GRIMES, IA (IRN) – A boy was found dead and his mother unresponsive in Grimes Friday, although details surrounding the incident remain unclear, according to KCCI-TV. The deceased boy has been identified as 2-year-old Mason Wyckoff. The injured woman is 33-year-old Stephanie Erickson, the mother of Mason. Neighbors say Erickson appeared troubled at times, and that she would “sit outside and smoke and cry.” She remains in serious condition.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A passenger at the Dubuque Regional Airport tried to take a handgun through security Friday morning, according to KCRG-TV. The TSA says it found an unloaded .22 caliber firearm inside a carry-on bag. Agents took possession of the gun and let the passenger board a later flight. The TSA says it’s legal to have a gun on a plane as long as it’s unloaded, declared to the airline and properly packed inside a locked hard-sided container.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police have identified the man killed Thursday in a shooting on Des Moines’ east side. WHO-TV reports the victim in the shooting is 41-year-old James Patton of Des Moines. Police were called to a location near the East Gate Coin Laundromat. Police found Patton in the parking lot there, suffering from several gunshot wounds in the chest and groin that he later died from.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids teacher has admitted she is in a relationship with a high school boy. 24-year-old Mary Beth Haglin has been fired, and is facing charges of sexual exploitation. Haglin’s relationship is with a 17-year-old student. She claims the school found out about her relationship, and told her to keep the situation quiet.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Davenport is considering allowing vendors to serve customers on public property downtown. The Quad-City Times reports current ordinances prohibit food trucks, trailers and pushcarts from operating on public property. Under the proposed program, food trucks would be required to pay fees, operate in specific zones and set up at least 100 feet from any open brick-and-mortar restaurants.