DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A weather system moving into Iowa Friday night will have an impact the entire weekend. Heavy rain, freezing rain, and snow are expected. Freezing rain, mainly across northern Iowa, is expected late Friday night into mid-morning Saturday. Unseasonably heavy rainfall with amounts of 1-2” is expected across much of central Iowa. It will be much colder by Sunday into Monday, with a light wintry mix possible. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Beaverdale couple held off a burglar with a pair of scissors and a wine glass on Christmas Day. KCCI-TV reports at approximately 8 a.m. Joseph Halbur broke into Rena and Duncan McClintock’s home. The couple woke up to their dog barking and found Halbur in their kitchen. They grabbed a wine glass and a pair of scissors and cornered him and waited for police to arrive. Halbur was arrested and released from the Polk County Jail. SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – An Omaha man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly firing shots at an Iowa State Patrol trooper in Sioux City. A trooper pulled over a vehicle Thursday and found a 27-year-old passenger had a warrant for his arrest. The man resisted and as they struggled, the trooper used a stun gun. The man ran away and during a chase he allegedly fired two shots at the pursuing trooper. The shots missed. BENTON COUNTY, IA (IRN) – Emergency crews spent Thursday evening searching a pond after receiving a report of a person falling through the ice in Benton County. KCRG-TV reports a 911 caller said they saw a fisherman on the ice earlier in the day but after some time, the fisherman was no longer in the area. The fisherman’s vehicle was located nearby and a large hole was spotted in the ice. The search continues. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Record setting high temperatures on Christmas Eve brought many Iowans outside. KGAN-TV reports about 100 golfers teed up at St. Andrews Golf Club on Christmas Eve. One man says he normally goes ice fishing this time of year, but the warm weather was a welcome break.

DUBUQUE COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A Guttenberg man died a few days after he was involved in a crash south of Dubuque. KGAN-TV reports Bonnie Tyler, 83 of Guttenberg, tried to cross the southbound lanes of a highway when her vehicle was hit another vehicle driven by a Marion man. Tyler and her husband Robert Tyler, a passenger in the vehicle, were both taken to the hospital for their injuries. The other driver refused medical attention. Robert Tyler had died from injuries on Christmas day. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines resident Dylan Merrifield, 21, was brutally attacked by a man who said he was God. WHO-TV reports 36-year-old Carl Stroud struck Merrifield on the head with a steel bar on December 9, while screaming, “I am God. I’m trying to save the kid.” Stroud has a long criminal record, which includes 12 cases of assault, violence and domestic abuse since 2003. The night of the assault, Stroud was on probation for a 2017 O.W.I. which included assaulting a Polk County Sheriff and a State Trooper. His sentence of five years was suspended. Merrifield has a fractured skull. CORALVILLE, IA (IRN) – A shooting killed one person on Christmas night near Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville. KCRG-TV reports witnesses heard nine shots, and first responders found three adults with gunshot wounds. All were transported to the hospital, where one died. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines police officer’s car was hit in a drive-by shooting Christmas night. KCCI-TV reports the officer in the vehicle sustained a minor hand injury from shattered glass. Officials are still looking for the shooter. IOWA (IRN) – A new report states Iowans are consuming more craft beers and fewer local wines. The State Alcoholic Beverages Division said sales of Iowa-produced beer jumped more than 16% in 2019. Sales of Iowa-made wine are down, but vintners say they will bounce back.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines woman who police say intentionally ran down a teen because of her race is now charged with attempted murder for hitting a 12-year-old boy with her vehicle earlier that day. WHO-TV reports 42-year-old Nicole Poole intentionally hit a boy with her SUV about an hour before she allegedly hit a 14-year-old girl at Indian Hills Junior High. Poole admitted to targeting the girl because she is “Mexican.” The 12-year-old boy is black. Both will recover. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – A man died in a drowning incident on the Cedar River Sunday night, according to KCRG-TV. Talon Edward Williams, 21, of Cedar Rapids, died from drowning after falling into the river after the ice broke under his feet. Three people were on the frozen water at the park when the ice gave way. A 14-year-old male and a 17-year-old male were able to escape. After the ice broke, the two boys went to shore and called 911. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are investigating two separate shootings Monday, according to KCCI-TV. A man told officers that he was shot at while driving and broken window glass hit him. He wasn’t injured. A few minutes later a 16-year-old boy was shot in the hand. The teen drove himself to the hospital. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Hundreds gathered outside the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Monday night to take part in “The Holiday Wave.” As families looked on from their hospital windows, lights and sirens from fire trucks and police cars slowly passed by, adding to the many that stood along the sidewalks with flashlights and glow sticks waving up to the children in the hospital.

ST. ANSGAR, IA (IRN) – Two people were flown to a Minnesota hospital for treatment after they were injured in a north-central Iowa snowmobile accident. KCRG-TV reports 26-year-old Damian Lapoint was driving the snowmobile early Sunday morning when it struck a creek bed northwest of St. Ansgar. He and his passenger, 20-year-old Briar Buechelle, were thrown off the vehicle. The two Northwood residents were flown to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – A central Iowa woman and her dog were killed while driving the wrong way down a highway on Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol reports Kim Pfantz, 58, of State Center, was driving with her dog eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 30 in Marshalltown when she collided with another vehicle. She and her dog were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a hospital and has since been released. DAVENPORT, IA (IRN) – A Davenport woman accused of sexually abusing a child on multiple occasions has been charged. The Quad-City Times reports that 35-year-old Roxanne Marie Evans is charged with one count of third-degree sexual abuse. She faces up to 10 years in prison if she is convicted. The victim was 14 or 15-years-old. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Three people were hospitalized following a shooting in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports police found three people at an apartment complex with gunshot wounds. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – Tonight, hundreds of people in Iowa City will be lighting up the holidays for children in the hospital. A special version of the ‘Iowa Wave’ is happening outside of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

NASHVILLE, TN (IRN) – A brother of a former Iowa Hawkeye football player was stabbed to death in downtown Nashville early Saturday morning, according to KGAN-TV. Clayton Beathard, 22, was stabbed during a fight outside Dogwood Bar & Grill after an argument over a woman. Beathard and two more victims were sent to the hospital. Another man also died. Bethard is the younger brother of C.J. Beathard, who now plays for the San Francisco 49ers. Clayton was a junior quarterback this season at Long Island University and previously played football at Iowa Western Community College. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man faces sex abuse charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted an unconscious victim and then texted her about the assault the next day. WHO-TV reports Michael Hubby, 46, is charged with third-degree sex abuse. The victim was dropped off at Hubby’s home by a friend. The friend told Hubby the victim was highly intoxicated and had possibly been drugged. Hubby allegedly sexually assaulted her while she was passed out and then texted her about the assault the next day. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man was found guilty of sexually abusing a client during a massage appointment after his license had been revoked for multiple sexual complaints. KCCI-TV reports in 2018, the victim had an appointment with Kevin Thoren, 65, for a massage at Banyan Tree Health Therapy in Windsor Heights. The massage was to focus on the victim’s neck issues. However, he covered the victim’s eyes with a cloth and asked about her “sexual energy.” He proceeded to touch her sexually without her consent. GRAMBLING, LA (IRN) – Morningside College won its second consecutive NAIA national championship with a 40-38 win over Marian University in Grambling, Louisiana Saturday. The title game was a matchup of the two top-ranked teams in NAIA. The teams had a combined record of 25-0 coming into the game. Morningside finishes the season 14-0 to remain undefeated for the second season in a row.