MARSHALL COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people were killed in an early morning accident north of Marshalltown. The Iowa State Patrol reports a pickup was traveling westbound on Highway 96 when it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Highway 14 and collided with a northbound semi. That semi spun out and was hit by a southbound semi. One of the semis was a Tyson truck hauling meat, which spilled out onto the road.

CLEAR LAKE, IA (IRN) – A Clear Lake police officer accused of domestic violence has resigned from the force. KIMT-TV reports 36-year-old Ryan Eskildsen is charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse assault for an incident last November. Eskildsen plans to plead self-defense at his trial. He had been a member of the department since 2002.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A Coralville man is facing charges for pretending to be an FBI agent in an Iowa City restaurant. KGAN-TV reports 28-year-old Michael Barthart asked employees for information about a vehicle in the parking lot and pretended to talk into a portable radio. He said he was an FBI agent looking for someone.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Public workers lashed out against a Republican-led labor bill now headed to the governor’s desk. KCCI-TV reports the bill drastically changes collective bargaining rules in Iowa affecting more than 180,000 public employees. Union leaders say this is a wake-up call for the labor movement. Republicans say many Iowans want the changes. The bill now heads to Gov. Branstad’s desk.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s switch to a managed Medicaid system last year has one Cedar Rapids family wondering who’s going to pay the hospital bill for their disabled 35-year-old son. KCRG-TV reports members of Brandon Beaty’s family say they chose AmeriHealth last year. Beaty has Down’s Syndrome and also received a kidney transplant. Doctors want him in the hospital. AmeriHealth said no.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Yesterday was “A Day Without Immigrants,” and the idea was for immigrants across the country to “disappear,” showing the rest of the nation what it’s like without them. WHO-TV reports organizers in Des Moines expected around 500 people to join a march on the State Capitol; instead, they saw a crowd of over 2,000. Protesters say they’re hoping for immigration reform, rather than a wall and mass deportations.