SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Isaiah Mothershed was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday for shooting a Sioux City police officer and committing a string of armed robberies. The Sioux City Journal reports 19-year-old Mothershed shot Officer Ryan Moritz in the leg on Feb. 7 while waiting to be transported to jail after his arrest, and of firing a shot at a homeowner after she interrupted a break-in.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Four people were injured when a pickup truck rolled over in eastern Iowa and several juveniles were thrown from the vehicle. The Quad-City Times reports the crash happened in rural Scott County Monday. Two passengers were riding in the bed of the truck when the driver lost control and it rolled onto its roof.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A woman on probation for her role in a staged Sioux City bank robbery is now behind bars for probation violations–quitting her job and smoking marijuana. The Sioux City Journal reports 19-year-old Heaven Zevenbergen, of Holstein, was ordered to spend 30 days in jail. Zevenbergen and her friend, 19-year-old Angelica Perez, were sentenced to five years in prison, but had their sentences suspended. Perez entered the bank in disguise and passed Zevenbergen, who was a bank teller, a note demanding cash.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa City police are investigating an armed robbery last night, according to KCRG-TV. A man jumped out of a tan minivan and confronted a woman in a parking lot. The man pointed a handgun at the woman and told her to give him her money. When she said she didn’t have any, he fled in the minivan.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating a potential hate crime after racist words were written on the door of a black woman’s home, according to KCCI-TV. The phrase “white power” had been written on her door. The case is similar to vandalism at Drake last week. One Drake student’s dorm room door was covered with racist posters. Four Drake students were suspended in the incident.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Iowa lawmaker is urging anyone who’s unhappy with the president-elect to “suck it up.” WHO-TV reports Representative Bobby Kaufmann is proposing what he calls the “suck it up, buttercup” bill. He says protests on Interstate 80 last week sparked the idea. The bill would clarify state laws about highway protests. He also wants to fine schools that use tax dollars to support what he calls “cry rooms” for students upset about the outcome of the election.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Excitement is building once again at the thought of a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids. KGAN-TV reports Wild Rose is preparing an application for a gambling license for a smaller “boutique” casino, which would minimize the impact on the nearby Riverside casino. Wild Rose was granted the last gambling license in Iowa for its new casino in Jefferson.