DES MOINES (IRN) – Governor Kim Reynolds has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging her office violated state law by failing to respond to open records requests. The Governor’s Office has agreed to allow a state district court to resolve open records disputes with three plantiffs that arise over the next year, according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. A state appeal board has approved the requests. The state will also pay $135,000. DES MOINES (IRN) – Police believe a fire at a church in Des Moines Monday was an arson. Twenty-seven-year old Emmanuel Philpot was arrested after he was spotted near Perfecting Holiness Temple as the Des Moines Fire Department fought the blaze. The DMPD arson dog, Yahtzee, was able to detect an accelerant for fire in a follow-up investigation. COUNCIL BLUFFS (IRN) A Cass County man was sentenced Tuesday conspiring to distribute fentanyl. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Iowa issued a press release about Mason Blaine Loudermilk, a 19-year-old who was sentenced to 192 months in prison. Loudermilk must serve a six-year term of supervised release after the prison term. According to court documents, between August 2020 and May 2022, Loudermilk obtained fentanyl, in pill form, from a source in Omaha, Nebraska. BOONE (IRN) – The Iowa High School Athletic Association has filed a lawsuit against the Iowa High School Sports Network over proposed fees for streaming state tournament games going forward. The broadcast partners are in contention about whether the IHSSN can add fees and the time remaining on their current contract in Polk County District Court. The IHSSN intends to charge $9.99 per game, or $18.99 per tournament, for fans to watch on any internet-connected device.

UNIONVILLE (IRN) – A Unionville man was killed in a single vehicle rollover Tuesday morning. The Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office reports 65-year-old Craig Bankson was pronounced dead at the scene after he rolled his Ford Explorer onto its side at the intersection of South Street and Oak Street in Unionville. Bankson was ejected from the vehicle after losing control. DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa’s Office of the Chief Information Officer issued Notice of Funding Availability for $149 million in grants available for communities to bolster high speed internet access. A pre-application conference will be held on June 28th before applications open in July for the program aimed at expanding broadband access in Iowa. DES MOINES (IRN) – The state of Iowa is receiving $12 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to strengthen the power grid against severe weather. The Des Moines Register reports the funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aiming to modernize the electric grid and reduce the impacts of extreme weather on electricity. FAIRFIELD (IRN) – KCII-TV reports that a Fairfield teenager who pleaded guilty to killing his teacher is requesting a delayed sentence. In April, Jeremy Gooddale admitted guilt to first-degree murder for the death of Nohema Graber in 2021. Gooddale’s sentencing is scheduled in August, but his lawyers are asking for a two-month delay because a psychiatrist set to testify at the hearing is not available during the current date. Prosecutors say Graber’s ex-husband wants to make a witness impact statement but his also facing a terminal illness. A judge will review the request in July.

FORT DODGE (IRN) – Fort Dodge Police and the Webster County Sheriff’s Office have identified a teenager who died in an apparent shooting this past weekend. KCCI-TV reports that police found 14-year-old Dakari James in Fort Dodge with multiple wounds after receiving calls about gunshots at around noon on Saturday. Nineteen-year-old Isaac Bachman of Fort Dodge has been charged with first degree murder. MAGNOLIA (IRN) – Three people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Harrison County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a truck driven by 73-year-old Ronald Meeker of Woobine was traveling on Highway 127, when he failed to negotiate a curve and stop at a stop sign, rolling on to its side, where it hit a motorcycle with Steven and Julie Starkey of Council Bluffs, who died after they were thrown from their bike. Adam and Samantha Opal were critically injured trying to avoid the crash after they were thrown from their motorcycle. DES MOINES (IRN) – Three Des Moines police officers were injured while trying to arrest a man accused of domestic abuse. The Des Moines Police Department reports that non-life threatening injuries were sustained as police arrested 23 year old Pierce Nicholas Cruz at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Cruz has been charged with violation of a no contact order, willful injury causing bodily injury, and assault on a peace officer. DES MOINES (IRN) – More than 6,000 people may have had their personal information exposed during a cyber attack on Des Moines Public Schools. WHO-13 in Des Moines reports the school district released details this week from the attack that closed classes for several days in January. Des Moines Public Schools reports no evidence of financial fraud or identity theft has been found so far in their ongoing investigation.

PLEASANT HILL (IRN) – Police are investigating what appeared to be a human skull found at Yellow Banks Park Friday night in Pleasant Hill. WOI-TV in Des Moines reports the Polk County Sheriff’s is looking into the possible human remains discovered along the banks of the Des Moines River. BETTENDORFT (IRN) – Half of the historic Interstate 74 bridge in the quad cities has been demolished. KWQC-TV reports more than a thousand spectators lined the Riverfront bike path in Bettendorf to watch the controlled demolition performed by the Iowa DOT. The old I-74 was out of service by the end of 2021. No official date has been released regarding the demolition of the remaining parts of the bridge. JOHNSTON (IRN) – The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum hosted several residents who celebrated the ceremony of the newly christened USS Iowa Submarine over the weekend. It’s the first underwater vessel named after the Hawkeye State. The event took place in Connecticut, but 13 watch parties were held across the state, according to KCCI-TV in Des Moines. PLYMOUTH COUNTY (IRN) – The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reported the first case of West Nile Virus this year. The disease commonly transferred through mosquito bites was found in an older adult aged older than 61 from Plymouth County. The case was confirmed through a test at the State Hygienic Lab. In 2022, nine Iowans were diagnosed with West Nile virus, with zero deaths.

LOHRVILLE (IRN) – An investigation is ongoing into the death of a child in Lohrville. Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at 7:00 Friday morning and found six-year-old Alexzander Pope dead in a residence. Local authorities and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the cause of death. DES MOINES (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court had a split 3-to-3 ruling Friday on a law that would ban abortion after six weeks. The 2018 bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds was blocked by a state judge shortly after it passed, and the tie on the court today keeps the current 20 week law in place. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver and House Speaker Pat Grassley both vowed to bring legislation to further restrict abortion rights in Iowa to the floor in the 2024 session. DAVENPORT (IRN) – The demolition of a collapsed apartment complex in Davenport has been halted. KWQC-TV reports an emergency ordered issued by a Scott County judge stopped construction to allow for an inspection to be completed by Tuesday evening following a lawsuit filed by former tenants Quanishia and Lexus Berry. DES MOINES (IRN) – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held level at 2.7 percent in May as 6,400 new workers joined the labor force. According to Iowa Workforce Development, Iowa’s labor force participation rate increased to 68.5 percent in May, up from 68.3 percent in April.