INWOOD, IA (IRN) – The West Lyon Community School District confirmed one of its students died Friday morning. School officials said the third-grade student was killed in an accident between a school bus and a vehicle. The bus was stopped to pick up students when the vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl struck it from behind. The 9-year-old was a passenger in her vehicle. The 17-year-old was hospitalized. No one was injured on the bus.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Biden administration may sue Iowa if Governor Reynolds signs a controversial housing bill sitting on her desk. The bill would prohibit cities and counties from banning landlords from discriminating against tenants based on their use of federal housing assistance.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Sheriffs in two central Iowa counties say their offices are looking for the person or people who dumped slain cattle along gravel roads in their jurisdictions. Two cows and a calf were found dead in Boone and Greene counties on March 10.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that flags should be lowered to half-staff immediately. It comes after eight people were killed in the Atlanta area. Six of them were of Asian descent. The victims were shot and killed at three massage parlors. The governor’s orders are in conjunction with President Joe Biden’s proclamation to lower flags.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (IRN) – Wichita State missed an open three at the buzzer and the Drake men’s basketball team held on for a thrilling 53-52 NCAA Tournament win Thursday. The game was the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008. Drake came back from 12 down with a huge second half.

ST. LOUIS, MO (IRN) – The 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships began Thursday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Iowa Hawkeyes enter as the top-ranked team and favorites to claim their 24th national title and first since 2010, with qualifiers at all 10 weights, including four No. 1 seeds. Iowa advanced eight wrestlers to the quarterfinals and finished the first day 18-2 and in the team lead with 33.5 points.