PANORA, IA (IRN) – A Nebraska infant drowned in a rented condo at Lake Panorama last week. Raccoon Valley Radio reports the infant drowned at the Clover Ridge Resort. When Panora Rescue arrived on scene they found 21-month-old Sawyer Madsen floating in the bathtub. The child and her four year-old sibling were reported to have been left in the bathtub with the water running. The family was at the resort to celebrate Thanksgiving.

GALT, IA (IRN) – The mother of a two-year-old girl who was found outside in the rain in the northern Iowa town of Galt last week has been arrested. 24-year-old Ysable Ceplecha of Eagle Grove is charged with neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. KCCI-TV reports at the time she was found, the child was wearing only pajamas and no shoes. Officers also took Ceplecha’s one-year-old child into protective custody.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man rescued from a burning home Tuesday morning by a newspaper delivery man has been flown to Iowa City for treatment of his burns. WHO-TV reports Doug Ribeiro was delivering papers when he noticed the smoke and flames. He started pounding on the home’s door and was able to help the man outside. The home is a total loss.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – Police have identified two Clinton men as the missing boaters they have been searching for on the Mississippi River. WQAD-TV reports the boaters, Tyler Steeg and Keegan Rasmussen – both age 22, were reported missing on Saturday when their boat was found empty. The search continues.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Transportation is asking the state for more money for snow plows this year because it wants to replace them more frequently. KCRG-TV reports the DOT normally replaces 60 trucks each year, but it’s asking for funding to replace 75 this year. They want to shift to replacing trucks every 12 years rather than every 15 to lower maintenance costs. There are more than 900 trucks in the fleet.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A series of small tornadoes appeared suddenly Monday afternoon in northern Iowa, reportedly touching down near the towns of Radcliffe, Zearing, Grundy Center and Parkersburg. Tornadoes were also seen near New Sharon, and further south in Davis County. The National Weather Service reports most of the damage occurred near Radcliffe in Hardin County. No one was injured.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa says a $45 million donation will fund a center to research diseases that affect the brain and nervous system. The center will bring together researchers from across campus, including biologists, computer scientists and engineers. The gift comes from the university’s largest donor, the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.