DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A driver who led Des Moines police on a chase early Friday remains on the run, according to KCCI-TV. Officers stopped a vehicle for traffic violations about 3:30 a.m., but the driver sped off. During the chase, a Des Moines squad car crashed into a pole. The officer was not injured, but the car was significantly damaged. The driver abandoned the minivan fled on foot.  A K9 attempted to track the driver, but couldn’t find him.

KIRKVILLE, IA (IRN) – A late afternoon fire Thursday in northern Wapello County destroyed a home and killed two dogs that were trapped inside. KTVO-TV reports the homeowners were not home at the time of the fire. Firefighters say the metal roofing on the home made the fire tough to control, as the metal held in the heat and flames.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A Clinton woman told police she shot up a heroin-like opioid hours before giving birth, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Officers were called to the Labor and Delivery Unit at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after staff found a suspected controlled substance. 38-year-old Heather Rice told police that she injected heroin four hours before arriving at UIHC to give birth. She faces up to five years in prison.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly to 3.5 percent in October from 3.6 percent in September, according to Iowa Workforce Development. The state’s jobless rate was 4.3 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 5 percent in October. 5000 more Iowans are working now than a year ago.

DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that former lottery official Eddie Tipton has been connected to another lottery scam. KCCI-TV reports Tipton was linked to a 2011 Hot Lotto jackpot with a winning ticket in Oklahoma. Tipton was convicted of two counts of fraud in July of rigging a 2010 Hot Lotto case with a $14 million jackpot.  He was a security director at the Multi-State Lottery Association. He’s serving five years in prison.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A former special needs teacher at Highland Elementary School in Waterloo has been arrested after he allegedly spanked a 5-year-old student last month on the bus. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports 38-year-old Robb Allen Pfohl was taken into custody last Friday for assault in the incident. He has since resigned from his position.

DUNKERTON, IA (IRN) – A former Dunkerton Police Chief was arrested Thursday and charged with theft. KWWL-TV reports 55-year-old Timothy Lee Schultz of Waterloo is accused of making purchases exceeding $2,000 of gasoline with a City Fuel Credit Card. Black Hawk County Deputies arrested Schultz on Thursday. He’s charged with Theft in the Second Degree and Unauthorized Use of a Credit Card. Both are Class D felonies. He’s in jail.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – After she was on the television show the “Price is Right,” a Mason City woman can soon expect a big prize in her driveway — a new car. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports Lisa Worden won the vehicle as a contestant on the long-running CBS show in an episode that was broadcast Friday. Worden was invited to “come on down!” in part because she wore an “Aw, shucks, I’m from Iowa” T-shirt.