LINN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people are dead after a car accident in Linn County, according to KWWL-TV. A southbound vehicle driven by 22-year-old Brianna Stastny of Cedar Rapids was attempting to pass another vehicle when it struck a northbound vehicle head-on. Brianna suffered what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. The passenger in Brianna’s vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and only occupant of the northbound vehicle was also pronounced dead at the scene. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A 60-year-old Des Moines woman died after she was struck by an SUV on Friday, according to KCCI-TV. The SUV was driven by a 16-year-old male Des Moines resident. Detectives say speed was likely a factor in the death. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa’s treasurer says Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to tap an emergency fund to address a budget shortfall is not compliant with state law. Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald sent a letter to Reynolds on Friday that says revenue tied to the state budget that ended in June did not drop below a certain legal threshold. Since revenue didn’t meet that threshold, Fitzgerald says funds can’t legally be transferred from the state’s economic emergency fund. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – The Davenport City Council has decided Davenport will mark Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 9, not Columbus Day. The Quad-City Times reports the council made the proclamation at its meeting Wednesday at the request of the Native American Coalition of the Quad-Cities. The group shared their concerns about celebrating Christopher Columbus and the history of mistreatment of Native Americans locally. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Friday was the first meeting of a program at Summit Elementary School in Cedar Rapids called the “Mad Scientists” Club. KCRG-TV reports students at Summit are teaming up with future teachers from Coe College after school to learn more about science. There is great interest in the program–forty students joined in less than seven days.

DAVENPORT, (IRN) – A domestic disturbance turned deadly last night in Davenport. WQAD-TV reports police responded to a report of a domestic incident, and when they arrived they heard a gunshot. They secured the perimeter of the scene, and repeatedly asked whoever was inside to come to the door. No one did, and when police entered they found a deceased person inside the front door. The investigation is ongoing. HUDSON, IA (IRN) – Hudson Police say a worker with Traer Municipal Utilities is in the hospital after nearly being electrocuted. KWWL-TV reports the 51-year-old man was working on a transformer box yesterday afternoon when he came in contact with a high-voltage line. The worker has severe electrical burns, but was breathing when he was taken to the hospital. JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – A Johnston woman faces charges after she left her four children home alone while taking a trip to Germany. KCCI-TV reports 30-year-old Erin Lee Macke is charged with four counts of child endangerment, and one count of transfer of pistol or revolver to a person under 21. The children are 12, 12, 7 and 6. Macke faces the gun charge because she left a firearm within reach of the children. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – The Cedar Rapids Police Department has made an arrest in a murder in a Walmart parking lot on July 2nd. Andrew Meeks, Jr. died in the shooting; Johnny Moore, Jr. was injured. Quarzone Martin was arrested in Chicago and transferred to the Linn County Jail on Thursday. GRINNELL, IA (IRN) – A Grinnell doctor has been arrested for sexual assault. WHO-TV reports 62-year-old Roy Doorenbos was charged with two counts of Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse and one count of 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse. A woman who lived with Doorenbos claims he assaulted her three times. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School used its homecoming game to help victims of Hurricane Maria, according to KCRG-TV. Students say they’re taught at Kennedy to put others first, and always help those in need. Members of the cheer team roamed the stands collecting donations. The effort is part of the “One Campaign.” The organization was formed recently by all five living former U.S. Presidents, and money is going to hurricane relief.

JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – Johnston officials confirm four arrests in a sexual assault reported earlier this month. KCCI-TV reports Morgan Hough, 18, Ritter Stahlbaum, 17, Kaden Dishman, 15, and Noah Lamar, 15 have each been arrested and charged with one count of robbery in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the second degree and one count of felony assault. The victim is a male juvenile. HANCOCK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Hancock County man is facing nearly a dozen felony charges in connection to an incident at a party July 31. KIMT-TV reports 18-year-old Samuel Swanson is facing seven counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree burglary and another felony charge for intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Swanson was involved in a robbery near Klemme where guns were fired and people were robbed. Swanson was taken into custody in Portland, Maine. FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – Officials in northern Iowa are turning away highly intoxicated people from a new county jail — a policy the sheriff says has been implemented because of liability concerns. The Globe Gazette reports that Sheriff Dave Peterson says highly intoxicated people who are turned away from the jail are taken to the hospital or released to a family member. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Secretary of State Paul Pate has shown up in person to less than half of the meetings of a key committee that helps run Iowa’s executive branch. KCRG-TV reports Pate has missed 20 of 76 meetings of the Executive Council since January 2015 and phoned in to 21 more for an in-person attendance record far worse than colleagues. The committee approves emergency spending, pays outside lawyers, and governs insurance plans for employees. NORTH LIBERTY, IA (IRN) – Liberty High School in North Liberty was temporarily evacuated after a suspicious package was reported yesterday, according to KGAN-TV. The package turned out to be a duct-taped box containing a marble maze toy. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Iowa hero and his family have a new place to call home and it didn’t cost them a penny. WHO-TV reports Tyler Cleghorn was handed the keys to his new mortgage free home yesterday. It’s a gift from the Military Warriors Support Foundation and Wells Fargo. Cleghorn is a retired Army Airborne Infantryman who served two tours in Afghanistan before being seriously injured in an IED explosion. He says the home “is a great blessing, and it will change our lives forever.”

DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Dubuque Police responded to a shots fired call last night and found a home had been shot at numerous times. KCRG-TV reports three adults were at home at the time of the shooting, but no one was injured. Shell casings and bullet damage was reported on two sides of the house, and a fence. The shooting is not believed to be a random act. BLOOMFIELD, IA (IRN) – Davis County deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash just south of Bloomfield Tuesday night. KTVO-TV reports a minivan ran a stop sign and collided with a car, sending it into a ditch. Multiple people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. LUANA, IA (IRN) – A northeastern Iowa man has died after being trapped in a grain bin Monday. The Telegraph Herald reports that 88-year-old Duane Walter, of McGregor, died after entering the bin near Luana to break up some corn. Officials say Walter was completely covered by the corn in the incident. It took rescue crews about an hour to find and remove him from the bin. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Students planted hundreds of flags outside the Old Capitol Museum at the University of Iowa yesterday, according to KCRG-TV. It was done to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Students wrote messages on the flags to remember friends and family lost to suicide. One student said if the display helps save one life, it’s all worth it. CLIVE, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Lottery says the Social Security numbers of nearly 3,000 Iowa Lottery winners were inadvertently posted to a website this month. The information was in data spreadsheets listing winners of $600 or more in 2011. Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich apologized and said the lottery will offer credit monitoring to those whose data was released. WEST DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A West Des Moines man is in critical condition after his car overturned and crashed into a house and entered the dining room Monday night about 8:00 p.m. KCCI-TV reports the homeowners say they are lucky that no one in the family was injured. Mom Emily Lyons says normally they all sit around the dining room table about that time playing Legos. But not Monday night. Lyons says, “I had my angels. I definitely had my angels.”

BLUE GRASS, IA (IRN) – An Iowa police chief was injured when his squad car collided with a stolen garbage truck he was chasing near the eastern Iowa city of Blue Grass. Buffalo Police Chief Terry Behning was laying stop-sticks on the road when he was hit by the suspect in the truck. He was flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. The driver of the stolen garbage truck, 20-year-old Logan Shoemaker, was also hurt, but not seriously. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle this morning in Waterloo. KCRG-TV reports the 65-year-old woman was hit by a van and has serious injuries. The van was a school district vehicle, but no students were inside. DUBUQUE, (IRN) – A record $10 million dollar verdict has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Dubuque, according to KWWL-TV. 80-year-old Richard Pellock sought cancer treatment at Finley Hospital. During surgery, Pellock died because his stomach hadn’t been emptied–he drowned on his own stomach contents. JOHNSTON, IA (IRN) – The Johnston Police Department has launched an investigation into an assault involving several minors. KCCI-TV reports four suspects were involved in the assault of a male juvenile at a Johnston home. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Nurses at Linn County Public Health say they’re already seeing flu patients, according to KCRG-TV. Nurses expect flu season to pick up sometime next month, and carry through to at least February. Anyone 6 months and older is encouraged to get the flu vaccine. AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell supports wide receiver Allen Lazard after he criticized President Trump this weekend. The Des Moines Register reports Lazard tweeted he was upset by Trump’s position on NFL players not standing during the national anthem. Lazard tweeted, “Never have I ever been ashamed to be American. It’s disgusting to have the leader of the free world like this, #TakeAKnee.” Campbell says he will support the players if they decide to make a statement, saying, “Whatever our guys do, you hope it’s unified, you hope it’s powerful.”