DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – New data show Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds raised more money last year than all her gubernatorial challengers. The Republican governor collected more than $3.7 million in 2017. Fred Hubbell, a businessman seeking the Democratic nomination alongside six others, raised over $3 million in the same period. Ron Corbett, a former Cedar Rapids mayor challenging Reynolds in the Republican primary, raised more than $844,000.

NEWTON, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man has been found guilty of kidnapping and sexually abusing a girl in Jasper County. The Courier reports that a jury on Friday found 57-year-old Jeff Lee Altmayer guilty. Altmayer was arrested after approaching a 12-year-old girl and her friend in Colfax in 2016. He offered them $100 to come to his home in Des Moines and do yard work. The 12-year-old got into his car, where Altmayer assaulted her. Altmayer is also awaiting charges for similar incidents in other cities. He faces life in prison.

SACRAMENTO, CA (IRN) – The governor of California has blocked parole for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of Charles Manson. KWWL-TV reports Houten was from Waterloo. She’s behind bars for murder and conspiracy tied to the crimes orchestrated by Manson in 1969.

STORY COUNTY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa legislator was released from jail Friday after police arrested him on suspicion of drunken driving and possessing a firearm while under the influence. Republican State Rep. Francis “Chip” Baltimore was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Friday in Ames after police say he was going 25 mph under the speed limit and weaving between lanes. The 51-year-old lawmaker recorded a blood alcohol level of nearly twice the legal limit.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The University of Iowa Dance Marathon announced a $2 million gift commitment to establish the University of Iowa Dance Marathon Chair in Pediatric Oncology. KGAN-TV reports the gift marks the first student-funded chair in the history of the University of Iowa and will fund a faculty position to lead the pediatric cancer research program.