WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two sisters from West Des Moines are being recognized as heroes for their quick thinking after saving two kids who fell through the ice in a pond behind an apartment building. Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Morris and 17-year-old Jacora Morris were scrolling through TikTok when they happened to look out their third-story window at the right time. They ran to the pond and rescued the kids, one of whom who was completely submerged.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – The murder trial of a Fort Dodge mother accused of drowning her newborn baby in the bathtub has been scheduled for September. Taylor Blaha is charged with first-degree murder in the baby’s death. Court documents say Blaha admitted to investigators that she and the father of the child, Brandon Thoma, drowned the baby girl shortly after she was born. They were worried the two-year-old son they shared would be taken away if authorities learned there was methamphetamine in their daughter’s system when she was born.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Some Republican lawmakers want to change the state constitution to ban gay marriage. House Joint Resolution 8 was introduced in the Iowa House on Tuesday. The bill has eight sponsors.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Students at 14 Iowa Public Schools are planning a walkout today in order to protest a series of bills in the Iowa Legislature relating to LGBTQ+ students.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – The historic, red brick Maytag headquarters buildings in Newton are a huge source of civic pride. And now, a $30 million plan could transform them into something new. The buildings haven’t been used much since the major appliance manufacturer closed in 2007. Soon, they could become Newton’s newest hotel and apartment complex.