DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The body of the 11-year-old girl who went missing in the Raccoon River on Wednesday has been recovered. The girl had been on the water on an inflatable raft with two other children. She got off the raft, went under the water and did not resurface.

TAYLOR COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The person infected by a suspected brain-eating amoeba in a southern Iowa lake has died. Missouri health officials say a resident from their state likely picked up the deadly parasite at the Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County. It’s the first reported case in Iowa of the rare and deadly infection. The beach at the Lake of Three Fires remains closed as the state awaits official test results to confirm the presence of the amoeba.

JOHNSON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Johnson County Sheriff and emergency personnel responded to I-380 after a report of an erratic driver shortly after midnight on Friday. After a chase into Iowa City, the vehicle was stopped and two thirteen-year-olds now face numerous charges. The car had been stolen from Cedar Rapids.

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A Dubuque man got the chance to thank the officers who saved his life after a medical emergency earlier this year. Officers Brandon Gudenkauf, Mark Lorenzen and Chief Deputy Dave Riniker were on duty at the Hempstead Graduation ceremony in May. While they were there, Terry Hirsch, who was attending the ceremony, had a medical emergency. On Thursday, the officers paid a visit to Hirsch’s home, so he could give them a proper “thank you.”