ATLANTIC – An eight year old student died after suffering injuries when hit by a car in Atlantic on Monday. The Iowa State patrol reports a Chevy Suburban was traveling westbound on a street in the community as a child ran out into the roadway. As of Tuesday night, no formal charges had been filed, and the case remains under investigation.

DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst did not commit to running for election again while meeting with constituents at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday. Ernst was at the Iowa Pork Producers Tent, according to WHO-13, and was in attendance with members of the Trump administration, including EPA Director Lee Zeldin and Small Business Administration Leader Kelly Loeffler. Ernst said she plans to make a final decision in the coming weeks, with an announcement expected this fall. State Representative Josh Turek announced his campaign for the same U.S. Senate Seat on Tuesday, running now as one of five Democrats vying for the nomination in June.

IOWA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken back a previous ruling that seven segments of Iowa rivers were among impaired waters in the state due to high nitrate levels. The Des Moines Register reports the Trump Administration is reversing a previous call by the Biden-led EPA to add portions of the Cedar, Des Moines, Iowa, Raccoon, and Skunk Rivers into a program that would have had federal support to reduce pollution in the waterways. The Iowa DNR was opposed to the initial move made in 2024. The reversal comes after Central Iowa Water Works added several restrictions to water use due to high nitrate levels.