LOHRVILLE (IRN) – An investigation is ongoing into the death of a child in Lohrville. Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at 7:00 Friday morning and found six-year-old Alexzander Pope dead in a residence. Local authorities and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the cause of death. DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court had a split 3-to-3 ruling Friday on a law that would ban abortion after six weeks. The 2018 bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds was blocked by a state judge shortly after it passed, and the tie on the court today keeps the current 20 week law in place. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver and House Speaker Pat Grassley both vowed to bring legislation to further restrict abortion rights in Iowa to the floor in the 2024 session. DAVENPORT (IRN) – The demolition of a collapsed apartment complex in Davenport has been halted. KWQC-TV reports an emergency ordered issued by a Scott County judge stopped construction to allow for an inspection to be completed by Tuesday evening following a lawsuit filed by former tenants Quanishia and Lexus Berry. DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held level at 2.7 percent in May as 6,400 new workers joined the labor force. According to Iowa Workforce Development, Iowa’s labor force participation rate increased to 68.5 percent in May, up from 68.3 percent in April.

DES MOINES (IRN) – Air quality is expected to be an issue for many across the eastern half of the state today. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert until 10:00 this evening. Fine particulate levels near or above EPA health standards are expected to increase throughout the day. The DNR recommends that people reduce long or intense activities, and take more breaks during outdoor activities until air quality conditions improve. DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court had a split ruling on a law that would ban abortion after six weeks. The 2018 bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds was blocked by a state judge shortly after it passed, and the tie on the court today keeps the 20 week abortion ban in place. DES MOINES (IRN) – The Des Moines Register reports that more students have applied for state-funded education savings accounts than projected by the Legislative Services Agency. As of Tuesday, more than 17,000 applications have been submitted; the estimate during the Legislative Session was for 14,000 to be eligible, and families still have until June 30th to apply. IOWA CITY (IRN) – A transcendent Iowa Hawkeyes basketball star has inspired an NCAA rule change this coming season. WHO-13 reports that the penalty for certain delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball will no longer result in a technical foul — similar to the foul received by Caitlin Clark in the National Championship Game against LSU. Instead, a team will receive the foul instead of the individual player.

DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Two firms have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport that left three dead, many injured and dozens displaced. The report could start to answer questions about the May 28 partial collapse, including why residents remained in the 116-year-old brick, steel, and concrete building despite the many warnings over many months about its integrity. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – A Marshalltown woman is recovering after she was attacked by a shark in the Bahamas. Heidi Ernst was attacked while scuba diving on June 7. Ernst was getting back on a boat when the shark attacked. She is an experienced scuba driver and just completed her 500th dive in May this year. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The State Board of Regents approved pay raises for two of the three state universities’ presidents and a 3.5 percent increase in tuition Wednesday. GRETNA, NE (IRN) – Hy-Vee announced the opening of its largest store yet on Tuesday. The new 135,000-square-foot store, located in Gretna, Nebraska, features online grocery delivery and pickup service and a convenience store adjacent to the grocery store. It features all-digital shelf labels and digital kiosks where customers can order custom cakes and fresh foods.

AMES, IA (IRN) – As additional victims come forward, more charges have been filed against registered Ames nurse Carl Dale Markley, 44. Markley is now charged with four counts of pimping, four counts of prostitution, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, and one count of human trafficking. He faces up to 43 years in prison and $47,500 in fines if found guilty of all charges. WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The owners of a West Des Moines grocery store say a group of customers that turned out to be a theft ring almost got away with stealing their nightly deposit. It happened on Saturday at La Michocana. The group worked to occupy all the employees at the store, allowing one person to steal their cash from beneath their cash register. $70,000 in cash and checks were stolen. Police found the group with a little over $1,100 in cash. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Another class-action lawsuit accuses a landlord, the City of Davenport and a former city inspector for “gross negligence” in the partial collapse of the apartment building in Davenport. Dismantling began Monday at the site of the partial collapse. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – On Tuesday Cedar Falls Police and Fire were called to the First Street Bridge for a report of a kayak that overturned. Officers located two people who were on large log in the river that had to be rescued with a high angle rope from the bridge due to river conditions. They are OK, and their kayak was recovered downstream. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The 2024 Field of Dreams game might not happen at its namesake field in Iowa. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that next year’s matchup between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals is “expected to happen” at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, not in Dyersville, Iowa. Rickwood Field is America’s oldest baseball park. It was built in 1910 for the Birmingham Barons.

FORT DODGE (IRN) – A former Christian missionary from Fort Dodge has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for abusing a preschooler and giving them a sexually transmitted disease. Jordan Webb, 31, was convicted by a jury on charges of second-degree sexual abuse, incest, and child endangerment. He’ll have to serve at least 17.5 years in prison before he’s eligible for parole, and he’ll have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life once he’s out. Webb and the child both tested positive for gonorrhea last April. BONDURANT, IA (IRN – A man was partially buried after part of a trench collapsed at a construction site in Bondurant Monday. Workers were working on putting in a sewer when the trench collapsed. Responders worked quickly to expose the man’s head, giving him oxygen while getting him out of the trench. His condition is unknown. MARSHALL COUNTY, IA (IRN) – An Illinois man is in jail in Marshall County after fleeing authorities Monday. A deputy was westbound on Highway 30 when a car flew past in the eastbound lanes while traveling 110 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone. The deputy was able to get the driver to stop initially, but the driver then took off – once again topping 100 mph. As the chase entered Tama County, deputies were able to use stop-sticks to flatten three tires on the car. Eventually it came to a stop and its driver was taken into custody. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Central Iowa Shelter and Services is working with the city of Des Moines Parks and Recreation to provide meals to kids this summer. Free meals are available at parks throughout Des Moines. Some are a part of the city’s summer camp program, but all the meals are available to anyone 18 and younger.