CAMBRIDGE, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces charges after a stolen vehicle pursuit that topped speeds of 150 miles per hour through four counties. The chase started around 6 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 35 in Ankeny when a trooper spotted a Maserati going 97 miles per hour. The pursuit lasted nearly two hours, with officers losing sight of the vehicle at times through Polk, Jasper, Marshall and Story counties. The driver was going faster than 150 miles per hour at times. The pursuit ended when the Maserati was found hidden behind a building on an abandoned farm near Cambridge. The driver, John Burgoyne, 43, and a passenger were found inside the vehicle. Burgoyne had rented the Maserati and failed to return it.

ANAMOSA, IA (IRN) – Authorities identified the nurse and corrections officer who were killed by inmates in Anamosa. The victims are nurse Lorena Schulte and officer Robert McFarland. Both were killed by hammer blows to the back of their head. Inmates Michael Dutcher and Thomas Woodard are charged with murder, attempted murder, among other charges. Dutcher was originally sentenced for two counts of robbery and was sentenced to 50 years. Woodard was serving 25 years on robbery and burglary charges.

IOWA (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds said on Wednesday that the state is still on track to make a COVID-19 vaccine available to all Iowans beginning Monday, April 5th.

SAN ANTONIO, IA (IRN) – Jordan Nixon banked in a short jump shot at the buzzer in overtime, giving her a career-high 35 points and lifting No. 2 Texas A&M to an 84-82 victory over seventh-seeded Iowa State in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Wednesday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Fair has finished up filling out its 2021 Grandstand concert schedule. Yesterday the fair announced country artists Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch will perform on August 16th. Swindell has had #1 Billboard hits with “Chillin’ It” and “You Should Be Here.” Lynch is known for songs “Hell of a Night” and “Good Girl.”