JOHNSON COUNTY – An Arizona man has died in a single semi crash on Interstate 80 west of Iowa City. The Iowa State Patrol reports the large vehicle operated by 55 year old Eric Smith left the westbound lanes at 4:30 Friday morning and crashed into a tree. The semi then caught fire.

DES MOINES – Authorities have identified a woman found dead near the Des Moines International Airport. WHO-13 reports that city employees were working in a wooded area Thursday near the airport when they found the body of 55-year-old Belinda Anne Morris. An investigation is ongoing.

IOWA CITY – A long time punter for the Iowa Hawkeyes earned the highest honor possible for his position on the football field. The Des Moines Register reports Tory Taylor won the 2023 Ray Guy Award, given to the best punter in all of college football each year. Taylor has been renowned on and off the field, as his Name Image Likeness work with Raygun shirts raises funds to prevent miscarriages in Iowa through the Count the Kicks Foundation.