DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A measure to remove the statute of limitations for filing child sex abuse charges in Iowa is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for signature. The Iowa House approved the measure in an 84-2 vote. Under current Iowa law, child sex abuse victims have until age 33 to press criminal charges.

GUTHRIE CENTER, IA (IRN) – A crack in a muffler allowed engine exhaust gases into the aircraft cabin, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning that eventually led to a crash killing four people in Guthrie Center, federal safety officials have found. The Piper PA28 took off from Le Mars Municipal Airport Nov. 9, 2018, en route to Osceola for a hunting trip.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The man police say was driving a speeding vehicle that crashed into three motorcyclists in Des Moines Tuesday night, killing two of them, has turned himself in and has been booked into the Polk County Jail. Quntonio Herron turned himself in Friday morning. Herron was driving a 2016 Mercedes Benz when he hit two motorcycles. Witnesses told police it appeared the car was speeding.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health said the state of Iowa ordered 28% of the COVID vaccine doses it was allocated for the week of May 10th. A total of 97 counties either declined part or all of their allocated doses.