ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – The Altoona Police Department said one person died Monday after being shot by police at a motel. Altoona police responded to a report of a suspicious person with a weapon outside a Motel 6 around 8:33 a.m. Upon arrival, officers confronted the person. Police and witnesses said a verbal exchange occurred between authorities and the man and that gunfire occurred when officers saw the man with a gun. He died at the scene. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Nearly 200 more University of Iowa students have self-reported positive COVID-19 tests since Friday.The UI says there have been 174 new cases among students and one new case among employees. That means 1,569 students and 20 employees have reported positive tests since the semester began. The state of Iowa now has more than 19,000 active cases. There have been 1,167 deaths due to the disease, up 2 people since yesterday. LEON, IA (IRN) – A 3-year-old boy has died after driving a utility terrain vehicle into a parked trailer in southern Iowa. The boy had been riding in the UTV as a passenger with two relatives in Leon. The boy got into the driver’s seat after his two relatives got off. The child then drove the vehicle into a parked fifth-wheel trailer. He was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police said an early morning 911 call about a stabbing ended with a standoff, an arrest, and a woman in the hospital. Blake Cross, 28, was booked into the Polk County Jail and charged with willful injury. Just before 6 a.m. Sunday, a woman told 911 she had been stabbed by a man she knew. Cross initially refused to come out of the house, but peacefully surrendered about a half hour later. ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – On Saturday, around 5:00 p.m. DNR Conservation Officers responded to a fatal hunting incident at Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Area near New Albin, Iowa in Allamakee County. Investigators found a 46 year old male from St. Paul, MN, dead at the scene. The man was believed to be squirrel hunting at Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Area prior to his death. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Students from Des Moines Public Schools plan to march to Terrace Hill on Monday to protest the state’s decision to suspend in-person sports and activities at schools holding classes completely online. DMPS plans to begin the school year on Tuesday with online-only classes for students amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,024 new coronavirus cases and 23 additional deaths. There have been 1,160 deaths since the pandemic began. QUAD CITIES (IRN) – Health officials in both Rock Island and Scott County offered a shared word of warning about being mindful of COVID-19 during the 2020 Labor Day weekend. “We cannot let our guard down now,” said Rock Island County’s Public Health Administrator, Nita Ludwig. “After Memorial Day we saw a spike in cases on both sides of the river that really haven’t fallen.” EDDYVILLE, IA (IRN) – Elementary schools in the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont school district were shut down after more than two dozen students and staff tested positive for the coronavirus. School officials report 12 students and 18 staff members tested positive. More than 100 students are in quarantine. The district will move elementary schools to a hybrid model beginning Tuesday. The district will continue its hybrid plan until October 2nd. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The city of Cedar Rapids wants people to move any derecho-damaged vehicles off of city streets. This is because crews are still working on the first pass of debris pickup, now 25 days since the storm hit. Police recommend people take pictures of any damage, contact insurance agencies and then move the car or get it towed.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,024 new coronavirus cases and 23 additional deaths. There have been 1,160 deaths since the pandemic began. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Polk County judge on Friday denied a request from multiple metro bar owners for an injunction on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ COVID-19 related bar closures. Reynolds issued a proclamation on Aug. 27 closing bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries and nightclubs in Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk and Story counties. All, except Dallas County, are home to four-year colleges. MANCHESTER, IA (IRN) – On Friday, a judge sentenced a Delaware County man convicted of killing his wife with a corn rake to life in prison without parole. A Dubuque County jury found Todd Mullis guilty last September. The prosecution argued Mullis killed his wife Amy Mullis in 2018 because he believed she was having an affair. Investigators say he tried to pass off her death as a farming accident after one of the couple’s children found the body. Todd Mullis still claims he’s innocent. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Authorities have made an arrest in the death of Mia Holmes, 17, and her unborn child. The Ankeny Police Department said that on Friday Donault Logan, 18, turned himself into detectives. Mia’s mother believes the shooting was an accident. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids police say a man is facing charges after he stole a truck and led officers on a pursuit on Friday. Billy Clark is now charged with second degree theft and traffic charges. Officers say he stole an Aramark truck from Mercy Medical Center and led them on a chase on several streets. The truck got stuck between a pole and a warehouse. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University athletic director Jamie Pollard warned of financial challenges ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic and said layoffs and the elimination of some sports are under consideration. Pollard said they are now projecting a $30 million deficit.

PLEASANT HILL, IA (IRN) – A motorcyclist is dead after a high-speed pursuit in Polk County. The Iowa State Patrol said Matthew Harris was trying to get away from authorities Thursday. The 18-year-old crashed a few miles east of Pleasant Hill. State patrol crash reports show Harris was thrown from the motorcycle and died. He was wearing a helmet. It’s unclear what prompted the chase. CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – The Coralville Police Department was involved in a shooting after a welfare check on Thursday. According to officers, they made contact with a reportedly suicidal man, and he continued to threaten himself and others. He then came out of the garage with a rifle pointed at officers. An officer fired two rounds and both struck the man. He was secured and taken to a local hospital’s trauma center for treatment. His condition is unknown. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The U.S. Surgeon General is siding with Gov. Kim Reynolds on the topic of mask mandates. KCCI-TV reports U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Thursday said he agrees with the governor’s decision not to require Iowans to wear masks in public. Adams cited his experience running Indiana’s State Department of Health. He said being from the Midwest he doesn’t think a mask mandate would work as well here as it would for coastal states. Adams said it is very difficult to enforce a mandate and that education will be more effective. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Polly Carver-Kimm says reviewing and fulfilling public information requests was an everyday part of her job for more than a dozen years at the Iowa Department of Public Health. But she says that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived and the governor’s office assumed control of the release of information from IDPH. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, Carver-Kimm says she was systematically silenced and then illegally fired as the pandemic grew worse. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – When the fall semester begins online at the Des Moines Public Schools next week, all in-person athletics and other activities will come to an end. DMPS has not been granted a waiver from the state to hold online-only classes, and have sued the state. Any games or activities scheduled over the weekend will be held.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Drought conditions continue to worsen in Iowa as the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report shows nearly the entire state is dry. A swath of the state from the Nebraska border to the edge of Polk County is in extreme drought, accounting for nearly 15% of Iowa. The U.S. Drought Monitor lists 37% of the state in severe drought, with more than 99% in at least moderate drought conditions. Less than 1% of the state, a portion of Winnebago and Worth counties along the Minnesota border, is excluded from drought conditions. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has suggested government statistics on coronavirus infections and deaths have been inflated. Experts disagree, saying new data suggests that the toll is probably significantly higher than the official count, and that Ernst is repeating a discredited conspiracy theory. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart signed an emergency proclamation Wednesday requiring face masks be worn in public as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus as Iowa is among the states leading the nation in the number of cases per capita. Cedar Rapids joins five other Iowa cities with mask mandates — Des Moines, Iowa City, Dubuque, Mount Vernon and Muscatine — as municipalities push back on state officials’ stances that local governments lack the legal authority to issue such mandates. BOONE, IA (IRN) – Boone County’s top doctor said he’s worried a massive racing event planned for next week could create a COVID-19 catastrophe in the area. Dr. Brian Mehlhaus is talking about the International Motor Contest Association Super Nationals. The annual racing event starts next week at the Boone Speedway. Last year’s event brought in more than 800 drivers from 26 states, Canada and Australia. He fears it will become a superspreader event. AMES, IA (IRN) – Two days after announcing that 25,000 fans would be allowed into Jack Trice Stadium for the Cyclones home football opener next weekend, ISU now says the game will be played with no fans in attendance. Officials say the decision was overturned because of negative feedback from the community.