DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating the robbery of a downtown Des Moines bank that happened Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 4:15 p.m. at the U.S. Bank. A male suspect entered the bank and said he had a weapon. No weapon was displayed. The suspect fled the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured in the robbery.

IOWA CITY IA (IRN) – According to a new report, in 2020, there were 38 reports of sexual assault on or near the University of Iowa campus. That number jumped to 68 in 2021.

MAHASKA COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Investigators believe snowy road conditions early Tuesday morning were the cause behind a crash that claimed the life of a Fremont man southeast of Oskaloosa. The investigation shows 22-year-old Morgan Sanders, of rural Fremont, was traveling northbound when the snowy conditions caused him to lose control of his 2008 Ford Mustang. The car then slid sideways into the southbound path of a 2013 Toyota Tundra driven by 29-year-old Ethan VanDeKieft of Oskaloosa. Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Sara Craig Gongol led Kim Reynolds’ first gubernatorial election campaign, served four years as her chief of staff, and remained in the position as Reynolds won re-election last Tuesday to another four-year term. Craig Gongol is resigning effective December 1st to become the new executive director of the Republican Governors Association.

MAR-A-LAGO, FL (IRN) – Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms, announced Tuesday night that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. This means Iowans may see the former president many times as he travels the state prior to our first-in-the-nation Republican caucuses.