DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a laboratory criminalist is no longer employed with the department after making public comments on a social media site. KCCI-TV reports Amy Pollpeter’s employment ended on Tuesday. She was employed by the department for just over 10 years. They are not saying what she posted that cost her her job.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Firefighters rescued two dogs from a house fire in Davenport according to WQAD-TV. The homeowner had reportedly left just minutes before the fire. There was extensive damage to the home, but no one was injured.

MARION, IA (IRN) – Many 9-1-1 calls came in to the city of Marion’s dispatch center about a white substance on cars and houses. KWWL-TV reports the Linn County Hazardous Materials Team was called in to investigate, and found the substance to be a broadleaf herbicide that may have come from a crop-dusting aircraft. Officials say there is little risk to the public.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – The Muscatine Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting, according to WQAD-TV. 17 shots struck the side of a house while three adults and one baby were inside. No one was injured. Twelve shell casings from two different guns were found at the scene.

LECLAIRE, IA (IRN) – A man from the eastern Iowa town of LeClaire has been charged with child endangerment after hospital staff discovered his 2-month-old daughter has multiple broken bones. 33-year-old Jonathan Rose brought his daughter to a Davenport hospital where she was found to have a broken leg and at least three broken ribs. He says he couldn’t get her to stop crying, grew frustrated, and squeezed her.

HARTFORD, IA (IRN) – Multiple agencies searched overnight for two tubers stranded on the Des Moines River between Pleasant Hill and Hartford, according to KCCI-TV. The two called 911 to report they had hit a branch, and their tube had deflated. Shortly after making the call for help, the tubers’ cell phone died. They were found about 1:30 a.m., and are OK.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on granting the final permits that were standing in the way of the Dakota Access interstate crude oil pipeline, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The approval by the Corps now means the controversial Bakken oil pipeline is greenlighted.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Kansas City couple who crashed into a deer near Osceola are praising the Iowa State Patrol, according to KCCI-TV. Anna and Juan Molina say when state troopers Cody Frank and Robert Deskin showed up, the officers called a tow truck, transferred their luggage to a squad car, drove them 45 miles to Des Moines to get a rental car and dropped them off at a hotel. The troopers appreciate the praise, but say it’s just the kind of thing they do every day.