WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A man has died after being shot by a Waterloo police officer after he refused to exit his vehicle and instead rammed a patrol car. The officer chased the suspect vehicle for several minutes. Additional officers arrived to help stop the suspect. Police then gave verbal orders for the suspect to exit the vehicle, but the driver accelerated, running into an occupied patrol vehicle head-on. That’s when an officer shot the suspect. The suspect, identified only as a 42-year-old man, died from his wounds.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A state audit report on government spending released Monday by auditor Rob Sand accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of using nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for 21 staff members for three months last year and concealing the spending by passing it through the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

OELWEIN, IA (IRN) – Anti Jewish graffiti has appeared on a billboard in Oelwein. It uses symbols used in a conspiracy theory blaming Jews for COVID-19.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Landus Cooperative, Iowa’s largest agricultural co-op, is considering moving its headquarters to downtown Des Moines from Ames. The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved preliminary terms of a development agreement offering Landus a $250,000 forgivable loan to help fund its relocation.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – There’s been an ongoing effort to remove Native American symbols from Iowa school mascots, and many districts are considering a name change to eliminate stereotypes. On Monday, the Mason City School Board decided to retire its ‘Mohawk’ mascot and name. A new mascot will be chosen at a later date.