COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A plane crash has shut down an interstate in Council Bluffs. KGAN-TV reports a small plane crashed into the median on I-29 Thursday afternoon. All lanes of the interstate were shut down, and the incident is being investigated. One person died in the crash.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A national group says Iowa regents did a “serious disservice” by influencing the University of Iowa presidential search to favor their pre-ordained candidate, businessman Bruce Harreld. KWWL-TV reports the American Association of University Professors said in a report Thursday the Iowa Board of Regents “acted throughout in bad faith” when regents allowed several prominent higher education administrators to believe they were participating in an honest search, when Harreld had the inside track.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – An autopsy has determined the identity of a body found in the Cedar River near Gilbertville earlier this month. KCRG-TV reports the body belonged to 18-year-old Moe Sed. Sed, a student at Waterloo West High School, was first reported missing on October 22. The State Medical Examiner’s Office had not yet determined the cause of death.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman is in the Polk County Jail after police say she shot at another woman during an argument over a man. WHO-TV reports forty-one-year-old Lashawnda Gatewood is charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and going armed with intent. Gatewood and another woman were fighting over the man when she fired at a vehicle with the other woman inside. No one was hurt.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police are investigating after a stabbing victim walked into a restaurant. KWWL-TV reports police aren’t sure where the stabbing occurred. They learned about it after the victim walked into a Perkins Restaurant shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning. The victim was taken to an area hospital.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Des Moines police are searching for the driver of a Lexus SUV that led them on a high-speed chase overnight. KCCI-TV reports the chase started after 2:30 a.m. when the driver refused to stop. The pursuit reached 100 mph with the suspect driving the wrong way down city streets. The suspect hit stop sticks and eventually ditched the vehicle near the AIB College of Business. He ran from the scene in an unknown direction.

KEOKUK, IA (IRN) – Matrix Metals announced Wednesday the closing of its Keokuk Steel Castings facility. KHQA-TV reports the plant manufactures steel castings for use in valves, mining, drilling, transportation, military and other heavy industries. The closure is due to decreased demand in the oil and gas industries. Keokuk Steel Castings has operated in Keokuk since 1936. As recently as 2012, the facility employed over 500 people.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Green Iowa Americorps staff and volunteers planted two acres of pollinator attracting plants at the Cedar Rapids-Linn County Solid Waste Agency on Wednesday, to try to bring more bees, birds, and butterflies to eastern Iowa. KCRG-TV reports the Solid Waste Agency is doing this for species that have damaged or destroyed habitats. Three more acres of plants will go into the ground next fall.