DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Masks will not be required at the Iowa State Fair. The fair is also not limiting capacity in any buildings. They ask fairgoers to stay home if they’re sick and practice social distancing when possible.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Police have arrested and charged the husband of a woman whose remains were found in the Des Moines River. Gregory Allen Showalter, 61, of Ottumwa, turned himself in at the Wapello County Law Enforcement Center on Tuesday in the death of 60-year-old Elizabeth Showalter, also of Ottumwa. Her body was found by a hiker Sunday, a day after she was reported missing by family members.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A former Iowa State University football player has been arrested in connection with an assault of a University of Iowa basketball star in May. Nicholas Kron, 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, allegedly attacked Jordan Bohannon, a Hawkeye guard, outside a downtown Iowa City bar. Bohannon suffered a serious head injury. Kron turned himself in on Saturday, was booked into the Johnson County Jail and was released about 20 minutes later.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Data from the FBI shows there was more than a 2,300% increase in background checks related to handgun purchases in July in Iowa, which was the first month Iowans could buy a handgun without a permit under new state law.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Public school board has approved a virtual learning option for its elementary students. The option is already available for middle and high schoolers. The board wanted to extend the option to elementary school students because that age group is not eligible for the vaccine yet.