WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The West Des Moines Police Department used Ring security video to help them track down a suspect after shots were fired into an apartment building. Officers arrested a 16-year-old boy and charged him with one count of attempted murder.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district will resign in June after a decade-long tenure, which included a standoff with Governor Kim Reynolds over coronavirus protections that led to his public reprimand. Thomas Ahart said Monday that he will quit his position leading the 31,000-student district on June 30th. He expressed satisfaction about accomplishments during his 10 years as superintendent but acknowledged the job at times was “frustrating and exhausting.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Midwest Freedom Convoy to Washington, D.C., is going to roll through Iowa. The effort started in January in Canada. Canadian truckers convoyed across the country, blocking roads, and bridges, hoping to push lawmakers to eliminate COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The Midwest Freedom Convoy to D.C. will start in Sioux City on Saturday at 4 a.m., stopping for breakfast in Altoona before heading east on I-80 about 9 a.m.

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s women’s basketball team had a huge week and jumped up nine spots to No. 12 in the Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll. The Hawkeyes won a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship by beating then No. 10 Indiana, Rutgers and No. 6 Michigan last week. It’s Iowa’s first regular-season crown since 2008.