HARLAN – The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has requested state assistance with the investigation of a standoff situation in Harlan. A press release issued Thursday details an incident with an armed male subject, identified as 36-year-old David Plagmann, who is accused of taking “aggressive movements towards law enforcement” during negotiations with police. Plagmann was shot at and hit, which was followed by life saving efforts — but he later died at a nearby hospital. Police also identified 31-year-old Alexis Martin as a female found dead at the scene of the incident.

SHENANDOAH – A priest is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his own church in western Iowa. KCCI-TV reports Rev. Thomas Thakadipuram faces six counts of first degree theft after he allegedly removed certificates of deposits belonging to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shenandoah and deposited into a bank account for a fake missionary group. Law enforcement accuses Thakadipuram of stealing nearly $165,000.

DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today in honor and remembrance of former Iowa State Senate President Jack Kibbie. Kibbie served in both the Iowa House and Senate, and served as a tank commander in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.