DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines man seen in the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol has been booked into the Polk County Jail. Doug Jensen, 41, is one of many people wanted by the FBI in connection to Wednesday’s riot. Forrest & Associate Masonry in Des Moines says Jensen no longer has a job there. Photos show Jensen inside the Capitol Wednesday. He’s shown wearing a stocking cap and a QAnon T-shirt over a hooded sweatshirt.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former Iowa trash collection official has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $1.6 million. Jeffrey Dworek, 56, of Urbandale, had been the director of operations for Metro Waste Authority, which is run by Polk County. Dworek set up a shell company purported to provide services to Metro Waste Authority, then paid out company funds for his own use. He also took kickbacks from various vendors.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The first law enforcement officer in Iowa to die of COVID-19 was a Dickinson County Conservation officer. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Steve Reighard died Friday. Reighard began having symptoms of coronavirus before Christmas and was in the hospital for several weeks. He started his career as a park ranger in 2005.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Drake University Athletics Department announced Friday evening that the Missouri Valley Conference postponed the next two men’s basketball games because of a positive COVID-19 test result.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The head of the Henry County Republican Party has resigned over a Facebook post he says has been taken out of context. On the party Facebook page, Trent Hobbs urged Republicans to “stay locked and loaded” and likened the riot at the Capitol to the shot heard around the world, which started the American Revolution. He says he’s a modern day Paul Revere.