CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids teenager accused of stabbing his parents at their home in October 2021 has pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. Court documents say Ethan Alexander Orton killed Misty Scott-Slade and Casey Orton at their home. When police arrived, they found Orton sitting outside the home, covered in blood. Orton admitted to stabbing and killing them in order to “take charge of his life.” They also say he used an axe to kill his mother when she appeared to have survived the initial stabbing.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman was sentenced Friday to a total of 45 years in prison for conspiring to produce child pornography and child exploitation. Ashley Marie Butler, 33, produced child pornography on at least three occasions in 2021 when she video recorded her co-defendant and husband, Shane William Butler, sexually abusing a minor victim.

WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Firefighters and paramedics responded to a police chase that ended with a crash in West Des Moines Monday. The chase began after a reported theft at Walmart. A car with Washington state plates led officers on a chase that ended when it hit an SUV. Multiple cars were involved in the crash and several people were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries. 43-year-old Wesley Mihalovic Jr. is charged with felony eluding and theft.

WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Dozens of Lincoln High School students were ejected from the basketball game at Waukee Friday night. An official whistled to the Lincoln student section with about seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter, then seconds later whistled again and ejected every visiting student. The students were using foul language against the officials and Waukee players. They lost the game too.