DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One person was killed early Thursday morning in a house fire on the south side of Des Moines. A man died and a woman escaped the fire. The identity of the man has not been released. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The home didn’t have working smoke detectors.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed several bills into law, including two major bills impacting transgender Iowans. One law will restrict which bathrooms transgender Iowans can use. The law will now require students only use bathrooms or locker rooms that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate. The other will ban gender transition procedures for anyone under the age of 18.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Police have arrested two people in connection to a burglary at a Cedar Rapids business earlier this month. They stole more than $200,000 worth of property from the business. Several vehicles and about 20 DJI-brand drones were stolen.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team left Wednesday afternoon for Seattle for the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes, a 2 seed in Seattle 4 Region, play Colorado, a 6 seed, on Friday night at 6:30. If Iowa wins, they will play the winner of Friday’s game between (8) Ole Miss and (5) Louisville on Sunday.
LOS ANGLES, CA (IRN) – An Oskaloosa man and lifelong superfan of “Wheel of Fortune” spun and won. As a child, Cory Houser dressed up as the “wheel” with Christmas lights, and after Halloween, he put the “Wheel” on a lazy Susan and hosted “Wheel of Fortune” games around the kitchen table with his family. Houser’s parents created business cards that said, “Your Game Show Host, Cory Houser,” for his birthday. Houser won $86,000 in cash and prizes, including a Ford GT supercar and a trip to Barbados.
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