DEWITT, IA (IRN) – Human remains have been found in a pond in a rural area near DeWitt, about 20 miles north of Davenport, where authorities have been investigating the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl since last summer. Officials have not identified the body, which was found by two people fishing. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo woman faces theft charges after police say she stole nearly $30,000 in unemployment benefits from a relative. April Ann South, 43, is charged with first-degree theft, identity theft and credit card fraud. GREENE, IA (IRN) – An Iowa school district has decided masks should no longer be required. The decision to lift the mask mandate in North Butler Schools went into effect on Monday. All staff who wanted vaccinations have received them. SAN ANTONIO, TX (IRN) – Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark scored 35 points and the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Kentucky Wildcats 86-72 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Clark made 13 of 21 field goals and 6 of 12 three-point attempts. Iowa led 49-22 at halftime. Clark had 24 points in the first half, outscoring Kentucky’s entire team by two points. Iowa will play Connecticut on Saturday.

ANAMOSA, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Corrections confirmed two staff deaths Tuesday following an assault at Anamosa State Penitentiary. According to preliminary reporting, security restrained the inmate while other staff attempted life-saving measures on the injured staff members until paramedics arrived. A corrections officer and department nurse died from their injuries. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A racial slur spray-painted on the front of a vacant southeast Cedar Rapids house is being investigated as a hate crime. Words written in yellow spray paint included the slur. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines mother and son face new charges in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection. In February, federal prosecutors filed three charges each against 54-year-old Deborah Sandoval and 23-year-old Salvador Sandoval. The pair face 13 additional charges, including civil disorder, assaulting, resisting or impeding officers and entering and remaining in a restricted building. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A bill to end the requirement that Iowans obtain a permit to buy a gun is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’s desk. The bill eliminates the requirement for a permit to purchase a handgun, but federal background checks would still be required by licensed dealers. The bill eliminates federal background checks for private person-to-person gun sales. INDIANAPOLIS, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s much-anticipated 2021 NCAA Tournament came to a halt Monday, as the Oregon Ducks pounded the Hawkeyes 95-80 in round two. Oregon led 56-46 at the half and never slowed down, using a series of fast breaks and dunks to put the game out of reach midway through the second half. Luka Garza’s amazing career came to an end with 36 points in his final game. SAN ANTONIO, TX (IRN) – The fifth-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team will play No. 4 seed Kentucky today at 2:30 p.m. in San Antonio, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police say an 11-year-old girl who went missing over the weekend has been found. Authorities said Maleyja Pender has been located and is “healthy and well.” DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An Ames man has been arrested after he attacked a woman in Des Moines, and was found to have a warrant out for murder. When first responders arrived, a woman was found with multiple injuries to her face. A K-9 found Richard George Fleck hiding in a tree. Police took him into custody and found he was wanted for the murder of an Ames woman. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man is recovering after a shooting at a nightclub early Sunday morning. Police responded to Club Legacy just before 1:00 after an officer in the area heard a gunshot. When police arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg. MARION, IA (IRN) – A Marion teen was rushed to a hospital after accidentally being shot Sunday morning. A man was cleaning a firearm when it discharged and struck a teenager. The teen has serious injuries. SAN ANTONIO, TX (IRN) – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team beat Central Michigan 87-72 on Sunday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Iowa advances to play Kentucky on Tuesday.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A former Sioux City councilman has pleaded guilty to illegally storing and transporting several tons of toxic leaded glass processed by his now-closed recycling company. Aaron Rochester faces up to five years in prison on each charge. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Firefighters in Waterloo rescued a man trapped under a skid loader at a burial vault business. The hydraulics that operate the arms of the skid loader bucket failed, sending one of the arms crashing down on a mechanic and pinning him. INDIANAPOLIS, IA (IRN) – Iowa watched as higher seeds dropped out of the bracket in an opening day of upsets in the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes avoided joining the list with an impressive shooting night and another dominating performance from their All-American. Luka Garza scored 24 points and Iowa cruised into the next round with an 86-74 victory over Grand Canyon in the West Region on Saturday night. USC beat Drake 72-56. IOWA (IRN) – The Iowa Hawkeyes are the 2021 NCAA wrestling champions. Led by national champ Spencer Lee, the Hawks put seven athletes on the podium. ISU Cyclone David Carr took first place at 157.

ST. LOUIS, MO (IRN) – Hawkeye seniors Spencer Lee, Jaydin Eierman, and Michael Kemerer will all compete for individual national titles in wrestling this evening at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Hawkeyes lead the Nittany Lions in the team standings by 14.5 points. Iowa has not won a national title as a team since 2010. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa will receive nearly $775 million in relief to help with pandemic-related expenses in Pre-K-12 schools as part of the latest round of federal relief, the Iowa Department of Education announced on Friday. IOWA (IRN) – A Wartburg College student filed a class action lawsuit against the college over the cost of tuition after losing on-campus educational time and in-person resources amid the pandemic. The suit alleges the value of the remote learning provided by the college was less than the value of the on-campus experience promised by the college. A Mount Mercy University student has filed a similar lawsuit against the Cedar Rapids university. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is scheduled to be in Des Moines next week to speak on the new American Rescue Plan. Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband will join Secretary of Agriculture, and former Iowa governor, Tom Vilsack for an event on Monday. No details have been released on where the event will take place. SAINT CHARLES, IA (IRN) – The Hinterland Music festival sold out of all its festival passes in just 10 minutes. The festival will run from Aug. 6 through Aug. 8 in St. Charles. Tickets went on sale Friday morning.