SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – Sioux City police are searching for suspects after an 18-year-old woman was killed and four others were injured by gunfire at a New Year’s party. The shooting occurred Friday morning when several shots from multiple guns were fired into a home where a house party was being held. The woman was found dead from a gunshot wound. Four others who were hit by gunfire were treated at hospitals and were in stable condition.. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Twenty-one homicides in 2020 is an unusually high number for the City of Des Moines. Two of them remain unsolved. Josiah Woods was the victim in the first homicide of 2020, happening just hours after midnight on New Year’s Day. Des Moines Police have not yet been able to identify the killer. The other unsolved homicide of 2020 happened on April 3 when Kaydee Bobbitt was shot while driving her car. Police have had warrants out for a material witness, Antonio Markez Hodges, since late April but have not been able to locate him. INDEPENDENCE, IA (IRN) – Police in Independence are looking for a man seen breaking into a Casey’s on New Year’s Day. A picture from surveillance video was posted to Facebook, asking the public for information. GLENDALE, AZ (IRN) – No. 12 Iowa State (8-3) plays No. 25 Oregon (4-2) in the Fiesta Bowl today. It’s the first meeting of the two teams.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The National Weather Service is warning of a winter storm on New Year’s Day. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of the area until midnight today. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Cedar Rapids Police are investigating after receiving reports of a stabbing and shots fired early Friday morning. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – Waterloo Police are investigating reports of a shooting near downtown this morning. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The number of Iowans filing initial unemployment claims rose slightly last week. Iowa Workforce Development 7,644 initial unemployment claims were filed for the week ending on Saturday, an increase of 373 over the prior week. CEDAR FALLS, IA (IRN) – A California bar owner opened two new operations in Cedar Falls just in time for New Year’s. Bars in California have been closed since March because of concern of COVID-19. That’s why one bar owner rushed to Iowa, where bars could continue to stay open. Brian Cohen, owner of MOB Bar and Moonshine Cowgirls in downtown Cedar Falls says “I know it’s going to thrive.” Cohen owns 19 bars in California, which were closed since California decided to close all non-essential businesses.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds says more than 25,000 Iowans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s about 793 vaccinations per 100,000 Iowans. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IRN) – While some senators have announced their opposition to the Electoral College’s vote for President-elect Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Grassley will not contest the vote. On Wednesday, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said he will object to the Electoral College’s vote for Biden during the next meeting of Congress. Senator Joni Ernst has not commented. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent’s contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “yes” when asked at a news conference whether Mariannette Miller-Meeks will be sworn in with other members of the House on Sunday. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – A Cedar Rapids woman is accused of trying to help her boyfriend escape from police custody outside Allen Hospital in Waterloo on Tuesday. Deputies with the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office were able to hear their conversations about the plan on the jail inmate phone recording system. Tyrone Copeland was scheduled for a medical appointment at Allen Hospital and just before the time he was set to arrive, Donsque Donston arrived in the parking lot in the car intended to be an escape vehicle. Now both are in jail. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – All-America defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon of Iowa announced he’ll declare for the NFL draft and forego his senior season. Nixon was a first-team Associated Press All-American and the AP Big Ten defensive player of the year.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A driver was clocked at 114 mph on Interstate 35 on Tuesday night during the snowstorm. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver’s excuse was he was “in a hurry to get back to college in Minnesota.” IOWA (IRN) – A number of communities from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids received nearly a foot of snow yesterday and overnight. The Iowa State Patrol responded to 91 weather-related vehicle crashes and 372 motorist assists from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. yesterday. Seven crashes resulted in injuries. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Stores around the Des Moines metro had empty shelves as people rushed to buy snow supplies ahead of Tuesday’s storm. Business owners said ice melt, shovels and snow blowers sold out quickly this week. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – COVID-19 testing results from Test Iowa sites may face delays due to Tuesday’s winter storm. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons. Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt of the Southern District said, “it’s not surprising that a criminal like Trump pardons other criminals,” and that, “apparently to get a pardon, one has to be either a Republican, a convicted child murderer or a turkey.” Pratt was referring to pardons Trump granted to his former campaign aides convicted of crimes, former Republican congressmen who committed crimes, and security contractors convicted of killing innocent civilians in Iraq. Trump also pardons turkeys — this year two from Iowa — annually before Thanksgiving.

IOWA (IRN) – The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect for most of the state until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Snow expands from west to east this morning, increasing in intensity during the afternoon. Impressive snowfall rates are possible along with gusty winds and a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and even rain showers during the afternoon in southern Iowa. Snow amounts will vary from less than 4 inches in the western part of the state to bands of heavier snow around central Iowa, producing nearly 8 inches of fresh snow. Travel is not advised starting at noon today in central Iowa. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Coronavirus-related hospitalizations and admissions ticked higher in Iowa Monday after several days of decline as the state will end the year with over 3,700 dead from the virus. State Public Health data shows the number of deaths in October was 21% higher than the average monthly deaths for October over the past four years. IOWA (IRN) – Long-term care facilities across Iowa began distributing the first round of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to staff and residents on Monday. WAUKEE, IA (IRN) – Waukee fire crews said two people were injured in a fire at an apartment complex Monday evening. It happened near downtown Waukee. Two people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. All seven families living at the complex have been displaced. WATERLOO, IA (IRN) – One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at an Iowa pork plant said the office pool was spontaneous fun and intended to boost morale. Don Merschbrock, a former night manager at the plant in Waterloo, Iowa, said he was speaking in an attempt to show that the seven fired supervisors are “not the evil people” that Tyson has portrayed. “We really want to clear our names…We actually worked very hard and took care of our team members well.”