LEMARS, IA (IRN) – A man injured in a hog confinement in September has died. KCRG reports, 38-year-old Jorge Orozco of Sioux City died Saturday at a Nebraska burn center. According to officials, he and another man had been using a power washer to clean the hog confinement. When Orozco left the building to refuel the power washer, he spilled gas on himself and the machine. The vapors ignited, burning Orozco at the hog operation about five miles northwest of Le Mars. MADRID, IA (IRN) – A child jumped from a window to escape a house fire in Madrid this morning. According to fire officials, a child was in the home when the fire started somewhere in the kitchen. Fire crews were able to quickly put the flames out. No injuries were reported. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines man who was 17-years-old when he violently shook and killed his baby will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. WHO-TV reports Jayden Straight was sentenced to 100 years in prison on Friday. His daughter, 8-month-old Raija Straight, died in the hospital last July. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A University of Iowa administrator accused of killing his wife stood to gain more than $2 million from her death, according to the Des Moines Register. Roy C. Browning Jr. had no reliable income and was falling deeper into debt when JoEllen Browning, his wife of 43 years, was stabbed to death on April 5. JoEllen Browning had planned to meet with a banker to discuss a depleted savings account — one she shared with her husband — about an hour before she was found dead. Her primary beneficiary in the event of her death was her husband. WEBSTER CITY, IA (IRN) – Authorities in Hamilton County are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found Sunday morning. Police say there is nothing to indicate that the public is in any danger. CHICAGO, IL (IRN) – A suburban Chicago post office has been named in honor of an original member of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen who flew scores of missions in World War II. Captain Robert Martin was born in Dubuque in 1919. During his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A woman was dragged into a man’s apartment and sexually assaulted in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports the victim and James Arthur Edwards, 30, of Des Moines, were with a group of people socializing in an apartment. Edwards invited the victim to go elsewhere, and she declined. The victim later returned to her apartment, heard a knock on the door and assumed it was her friend. When she answered the door, Edwards was there. Edwards allegedly grabbed the victim and dragged her back to the apartment they were in previously before attempting to sexually assault her in the bathroom. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police have located a Des Moines man in Las Vegas and charged him with first-degree murder in connection to a homicide back in October. Nicky Beery, 39, faces those charges in the death of 43-year-old James Moss Jr. MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A Clear Lake woman is facing a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing a vehicle from the Goodwill parking lot. KIMT-TV reports Amanda Seely, 31, allegedly stole a 2005 Chevy Tahoe from a person she didn’t know. The vehicle was later recovered in Hamilton County early the next day. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Kids in the Cedar Rapids area had a chance to try out hockey on Saturday. KCRG-TV reports it’s called “Try Hockey For Free” and took place at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The staff there said the goal is to get more people interested in the sport, to help grow participation in the area

IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – A 31-year-old Cedar Rapids man is facing multiple charges of sexual abuse stemming from four different incidents in Iowa City. KCRG-TV reports Carlos Hivento allegedly grabbed a woman outside of a bar and took her to the roof where he raped her. In another incident Hivento met a woman at a bar and asked her to dance before pulling her to an alley and up to the bar’s rooftop where he raped her. In both incidents, he took their phones from them. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A fired Des Moines police officer has been denied unemployment benefits after lying about being struck by a vehicle while working — a claim her body camera video shows is not true. WHO-TV reports former officer Lourdes Hadenfeldt claimed that she was struck on the arm by a car as she tried to flag down a driver. Body camera video shows the car never struck her. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – The Iowa Appeals Court has ruled against a convicted killer who says he “died” during a medical emergency and thus fulfilled his life sentence. Wapello County court records say Benjamin Schreiber has been serving the life term since being convicted in 1997 of beating a man to death. Schreiber says his heart stopped five times on March 30, 2015, at a hospital where he’d been taken from the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. Schreiber says that because he momentarily died before being resuscitated at the hospital, he should be freed. The judge ruled his is alive, and should serve his term. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – State and local officials joined executives from Allegiant Travel Company Friday as the company announced plans to establish a two-aircraft base at Des Moines International Airport. The announcement heralds the leisure airline’s 20th base of operations, a $50 million investment which will locate two Airbus A320 aircraft in Des Moines, bringing at least 66 new, high-wage jobs to the community.

AMES, IA (IRN) – Iowa State University police are investigating a student’s death. KCCI-TV reports his body was found on campus Sunday night. Authorities don’t suspect foul play, and the name of the student has not been released. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle near Drake University. At approximately 7:15 p.m. Thursday, a 28-year-old man was struck by a car. He was transported to a hospital where he died of his injuries. FOREST CITY, IA (IRN) – A Winnebago County woman is facing drug charges after a search of her apartment. KIMT-TV reports neighbors reported the smell of marijuana coming from the apartment of Kirstie Michelle Pienta, 29. Officers found Pienta with a baggie of four grams of marijuana, a vial with four grams of marijuana, a bottle of Vyvanse with someone else’s name crossed out with a marker, and two drug pipes. Vyvanse is a stimulant used to treat ADHD and binge-eating disorder. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Iowa Democratic legislators said that the state’s former Speaker of the House, Pat Murphy, offered donations to their campaigns if they endorsed Tom Steyer, the California billionaire running for president. Murphy’s actions are not illegal. However, payments for endorsements would violate campaign finance laws if not disclosed. DES MOINES, (IRN) – The Iowa Supreme Court will take an appeal of an Iowa attorney who challenged a 2017 flight Gov. Kim Reynolds and her family took on a private jet to a football game in Memphis, Tennessee. Reynolds attended the Liberty Bowl to watch Iowa State play Memphis. The plane was owned by a company who had a contract with the state.

OTTUMWA, IA (IRN) – Ottumwa police say a missing 10-year-old boy has been found safe Thursday morning. Deontae John Michael Renken walked away from his home Wednesday afternoon. No other details are available. ALTOONA, IA (IRN) – A former Des Moines Police officer is again facing drug charges after a crash this week in Altoona. WHO-TV reports Brandon Singleton’s van ran rear-ended a car, and police found a baggy of methamphetamine in his van. Singleton was fired from the Des Moines Police Department after a similar crash in 2012. Singleton hit a parked car while driving his squad car and methamphetamine was found in his police vehicle. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police are searching for a man who lit an LGBTQ+ flag on fire downtown. KCCI-TV reports surveillance video captured a man burning the flag outside the Blazing Saddle in the East Village early Wednesday morning. Video shows the suspect trying to light the nylon flag over and over. At points he can be seen biting the flag before ripping it down. After the flag is in flames on the ground, the man walks away. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Unionized workers at the General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids are preparing for another round of negotiations with their employer, after voting down a contract offer Wednesday. Ninety-nine percent of union voters vetoed General Mills’ “last, best and final” offer Wednesday. But when General Mills heard the news, it invited them to the negotiating table once more this morning. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A late harvest, wet corn and the fall chill have combined to multiply demand for propane. Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig says demand has created a supply pinch as farmers rush to bring in their crops. Nearly every bushel of corn needs to be dried. Only 43% of Iowa’s corn crop has been brought in and the harvest is 11 days behind the typical figure at this time of year.