IOWA (IRN) – The entire state of Iowa will soon be under a Freeze Warning. A Freeze Warning will go into effect for all of Iowa beginning at 1 AM Saturday. The warning will remain in effect through 9 AM Saturday as temperatures go below 32 degrees. This will be the earliest freeze in the last 10 years.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – A Wapello County man and woman have been found guilty on federal charges of labor trafficking for bringing two immigrants from Micronesia to their home, then stealing their wages. Nesly Mwarecheong, 46, and Bertino Weires, 51, each pleaded guilty this week in federal court. When the men arrived they were made to work at a meat processing plant in Ottumwa. Mwarecheong and Weires then confiscated and kept most of the men’s pay – allowing them to keep just $20 per pay period. They also took the men’s passports and social security cards.

HIAWATHA, IA (IRN) – A Hiawatha man was arrested on Thursday for sending a threatening communication to election officials in Arizona. According to court documents, 64-year-old Mark Rissi allegedly left threatening voicemails that also falsely claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

DECORAH, IA (IRN) – Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection to an August burglary of Stone Ridge Community Church in Decorah. The teens face multiple felony charges.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – A man from Newton was arrested while he was speaking at a city council meeting Monday. Noah Petersen tried to use his allocated three minutes to criticize police department actions. Mayor Michael Hansen called him out of order, asked him to leave, and when Peterson didn’t, police arrested him.