IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa City man was taken to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 380 Monday involving a mattress. The Linn County sheriff’s office said the driver was heading south when he hit a mattress lying in the road. He then lost control and went into the median before the truck rolled. First responders took the driver to the hospital for injuries. He is expected to survive. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Police have found a drowning victim in the Cedar River. Waterloo Police and Fire Rescue responded to a report of a person in the Cedar River on Friday. Dispatchers had taken a report of a Hispanic man entering the river and leaving a shirt behind on the water’s edge. He was found Monday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – On Monday morning, a bullet went through a 12th-floor break room window at the Ruan Building in Des Moines. No one was injured, but all Bankers Trust employees were evacuated as a precaution. Des Moines Police are trying to figure out if the gunshot was targeted, or if it was a stray bullet. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A man accused of robbing an Urbandale gas station on Monday morning was arrested after returning to the store while police were still in the area. Luis Cruz, 25, was arrested at the scene and charged with Robbery. ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – An Altoona woman keeps adding candles to her birthday cake. Hazel Young turned 112 years old Sunday. Family and friends were on hand to celebrate the day. Young says her faith is what helps her longevity. When Young was born, the President of the United States was William Howard Taft.

IOWA (IRN) – Iowans and other Midwestern residents could face rolling blackouts this summer if extreme heat and spiking demand coincide with insufficient power. Iowa and 14 other states are at high risk of “energy emergencies during peak summer conditions,” according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. VAN METER, IA (IRN) – A fatal crash occurred at 3 p.m. Sunday just southeast of Van Meter. The Iowa State Patrol says 16-year-old Judah Noble crossed the center line and hit a motorcycle. The man on the motorcycle, 39-year-old Jared Eklund, died. Noble was airlifted to Blank Children’s Hospital. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Dubuque Fire Department was dispatched on Sunday to where a resident found an unexploded WWII-era mortar round. All 25 residences in the neighborhood were evacuated. The State Fire Marshall removed the unexploded mortar and transported it to a separate location for detonation. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man who promised to behead President Joe Biden and predicted “blood in the streets” has pleaded guilty to a single charge and faces up to six months in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kenneth Rader, 54, entered the guilty plea Tuesday to a federal judge in Washington by video conference. Rader was allowed to remain free on bond. NEW YORK, NY (IRN) – Mo Donegal, an Iowa-owned horse, finished first and filly Nest was second, giving trainer Todd Pletcher a 1-2 finish at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday for his sixth victory in the Triple Crown race.

MONDAMIN, IA (IRN) – A West Harrison teacher is suspected of inappropriate contact with six students and has been charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. West Harrison is a rural district on the Missouri River, north of Council Bluffs. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Fire and Rescue searched the Cedar River Friday night and Saturday morning after a report that an unnamed person went into the river. According to police, the caller reported seeing the man floating in the river, and then he floated out of their line of sight. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man who promised to behead President Joe Biden and predicted “blood in the streets” has pleaded guilty to a single charge and faces up to six months in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kenneth Rader, 54, entered the guilty plea Tuesday to a federal judge in Washington by video conference. Rader was allowed to remain free on bond. NEW YORK, NY (IRN) – Mo Donegal, an Iowa-owned horse, finished first and filly Nest was second, giving trainer Todd Pletcher a 1-2 finish at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday for his sixth victory in the Triple Crown race.

BOONE, IA (IRN) – The man who killed two women in Ames last week had a history of mental illness. A police report from May 6 says Boone police made a welfare check at Johnathan Whitlatch’s home. The person who asked for the check said they were worried he would harm himself. Police found Whitlatch in his car parked halfway in his driveway. He was reportedly not responding well and told officers he had recently seen a doctor about a medical condition. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge for a March shooting where he shot and killed his second cousin. Dorray Cooper, 58, pleaded guilty this week to Voluntary Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm for killing 41-year-old LaVance Cooper. The victim was shot in the abdomen and died. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police arrested four armed robbery suspects and recovered two handguns. The victim told police two people with guns robbed him near Drake University on Friday. Officers spotted a car that matched the description, but the suspects took off. The car ended up crashing nearby. Two 17-year-olds, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old got out and ran. All four were eventually arrested. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The March For Our Lives movement for gun control inspired demonstrations across America on Friday, which included a march through downtown Des Moines to the State Capitol. They chanted “no more silence end gun violence” along the way, and many in attendance wore orange for gun violence awareness. The March For Our Lives movement, which started after the deadly shooting at Parkland, a Florida high school in 2018, is primarily led by teenagers.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man who promised to behead President Joe Biden and predicted “blood in the streets” has pleaded guilty to a single charge and faces up to six months in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Kenneth Rader, 54, entered the guilty plea Tuesday to a federal judge in Washington by video conference. Rader was allowed to remain free on bond. POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A former inmate at the Polk County Jail says he was sexually assaulted by an employee. He said that former employee Brianna Miller followed him into the walk-in cooler and sexually assaulted him while he was working in the jail’s kitchen. Brianna Miller has now been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Water Works has restarted operations at their nitrate removal facility, which hasn’t been used since 2017. The Racoon River is the main water source for Central Iowa. Now Des Moines Water Works says it will be spending an extra $10,000 a day to make the water drinkable. Nitrate levels in their water sources have been high due to upstream land-use practices where excess nutrients leave the soil and enter Iowa’s water. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Republican Party hosted a reception Thursday where Senator Joni Ernst was joined by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott. State GOP chairman Jeff Kaufman moderated an hour-long discussion where the two senators discussed topics ranging from global warming to the performance of President Biden to what keeps them up at night. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo native and Dallas Cowboy great Don Perkins has died at the age of 84. After graduating from Waterloo West in 1956, Perkins was an all-American at the University of New Mexico in 1959. From there he was a star running back for the Dallas Cowboys under the legendary Tom Landry. Perkins was named NFL rookie of the year in 1961 and was a six time pro bowl selection. He ended his career in 1968 as the Dallas Cowboys all-time leading rusher, and still ranks third all-time behind Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett and Ezekiel Elliott.