COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Council Bluffs Police have arrested a woman accused of setting another woman on fire. Lindsy Maves was arrested Monday on charges of attempted murder, arson and willful injury. Police found a woman with severe burns outside a homeless services center, and transported her to a local hospital. The victim was involved in a disturbance with Maves, who is accused of spraying the victim with a flammable substance and lighting her on fire. Maves then hit the victim in the face with something as a witness tried to put out the flames.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The FBI on Friday arrested an Iowa man and his adult son after they discussed on social media their involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Daryl Johnson, 50, of St. Ansgar and 29-year-old Daniel Johnson of Austin, Minnesota, were arrested separately. An FBI affidavit quotes Daniel Johnson as writing, “We stormed capitol hill, and lol Dad and I were one of the first ones inside” to a contact on Facebook on Jan. 6.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Protests forced the Des Moines City Council to recess its first in-person meeting of 2021 until Wednesday. During the council meeting, protesters gathered in front of the city council with posters calling for the defunding of the Des Moines Police Department. The most active protests were preceded by a consent agenda item authorizing $10,000 for a Des Moines police officer to attend training in Florida.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Area Community College announced Monday it will not resume online classes Tuesday due to “unforeseen delays” in restoring the schools’ network. A June 3 ransomware attack impacted DMACC’s internet network, forcing the school to cancel classes and shut down campuses. In-person classes resumed June 9, but DMACC’s online classes have remained closed for over a week.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A long-serving Iowa politician will not return to office after the next election in November 2022. Rob Hogg, the Democratic state senator for Iowa’s District 33 in Cedar Rapids, made the announcement on Monday. He was first sworn in to the state senate in 2007.