DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and former Iowa governor, Tom Vilsack is expected to visit union workers picketing against John Deere in Iowa. Vilsack is expected to visit picket lines at John Deere Des Moines Works. Workers have been on strike since last Thursday. It comes after the United Auto Workers Union and the company failed to reach a contract agreement.

NEW SHARON, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed Tuesday that a search warrant has been executed at a home in New Sharon related to the Xavior Harrelson case. On Friday, The Poweshiek County Sheriff Office confirmed that remains found north of Montezuma belong to Harrelson. On May 27, 10-year-old Xavior Harrelson was reported missing by a family friend. He was last seen in Montezuma, where he lived with his mother.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman shot in the neck earlier this month at an embattled bar south of downtown Des Moines has died of her injuries. The shooting happened early Oct. 10 at the High Dive bar on Indianola Road. Police say they’ve responded to the location more than 80 times so far this year.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) – A North Liberty man has been arrested after police say he raped a woman on an Iowa City rooftop in July. 33-year-old Fitsum Russell allegedly grabbed a woman outside a bar and guided her to a rooftop where he raped her.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Dozens of Iowa National Guard members are being deployed to help resettle Afghan refugees. About 30 members of the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City are being deployed, and 35 others are from the 132nd Wing in Des Moines. The Iowa members will be assigned to an undisclosed location in the U.S. to assist with Operation Allies Welcome, an effort to bring U.S. citizens home from Afghanistan and to resettle vulnerable Afghan refugees.