DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Charges have been filed against a woman in a January crash that killed a man in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports the vehicle was westbound on Grand Avenue when it left the roadway and went over a concrete wall, crashing into the parking lot below. The driver, 32-year-old Grant Stokka, was pronounced dead. Police say a vehicle driven by Tessa Mullen, 26, entered traffic and may have prompted Stokka to make an abrupt change in his direction of travel. IOWA (IRN) – A school voucher bill that would use public education money to fund private schools and homeschooling in Iowa is moving through the state Capitol. The Republican sponsored bill would divert $6,880 per child from public schools to the private school or home school the child attends. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A 37-year-old western Iowa woman has been sentenced to three months in prison for Social Security fraud. Jamie Opalia, of Council Bluffs, must serve three years of supervised release after she leaves custody and must pay restitution of nearly $22,600. She admitted she used Social Security benefits for herself that were granted to support another person. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was suspended for two games on Wednesday, following his post-game comments directed at an official after Tuesday night’s game at Ohio State. Iowa’s athletics department made the decision to suspend McCaffery. The Big Ten Conference supported the suspension, and fined the athletics department $10,000, which McCaffery will pay. They also issued a public reprimand. IOWA (IRN) – A majority of Iowans oppose legalizing sports betting on professional or college sports, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Just over half of Iowans — 52 percent — say they oppose legalizing betting on professional sporting events. 68% of Iowans oppose betting on collegiate sports.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Brazilian man was sentenced after disrupting an airline flight, causing an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids last year. KCRG-TV reports Guilharme Alves De Melo, 34, was sentenced to one year and one day of prison for a charge of intimidating a flight crew. Alves allegedly “lost it,” became disruptive, and was scaring other passengers while on an international flight going from Calgary, Canada to Chicago. Passengers and crew restrained him with zip ties. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa school districts wouldn’t be required to employ nurses or librarians under a Republican-sponsored bill that advanced in the Iowa Senate Tuesday. School districts would still have the option of hiring nurses and librarians. COLUMBUS, OH (IRN) – Following Iowa’s 90-70 loss to Ohio State, men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery reportedly cursed at an official and called him a cheater. KCCI-TV reports when asked about the incident in the media session, McCaffery declined to comment. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – Snow kept around 300 Ankeny Centennial High School students stuck in Minnesota an extra two days after a singing competition. WHO-TV reports nearly a dozen busloads of show choir students were reunited with their parents yesterday. Senior Shantal Hernandez says, “It wasn`t really a problem because we were spending the days with our best friends in the hotel, and we literally went to the Mall of America, so … it was a good time.”

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The city of Des Moines will clear excess snow from downtown tonight. All vehicles must be moved from downtown streets by 5 p.m. Crews will be clearing the piles of snow between the street and sidewalks. Any car that’s parked on the street past 5 p.m. will be ticketed and towed. Once the snow is gone, cars should be able to park closer to the curb and people should have an easier time getting to sidewalks. MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – Three people are dead after a house fire in Muscatine Monday evening. KWQC-TV reports neighbors heard several children screaming in the street as a Muscatine police officer attempted to break out the home’s windows to gain access, but was unsuccessful. The fire department arrived shortly after, but were too late. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa diocese has released a list of 28 priests who have been accused of the sexual abuse of minors while serving the Catholic Church. The alleged abuse took place from 1948 to 1995. Twenty-two of the priests named have passed away and just one of the six who is still alive lives in Iowa. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former Des Moines taxi driver accused of being drunk and crashing his car — killing one person and injuring another — has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, according to the Des Moines Register. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Dozens of Iowa businesses are pushing for new comprehensive immigration reform. KCCI-TV reports business leaders gathered at the Statehouse yesterday to announce the Iowa Compact on Immigration, recognizing the positive impact immigrants have on Iowa’s economy. Employers say immigration is crucial to the health of their businesses.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – The Diocese of Sioux City made public this afternoon a list of priests the Diocesan Review Board deemed to be credibly accused of sexually abusing minors during the past 117 years. IOWA (IRN) – A winter storm hit much of Iowa yesterday. Drifting snow caused many roadways in northern Iowa to close, as snow plows were pulled from roadways as they were ineffective. I-35 north of Ames into Minnesota is expected to open late afternoon Monday. Polk County Emergency Management asks professional drivers who need a place to park to use Hilton Coliseum in Ames, or Prairie Meadows in Altoona. The rest area at Elkhart and all ramps are full. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – At around 4 a.m. yesterday the Sioux City police department was called to a report of a shooting. Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot-related injuries. Police are investigating. FAIRBANK (IRN) – Firefighters from the Buchanan County town of Fairbank helped a stranded ambulance transporting a pregnant woman Sunday. The ambulance was stranded in the blizzard near the Wapsipinicon river with a female patient in labor. Members of the department gathered tractors and trucks with plows to get to the ambulance’s location. Winds of 50mph created near zero visibility. The woman was transported to an area hospital, and is reportedly doing fine. There’s no word yet on if she gave birth. MUSCATINE, IA (IRN) – A couple said “I do” in aisle two of the Muscatine HyVee over the weekend, according to WQAD-TV. The supermarket wedding had everything a wedding would have like flowers, a wedding party, two ring bearers, and a reception. Anyone shopping at the store was able to catch a glimpse of the wedding.

MOUNT VERNON, IA (IRN) – A Marion man has been arrested after police say he took pictures of women dressing in an eastern Iowa college locker room. KCCI-TV reports 45-year-old Jeffrey Pospisil was arrested Friday. Students at Cornell College reported seeing a cellphone held in an open doorway leading to the locker room. Students alerted a coach, who found Pospisil in the area. Pospisil told police he had only been texting on the phone, but a search of the phone found more than 100 images taken in the locker room as students were fully or partially nude. He was fired. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – The Iowa City Police Department has located a missing girl. KWWL-TV reports Grace Morrison was found safe in Iowa City. IOWA (IRN) – Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said he will not run for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020 because he’s not prepared to fully commit to another run for office. He told the Des Moines Register, “I didn’t feel that I could make that commitment, and without that commitment, I would be doing a disservice to the party, my family and myself.” DECORAH, IA (IRN) – The Raptor Resource Project announced that the first bald eagle egg of 2019 has been laid in Decorah. Mom Decorah and her new mate, DM2, are now tending to their first egg together. The egg was laid at 10:32 p.m. Friday in their Decorah North nest.