OMAHA, NE (IRN) – The Omaha division of the Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested 29 people in Iowa in the last year with connections to two drug cartels as part of its campaign “Operation Last Mile.” So far, the DEA’s Omaha office made 87 arrests and seized 60 firearms across its five-state region with links to the Jalisco and Sinaloa cartels.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A child was shot last night in Cedar Rapids. Police say the victim is in the hospital in critical condition. There have been no arrests.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport man has been arrested after police say he harassed a woman through social media. Kenneth Wade Burroughs, 62, was arrested Tuesday on an extortion charge and five sex offender registry violations.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A federal jury convicted a Cedar Rapids man on Tuesday of seven charges related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection. The jury in Washington found Leo Kelly, 37, guilty of charges that included obstructing an official proceeding, entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa basketball fans in central Iowa won’t have far to drive to see the Hawkeyes basketball teams play next season. The university on Wednesday announced a women’s and men’s doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The women will face Cleveland State, and the men will play Florida A&M.