DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A death investigation is underway after human remains were discovered at a homeless camp in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports an investigation is underway. ST. LOUIS, MO (IRN) – Former Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell has died after being involved in a car accident last Friday. Mitchell was just 24 years old. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Mitchell was a member of the Iowa football team from 2013-16. FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – Six former employees are suing Winnebago Industries for age and disability discrimination and retaliation. KIMT-TV reports the six were among 35 Winnebago employees laid off in July 2018. They claim that almost all of those fired employees were older, and they were replaced by younger workers. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol is warning drivers to watch out for deer on the roadways after responding to 235 crashes involving animals in October and November 2018. October and November are the peak months for Iowans to see deer. Officials say never veer for the deer. When drivers do, they often roll their vehicles. NEBRASKA/IOWA (IRN) – Forecasters say a wintry storm system could drop up to 10 inches of snow on northwest Nebraska later this week. The same system also could drop considerable snow on northwestern and northern Iowa on Friday or early Saturday.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines Police are investigating a stabbing at an apartment. KCCI-TV reports a driver saw the victim bleeding in the street and called 911 just before 4 a.m. Tuesday. The victim, a 50-year-old man with stab wound to neck, was taken to a hospital. He is expected to survive. SAYLOR TOWNSHIP (IRN) – A 17-year-old Ankeny High School senior was killed early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash in Saylor Township. Jordan Leon, 17, was the passenger on the motorcycle that crashed shortly after midnight. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 17-year-old boy, had minor injuries. Leon’s friends on Monday described her as a kind, caring and smart person who was well-liked by classmates. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man was sent to the hospital Monday after being hit several times in the head with a gun. KGAN-TV reports the suspect assaulted a 32-year-old man outside of his home. Investigators think the victim and suspect were fighting over a handgun and that it was fired, not hitting anyone. The two men know each other. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Pat Grassley will assume the gavel as Speaker of the House at the Iowa State Capitol at the start of the 2020 legislative session. On Monday, House Republicans chose the New Hartford lawmaker to succeed Linda Upmeyer as Speaker. Grassley has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. He is the grandson of US Senator Charles Grassley. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will visit Iowa in October to speak at Drake University. The Polk County Democratic Party will host “A Conversation with Speaker Pelosi,” Oct. 26. The event is described as a “candid” discussion of Pelosi’s career in politics.

LAWTON, IA (IRN) – The crash of an all-terrain vehicle killed a 10-year-old in northwest Iowa. The Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were sent to a residence a few miles west of Lawton Sunday afternoon. Details about what happened and the boy’s name haven’t been released. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man has been arrested for allegedly holding his wife captive and beating her for several hours. WHO-TV reports Matthew Sites, 39, is charged with domestic abuse assault, willful injury and false imprisonment. The victim told police her husband accused her of lying, so he held her captive for eight hours and repeatedly assaulted her with a baton-style flashlight and wooden rolling pin. He also strangled her until she passed out. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An assistant football coach from Lincoln High School might face criminal charges for harassment after an incident at the Dowling – Lincoln game Friday. KCCI-TV reports after a play, Coach Jason Storm was angry the referee didn’t call a penalty on what appeared to be an intentional helmet-to-helmet hit on the Lincoln quarterback, who is his son. The referee felt threatened, and Storm has resigned after coaching for about 15 years. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – No one was injured after the Soapy Waters laundromat in Cedar Rapids caught fire Sunday. When firefighters arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the back of the building. Employees and customers were able to exit the building safely. NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – People in North Liberty watched a whale, a horse and an astronaut floating in the sky on Sunday. KCRG-TV reports those were three of the mega kites that were flown as part of an event held at the Eastern Iowa Airport at Centennial Park. About a dozen giant kites sailed across the sky, with some of them dropping candy to children below.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A New Hampton man is going to federal prison for child porn. William Rolen, 57, has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months behind bars. Rolen pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography after federal authorities said Rolen communicated with an undercover agent to meet with a child and engage in sex acts. Rolen did not show up for the meeting. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Des Moines Police Department is searching for Matthew Sites, according to KCCI-TV. Sites is accused of holding a woman captive in a basement and beating her. Police say they can’t believe the woman survived her injuries. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – An eastern Iowa teacher is on leave after parents raised concerns about a Facebook post which seemingly threatened 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. WHO-TV reports Thunberg was in Iowa City on Friday to join students and activists at a climate strike. On a Facebook post about the event, Waterloo West High School teacher Matt Baish posted a comment saying, “Don’t have my sniper rifle.” IOWA (IRN) – In college football, the Hawkeyes lost a top 25 matchup against Michigan in Ann Arbor, 10-3, while Iowa State hammered out a 49-24 win over TCU. UNI remains undefeated, beating Youngstown State 21-14.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating the death of a man who has not been identified. KCCI-TV reports police responded to a report of a dispute in downtown Des Moines at 1 a.m Saturday. Officers found a man who was injured inside the residence. Medics transferred him to MercyOne Hospital where he later died. IOWA (IRN) – Respiratory illness cases related to vaping continue to rise, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. On Friday, 31 cases were reported for people between the ages of 17 and 60. Of those cases, 27 are related to patients who vaped with products containing THC. That number is more than four times the number of cases first reported on August 30. IOWA (IRN) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed dairy farmers’ concerns in Madison, Wisconsin last week. Perdue says better days are ahead for the dairy industry, but that family farms may not survive as “the big get bigger and the small go out.” Iowa lost more than 80 dairy farms last year. IOWA (IRN) – A new proposed set of rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration to honor laws on Renewable Fuel Standards is giving Midwestern farmers hope right before the harvesting season. The announcement, made Friday, looks to ensure more than 15 billion gallons of ethanol would be blended into the nation’s fuel supply starting in 2020. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Teen activist Greta Thunberg was in Iowa Friday to take part in a climate strike. The 16-year-old from Sweden joined thousands of students and activists at a rally in Iowa City calling for a climate accord between the city and the University of Iowa. Thunberg drew international attention at last week’s United Nations General Assembly when she criticized world leaders for not taking climate change seriously.