IOWA FALLS, IA (IRN) – Emergency crews have recovered the body of a man who reportedly jumped into the Iowa River in Iowa Falls Tuesday. A 911 caller reported a man was in distress after jumping into the river. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

SCOTT COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Joshua Pendleton will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing pastor Al Henderson in 2019. A Scott County jury returned guilty verdicts on charges of First Degree Murder and Robbery Tuesday. The fatal assault happened outside St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge where Henderson was pastor. Pendleton was carrying Henderson’s cell phone when he was arrested.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a crash involving one of its squad cars Tuesday. A passenger vehicle entered Hickman Road from a private driveway, colliding with the squad car. The passenger vehicle hit a utility pole, and debris from the crash hit a pedestrian. Four were transported to the hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A bill banning COVID vaccine identification cards being required at certain places continues to move forward at the Iowa statehouse. House File 889 would deny local governments, public universities, K-12 schools and businesses from receiving state funding or contracts for requiring COVID vaccine passports, which is an ID card showing individuals received the COVID-19 vaccination.

PEOSTA, IA (IRN) – The Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta is going to tackle a shortage of aviation mechanics with a new avionics electronic technician program. The program is a partnership between NICC, the University of Dubuque, and the Dubuque Regional Airport.