DECORAH, IA (IRN) – Two people face charges after authorities executed a search warrant Sunday morning. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office says the warrant was served at a home in Decorah. 35-year-old George Martinez and 35-year-old Angel Barrientos were both cited for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver, and child endangerment. NODAWAY, IA (IRN) – Arrests have been made in a Nodaway homicide. The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation has charged Jon Rubendall, 41, and James Bost, 39, both residents of Hiawatha, Kansas, for the 1st degree murder of Allen Pafford. DES MOINES (IRN) – The Des Moines fire chief has been censured by the Iowa Professional Firefighters Association. WHO-TV reports Chief John TeKippe was censured due to a lack of safety protocols and disrespect toward firefighters. TeKippe has also been under fire from the association on what it considers low staffing. BURLINGTON (IRN) – A man living in a tent on his own land in Burlington may be forced to move. The Hawk Eye reports that Curtis Halverson has been camping on a vacant lot he owns since mid-April. City officials say temporary structures can only stand for 30 days. Halvorson says he moved to Burlington from Colorado after being released from jail, that his wife is seeking a divorce, and they lost their home after falling behind on payments. DES MOINES (IRN) – Police are investigating a shooting in Des Moines Sunday night. WHO-TV reports that police found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg at a residence. The victim told police three people kicked in his door and demanded money for a debt he owed. The men began fighting and one of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot him and then took off. RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – Polk County authorities say they rescued a woman who went missing in the Des Moines River Sunday afternoon. KCCI-TV reports the woman went swimming and was swept away by the current. She was rescued near Yellow Banks Park in Runnells, and is doing fine. DES MOINES (IRN) – An Iowa State Trooper is lucky to be alive after an accident on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines, according to the Des Moines Register. Trooper Tracy Bohlen was doing traffic control after a hit and run accident where a semi-trailer was hit, lost control, jack-knifed, and burst into flames. Bohlen’s vehicle was side-swiped by a passing semi while he was directing traffic. All involved with both accidents were uninjured. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police and firefighters responded to a report of a SUV which crashed into a house early Monday morning. KWWL-TV reports neighbors heard a squealing sound and ran out to check and see if a driver had crashed into a nearby ditch. Instead, they saw the SUV inside the house. One person inside the house and the driver were taken to the hospital.  

DES MOINES (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids pool closed early Saturday following a near-drowning incident. KWWL-TV reports an investigation took place at the Cherry Hill Aquatic Center after an unresponsive 3-year-old boy was rescued from the water by a lifeguard. Police and Fire immediately responded, and the child became responsive upon transport to a local hospital. DES MOINES (IRN) – The latest report on the status of the Iowa hog industry shows the state with 21 million hogs on Iowa farms as of June 1. A ten percent increase over last year, it’s the second highest number since record keeping began in 1870.  Iowa is the leading pork producer in the nation, nearly tripling second place Minnesota’s production. NEWTON, IA (IRN) –  A 4-year-old Newton girl is improving after being burned over 20 percent of her body at her home on Monday. WHO-TV reports she was rushed to the burn unit in Iowa City for treatment where she has begun getting skin grafts. The little girl is expected to remain hospitalized for another six weeks. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – Lights that were donated by an Oskaloosa company in 2008 helped illuminate the White House in rainbow colors following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage Friday. According to the Des Moines Register the company has worked on other major landmarks and events such as Mount Rushmore and several Olympic Games.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility is planning to convert the largest boiler and turbine unit at Prairie Creek Generating Station in Cedar Rapids from coal to natural gas in 2017. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the conversion is designed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions at the power plant. DES MOINES (IRN) – A New York-based psychic outfit has agreed to refund thousands of dollars that Iowans paid to be rescued from a “lackluster, unnoticed existence.” The Des Moines Register reports that Joseph Meisels and his International Astrology Foundation bilked 78 Iowans with letters promising to help the lonesome and unlucky. The Iowa attorney general’s office sued, and the organization will refund nearly $14,000 to Iowans. DES MOINES (IRN) – A 44-year-old Iowa woman convicted of murdering a man when was she was 17 will have to stay in prison. KCCI-TV reports a Story County judge changed Yvette Louisell’s life sentence to a 25 year sentence, which would have allowed her to leave prison, but Friday the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that ruling was a mistake. Her supporters will continue to work for her release, saying she is no threat to society. DUBUQUE, IA (IRN) – Two men have been arrested in Dubuque after a suspected road rage incident Thursday. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports Jeremy S. Martin, 36, of Dubuque and Donald R. Sexton, 53, of Kentucky, were arrested for disorderly conduct. A charge is pending for another person who fled. The incident began when a “rolling disturbance” spilled out into the street and the men started fighting. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A Marshalltown man who was found with meth hidden in his prosthetic leg will remain in jail until his trial for federal drug charges. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Jason Gauthier, 40, and six others were charged earlier this month for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

