DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Two people were taken into custody this morning after a chase on Des Moines’ east side. WHO-TV reports police tried to pull over 39-year-old Warnell Ziegler on a traffic violation, but he fled. He was captured when his vehicle got stuck in a parking lot. He resisted arrest, and was tasered. A passenger in the vehicle, Christina Stein, was also taken into custody on outstanding warrants. She told police she had swallowed drugs and was taken to the hospital. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – A former employee of Ottumwa Christian School has been arrested, accused of stealing over $160,000 from the school, according to KTVO-TV. 40-year-old Joni Stinson of Ottumwa, has been charged with four felonies. It has been a rough year for the school. In August, the school building was destroyed by fire. The fire was later determined to be arson. OSAGE, IA (IRN) – An Osage man accused of sexually abusing a young man and then attempting to kill him to keep him from testifying, has been sentenced to up to 35 years in prison. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports 52-year-old Mark Retterath planned to kill the victim, who he first abused as a teenager, with the poison ricin after the man reported sexual abuse to authorities. Retterath got the ricin idea from the television show “Breaking Bad.” DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A man has been arrested and charged following a shooting in Des Moines that resulted in one man being sent to the hospital Saturday. WHO-TV reports police arrested 75-year-old James Sloan and charged him with attempted murder and carrying a concealed weapon. ALBURNETT, IA (IRN) – A couple from the Linn County community of Alburnett believes their home started on fire Saturday because of a remote control. KCRG-TV reports a charred living room and crumbled insulation is all that’s left inside the house. It appears the remote started on fire when it got wedged in between couch cushions with a button pushed. FORT DODGE, IA (IRN) – An unusual tour group is planning to visit Webster County later in October. KCCI-TV reports 30 farmers from Sweden are visiting friends and relatives in Iowa to help out with harvest. Having finished their own harvesting in Sweden, where a more northerly climate means an earlier harvest than is typical here, the Swedish visitors are also coming to learn more about our farm practices, facilities and equipment, and do some sightseeing.

POSTVILLE, IA (IRN) – Emergency responders had to airlift a 38-year-old man to the hospital after he crashed his semi near Postville Sunday, according to KCCI-TV. Michael Duffield of Postville was driving north when he crossed the centerline and went into the ditch. They say that’s when he hit a driveway and the semi rolled. A passenger in the semi, 55-year-old Claude Jones of Waukon, suffered injuries. CENTRAL CITY, IA (IRN) – Two people were killed in a Linn County collision on Saturday according to KCCI-TV. A truck collided with a car in Central City, killing the car driver and a passenger in the truck. The truck driver and a 1-year-old child in the car were hospitalized. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids man is facing theft and fraud charges after he tried to cash a fraudulent check last week. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports 27-year-old Eric Clark Jr., tried to cash the $17,000 check at a credit union location in Iowa City. The business owner from North Liberty said he did not write the check to Clark, although it is made out to him. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Bail has been set at $1 million for a 20-year-old Davenport man accused of fatally shooting his parents in their home. The Quad-City Times reports Sean Michael Freese is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of 58-year-old Kevin Freese and 57-year-old Donna Freese. Police say he planned the killings, but have not discussed a motive. AURORA, IA (IRN) – A 55-year-old man from the northeastern Iowa town of Aurora faces multiple charges after he fired shots toward law enforcement officers during a two-hour standoff. KCRG-TV reports Dennis Chamberlain was threatening a woman with a weapon when officers arrived, and he shot at them. A negotiator was brought in, and Chamberlain was taken into custody two hours later. No one was hurt. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – Four juveniles were injured and the driver charged in a car crash in Davenport, according to WQAD-TV. 25-year-old Trevor Henderson’s car fishtailed on a gravel road, went into the ditch and became airborne before finally landing in a corn field. Henderson was driving recklessly at high speed. He faces multiple charges, including child endangerment. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – A Dowling Catholic High School senior is hoping to sway the opinions of Urbandale city leaders to allow bee-keeping within city limits. WHO-TV reports Clare Heinrich is a beekeeper, and she was informed by the city of Urbandale bees were “livestock,” and she couldn’t have them in the city limits. Heinrich says bees are going extinct, and we need to help them. Seven species of bees were placed on the endangered species list last week.

BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A Burlington man has been found dead in a home and police say the death is suspicious, according to WQAD-TV. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa DCI Crime Lab have been called in to help Burlington detectives with the investigation. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City man has been found guilty of attempted murder in the shooting of a police officer. The Sioux City Journal reports a jury found 19-year-old Isaiah Mothershed guilty Friday of two counts of attempted murder and four counts of first-degree robbery. Mothershed pulled a gun from a couch while his hands were handcuffed behind his back and shot Officer Ryan Moritz in a leg while being arrested. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa Police have arrested three men after a robbery on Wednesday. KTVO-TV reports an 18-year-old man from the state of Washington who had only been in Ottumwa for a week was robbed. His items have been recovered. The three arrested are from Ottumwa. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Republican leaders in Iowa say they are still supporting GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump after Friday’s release of a 2005 recording of his vulgar remarks about women. KCCI-TV reports at the 2016 Reagan Dinner Saturday night, Gov. Terry Branstad said it was wrong of Trump to say what he did but he still supports the Republican ticket top to bottom. The most recent polling has Trump leading Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by four points in Iowa.

MUSCATINE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – The National Weather Service reports that the storm that blew through Muscatine County Thursday was likely an EF-1 tornado. The tornado was 30 yards wide and traveled a 9.5 mile path just after 10 p.m. It lasted from 10:07 p.m. until 10:18 p.m., starting four miles northwest of Muscatine and ending four miles south-southwest of Durant. The tornado caused damage mostly to crops and trees. One hog farm had two outbuildings destroyed. UNION COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A 22-month-old child died this week in an accident involving a skid loader that was being driven by his father, according to KCCI-TV. The Union County Sheriff’s Department said Calab Brammar Jr. was sitting on his father’s lap on the skid loader and either fell or jumped to the ground. He died at the scene. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – A fire broke out at an ethanol plant in Council Bluffs yesterday, according to KETV. Reports are the fire started when a tanker on a semi-truck was either loading or unloading. One person was life-flighted from the scene. The plant, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, plant produces 110 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol every year. It also produces distiller’s grain and corn oil. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – There’s been an increase in the number of panhandlers and complaints about them in Cedar Rapids. KCRG-TV reports the city council is working on an ordinance that would limit locations where panhandling will be allowed. The ordinance would ban panhandling at intersections with stoplights, exits off of interstates, ATM machines, public buses and in parking ramps. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Two Urbandale police officers were honored in Washington D.C. Thursday. WHO-TV reports officers Curt Vajgrt and Andrew Dobbins were among the recipients of Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s Awards for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. The men were recognized for implementing a program for students. The “Culture of Integrity” program focuses on bullying, social media, personal safety, and achieving success.

CENTERVILLE, IA (IRN) – A man reported missing from Centerville three years ago was recently found when he was pulled over by a police officer in Arizona. The Daily Iowegian Reports 43-year-old Shannon Michael Nail was reported missing in late 2013. He was pulled over by police in Show Low, Arizona in September. He told family he was going to a temporary job in New Mexico, but he never came back or contacted them. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police were called to an armed robbery at a Star gas station in Des Moines this morning, according to KCCI-TV. The robber, who was armed with a handgun, demanded cash, put the money in his pocket, and fled. FORT MADISON, IA (IRN – The Fort Madison police chief has resigned, two days after he began his job. The Burlington Hawk Eye reports Kenneth Rosa resigned late Tuesday, saying he had to deal with a family situation and must quit his job to return to East Hartford, Connecticut, where his wife and two children live. Rosa had been sworn in as police chief Monday morning. City Manager David Varley called Rosa’s decision “quite a shock” but wished him well. ST. LUCAS, IA (IRN) – The remains of a Navy chaplain have been returned to his home in Iowa nearly 75 years after he died during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports Chaplain Aloysius Schmitt from the northeastern Iowa town of St. Lucas was aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma when the attack happened. The Navy announced in September that Schmitt’s remains had been identified. He’ll be buried in Dubuque Saturday. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police say be careful the next time you use an ATM. KCRG-TV reports numerous area banks and credit unions have seen a recent rise in fraud cases from ATM skimmers. The devices are often placed on top of the card reader at ATMs or other places that take cards. Police suggest looking for any unusual or loose attachments, or better yet, use cash. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Four Iowa men will serve shorter prison sentences after President Barack Obama granted them clemency Thursday. Nationwide, 102 offenders were given reduced sentences. Most had committed nonviolent drug crimes. Obama has commuted 774 inmate sentences, more than the previous 11 presidents put together. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowans and former Iowans are in the path of Hurricane Matthew in Florida. KCCI-TV reports Joy Hein moved from West Des Moines to Daytona six months ago because she couldn’t stand Iowa winters. Hein admits blizzards are nothing compared to a hurricane. She says, “Blizzards are a lot less scary. You know you’re going to be OK. You don’t know this with a hurricane.”