EARTH (IRN) – The longest-lasting lunar eclipse since the year 1440 will happen late Thursday night into early Friday morning turning the moon blood red. Starting at 1:18 a.m. the full moon will enter the Earth’s shadow. Between 1:18 a.m. and 3:02 a.m., the moon will get dimmer and turn a shade of red. The max eclipse will occur at 3:02 a.m.

MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – A Jones County deputy was injured and a suspect is in custody after a home explosion in Monticello. The female resident reported a disturbance with her husband, who was threatening to blow up the house. Officers arrived at the residence, where they found 62-year-old David John Costello in the basement. Authorities were attempting to communicate with Costello when he ignited an explosion in the basement. A deputy and Costello were injured, and transported to a local hospital.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Everyone is ok after a plane had to land unexpectedly at Waterloo Regional Airport Wednesday night due to a lost engine. A SkyWest flight from O’Hare to Mason City ended up landing in Waterloo fairly abruptly – only about 60 miles from its destination.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Union workers for John Deere will be going back to work after accepting the latest contract from the company. On Wednesday night, United Auto Workers voted on the third contract offered by John Deere. Of those who voted, 61% voted yes and 39% voted no.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa hospitals are seeing one-third fewer patients battling COVID-19 than they were a year ago. Last year at this time Iowa’s coronavirus dashboard showed 1,527 were in hospitals across the state dealing with the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, numbers showed 544 patients with COVID-19 are in hospitals.