COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Authorities say a Council Bluffs woman placed one of her 10-month-old son’s hands in a mug of coffee to prove to him that the coffee was hot. KCCI-TV reports 36-year-old Rebecca Brahier is charged with willful injury and child endangerment. The child was seriously burned. The mother is in jail. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – A Dubuque man was stabbed several times early Monday morning. KWWL-TV reports police responded to a domestic disturbance, and when they arrived, they found a man was restraining his wife by holding her arms. 42-year-old Vanessa Tillman-Johnson had a knife in one hand and a bottle in the other. The husband was stabbed several times. She’s in jail. ANKENY, IA (IRN) – A residential fire destroyed a half-million-dollar home in Ankeny Saturday, according to KCCI-TV. No one was injured. Neighbors say they believe someone may have set the fire. Police are looking at surveillance video. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Authorities are re-examining a 15-year-old shooting in Waterloo because a man wounded in the incident has died from complications related to his gunshot wounds. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports police reclassified the unsolved case as a homicide instead of an assault. Shawn Michael North was paralyzed since 2001, and his death relates to the paralysis. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids woman wants to make sure no kids go hungry after school districts in Eastern Iowa tightened their school lunch policies. KCRG-TV reports Linn-Marr has begun a no money, no lunch policy for high school students and elementary students get a peanut butter sandwich. Cassie Gatewood started a GoFundMe account called “Tray it Forward.” She says, “Our children should never go hungry…” SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City woman helped launch a new U.S. Coast Guard ship named for her uncle, who was killed in 1945. The Sioux City Journal reports Donna Fuller was present Saturday at the commissioning of the Rollin Fritch, a 154-foot fast response cutter, at Cape May, New Jersey. Rollin Fritch was a gunner on the USS Callaway off the Philippine coast when it was attacked by Japanese kamikaze pilots. Fritch kept firing at airplanes when a kamikaze crashed into his position, killing him at age 24. He was posthumously awarded a Silver Star.

ANKENY, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after police say he stabbed his roommate. KCCI-TV reports officers found the 50-year-old male victim had suffered non life-threatening stab wounds to his arm and torso. Police have identified the suspect as 50-year-old Russell Alan Singer. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Several teenagers face charges related to dozens of criminal mischief reports involving BB guns in Iowa City, according to KCRG-TV. On Saturday, Iowa City Police found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle. Five teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 were inside. Officers found BBs, BB Guns and CO2 cartridges scattered on the floor of the vehicle. The teens are facing multiple charges. WAPELLO, IA (IRN) – About a dozen straw bale minions — the characters from the “Despicable Me” movies — were added to the streets of downtown Wapello in an effort to bring a little cheer to town. One person didn’t see it that way, and set several on fire. A Wapello man has been arrested and charged with arson. IOWA (IRN) – In college football, Iowa State crushed the Texas Tech Red Raiders 66-10, and one week after upsetting #3 Michigan the Hawkeyes shut out Illinois 28-0. And South Dakota State beat UNI 45-24 for a share of the conference title.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – Cerro Gordo County health officials are revoking the license of a Mason City motel. KIMT-TV reports there are numerous health and fire code violations at the America’s Best Inn & Suites. Guests at the motel are receiving mail at the property and using their own linens, furniture and appliances. They are also providing their own housekeeping. All guests must leave by December 1. PERRY, IA (IRN) – A Perry man faces a felony charge after a toddler drank his meth bong water. Raccoon Valley Radio reports 34-year-old Brandon Lee Lauer was watching a 15-month-old child the morning of October 12th. Lauer and the toddler were in a shed when the child drank water from a meth water bong sitting on a workbench where the child was playing with toys. The child tested positive for meth and was kept in the hospital overnight. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – An armed robber made off with medication from a Walgreens in Davenport Thursday, according to WQAD-TV. The man had a handgun and demanded Oxycodone from the pharmacy. He got away with an undisclosed amount of medication. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two Detroit-area men were arrested Thursday night in Des Moines for allegedly using stolen credit cards and fake IDs to make purchases at a pawn shop. WHO-TV reports the two face a number of charges including identity theft, conspiracy and drug charges. They appear to have been targeting pawn shops in the Midwest and making high dollar purchases. