CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Mason City man is facing a federal drug charge according to KIMT-TV. 56-year-old Mark Monroe Hoffman was arrested on November 21 after the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office says it found him with both methamphetamine and marijuana. He’s been indicted for possession with intent to distribute meth.

MOUNT VERNON, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after a crash involving a straight truck and a motorcycle along Highway 30 in Mount Vernon. KCRG-TV reports the head-on crash took place Friday morning. The truck was in the correct lane when it was hit head-on by the motorcycle.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Polk County judge has granted a protective order to prevent law enforcement agencies involved in Scott Greene’s case from leaking information, according to KCCI-TV. Attorneys for Greene say they believe there has been a leak of confidential information in the murder case. Greene is charged with the murders of Des Moines Police Sgt. Anthony Beminio and Urbandale Officer Justin Martin.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – The American Civil Liberties Union said it will defend a transgender student at Newton High School who was asked to wipe off a political statement he wrote on his arm. KCRG-TV reports the student wrote “love trumps hate” on his arm in November, and a gym teacher told him to wipe it off while also calling him a girl. The student was told to wash it off or go home. The ACLU says it is a violation of his fundamental right to free speech.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – In front of the largest crowd to ever see a women’s game at the Knapp Center, the Drake women beat in-state rival UNI on Friday 70-57 to win the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title. WHO-TV reports it’s the first outright title for Drake in 17 years. The Bulldogs are now 16-0 in the MVC with just 2 games left in the regular season.