SPIRIT LAKE, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol says a Minnesota woman and her 1-year-old baby died in a crash in northwestern Iowa that also injured four others, including the woman’s two other children. The crash happened late Saturday morning at an intersection northeast of Spirit Lake. A patrol investigation found that an eastbound car driven by 29-year-old Mariah Nelson, of Jackson, Minnesota, ran a stop sign and collided with a southbound pickup truck driven by 63-year-old Allen Weinzetl, also of Jackson, Minnesota.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Fort Dodge police responded to a shots fired call at the Brass Monkey bar around 1 a.m. Sunday. Police arrived on scene and located a man outside of the bar that witnesses say fired the shots. Inside the Brass Monkey bar officers found two victims with gunshot wounds. A 30-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and a 26-year-old woman was shot in the neck.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An 18-year-old Des Moines man was shot and killed in Des Moines early Sunday morning. Police were called to the scene around 4 a.m. and arrived to find one person shot in a car. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. A second person was also shot in the incident.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – One man with six active warrants was arrested after ramming his car into two Dubuque County Sheriff’s cars on Friday. Authorities identified the individual as Matthew Birch while he was driving. When Dubuque authorities tried to stop Birch, he rammed two Sheriff’s office vehicles. Birch was taken into custody after being tasered by a Dubuque Deputy. Police searched his car and found over a half pound of methamphetamine and $40,000 cash.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The United Auto Workers and John Deere & Co. have reached an agreement that includes “modest modifications” over the most recent rejected contract offer. As a result, the UAW will present the offer from Deere for ratification and for a vote next week.