JESUP, IA (IRN) – The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office says a bicyclist was involved in a hit-and-run in Jesup on Sunday evening. The 22-year old man was riding his bike when he was hit by a car, which fled the scene. He was hospitalized but is expected to recover. HAMILTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University has confirmed five students were involved in a boating accident Sunday morning. One was found dead Sunday and the body of one missing overnight was recovered Monday morning. Members of the Iowa State Crew Club were practicing on Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County when the boat capsized. NEWTON, IA (IRN) – NEWTON, IA (IRN) – The Newton Police Department has released the identity of the body of a man found in a creek Sunday morning. Police on Monday identified the body as 47-year-old Gregory Jayson Zwick, of Newton. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque police around 6 p.m. Sunday met with a man inside the Dubuque Law Enforcement Center Lobby. Police say the man had a knife and told officers he wanted law enforcement to “kill him.” The man is in custody and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa residents in the 515 and 319 area codes will soon have to dial all 10 digits of a phone number when making calls. The Federal Communications Commission is requiring Iowa callers to start dialing both the area code and phone number when making a call starting Oct. 24. Callers can begin using the new system on April 24.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – U.S. Marshals announced Saturday the captured of one of the state’s most wanted sex offenders. 29-year-old Deiago Davis was captured in Monona, Wisconsin Friday. Davis faces multiple charges in Iowa. He’s been on the run for over a year. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Last year on Easter, most Iowa churches were shut down. This year, many will hold Easter services in person. Churches are preparing for larger crowds for the holiday. Some churches are taking reservations to make sure crowds aren’t too large. SAN ANTONIO, TX (IRN) – Christyn Williams scored 27 points and Paige Bueckers added 18 to lead No. 1 UConn to a 92-72 win over fifth-seeded Iowa on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. DECORAH (IRN) – It’s hatching season at the famous Decorah eagles nests. Mr. North and Decorah North Female, eagles named for the location of their nest, welcomed the year’s first eaglet on Thursday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A mother and son from Ankeny have entered not guilty pleas to federal charges related to the January insurrection and attack on the U.S. Capitol. Deborah Sandoval is facing five charges and Salvador Sandoval Jr. faces 13 charges including assault. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags at half-staff in honor of the two Anamosa State Penitentiary staff members who died in an inmate attack on Tuesday. Officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte were killed by two inmates in an attempted escape. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Urbandale Friday, testing the waters for a 2024 presidential run. He portrayed himself to Iowa GOP activists as a loyal champion of former President Donald Trump’s agenda but in his own brand of plainspoken, Midwestern conservatism. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Friday that a record number of Iowa high school students are earning dual high school and community college credit.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa House passed a bill that would ban combined fire and police departments, like the one in Cedar Falls. House File 683 allows cities, townships and counties to establish emergency response districts for fire protection. But it also says a city with an institution of higher education governed by the state board of regents, must maintain a professional fire department that is separate from the city’s police department. ANAMOSA, IA (IRN) – The Anamosa State Penitentiary was overcapacity Tuesday during a deadly attack. Two inmates killed nurse Lorena Schulte and Officer Robert McFarland during an attempted escape. The Iowa Department of Corrections reported that the Anamosa prison could hold 911 inmates, but had 945 as reported on Wednesday. Other prisons in the state that are overcapacity include Fort Madison, Clarinda, Mount Pleasant, Newton and Rockwell City. Staffing is down 40% since 2009. Experts predict more violence. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A teenager was shot near Hoover High School on Wednesday. He’s expected to survive. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Emergency crews rescued a University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff member that fell down a maintenance hatch and into a tunnel system on Thursday. Officials say the staff member fell approximately 20 feet from a ladder accessing the maintenance tunnels. LORIMOR, IA (IRN) – Natural gas bills in the Union County town of Lorimor are three to four times higher than normal for this time of year. Customers are used to their winter gas bills being about $250 a month. But last month those bills were between $800 and $2,000. Clayton Energy supplies gas to the community and says a cold snap in February is the reason.

CAMBRIDGE, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces charges after a stolen vehicle pursuit that topped speeds of 150 miles per hour through four counties. The chase started around 6 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 35 in Ankeny when a trooper spotted a Maserati going 97 miles per hour. The pursuit lasted nearly two hours, with officers losing sight of the vehicle at times through Polk, Jasper, Marshall and Story counties. The driver was going faster than 150 miles per hour at times. The pursuit ended when the Maserati was found hidden behind a building on an abandoned farm near Cambridge. The driver, John Burgoyne, 43, and a passenger were found inside the vehicle. Burgoyne had rented the Maserati and failed to return it. ANAMOSA, IA (IRN) – Authorities identified the nurse and corrections officer who were killed by inmates in Anamosa. The victims are nurse Lorena Schulte and officer Robert McFarland. Both were killed by hammer blows to the back of their head. Inmates Michael Dutcher and Thomas Woodard are charged with murder, attempted murder, among other charges. Dutcher was originally sentenced for two counts of robbery and was sentenced to 50 years. Woodard was serving 25 years on robbery and burglary charges. IOWA (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds said on Wednesday that the state is still on track to make a COVID-19 vaccine available to all Iowans beginning Monday, April 5th. SAN ANTONIO, IA (IRN) – Jordan Nixon banked in a short jump shot at the buzzer in overtime, giving her a career-high 35 points and lifting No. 2 Texas A&M to an 84-82 victory over seventh-seeded Iowa State in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Fair has finished up filling out its 2021 Grandstand concert schedule. Yesterday the fair announced country artists Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch will perform on August 16th. Swindell has had #1 Billboard hits with “Chillin’ It” and “You Should Be Here.” Lynch is known for songs “Hell of a Night” and “Good Girl.”