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – As many as 150 juveniles in Iowa prisons for felonies including kidnapping and attempted murder will get their sentences shortened as a result of an Iowa Supreme Court decision. KCCI-TV reports the court ruled Friday that juveniles convicted of forcible felonies should be given credit for good behavior at a much faster pace. It’s tied to a 2014 decision in which the court struck down as unconstitutional mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles. MONTICELLO, IA (IRN) – A cat named “Tommy” escaped a fire in Anamosa three years ago, and got a little lost on his way home, but turned up in Cedar Rapids Thursday. KCRG-TV reports Tommy has a leg injury that veterinarians believe happened a few years ago, but is in good health. He was returned to his original owner when a shelter checked and found a microchip.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – An afternoon accident sent one person to the hospital in Ottumwa yesterday. KTVO-TV reports a truck t-boned a car. The driver of the car had run a stop sign and was injured in the crash. Residents say the intersection needs fixed due to on street parking causing poor visibility. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Health officials are puzzled by an outbreak of the mumps among Dubuque County students that has now climbed to 30 cases, which is more than one-third of all cases statewide. KCCI-TV reports according to Dubuque County Health Department executive director Patrice Lambert, the source of the outbreak has not yet been determined. Lambert says this is the worst outbreak in 10 years in the county. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Days before he allegedly ambushed and killed two Des Moines Metro police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments praising officers for their service. KCCI-TV reports Greene emailed the department and wrote he loved them for keeping the community safe. He apologized for prior run-ins, and said that his “dark days” were over because he was getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Lake Mills man is in custody after two Mason City residents were found dead overnight Wednesday. KIMT-TV reports police responded to a report of a shooting, and found two dead inside a home. A suspect, 30-year-old Peter Veal was arrested after a brief foot chase. Veal has a troubled past that dates back to when he was a juvenile, and he’s the brother of Ruthann Veal, who was convicted of murder in 1993. She was 14 at the time, and was charged as an adult. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – One man is in custody after allegedly firing several shots in a Des Moines neighborhood Thursday night. WHO-TV reports the man fired shots both inside and outside of the home, but no one was injured. The suspect didn’t obey officers’ orders to lie on the ground, and they were forced to taser him before placing him in handcuffs. TIPTON, IA (IRN) – The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office is going green with a new solar array. KGAN-TV reports Sheriff Warren Wethington has been pushing for the project for more than a year. It’s the only dispatch peace officer center running entirely on solar in the nation.

KANSAS CITY, MO (IRN) – The state of Missouri will pay $9 million to the family of an Iowa man who drowned while he was in custody of a state trooper. KCCI-TV reports the settlement ends a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Brandon Ellingson after he died in May 2014 on the Lake of the Ozarks. Ellingson was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated. While in a boat with a trooper, he fell into the water while wearing handcuffs and an improperly secured life vest and drowned. ONAWA, IA (IRN) – An Ankeny man was arrested Wednesday after police in western Iowa received a report of an attempted child abduction. WHO-TV reports Onawa Police arrested 56-year-old Jeff Lee Altmayer on charges of enticing a minor, impersonating a public official, and unlawful possession of a prescription drug. Altmayer allegedly approached a minor and tried to lure them into his car. ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – Altoona police arrested a witness to a crash after he started beating a driver involved in the wreck. KCCI-TV reports the driver tried to flee the scene and 56-year-old Steven Webb started beating him. Webb’s daughter was in the other car. Other witnesses say Webb was enraged, and could hear bones breaking as he beat the man. The man is in critical condition in a medically-induced coma. GRANDVIEW, IA (IRN) – Firefighters in the southeastern Iowa town of Grandview rescued a worker from more than 200 feet up inside a 620-foot industrial chimney at a MidAmerican Energy plant Tuesday. The Muscatine Journal reports in order to reach the trapped employee, the rescue team made its way up interior ladders and skywalks and used a system of ropes to lower the employee down in extreme heat and low visibility inside the chimney. He’s OK. BAIKONUR COSMODROME, KAZAKHSTAN (IRN) – Today Iowa native Peggy Whitson will rocket into space on her third mission to the International Space Station. The Des Moines Register reports 56-year-old Whitson was the space station’s first female commander in 2007 and will become the first woman to ever command it twice. She’s spent 377 days in space. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport man has a new Donald Trump tattoo on his lower back, according to WQAD-TV. Bernie Sanders supporter Zach Cobert lost a bet with a buddy, and honored his commitment to get the tattoo if Trump was elected. Zach says “it’s the stupidest thing I’ve done.” His girlfriend agrees. “I’m not happy with it…now I have to look at it forever.”