CLIVE, IA – A Clive business reports that 90 percent of the vehicles on their property were destroyed in flooding this week. KCCI-TV reports that Acheson Auto Works is located near the banks of Walnut Creek, which flooded. Workers are cleaning up today.  They said it’s the worst flooding they have seen in 26 years. CAMANCHE, IA (IRN) – The number of unemployed took a big leap in Camanche as two companies announced layoffs.  KWQC-TV reports that Stampede Auto has fired all but three employees. There have also been a number of layoffs at IPSCO, a pipe manufacturing company. Approximately 260-270 people lost their jobs in the layoffs. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo police are investigating the attempted abduction of a girl Thursday night. KXEL radio reports the incident happened in front of the family’s home. A car pulled up to the curb, and a man told the 8-year-old to get in the vehicle. The girl’s mother yelled for her to get in the house instead, and the car left. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (IRN) – Council Bluffs police are investigating a middle-of-the-night explosion as arson. The Daily Nonpareil reports that authorities believe an unknown suspect ignited an explosive device on the porch of the residence of a 39-year-old man, which detonated and damaged the porch and surrounding windows. No injuries were reported. WINDSOR HEIGHTS, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports wastewater discharges from many cities in central Iowa following recent heavy rains. Cities reporting discharges include Chariton, Des Moines, Grinnell, Indianola, Melbourne, Redfield, Ogden, Waukee and West Des Moines. ARLINGTON, IA (IRN) – An Eastern Iowa man says he’s shocked after a hate-filled note was placed inside his car. KWWL-TV reports that Gilbert McBride, a minister from Arlington, says the note condemned him for marrying a same-sex couple. McBride’s wife recently died and in the note, the anonymous author claims she died because he performs same sex marriages. The person writes they hope McBride suffers, and says he should kill himself. Police are investigating. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A routine traffic stop turned into a pursuit Wednesday night that reached speeds of more than 85 miles an hour. KMEG-TV reports Sioux City police attempted to stop the vehicle driven by 44-year-old Bob Ray Schonrock due to a loud exhaust. Schonrock did not stop, and a pursuit ensued. When apprehended and searched at jail, officers found marijuana.  Schonrock faces eluding and drug charges. MARENGO, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation is looking into the apparent suicide of an Iowa County jail inmate. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office reports that Ross Allan Emerson was found hanging in his cell on Wednesday. Emerson was being held on an assault charge.  

PRESTON, IA (IRN) – An apparent explosion destroyed a home in Jackson County early Thursday morning. The Dubuque Tribune Herald reports law enforcement officials are declining to release any information about the incident, but nearby residents say they believe at least one person was injured. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A former cleaning crew member has pleaded guilty to stealing cash from sympathy cards and other items from desks at Cedar Falls City Hall. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reports that shortly after 37-year-old Vikki Lee Laws was sentenced to two years of probation in the City Hall thefts, she was arrested for allegedly using another person’s ATM card. Laws was charged with second-degree theft and identity theft. WASHINGTON, DC (IRN) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it’s time for Confederate flags to come down.  Calls to remove the flag from the South Carolina State House came after nine people were shot to death at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston last week.  KCII-radio reports that Grassley says the flag is a symbol of hatred and may be historical but it doesn’t lend itself to the future. UTE, IA (IRN) – Authorities say the pilot of an ultralight aircraft has been hospitalized after crashing into a western Iowa cornfield.  KCCI-TV reports the accident occurred early Wednesday, about five miles northeast of Ute in Crawford County. Authorities say it appears the aircraft was caught in a downdraft, and estimate that the pilot, 27-year-old Brian Borkowski, of Irwin, plummeted 50 to 60 feet as his aircraft went down. IOWA CITY, IA – Iowa City police have arrested an Iowa City man they say was attacking women in a park.  KCRG-TV reports the police department took five reports from women who described being accosted by a man. The victims reported the suspect would ride past them on a bicycle, then approach them from behind and grab them. The suspect, 44-year-old Anthony M. Long, was identified when police used a plain clothes female officer in the area. CENTRAL IOWA (IRN) – Severe thunderstorms hit central Iowa Wednesday night. West of the Des Moines metro, Raccoon Valley Radio reports golf ball sized hail, several tornadic funnel clouds, and winds in excess of 70 mph. WHO-TV reports in Clive, the city evacuated residents of an apartment complex, and in Indianola, officials prepared to evacuate a trailer park due to flooding. Flood warnings continue in much of central Iowa. DES MOINES (IRN) – Authorities are investigating a laser strike on a Delta aircraft flying into the Des Moines Airport on Tuesday night. KCCI-TV reports the pilot said a bright green laser light burst into the cockpit, possibly coming from the ground near the Iowa State Capitol building. The pilot was able to steer the craft away from the threat, which is intended to cause pilots eye damage. EVANSDALE, IA (IRN) – At least two people were hurt when part of a building under construction collapsed in Evansdale in Black Hawk County Wednesday. KCRG-TV reports it happened Wednesday afternoon as crews were working on building a new gas station. The cause of the collapse is under investigation. OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – A man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and willful injury in Ottumwa. Earlier this month, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report that a male victim was assaulted and held against his will. The investigation resulted in the arrest of 38-year-old Fredrick Grace Jr. of Ottumwa, who is charged with first-degree kidnapping and willful injury.