DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person died Saturday morning after crashing into a tree in Des Moines around 3:30 a.m. Police say an adult female died at the scene. Another adult female passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

EARLHAM, IA (IRN) – A homecoming football game at Earlham took an ugly turn Friday night, as the Cardinals quarterback says he was targeted by a racial slur and fans later clashed after the game. Darrell Matchem, who is Black, ran a quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter, eventually getting tackled along the sideline of visiting Southwest Valley. One of the players yelled “Stay down!” and then used a racial slur.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A medical cannabidiol dispensary opened Friday in Iowa City. Iowa Cannabis Company management says the difference between their business and CBD stores is that their products have more THC. That’s the chemical that produces the high associated with cannabis.

​​DYERSVILLE, IA (IRN) – The Luther College and Briar Cliff University baseball teams will be the first collegiate teams to play at the Field of Dreams. The Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville was used in August for a game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. Luther and Briar Cliff will take the field on Sept. 16, 2022.