CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds announced on Tuesday the state will end its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs by June 12. Gov. Reynolds said the new measure will address the state’s severe workforce shortage. POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A man is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a car Monday in Polk County. A car struck the 36-year-old man when he stepped out into traffic. IOWA (IRN) – Iowa will get $1.48 billion in aid under the federal government’s plan to help states hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Governments can use the money to cover local public health costs, address the economic impacts of the pandemic and replace lost tax revenue. They can also spend it on premium pay for essential workers and water, sewer and broadband infrastructure projects. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A forklift operator for Tyson Foods in Waterloo is now a millionaire. Anton Garrett, 48, won just over $2,000,000 on a $15 Powerball ticket for Saturday night’s draw. GEORGE, IA (IRN) – More than 70 years after he was killed in action during the Korean War, Iowa native Eldert Beek will finally be laid to rest. From the Lyon County town of George, Corporal Beek was 20 years old when he was killed in action in North Korea in 1950. Beek’s remains were never recovered. In 2018, the US took possession of 55 boxes reported to contain the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War. On Monday the DOD announced that they have identified Beek among those remains. Corporal Beek’s remains will be returned to Iowa and he will be laid to rest on June 14th in George. More than 500 Iowans were killed during the Korean War.

FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – Fort Dodge police say a man faces attempted murder charges after striking another man with his car Saturday. Officers found 57-year-old James Altman, of Fort Dodge, lying on the sidewalk with serious injuries. A white Jaguar at the scene had significant front-end damage. Witnesses said the driver of the vehicle, 52-year-old Edward Brown, of Fort Dodge, drove past the victim, and then turned around, approached Altman at a high rate of speed, drove onto the sidewalk and struck him. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Sunday in Davenport. A 31-year-old man from Georgia is accused of murdering a 20-year-old woman from North Carolina. WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The West Des Moines Police Department has identified the woman found dead near I-35 late Sunday night. A passerby said they found what appeared to be a dead person off the shoulder of the interstate north of Mills Civic Parkway. Police found the body of Stephanie Waddell, 38, of Oskaloosa. The preliminary investigation finds that Waddell may have been hit by a vehicle overnight. WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – A man is in the Dallas County Jail after authorities said he struck a 1-year-old child in a Waukee home. According to a police report, Gregory Stucky called authorities on Friday evening. He said he had spanked his 1-year-old daughter and “she was behaving strangely.” When authorities arrived they found the child unconscious and breathing on the ground. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Police say a transient man tried to set fire to an electrical box at an Iowa City building. Brian Yauk, 49, was arrested and charged with Reckless Use of Fire or Explosives, 2nd Degree Criminal Mischief and Interference with Official Acts-Bodily Injury.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman shot in Des Moines Friday night has died, according to police, and the man suspected of killing her was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A Dubuque woman is charged with child endangerment after she’s accused of failing to protect her 2-year-old niece from consuming a bag of marijuana gummies inside the apartment where she was caring for the child. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 97 of Iowa’s 99 counties have declined or partially declined COVID-19 vaccine allocations for the week of May 10. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Community School District will provide Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at Kennedy, Jefferson, Washington, and Metro high schools for students who want the shot. Those students must be at least 16 and have written permission from a parent.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A measure to remove the statute of limitations for filing child sex abuse charges in Iowa is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for signature. The Iowa House approved the measure in an 84-2 vote. Under current Iowa law, child sex abuse victims have until age 33 to press criminal charges. GUTHRIE CENTER, IA (IRN) – A crack in a muffler allowed engine exhaust gases into the aircraft cabin, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning that eventually led to a crash killing four people in Guthrie Center, federal safety officials have found. The Piper PA28 took off from Le Mars Municipal Airport Nov. 9, 2018, en route to Osceola for a hunting trip. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The man police say was driving a speeding vehicle that crashed into three motorcyclists in Des Moines Tuesday night, killing two of them, has turned himself in and has been booked into the Polk County Jail. Quntonio Herron turned himself in Friday morning. Herron was driving a 2016 Mercedes Benz when he hit two motorcycles. Witnesses told police it appeared the car was speeding. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health said the state of Iowa ordered 28% of the COVID vaccine doses it was allocated for the week of May 10th. A total of 97 counties either declined part or all of their allocated doses.

MADRID, IA (IRN) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced charges in an April crash that killed a 30-year-old Madrid woman. A 2006 Nissan Titan crew cab truck was found on its side in the field adjacent to the road. Deputies found the body of 30-year-old Alicia Kus outside of the truck, from which she had been ejected. Deputies believe the driver of the truck, 36-year-old Cameron Alan Kennedy, of Madrid, failed to negotiate the curve and left the roadway. He then left the scene. Kennedy has been charged with serious injury by vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. GRINNELL, IA (IRN) – The Grinnell Police Department and Grinnell-Newberg Community School District are investigating racist comments made by a group of middle school students via TikTok. A parent reported the TikTok video, titled “Hitler Gang,” because they believe it was sent directly to their transgender son because of his faith. The 10-second video showed several male students walking through a school hallway in a goose-step style manner with their arms extended and palms down. The video also included racist and derogatory hashtags. MARION, IA (IRN) – Marion Independent School District students were let out early Thursday and class is canceled today because of a gastrointestinal virus outbreak at Longfellow Elementary. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The city of Cedar Rapids, along with leaders from other cities around Linn County, announced on Wednesday that they plan to ask voters to expand a one-cent local option sales tax on November 2nd. The tax is set to expire in 2024 and a vote to approve the tax again would expand it for another ten years. The extension could create $310 million in revenue to create road repairs and fund other improvements to places like libraries. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The newest addition to the Des Moines riverwalk will officially open on Friday – less than two weeks before it becomes an Olympic qualifying venue. The Lauridsen Skatepark, along the west bank of the Des Moines River north of downtown, will open to skaters following a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.