ANAMOSA, IA (IRN) – Inmate Thomas Woodard admitted in Jones County court to killing two prison employees, Correctional Officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte. Investigators say Woodard and another inmate, Michael Dutcher, were trying to escape March 23rd. Woodard admits he used a hammer, taken from a maintenance shop, to kill McFarland and Schulte.

IOWA (IRN) – People in 90 of Iowa’s 99 counties should wear masks indoors due to increasing rates of COVID-19 activity, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A massive project to improve internet service in West Des Moines is temporarily leaving some residents without electricity, gas, water or cable service.
Construction crews are accidentally cutting lines. A Mediacom spokesperson says sometimes “mistakes happen.”

SEATTLE, WA (IRN) – Former Iowa State basketball player Michael Jacobson has signed as a tight end with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Jacobson was signed on Friday to their 90-man roster. Jacobson was listed as a 6-foot-9, 240 pound forward while playing basketball at Iowa State University from 2018-20. He last played football for Waukee High School in 2014 when he helped lead the Warriors to the state semifinals. As a senior, he caught 26 passes and six touchdowns.