DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A driver is in custody after a high-speed chase through Polk County on Sunday. The Iowa State Patrol says it started around 5 near Bondurant on Highway 65. The pursuit ended in the Smokey D’s parking lot on Des Moines’ north side. No one was hurt but officials say the driver topped 150 mph during the chase. Authorities are looking into whether the driver was drunk.

WILLIAMSBURG, IA (IRN) – A man died after being buried in about ten feet of corn in a grain bin near Williamsburg Friday morning.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa agriculture officials said Saturday they have confirmed another case of bird flu in a flock of commercial pullet chickens. The outbreak in Franklin County is the seventh found in Iowa this month. The department says this latest outbreak affects about 250,000 birds.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Food banks and pantries across Iowa are preparing for an uptick in clients as expanded SNAP benefits come to an end by April 1. SNAP benefits were increased by a minimum of $95 a month at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to address food insecurity. That’s about $27 million dollars of Federal money coming into the state that will stop.

HUBBARD, IA (IRN) – Nearly 100 people gathered in the Hardin County town of Hubbard Friday night to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian refugees. Nineteen area farmers brought tractors to the South Hardin middle school. The tractors were arranged to form a peace sign.