OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa Police have arrested a man and charged him with kidnapping. Police say that on Tuesday they took a missing person report for a woman. She came to Ottumwa on March 9 to clean out her apartment but didn’t return home. On Wednesday, police located her. She told police that she had been held captive for several days and wasn’t allowed to leave. During that time, she says she was physically assaulted multiple times and was sexually assaulted. Police have arrested 43-year-old Michael Eastwood of Ottumwa.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Vice President Kamala Harris made her first trip to Iowa since she was a candidate on the 2020 campaign trail. Harris visited Des Moines, discussing reproductive freedom with Iowa’s local leaders and criticizing moves at the state capitol to restrict abortion rights. She’s been making similar visits across the country after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. She said the government shouldn’t tell women what to do with their bodies.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – In a 57-39 vote, Iowa House Republicans passed a bill Thursday that would require students only use bathrooms or locker rooms that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate. It now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.

BIRMINGHAM, AL (IRN) – Johni Broome had 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, and No. 9 seed Auburn beat Iowa 83-75 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.