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DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Cubs announced early Wednesday that the team has been sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings. DBH is a subsidiary of the global sports and entertainment company Endeavor. The team will remain an MLB affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

KNOXVILLE, IA (IRN) – Two Melcher-Dallas teens were killed in a one vehicle crash southwest of Knoxville last night shortly before 9:00 pm. The victims were 16-year-old Grace DeHeer and 16-year-old Angelina Clark. A 1994 Ford Taurus driven by DeHeer was northbound on 80th Avenue when it crested a hill and rolled, landing on its top. Both were ejected. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither teen was wearing a seatbelt.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Jaquez Billy Lamar Pease has pleaded guilty to reckless use of a firearm and assault while using or displaying a dangerous weapon in connection to the shooting that left 18-year-old Robert W. Powell-Moore dead. Police charged both Pease and another teenager with shooting and killing Robert Powell-Moore during a fight in Dubuque in July.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines cleaning company must pay a penalty for falsely advertising long-term protection against COVID-19. Heritage Building Maintenance must pay a $75,000 penalty and refunds to customers after the Attorney General’s Office said that the company falsely claimed its cleaning process would protect against transmission of COVID-19 on surfaces. Heritage sold their cleaning process to about 65 Iowa customers with more than 200 locations or buildings in Des Moines, including schools and medical facilities.

IOWA (IRN) – State Auditor Rob Sand announced Tuesday that he will run for re-election in 2022 as State Auditor. The Decorah Democrat had been considered by some as a potential challenger for Governor Kim Reynolds on the 2022 ballot.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is also running for re-election. The Republican was appointed to the position in 2018 after Mike Northey left to serve Donald Trump’s administration. Naig won election in fall of 2022.