DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Protesters in Des Moines chanted “Black Lives Matter” during Pete Buttigieg’s speech yesterday, according to KCCI-TV. Demonstrators referred to Buttigieg as “anti-black and anti-poor” as police escorted them out. Last week, Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted a Buttigieg campaign event in California.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – An early Sunday morning fire in a home in Waterloo required the rescue of two children trapped inside, according to KCRG-TV. Firefighters arrived to find the one and a half story home in flames. The 2 and 3-year-old girls were rescued through a window in a bedroom. Both sustained unspecified injuries, as did a man.

BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an incident in Benton County after a man was shot in the leg Saturday. Brian McManemy, 41, was in the passenger seat of a pickup while coyote hunting near Keystone. A firearm in the vehicle discharged and hit his left leg.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An investigation is underway in Cedar Rapids after a man intentionally set a porch on fire. KGAN-TV reports the suspect poured gasoline on the porch and lit it on fire. Jeremy Lang was arrested and charged with arson. The homeowner knows Lang and was able to put the fire out on their own.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman is joining a national effort to help the millions of animals left homeless and hurt by devastating wildfires in Australia. WHO-TV reports fires have killed nearly half a billion animals and left 27 people dead in Australia. Sarah Pool is reaching out to Des Moines libraries and knitting groups and providing them with patterns to make pouches for baby kangaroos and koalas.