AMES, IA (IRN) – A house in Ames was severely damaged after a fire engulfed the structure Sunday. Six pets died in the fire.

WINTERSET, IA (IRN) – A man has been taken into custody after a police chase and a standoff in a Winterset church on Sunday morning. The man is a person of interest in a homicide investigation in the Omaha, Nebraska, area. He has been identified as 27-year-old Gage Walter.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Police responded Saturday to reports of a man with a gun. The man refused to drop the weapon after officers asked multiple times and he walked away from the police. The man continued to walk for several blocks and then brandished the weapon and officers shot him.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – After spending a week helping flash flood victims in hard-hit areas of Kentucky, Willie Ray Fairley is back home in Cedar Rapids. Willie Ray thanked people who sent donations to allow his crew to go down and help serve people in Kentucky. They provided more than 1,000 meals during the six days they were on the ground.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Hundreds of thousands of people took advantage of the sunny weather and came to the Iowa State Fairgrounds this weekend. The fair is on pace to have over a million visitors this year.