DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The election results for auditor of the state of Iowa are finally in. State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, was re-elected to another four year term, beating Republican Todd Halbur by approximately 2600 votes. Sand is now the only Democrat to hold statewide office in Iowa.

JONES COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A motorcyclist was killed after hitting a deer Tuesday night in Jones County.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police say the victim of a kidnapping and assault is also a suspect in a Des Moines murder case. Court documents say Malik Hawkins ordered the kidnapping of 20-year-old Capone Blake while he was incarcerated in the Polk County Jail. Five men are accused of attacking Blake on Monday at an apartment complex. Police say the five men then took Blake to another address in the city and assaulted him again. Investigators believe this was over a drug debt.

ROLAND, IA (IRN) – A Roland-Story High School student has been charged in an assault case. 17-year-old Kade Blume faces one count of felony assault as an adult. Blume allegedly stripped the clothes off the victim and assaulted the victim with a pencil.

IOWA (IRN) – Secretary of State Paul Pate announced on Wednesday that the unofficial voter turnout for the November 2022 election was the second highest for a midterm in Iowa’s history. The voter turnout trailed only the 2018 midterm election. More than 1,220,000 Iowans voted in the 2022 election.

IOWA (IRN) – A cold front moves through Iowa midday today, bringing chances for showers and storms and much colder conditions for at least the next week. An approaching cold front will bring an end to the mild conditions by midday. The front moves in during the late morning to early afternoon hours. As it does so, showers and storms will develop along the front.