CLIVE, IA (IRN) – A teenager who reportedly approached a group of fourth grade students in Des Moines last week, spoke to them about drugs and threatened them, has been arrested by Clive police. The girl used derogatory language, including racial slurs, to the children and “said she was going to get her boyfriend who was in a gang and had a gun” before she left the park.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – One man is dead and another is hurt after a shooting in Waterloo. Police say gunfire erupted just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Two men were raced to nearby hospitals, where one of them died. Police haven’t announced any arrests.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two people were taken to the hospital due to a fight at the Rotary Riverwalk Park after everyone left the bars early Sunday morning. Des Moines Police say a large crowd gathered across from Wells Fargo arena before the first shots were fired.

AMES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa kayaker was rescued Friday night after her kayak capsized in the South Skunk River in Ames. The kayaker had capsized in the rapids at the low head dam site and lost her paddle. She made her way to a rock ridge in the center of the waterway. Firefighters entered the water in an inflatable water rescue craft to reach the kayaker.