MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A 20-year-old Mason City man was arrested Sunday for shooting an occupied vehicle. Parker Holland-Dunn, 20, is facing a felony criminal mischief charge along with an assault charge after he discharged a shotgun into two of a vehicle’s tires and front fender rendering them useless. He also smashed the windshield and side mirror of the same window.

PLEASANT HILL, IA (IRN) – A Pleasant Hill man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he severely beat his roommate. Officers found 30-year-old Dezrien Vance covered in blood when they responded to a reported fight. Inside the apartment, the victim was lying unconscious on the floor in a pool of blood. Vance allegedly threw the victim to the ground and kicked the victim in the head. He also hit the victim with a vacuum cleaner hard enough to break the vacuum and hit the victim with a frying pan hard enough to dent the pan.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have arrested a man with multiple warrants Sunday afternoon. The department had been called to a home six times in two days in reference to Daniel Phillip Garretto harassing a resident. People told police they saw Garretto with a shotgun. Garretto was reportedly threatening to shoot police officers and commit ‘suicide by cop’ if confronted by officers. Each time, he was able to slip away.

IOWA (IRN) – There is a Winter Storm Warning for much of central and eastern Iowa today. Heavy snow and blowing snow are expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches with a few pockets of higher amounts possible.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two Iowa County Dispatchers helped a father deliver a baby on Sunday. Dispatchers Jaime Ochs and Makayla Coon were able to guide the dad with instructions over the phone so he could help the mother deliver the baby. The Sheriff’s Office says Ochs is a seasoned dispatcher and Coon has been on the job five months and is still training.