DES MOINES – A Des Moines woman faces charged after being accused of setting a homeless tent on fire. KCCI-TV reports 49-year-old Tina Davidson allegedly started a blaze with people inside of a tent near Euclid Avenue. Davidson faces one count of first degree arson. No major injuries were reported.

JOHNSTON – A Kentucky man was arrested this week for alleged attempts to extort a minor in Johnston. WHO-13 reports 18-year-old Ekokolemba Lusalang is accused of pretending to be a teenage girl while communicating with an underage girl. The victim shared explicit photos with Lusalang, believing him to be the other identity. Lusalang was arrested in Johnston after attempting to meet the girl and faces charges in Polk County Jail.

AMES – For all of the recent success of the Iowa State Cyclones football program, there’s still milestones to get in program history for Head Coach Matt Campbell. Since 2016, the head coach has led the cardinal and gold to 55 wins, according to the Des Moines Register — two shy of Dan McCarney, who helped establish success in the program for the first time in decades back in the 1990s and 2000s. The undefeated and 20th-ranked Cyclones host Arkansas State at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday.