CLIVE, IA (IRN) – Three people have died and two were injured in an overnight pursuit in Clive that ended in a crash. The vehicle was stolen from Urbandale. The driver lost control, the car flipped several times, collided with a light pole, and launched across Walnut Creek, striking the bank and coming to rest at the edge of a parking lot. Officers found multiple occupants ejected from the vehicle, and provided lifesaving measures while awaiting help from medics. Police said five young males were found at the scene. Three died and two were taken to local hospitals.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff until Wednesday. The move is to honor and remember United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, as well as Capitol Police Officers and law enforcement all across Iowa and the U.S. Sicknick died as a result of injuries he sustained defending the Capitol building during Wednesday’s pro-Trump Capitol seige. Liebengood, another Capitol Police officer who defended the against rioters, died in an apparent suicide.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Democratic Party closed its Des Moines headquarters after it received messages threatening the lives of its staff. They received the threat Friday morning.

VINCENT, IA (IRN) – The Webster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide Saturday. Investigators believe 69-year-old Allen Will shot and killed 67-year-old Karen Will and then turned the gun on himself.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – A beloved Waukee youth football coach has died from complications from COVID-19. Kevin Slaybaugh was hospitalized and died on January 6th.