DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Greater Des Moines Partnership wants Des Moines students to get back into the classroom. The Des Moines Public School District has been providing 100%-online instruction due to coronavirus concerns. State law requires school districts to offer at least 50% in-person learning for families that choose that option, and DMPSD is in violation of state law. The partnership board passed a resolution that says remote learning could impact students’ ability to get a job in the future.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The man who killed an 18-year-old West Des Moines woman will spend the rest of his life in prison. Eliazar Gama was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Sakira Bonnor in April 2019. Bonnor got into Gama’s vehicle to buy marijuana and robbed and shot her. He received a life sentence on Thursday and will be eligible for parole in 30 years.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An SUV on I-380 in Cedar Rapids lost control on Thursday, hit a pole, rolled over, and ended up in a ditch. The driver was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

PLYMOUTH COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A former Sheriff’s Deputy in Plymouth County is accused of burglarizing five pharmacies, interfering with the investigations into those incidents and stealing prescription pills and vintage pornography all while he was a member of the force. Aaron Leusink was fired in April.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation. The outbreak at the Iowa Premium Beef Plant in Tama in April resulted in 338 of the plant’s 850 workers testing positive for the virus, 80 more than previously acknowledged.