UPDATE AT 10:45 a.m. – Multiple people have been shot at Perry High School. Raccoon Valley Radio reports several police and emergency agencies responded to the school for shots fired. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation. Perry Schools have cancelled classes. There are multiple confirmed injuries.

CEDAR RAPIDS – A man shot and killed in a shootout with Cedar Rapids Police has been identified. KCRG-TV reports Michael Griffin is accused of being involved in a drive by shooting Monday morning, and then leading police on a chase and fired at officers with an AR-15. A juvenile passenger left the vehicle during the pursuit at one point. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports five officers opened fire on Griffin after his vehicle was disabled but he continued to fire his weapon.

DUBUQUE – Siblings from Dubuque face federal prison time for attempting to distribute meth near a school. The Des Moines Register reports Jacob Patrick and Cody Lyn Damaio were sentenced following a summer 2023 guilty plea related to allegations the two used several residences near a school to traffic and store drugs over the course of two and a half years. Jacob received 25 years and Codi was sentenced to 14 for their roles in the operation.

SAYDEL – Another Iowa school is in the process of considering a four-day school week. WHO-13 reports Saydel has been discussing the subject during board meetings throughout the ongoing academic year, and hosted an open forum with parents on Wednesday. Saydel is reporting declining enrollment and significant challenges in retaining staff, and those concerns may have them join five other districts in a shorter week with slightly longer school days.