RUDD, IA (IRN) – The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a fatal collision in Floyd County near Rudd Saturday. A 2015 Ford Taurus was driving north and failed to stop at a posted stop sign, crashing into an eastbound 2003 Ford Windstar. This is being classified as a fatal crash but the State Patrol has not identified any of the people in either vehicle or their condition. BONDURANT, IA (IRN) – Iowa State Patrol troopers pursued in a car at 125 mph after recognizing the vehicle as one that was stolen and connected to a death investigation, according to KCCI-TV. Joey Vazquez, 35, was taken into custody. Test results showed he had injected methamphetamine, consumed bath salts and smoked marijuana. URBANDALE, IA (IRN) – An Urbandale mother faces charges after police say she left her young children home alone for hours while she was out drinking. Oo Ngwai is charged with two counts of child endangerment. Ngwai left her 5-year-old and 7-year-old sons sleeping in their apartment while she took a friend home around 3 a.m. last Sunday. She became too drunk to drive back home and fell asleep at another location. The children were alone for 14 hours until police contacted her around 4 p.m. IOWA (IRN) – The University of Iowa football team ended its three-game losing streak against Northwestern with a 20-0 shutout on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are now bowl-eligible. Oklahoma State beat Iowa State 34-27.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – A Des Moines high school was placed on lockdown Friday after a teenager was spotted with a gun. KCCI-TV reports a school resource officer at Lincoln High School saw the 17-year-old outside the school and took him into custody. The teenager was not a current Des Moines Public School student. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Police have arrested two suspects they say were part of an assault on a couple in the Des Moines skywalk earlier this month. Eighteen-year-old Jeffrey Smith Jr. has been charged with one count of assault causing injury. A 13-year-old male has been referred to juvenile courts on one count of assault causing injury. WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IA (IRN) – A fatal auto accident is under investigation in northeast Iowa. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released additional information. ELY, IA (IRN) – The Ely Public Library received the Iowa Literacy Award Friday for its work to prevent something called “summer slide.” This is when students lose a significant amount of knowledge in math and reading over summer break. In five years more than 300 volunteers have worked one-on-one with kids during the two and one half months long program.

RUNNELLS, IA (IRN) – Police are investigating after two hunters found a body in Yellow Banks Park near the Des Moines River southwest of Runnells. The remains are so decayed it is unclear if the person is a man or woman or how long they have been in the park. GRUNDY CENTER, IA (IRN) – A northeast Iowa man is dead after he was hit by a car in a Grundy Center parking lot Wednesday. WHO-TV reports a 77-year-old Grundy Center woman was backing out of a Casey’s General Store parking spot when she suddenly accelerated. Her car struck a 29-year-old man from Aplington, and pinned him between the car and a trailer attached to his work vehicle. He was flown to a hospital where he died. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Des Moines police have made six arrests following multiple convenience store robberies. KCCI-TV reports they used knives and guns to threaten store employees. BURLINGTON, IA (IRN) – A house fire investigation in Burlington, Iowa, has led to an arrest. An 18-year-old man is charged with Felony-First Degree Arson. He is being held without bond until a pending court date. There were no injuries. OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – Standout Oskaloosa High School Basketball player Xavier Foster has narrowed his college choices to two schools — Iowa and Iowa State. Foster, the athletic 7-footer who has been multiple colleges top 2020 target for three years, is set to announce his decision Nov. 11 and sign with his school Nov. 13. Foster was seen as Iowa’s top 2020 prospect before he ever played a high school basketball game.

OSKALOOSA, IA (IRN) – Iowa Department of Public Safety officials say a man faces child endangerment and assault charges after an infant was brought to a hospital. Richard Samuel Grylls, 35, was arrested Wednesday without incident at his Oskaloosa home. Investigators said a 10-month old was brought to the Mahaska County Hospital with multiple injuries on October 16. Grylls is charged with one count of assault and one count of child endangerment causing injury against a non-relative infant. The infant is expected to make a full recovery. WEBSTER CITY, IA (IRN) – The wife of a Webster City man who went missing Sunday afternoon confirmed police found him dead Wednesday. The Des Moines Register reports Jay Dee Wynkoop, 38, left his home at 1 p.m. Sunday, leaving behind keys and his wallet. His car was located in a truck stop parking lot. He was the father of 11 children. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Three people have been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Des Moines Git-N-Go store Monday night. WHO-TV reports police are investigating whether the suspects are linked to five more Git-N-Go robberies in Des Moines this month. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – George Karaidos Jr., known as the “Chili King,” has died. He was 86. KCCI reported he passed away from bladder cancer. His restaurant, George the Chili King, has been a Des Moines staple for almost 100 years. He was the third in his family to own George the Chili King. He was crowned Chili King on Hickman and Merle Hay in 1952 and had been a friendly face in Des Moines for generations. CLINTON, IA (IRN) – The Clinton Fire Department is honoring fallen firefighter Lt. Eric Hosette with a new ladder truck, named Ladder Truck 190. KGAN-TV reports the truck is named Ladder Truck 190 because “190” was Hosette’s badge number. Hosette was killed in the line of duty while responding to a fire at Clinton’s ADM Plant.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A multi-county pursuit in northern Iowa that reached speeds of 110 miles per hour resulted in multiple charges against a Mason City man. KIMT-TV reports Matthew Lowe, 28, is in the Worth County Jail after allegedly leading authorities on a pursuit on gravel, paved and residential roads. Lowe had multiple warrants for his arrest and was under the influence of narcotics. He’s facing charges of eluding, OWI, driving while barred and around a dozen traffic violations. MARSHALLTOWN, IA (IRN) – A suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police in Marshalltown. The incident started shortly before 6:00 p.m. Tuesday when officers attempted to serve a search warrant. The standoff started when the suspect refused to come out. A SWAT team was called on scene because authorities were looking to recover a weapon as part of the investigation. The suspect eventually surrendered without incident at 10:15 p.m. VINTON, IA (IRN) – A Vinton woman has been charged with embezzlement of nearly $300,000 from a car dealership. KGAN-TV reports the Ervin Motor Company contacted police after noticing suspicious activity in their business checking account. An investigation showed that an employee, Kelly Ann Banghart, 56, had been stealing money for years. She admitted the theft, and said she used the funds to pay off credit card debt. IOWA CITY, IA (IRN) – University of Iowa administrators are keeping a close eye on Hong Kong as protests there continue to escalate. The University of Iowa runs a Masters in Business Administration program in Hong Kong. There are no Iowa-based students currently in the program but there are 12 students from the region attending. DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman, Iowa’s first female lieutenant governor, has died. She was 82. A Democrat, Zimmerman was elected lieutenant governor in 1986, becoming the first woman to serve in the role. She was elected by popular vote independently of the governor, and served alongside then Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican.