CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A soldier killed in a Korean War battle nearly 68 years ago will be laid to rest in Cedar Rapids with full military honors next week after his remains were finally identified. KCRG-TV reports Army Sergeant Donald Baker was reported missing following a battle in September of 1950 near Haman, South Korea. He was originally listed as missing in action for years and family stories claimed he was captured and tortured to death by the enemy. He was 20 years old.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – The body of a man was found in Lake Manawa in Council bluffs Monday. The DNR determined that the man had somehow fallen into the lake from a personal watercraft operated by his wife, prior to a good Samaritan spotting him and bringing him to shore. The man was transported to a Council Bluffs hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive. Investigators say alcohol may have been involved.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – President Trump’s declaration that the United States would halt joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula met resistance as influential Republicans opposed the decision. The Washington Post reports Iowa Senator Joni Ernst objected, saying,“I don’t think that’s wise — we have done these exercises for years with the South Koreans and so I would just ask the president, why do we need to suspend them? They are legal.”

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Over 100 bank accounts have been drained over the weekend in West Des Moines after being compromised by an ATM skimmer. KCCI-TV reports police found a skimming device from an ATM inside a QuikTrip.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A homeless shelter in downtown Des Moines is working on a plan to build permanent apartments for the chronically homeless in the same drainage ditch where they used to camp. The Des Moines Register reports Central Iowa Shelter and Services hopes to build 24 apartments from shipping containers.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A soybean field served as an emergency landing strip in Fort Dodge Tuesday. WHO-TV reports the pilot left the Fort Dodge Airport and traveled about 800 feet into the air before having engine problems. The pilot managed to turn around, but was unable to glide back to the airport. Police say the pilot spotted the field and even attempted to land with the wheels between the rows to avoid damaging the crops. The tires sunk into the dirt, flipping the plane onto its nose. The pilot suffered a few scratches.