CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – One person is dead and another injured after a shooting in Cedar Rapids Friday night, according WHO-TV. Officers discovered two persons with gunshot wounds. One of the victims, 18-year-old Andrew Dontae Gaston, died Saturday morning after being taken to a local hospital. The other victim, a 16-year old male, sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

ROCK ISLAND, IL (IRN) – A federal jury deliberated for less than thirty minutes before returning a guilty verdict Wednesday afternoon against Timothy Brandon Fredrickson, 30, of Davenport, for sexual exploitation of a child. Fredrickson had been communicating with a sixteen year-old girl over the internet. Fredrickson faces a minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in prison.

JASPER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A standoff in Colfax ended shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, according to KCCI-TV. Paul Deaton, 55, had barricaded himself in his own home. There were family members in the home when the standoff started, but they were able to leave quickly. Authorities said they used tear gas in an attempt to remove Deaton from the barricaded home. The subject left the home without gunfire being involved.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Register’s editorial board has announced its endorsement Saturday for the Democratic presidential nominee. The editorial board has chosen to endorse Sen. Elizabeth Warren after meetings with nine of the Democratic presidential candidates. Warren is currently polling at 17% with Iowans. This puts her in second place behind Sen. Bernie Sanders at 20%.