COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Council Bluffs police arrested a man who took off in a truck with the victim on the hood. Officers were at a Walmart parking lot when they were approached by a man who said he had located his stolen truck in the parking lot. KETV reports the suspect got into the truck, and the victim and officer ran to try and stop it. The victim jumped on the hood as the suspect started the truck and fled. The victim continued to hang on as the suspect sped away. He victim was able to break the back window of the truck and enter the cab. The suspect jumped out of the truck and it left the roadway and struck a tree, but not before it ran over him. The suspect is in the hospital.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened Sunday just across the street from a Des Moines elementary school, according to KCCI-TV. At least one house and several parked cars directly across the street from Capitol View Elementary School were hit. No one was injured.

ALTON, IA (IRN) – Authorities responded to a train derailment in thenorthwest Iowa town of Alton Sunday after a week of heavy rains. The Des Moines Register reports an estimated 37 of the train’s 95 cars derailed as a bridge collapsed under the train. No one was hurt, and no toxic chemicals were spilled.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – The former home of Holy Ghost Catholic School in Dubuque has been damaged by a fire, according to KWWL-TV. The building was vacant, and no one was hurt. Authorities suspect arson.

MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – Amid the devastation caused by the Marshalltown tornado were the trees; uprooted, snapped, or damaged beyond hope of recovery. WHO-TV reports Linda Harvey, who works the front desk at a hotel, has been turning damaged trees into works of art. Harvey started decorating trees when she realized she couldn’t do repair work, but wanted to do something. She says she wanted to “put a little something different and interesting and beautiful back in the community to make people feel a little bit better and hopeful.” She hopes that others who see the trees will realize that everyone has something they can contribute during tough times.