FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A girl was shot in Fort Dodge Sunday. After arrival on scene, officers began lifesaving efforts until paramedics arrived and were able to continue. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later transported by ambulance to a Des Moines hospital. Her current condition has not been released. Police don’t believe the shooting was a random act.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An Anamosa State Penitentiary inmate with COVID-19 has died. Larry Donell Whaley, 64, was pronounced dead on Saturday. Whaley was serving a 50-year sentence for the 2016 death of 19-year-old Samantha Teeter in Mason City. Teeter died from a bullet wound after Whaley fired a gun through his apartment door.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A shooting occurred near the statehouse Sunday evening after a traffic incident. A woman was shot in the leg. A pro-Trump rally was being held nearby, but authorities have not confirmed a connection between the incident and the rally.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Just one hour before the 5 p.m. scheduled tipoff time Sunday, the men’s basketball game between the Iowa State Cyclones and DePaul Blue Demons was canceled because of COVID-19. The players were already warming up at Hilton Coliseum when the athletics departments announced that the game would not be played. DePaul has now had to postpone or cancel its first five games of the season because of COVID-19.

AMES, IA (IRN) – The Big 12 championship football game matchup is set between No. 12 Iowa State and No. 13 Oklahoma. Iowa State clinched a spot in its first title game and the best conference record in the regular season with a 42-6 home win over West Virginia. The title game is Dec. 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Oklahoma has won six games in a row since a 37-30 loss at Iowa State on Oct. 3.