MADISON COUNTY – A Winterset man has died from his injuries after apparently running onto a roadway into traffic late Saturday night. The Iowa State Patrol reports 23-year-old Logan Smith came from the east ditch onto U.S. Highway 169 in Madison County at approximately 10:45 p.m., causing a collision with a Ford F250. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, and the 18-year-old driver of the truck was uninjured.

WEST LIBERTY – One person was injured following an altercation with police officers in West Liberty. WHO-13 reports that West Liberty Police and Muscatine County Deputies responded to a possible domestic disturbance. Police accuse the suspect in the case of charging at officers with a knife. After an attempt to use a taser failed, a West Liberty officer fired his gun, striking the individual. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation will look into the incident.

DES MOINES – The 2026 Iowa Legislative Session begins this week. Governor Kim Reynolds will give her Condition of the State address on Tuesday at 6 p.m., which highlights her priorities in the second year of the two-year general assembly. Reynolds will once again enjoy broad support from strong majorities of Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate, although Democrats broke a supermajority of GOP senators since the last session, which will potentially impact nominees by Reynolds.