CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) -The National Weather Service has continued to confirm additional tornadoes in the December 15, 2021 outbreak, upping the total of tornadoes for the year to 114. That date holds the record for the largest single-day outbreak in Iowa with 63 tornadoes.

CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A shooting early Sunday morning in the College Hill area of Cedar Falls sent three people to the hospital. Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, and one has died. Two Mason City men have been arrested in the killing.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person is in the hospital and another is behind bars after an attempted car robbery which damaged a south Des Moines gas station. The suspect attempted to steal a Chevy Malibu from the parking lot, and beat up the driver of the car in the process. The car violently backed into a support beam during the attempted carjacking, which destroyed the rear half of the Malibu. The suspect was arrested at the scene.

CEDAR RAPIDS, (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police were notified on Monday of a suspect using someone else’s identity to receive medical services at a local hospital. Police say 34-year-old Kaycee Stickley had been using another person’s identity at a minimum of two medical facilities in Cedar Rapids. She faces multiple charges.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republicans have released three plans to cut taxes in Iowa and all share the common themes of phasing in a flat personal income tax and eliminating taxes on retirement income at a cost of billions of dollars to state revenue. Democrats argue the changes would primarily help high-income residents and risk future budget problems.