DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Wichita man has been arrested in Davenport after his wife’s body was found in a dumpster. KCCI-TV reports 30-year-old Donnell Stafford was located after a state trooper found the victim’s stolen vehicle in a hotel parking lot. The suspect took the couple’s 7-year-old son to a relative’s house after the killing. Two dogs at the home were stabbed and were taken to a vet for treatment.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A child was injured in a fire that broke out in a downtown Mason City apartment. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a police officer was seen taking the child to an ambulance and comforting a woman who’d left the apartment with the child.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican candidate Annette Sweeney has topped Democrat Tracy Freese in a special election in Iowa’s State Senate District 25. KWWL-TV reports the final vote represents about a 55% to 44% win for the Republican. District 25 is the area that former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix served. Dix resigned earlier this year after a video emerged that showed him flirting with and kissing a lobbyist inside a popular Des Moines bar.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa cities and counties that intentionally violate federal immigration law will have their state funding revoked under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds Tuesday. The Des Moines Register reports supporters say the new law will maintain public safety and uphold the rule of law, but critics argue that Iowa has no sanctuary cities and that the bill will only stoke racial fears that could fuel discrimination.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines firefighters ran into a problem while battling a house fire Monday, according to WHO-TV. Everyone inside made it out safely, but while looking for a water source, crews found a car parked illegally in front of the closest fire hydrant, hindering their efforts to save the house.

CLINTON, IA (IRN) – The closed Ashford University Campus in Clinton is being repurposed, according to WQAD-TV. A new private academy and boarding school, still unnamed, will cater to wealthy Asian families. Yearly tuition will likely climb above $50,000. Organizers hope the campus will eventually be home to around 300 students at a time.