MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – An incident in Mason City that left a woman with minor injuries after being dragged by a vehicle Wednesday night was the result of transaction involving electronics gone awry. KIMT-TV reports a subject met the victim in the street and the victim allegedly gave the person the electronics valued at $40. However, the subject allegedly drove off before paying and the victim tried to hang on to the truck as long as possible.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny couple is being sued by their adopted daughter six years after being charged with neglect and false imprisonment. KCCI-TV reports the lawsuit alleges Ankeny residents Paul and Joann Drake beat and choked SavannahRose Willow and locked her in the basement. As a teenager in 2012, Willow said she was physically and emotionally abused and only allowed to leave the basement for school. The parents received a deferred judgment on a false imprisonment guilty plea.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Git N Go convenience stores were robbed Tuesday night in Polk County. WHO-TV reports the robbers were armed. Police aren’t sure if the incidents are related.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A threat made against the Linn County Courthouse forced an hour long closure of both the main courthouse and the Juvenile Justice Center. KCRG-TV reports no threat was found, and the incident remains under investigation.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowa’s shift to private management of its Medicaid program has become increasingly unpopular. Just 28 percent of Iowa adults think the state should continue having private companies run the giant health care program for poor or disabled Iowans, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll.