OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An Ottumwa woman is out on bond after police said she threatened to blow up the Wapello County Attorney’s Office. Court documents state 30-year-old Sierra Smith made the threat on May 25 and was arrested Wednesday. She reportedly entered the lobby and started yelling at employees. Smith allegedly said “this place needs blown up and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.” She was charged with threat of incendiary or explosive device, a class D felony.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Two children were injured after a scooter they were on crossed into a busy street and hit a car in Cedar Rapids. The boys, ages 8 and 12, were riding the same scooter in an alley Wednesday afternoon. The scooter didn’t stop at a stop sign when it was hit by a car. The boys have life-threatening injuries.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An explosive device was found and explosions were heard in an Ankeny neighborhood near an elementary school. The device was homemade, and police asked neighborhood residents to be on the lookout for suspicious devices. An 8-year-old girl found the device while playing outside.

WEBSTER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Webster County man is in jail facing a long list of charges including child pornography. A citizen tipped off the Webster County Sheriff’s Office this week that 35-year-old Joseph Hardy of Barnum possessed child pornography, illegal drugs and weapons. Hardy is being held in the Webster County Jail.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Thursday that the 2021 state baseball tournament will take place outside of Des Moines. The 2021 tournament will be held in two locations: Merchants Park in Carroll and the University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. Class 1A and 2A games will take place in Carroll. Class 3A and 4A games will be held in Iowa City. The IHSAA said it moved the tournament from Des Moines’ Principal Park due to conflicting dates with new Minor League Baseball schedules.