IOWA (IRN) – A major winter storm hit much of Iowa yesterday and today, causing hundreds of traffic accidents across the state. Several cities in Iowa reported snowfall in excess of 14 inches. Des Moines received 10.3″ on January 25th. That’s a one day record snowfall for the date. The previous record was 10.0″ on January 25th 1895.

MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A man is in custody after an incident at a Muscatine bar on Saturday. Police located one 25-year-old male who had suffered stab wounds. Another stabbing victim, a 37-year-old woman, had been taken to a local hospital via a personal vehicle. Police arrested Alejandro Antonio Flores, 23, of Letts.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police are investigating the death of a woman over the weekend. Shelley Lange, 52, was found inside her apartment after she reportedly fell. She was found with traumatic injuries and was taken to the hospital where she later died.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republicans in the Iowa Senate said they have changed their policy for participants in virtual subcommittee meetings after an incident that was “pornographic in nature” during a Monday morning hearing. The incident momentarily interrupted a virtual subcommittee meeting for the governor’s wide-ranging education bill. Approximately 280 people attended the online meeting. Sen. Amy Sinclair stopped the meeting to say people who appeared without either a face or a name would be removed.