IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A North Liberty man was killed Monday in a fiery crash just off Interstate 80 in Iowa City. The Iowa State Patrol reports Timothy Nelson, Jr. died Monday afternoon after hitting a traffic control pole and being ejected from his car. The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities confirmed that he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Campus visits have been scheduled for the four finalists in the search for the next president of Iowa State University. Their identities are being kept secret until a day before their visits. Officials say 64 people applied to the job, which was left vacant when Steven Leath left to take the top job at Auburn University in Alabama.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – The Johnston school district cancelled classes for today after parents received multiple text messages with threats to kill their children. The threatening texts went out to parents of all grade levels. School district officials are working closely with the Johnston Police Department to track down the source of the texts.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A district court judge in Iowa has upheld a new state law that requires a three-day waiting period for abortions, a move that will send the issue to the Iowa Supreme Court. WHO-TV reports Polk County District Judge Jeffrey Farrell says in a ruling issued Monday that the law doesn’t place an undue burden on women.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces an assault charge after authorities say he bit off another man’s earlobe. The Des Moines Register reports that 42-year-old George Thomas Chambers was arrested Sunday on an assault causing bodily injury charge. He told police, “I’m Mike Tyson,” a reference to the professional boxer who famously bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during a 1997 fight.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – Students from North Iowa Area Community College collected items for a Florida community college impacted by Hurricane Irma. KIMT-TV reports Florida Keys Community College is receiving a plane full of toilet paper, notebooks, water, and other supplies. The plane and fuel for the trip were donated by local businesses.