first time since last March, but the Army Corps of Engineers is predicting more high water in the spring. Mike Crecelius, Fremont County Emergency Management director, says “we need to be ready because it’s not going to be an ‘if,’ it’s going to be ‘when’ this happens again.”