DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2021. Officers found a 52-year-old man with a gunshot wound around 11:20 p.m. Friday. He was taken to a hospital but died early Saturday morning.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The total number of vaccines for the novel coronavirus given in Iowa so far has doubled in the last 20 days, according to new data from the state. Over 650,000 people have been vaccinated. Hospitalizations are well below their autumn peak.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – February’s bitter cold weather bumped up gas utility bills for many, but some Waukee residents were shocked to learn just how much they owe. Residents are complaining bills were a couple hundred dollars more than usual.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will be without a key contributor during the home stretch of the season due to a knee injury. Jack Nunge, the redshirt sophomore guard from Newburgh, Indiana, tore the meniscus of his right knee during a game against Michigan on Thursday. He will undergo surgery and likely spend between four to six months recovering. Nunge is the team’s leading scorer coming off the bench.