MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City man is facing a child endangerment charge for allegedly holding a pocket knife to a baby’s head. KIMT-TV reports Connor Tvedt, 20, is being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $10,000 bond for an alleged incident. Authorities said Tvedt picked up a 9-month old baby during an argument, opened a folding pocket knife and threatened to cut the baby. Tvedt is also facing a domestic abuse charge for allegedly grabbing and choking a woman that same night. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Police in Waterloo continue to investigate the shooting death of a woman on a highway early Sunday morning. WHO-TV reports the woman has been identified as twenty-five-year-old Micalla Rettinger, a former UNI All-Conference softball player. She was shot and killed while driving on Highway 218 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. A man in the car with her was also shot. His condition hasn’t been released. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A driver is in custody after a high-speed chase on Interstate 235 Monday. The Iowa State Patrol reports the chase began near the Jordan Creek exit on I-80 and then went east on I-235, and ended in Bondurant. The driver, Lucinda Overton, has outstanding warrants in Illinois. At times the chase exceeded 130 mph. MAQUOKETA, IA (IRN) – A message found in the restroom at Maquoketa High School yesterday prompted students to be dismissed from school. There’s no word on what the message said. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – A long-time restaurant in Cedar Rapids is closing its doors at the end of May after the leased property it operates on was was sold by the landowner. Boston Fish Restaurant & Bar has been in operation for 77 years.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – An 81-year-old Des Moines man died from his injuries sustained in an accident on Interstate 235 eastbound on Saturday, according to the Des Moines Register. Witnesses reported that John Severino Sr. was driving a vehicle when he lost control, crossed multiple lanes of traffic and hit another vehicle before leaving the roadway and hitting a concrete wall on the south side of Interstate 235. Severino Sr. was ejected from the driver’s seat. He was transported to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in critical condition. He died from his injuries Sunday evening. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – One person is dead after and another injured after a single bullet hit a moving vehicle early Sunday morning in Waterloo. KGAN-TV reports the bullet entered the vehicle hitting two of the three people inside. A female driver died at the scene and a male passenger was rushed to a local hospital. The third person was not hurt. POWESHIEK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 37-year-old Poweshiek County man died early Sunday when he was thrown from a car during a single-vehicle rollover, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The driver, 46-year-old Matthew Gibson, of Brooklyn, failed to negotiate a curve and the car rolled several times before landing in a ditch. A passenger, identified as Jason Hayes, of Guernsey, was ejected from the car and died at the scene. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Former Vice President Joe Biden will come to Iowa this week. Biden officially announced his campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president on Thursday. He’ll be in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque on Tuesday, and Iowa City on Wednesday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Cubs set a franchise and a modern PCL record with 15 runs in the first inning to take a decisive 19-5 victory over the Nashville Sounds Sunday at Principal Park. Iowa sent 18 batters to the plate in the first inning, logged eight hits and six walks while getting two grand slams. It was the fifth time in PCL history that one team has hit two grand slams in a single inning.

JASPER COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead in a fatal crash on Interstate 80 near Newton. The Iowa State Patrol says a truck driver veered off the road and hit a pillar Saturday afternoon. Police have not yet identified the driver but say the person was from out of state. CLAYTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop in Clayton County in northeastern Iowa. KWWL-TV reports Sheriff’s deputies pulled over a truck Wednesday night. The deputy suspected drug activity and called for assistance from the K-9 at the Prairie du Chien Police Department. A search of the vehicle produced 43.7 grams of methamphetamine. DES MOINES, Iowa — In one of the last moves of the legislative session, Iowa Republicans passed a bill which would give the governor more power in nominating judges for lower courts. As it currently stands, a 17-member judicial nominating commission selects the judges to be considered for court appointments. Eight of those members are elected by lawyers in the state, and eight are selected by the governor; the Senior Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court makes 17. An amendment added to a budget bill removes the Senior Justice and gives the governor a ninth selection. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Kenny Arnold, former standout guard for the University of Iowa men’s basketball team, passed away early Saturday morning. He was 59 years old.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa legislators in the Republican-led Senate have passed a bill that includes a last-minute amendment excluding transition-related medical services for transgender Iowans from taxpayer-funded insurance coverage. The amendment introduced Friday to the Health and Human Services budget bill also prevents Planned Parenthood of the Heartland from applying for certain sexual education grants. INDEPENDENCE, IA (IRN) – A Waterloo man has been convicted by a Buchanan County jury of kidnapping and trying to kill a woman by intentionally driving his car toward a concrete bridge pylon. KCRG-TV reports the victim called 911 on April 6, 2018. She told the dispatcher she was in a car with Ronald Dean Share and he refused to let her out. During the call, the victim told dispatch Share was threatening to kill her by hitting a pylon at 100 m.p.h. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An adult man was the victim of a fatal pedestrian and train collision in Iowa City yesterday, according to KWWL-TV. The collision was reported by a railroad employee. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Former Vice President Joe Biden, who officially announced his 2020 White House bid Thursday, will make his first visit to Iowa as a presidential candidate next week. Biden’s campaign announced the former vice president and senator from Delaware will hold events in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Iowa City. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – In July 2018, a tornado ripped through Marshalltown, and nine months later, the town is still recovering. WHO-TV reports more than 600 Habitat for Humanity of Iowa volunteers came together in Marshalltown to work on 40 different houses that were damaged by the tornado. But that’s just a start. Habitat for Humanity plans to repair 100 homes in Marshalltown in 2019.

AMES, IA (IRN) – An Ames house fire this morning that caused thousands of dollars in damages remains under investigation, according to KCCI-TV. Authorities said nobody was home during the fire and that residents of a neighboring duplex were evacuated without injury. Firefighters said $30,000 in damages to the building have rendered the home uninhabitable. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A Council Bluffs high school band teacher has been arrested on accusations that he engaged in sexual activity with one of his female students, who is now 17. The Des Moines Register reports Frederick Mendell, 56, is charged with two counts of sexual exploitation by a school employee. TIFFIN, IA (IRN) – Five people were taken to the hospital following crashes early Thursday morning on I-80 near the exit for Tiffin. Around 2:30 a.m., one driver made a U-turn from I-80 west to I-80 east after missing the off ramp. As he made the cross, he was broadsided by another vehicle. Both vehicles flipped and landed on their roofs. As troopers were investigating, a semi rear-ended another semi that was waiting in stopped traffic. BOONE, IA (IRN) – A Boone County man who couldn’t speak called 911 for a medical emergency Wednesday, yet first responders couldn’t find him because his flip phone was too old for police to track. WHO-TV reports the 78-year-old caller was able to confirm his address after several hours had passed, and first responders were able to get him to the hospital. ALLEN PARK, MI (IRN) – Two former Hawkeye tight ends went in the first round of the NFL Draft yesterday. The Detroit Lions selected tight end T.J. Hockenson with the No. 8 overall pick and the Denver Broncos selected Noah Fant with the 20th pick. The two became the first tight end teammates ever selected in the first round of the draft.