DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 16-year-old male was shot and killed by police after de-escalation efforts failed early Monday morning. Des Moines Police were called to a home to a report of a domestic dispute involving a weapon. When officers arrived they found the 16-year-old armed with a handgun. The apartment was also occupied by other family members. Officers began to de-escalate the situation. Several pleas were made for him to put the weapon down but the teenager raised the handgun in the direction of officers causing more than one officer to shoot at the teen, killing him.

CEDAR RAPIDS (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man is accused of using a replica pellet gun to threaten a man outside of the Kwik Star. Matthew Falco-Tirado is now charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree harassment, and two counts of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. Falco-Tirado allegedly walked up to someone’s vehicle at 4 a.m. on Christmas morning, pulled out a replica pellet gun, threatened to kill a man inside, and pulled a minor girl out of the vehicle.

IOWA (IRN) – Snowfall into Monday morning added another 2 to 3 inches to snow packs around much of Iowa. Temperatures dipped into the low single digits again overnight into Tuesday, but south winds are about to change things around quickly. Highs will climb into the 40s on Wednesday, with even a few 50-degree highs possible on Thursday.

IOWA (IRN) – Average gasoline prices in Iowa have been holding steady, rising just one cent per gallon in the last week. Prices are now averaging $2.87 per gallon. Prices in Iowa are 40 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 15 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.