MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A man convicted of kidnapping in the beating and imprisonment of a woman caused a commotion by yelling obscenities at his victim and police after the verdict was read. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports Lenz had been involved with the woman, but attacked her when she told him to leave. Police say he held her prisoner for two days, taping her to a chair, punching and kicking her and threatening her with a gun. He faces life in prison. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – An “active shooter” called in at the University of Iowa proved to be a false alarm. KCRG-TV reports police received a call from a student on campus who reported that he had received a text message from a friend about an emergency at a residence hall. The text message said there was an active shooter in the building, and told the friend to call police. It was a joke. Police are investigating. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Some absentee ballots mailed out to Johnson County voters might be sent to the wrong place once filled out. KGAN-TV reports the Johnson County Auditor’s Office says a number of ballots had return envelopes addressed to Black Hawk County. The county isn’t sure how many voters received the wrong return envelopes. They are working to resolve the issue. IOWA (IRN) – In college football the Hawkeyes beat Purdue 49-35 in West Lafayette Saturday. Purdue used a late scoring flurry to make the score respectable, but Iowa dominated the game. Texas snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Iowa State 27-6 Saturday night. And Youngstown State rushed for a 1-yard touchdown with 28 seconds left, capping a 10-point fourth-quarter comeback and lifting the team to a 14-10 win over Northern Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids based Rockwell Collins is going to reduce its workforce. KGAN-TV reports the reduction will affect 2-3% of employees company-wide. 20,000 people work worldwide for the company, 8,700 of whom are based in Cedar Rapids. It’s unclear how the cuts will affect Cedar Rapids workers. FLOYD COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Two people were killed in an auto accident in Floyd County Friday. 25-year-old Colbie Gallipo of Forest Lake, Minnesota, was driving a pickup truck westbound on Highway 18 while 75-year-old Marilyn Wulff of Charles City approached an intersection. Wulff failed to stop for a stop sign, entered the intersection, and her car was t-boned. Wulff and her passenger, 14-year-old Jaden Wulff of Charles City, were killed. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A report of a drive-by shooting in Des Moines Friday ended with police holding four teens at gunpoint. WHO-TV reports what started as a prank turned into something far more serious. A driver called police saying a car full of teenagers shot a gun at him. He tailed them, and police pulled the teens over. The teens had no guns in the car–they had been shooting silly string. Police say there were no charges as the teens learned their lesson. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Two people had to be rescued after they fell in a cave in Dubuque, according to KCRG-TV. Rescue teams entered the cave and found them. One person was injured and needed to be carried out. Two police officers also entered the cave who later had to be assisted out. Neither officer was hurt. DES MOINES, (IRN) – 75-year-old Don Wright will be running his 99th marathon in Des Moines tomorrow. KCCI-TV reports he ran his first marathon when he was 62-years-old. Two weeks later, he learned he had multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. So he kept running. He has run marathons in all 50 states, and plans to run his 100th marathon in November in Philadelphia.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces attempted murder charges after he allegedly strangled a woman with a shower curtain. KCCI-TV reports 33-year-old Michael Lajeunesse is charged with attempted murder. The victim told police Lajeunesse punched and slapped her many times before dragging her from a bedroom into a bathroom, where he strangled her with a shower curtain while telling her “Now I have to kill you” and “You are going to die tonight.” He’s in jail. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Deputy has been taken into custody on allegations of being intoxicated while in possession of a weapon. KWWL-TV reports deputy Erick McFerran was charged for “carrying weapons.” He was booked in the Black Hawk County Jail and later released. He wasn’t on duty when this occurred. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A man suffered a gunshot wound during an evening riddled with shots fired reports Wednesday in Davenport. WQAD-TV reports the wound was non-life threatening. Witnesses say a group of people were arguing before the shots were fired. An hour later police responded to another report of multiple shots fired at a different location. No one was found injured. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – One person died after their car crashed into a tree and caught on fire in Waterloo early this morning, according to KCRG-TV. Police are investigating. FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – A large structure fire decimated a building in Fort Dodge last night. KCCI-TV reports the fire happened at Fort Dodge Asphalt Co. Fire officials say there were several explosions from a variety of tanks that caused the fire, engulfing the building, which is a total loss. Damages could exceed several hundred thousand dollars. No one was injured. DONNELLSON, IA (IRN) – Tuesday was a perfect day for harvesting crops, and near the southeastern Iowa town of Donnellson, Bill Knisley’s friends and neighbors did just that, according to the Daily Gate City. But Bill wasn’t there. He died in July from a farm accident. Bill’s wife Joann watched and said “I just can’t believe they came before they got their own crops out of their fields. Amazing.”

POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the cause of death of a man and woman, along with a dog, who were all found deceased inside a home on August 23rd. 26-year-old Raymond Silbaugh III and 42-year-old Alicia Marie Arpy were the victims of an accident. The cause of death was ruled as inhalation of products of combustion – with elevated Carbon Monoxide levels. The home didn’t have electricity and they were using a generator. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Multiple cars were hit after shots were fired in Davenport Wednesday night, according to WQAD-TV. Police say no one was injured, and the investigation is ongoing. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – The city of Ottumwa is reminding residents no pit bulls are allowed. KTVO-TV reports in the last few weeks, the city has seen at least three pit bulls at large. Ottumwa banned pit bulls and pit bull mixes from city limits in 2003 following the fatal attack of a toddler. The city works to find a home for abandoned pit bulls by working with rescue groups outside of city limits. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Protesters called former President Bill Clinton a rapist in Waterloo, Wednesday, according to KCRG-TV. Clinton was there to secure votes for his wife, Hillary, who trails Donald Trump by four points in Iowa. This was at least the fourth time protesters have shouted rape allegations, interrupting Clinton campaign rallies around the country. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – The president of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women has resigned because she says she cannot support Donald Trump. KWWL-TV reports Melissa Gesing says she still plans to work hard for other GOP candidates, but says she cannot “look at myself in the mirror each morning if I do not take a stand against the racism, sexism and hate that Donald Trump continues to promote.” WEST BRANCH, IA (IRN) – A West Branch man is facing charges after the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations says he beat a woman so badly he put her in critical condition. KCRG-TV reports West Branch police arrested 39-year-old Mike Kelley on willful injury causing serious injury and domestic assault charges. Police found the woman severely beaten inside Kelley’s bedroom. He’s in jail. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Bakers at a church in Council Bluffs have packed their millionth cookie to send to U.S. military personnel overseas. The Daily Nonpareil reports that the Iowa Cookie Crumbs at Emanuel Lutheran Church achieved the milestone Tuesday. Each month, the group sends homemade cookie shipments to U.S. troops all over the world as three teams of 50 to 60 bakers trade off kitchen duty. Tuesday’s shipment included nearly 13,000 cookies.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – An investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation in conjunction with the Linn County Attorney has determined that two Cedar Rapids police officers were justified in a deadly shooting. KWWL-TV reports the two officers shot and killed 25-year-old Markell Bivins September 12 in Cedar Rapids. Bivins was attacking his girlfriend with a knife at the time. POLK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Polk County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two vehicle head-on collision this morning that left one person dead and sent three others to the hospital. The accident happened in Pleasant Hill near Southeast Polk High School. Witnesses say that a Nissan Pathfinder traveling westbound was struck head-on by a Nissan Altima traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – Authorities say a man whose body was discovered inside a Burlington home was a homicide victim. The Hawk Eye reports the body has been identified as that of 32-year-old Julian Menke. Police say the case is being investigated as a homicide but won’t say how Menke was killed. No arrest has been reported. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A man dressed as a clown was arrested for assault in Urbandale Tuesday. WHO-TV reports police responded to multiple reports of a man wearing a clown mask who was armed with a machete and chasing two citizens. 18-year-old Jacob Steil of West Des Moines was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon. Officers located a metal baseball bat and clown mask at the scene. FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – A Texas man is facing drug charges in Winnebago County, according to KIMT-TV. 61-year-old Melvin Lee Sims of Lubbock was arrested after a FedEx driver brought a package to the Forest City Police Department. The driver said he had concerns about the package and a K-9 dog indicated there were drugs inside. Police got a search warrant, found meth inside, resealed the package, and delivered it to its destination at a local hotel. Sims took the package into his possession, and was arrested. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Interstate 380 in eastern Iowa is going to be used to test driverless vehicles next year, according KCRG-TV. The Iowa DOT will test the vehicles between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They say driverless vehicles will reduce accidents 80%. Semi driver Michael Miller is worried that the automated vehicles will hurt the trucking industry. He says, “This is all I know how to do. You take this away from me, what else am I going to do?” DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A baby left at a Des Moines clinic two years ago is now living a safe, healthy life in Wyoming. KCCI-TV reports the adopted mother of Beckett, a safe haven baby, says that Beckett is now a happy, healthy, 2-year-old. Britany and Erik Gormley adopted Beckett in December 2014. The Gormley family had just adopted Beckett’s half-sister, Samantha, so the caseworker was familiar with the Gormley’s, and was able to place the siblings together.