DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines mother is facing child endangerment charges after police say she tied her three children up as a way to control them. WHO-TV reports Thirty-eight-year-old Jessica Henderson was arrested Saturday. The principal at the older children’s school told investigators someone provided pictures of Henderson’s three children – ages 9, 5, and 4 – tied up on the kitchen floor. DHS has the kids. SPIRIT LAKE, IA (IRN) – A man was hospitalized after an explosion rocked a plant in northwest Iowa, setting off a fire. KCRG-TV reports the blast was in the paint room of the Polaris Industries plant in Spirit Lake on Monday. Polaris employs about 500 people at the plant, producing motorcycles under the Indian Motorcycles brand. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Over the past 12 years, the city of Des Moines has helped at least three firefighters who faced termination for alcohol-related offenses instead retire with disability benefits — despite a state law prohibiting the practice, according to the Des Moines Register. In addition, other fire department personnel have remained on the job even after being disciplined for drunken driving or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol while at work. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and her Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell have agreed to three televised debates in October. The campaigns say the debates will be in Des Moines, Sioux City, and Davenport.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Two apparently independent shootings in Waterloo left a man injured and a woman dead Monday night, according to KWWL-TV. Police are investigating. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An employee at the University of Northern Iowa is dead after coming in contact with a major steam leak near a dining hall on campus. KGAN-TV reports 61-year-old Kevin Bley was working inside a steam distribution tunnel when he was exposed to the steam leak. No one else was hurt in the incident. Authorities are investigating. MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Mason City man is facing a felony robbery charge after he allegedly asked a man and a woman if they wanted to get shot. KIMT-TV reports McKinley Dudley, 59, approached a male and female and threatened them with what appeared to be a gun. He demanded the two people empty their pockets and bags. Dudley allegedly took cigarettes and allowed the two victims to leave. IOWA (IRN) – The first public poll of Iowa voters ahead of the 2018 election shows Fred Hubbell is leading, but there are still enough undecided voters to swing the vote either way. Emerson College conducted the online poll last week. The poll shows Democrat Fred Hubbell with 36% of the vote compared to 31% for Governor Kim Reynolds. 26% said they were undecided and 7% said they would vote for someone else. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Twelve Iowans volunteering with the American Red Cross are already on their way to the Carolinas to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. KCCI-TV reports an additional 30 volunteers will leave today, taking with them six emergency response vehicles. There are 300 to 400 Iowa volunteers ready to deploy, but it’s unclear how many will go until the path of the storm is clear.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – A Polk County sheriff’s detective and his girlfriend have been given a year of probation for their roles in an Ankeny bar fight. KCCI-TV reports John Negrete and Tereasa Sunberg also were given deferred judgments at their sentencings Friday. That means their convictions can be removed from court records if they complete their probation terms. Negrete punched an Ankeny firefighter, Ross Frank, and Sunberg punched Frank’s wife, Danielle. Negrete and Sunberg say Frank groped Sunberg at a bar before the fight. Frank denied the accusation. Negrete was off-duty. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The two men who were shot Saturday at Prospect Park in Des Moines are expected to recover. KCCI-TV reports they were injured when they were caught in the middle of a gunfire exchange after a heated argument broke out between two groups. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police are searching for a convicted murderer after he didn’t return to his work release center in Des Moines. The Department of Corrections says Vincent Brown didn’t show up for a head count Sunday afternoon. Brown was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of Phyllis Davis, who was shot and killed in April 1996. Brown was moved to work release in August. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former Hawkeye football player might be the next White House lawyer. Axios reports Matt Whitaker, who played tight end for the Iowa Hawkeyes 1991 Rose Bowl team and later became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, has been named as a possible replacement for President Donald Trump’s legal counsel. Current White House counsel Don McGahn announced last month that he will leave. AMES, IA (IRN) – The city of Ames’ plantings in beds and containers not only keeps the downtown looking lush, they also feed the hungry. KWWL-TV reports Ames has substituted edible landscaping — including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplant, cucumbers and okra — for the flowers it used to plant. On Friday, volunteers harvested more than 200 pounds of sweet potatoes from 25 planters. The vegetables are donated to a local food pantry.

VINTON, IA (IRN) – Police have arrested a Vinton man after they say he fired a gun towards officers Friday night. KCRG-TV reports officers returned fire, but no one was injured in the exchange of bullets. The man is in jail on multiple charges. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Sioux City police found a body under a bridge Friday, according to KCAU-TV. The body is believed to have been there for a while. Police say that the body was in such a state of decomposition that they have been unable to determine the remains’ race or sex. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A former Food Bank of Iowa employee has been arrested after police say she embezzled $35,000 from the non-profit organization. WHO-TV reports thirty-one-year-old Lauren Phillips turned herself in to authorities Thursday. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Mekhi Sargent scored on a 2-yard TD run with 4:47 left and Iowa beat Iowa State 13-3 on Saturday for the fourth year in a row. Miguel Recinos added a pair of field goals for the Hawkeyes (2-0). Iowa’s winning streak over the Cyclones (0-1) is the longest since the Hawkeyes won 15 straight from 1983-97.

WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – U.S. Marshals arrested a man wanted on charges of First Degree Murder, stemming from a 2016 homicide in Chicago. KWWL-TV reports the Chicago Police Department identified Chikym Lee as a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest. Lee was arrested in Waterloo Thursday. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – No one was reported injured after multiple gunshots put an early end to Friday night’s homecoming football game between Des Moines North and Hoover. The Des Moines Register reports approximately 20 shots were fired in a nearby parking lot with roughly 2 minutes remaining in the game at Hoover’s McGrane Stadium. The host Huskies were leading the game 21-18. LECLAIRE, IA (IRN) – A man who robbed the convenience store in LeClaire where his ex-girlfriend works was arrested and charged with multiple counts after his former girlfriend identified him. WQAD-TV reports Jae Eads, 31, robbed a QC Mart Thursday. During the robbery, Eads showed a knife and told the cashier to open the register. She refused and activated the panic alarm. Eads then assaulted the cashier – who said Eads was her ex-boyfriend – and stole miscellaneous merchandise. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police were forced to shoot and kill a pit bull that attacked its owner Friday. WHO-TV reports the dog attacked its 49-year-old female owner, causing serious injuries to her arm. The dog charged a police officer when they arrived on scene, forcing the officer to shoot it. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have arrested a man whom they dubbed the “damp hand bandit” after he allegedly stole hand-dryer units out of several public restrooms. KCCI-TV reports John Arthur Wilson, 46, was wanted on second-degree theft charges. The hand dryers are valued at $800 each. Police say Wilson may have taken the dryers for the copper inside or sold the units to “questionable contractors.”