DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines Police Department officer was assaulted during a traffic stop Tuesday night. It happened when an officer pulled Mafiano Brown over on the city’s east side. Brown got out of his car and ran. When the officer caught up to him, they were assaulted and their radio was taken. The officer was treated and released from the hospital. Investigators said they later found out Brown was armed with a gun.

GRUNDY CENTER, IA (IRN) – Michael Lang, the 41-year-old man accused of shooting and killing Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith has been booked into jail. Lang was released from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Wednesday. He’s in the Black Hawk County Jail being held on $3 million cash bond.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder in the case of hitting two juveniles with her vehicle. Nicole Marie Poole, 42, hit a 12-year-old boy in December 2019. Later that day, Poole used a vehicle to strike a 14-year-old girl, telling police it was because the girl was “Mexican.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Sen. Chuck Grassley says he’s ready to work with Democrats on police reform. Grassley said the Justice Act he co-sponsored last year would improve police accountability while preserving the essential services law enforcement provides.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that “vaccine hesitancy is beginning to become a real factor” in Iowa and across the country. The Republican governor implored Iowans to take the vaccine, as she did. She said, “I want to appeal to everyone who’s hesitating…if you’re opting to wait and see, what are you waiting for? If you’ve been a hard ‘no’ from the start, what’s your reason? And if you can’t answer those questions, maybe, we hope, that you take the time to reconsider.”