IOWA – Extreme heat is expected to continue through Monday across much of the state. All of Iowa remains under either a heat advisory or extreme heat warning, with the hottest temperatures and heat index values expected west of Interstate 35. Air temperatures in the mid-90s are likely in the afternoon and evening hours statewide, with feels-like readings approaching 110 degrees in many communities. Heating shelters are open in communities throughout the state. The heat wave is expected to continue through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. IOWA – There are now nine state-run beaches listed with swimming not recommended status, according to the latest update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Des Moines Register reports the number has jumped by eight from the last report. Those beaches include Backbone, Beeds Lake, Black Hawk, Blue Lake, Bobwhite State Park, Emerson Bay, Nine Eagles, North Twin Lake West, and Pine Lake South. All nine beaches tested positive for excessive E. coli bacteria. REINBECK – A Reinbeck nurse who admitted to stealing painkillers from nursing home residents has agreed to surrender her license. KCRG-TV reports 42-year-old Andrea Raffield is accused by the Iowa Board of Nursing of removing controlled substances from the supply of the facility for personal use. Board records do not detail the impacted nursing home. Raffield was criminally charged with tampering records, prohibited acts with a controlled substance, and intent to deliver in November 2023.

POWESHIEK COUNTY – Two different fatal crashes occurred just under an hour apart in Poweshiek County on Thursday. The first occurred just after 7 a.m. on Interstate 80. The Iowa State Patrol reports a semi with an oversized load blue a trailer and parked on the shoulder with a pilot vehicle behind it. A third vehicle driven by 48-year-old Christian Marie Leeth of Texas collided with both vehicles, including the semi, and struck the driver of the pilot car, 55-year-old Brenton Fergia, who was outside fixing the tire. He died from his injuries. Less than an hour later, two cars collided on Highway V18 in a head-on crash. A Hyundai driven by 37-year-old Joshua Allen Klein of Brooklyn, Iowa, hit a Pontiac operated by 70-year-old James John Jacobi of Belle Plaine after crossing the center line. Jacobi died from his injuries. DES MOINES – A Wyoming man is in custody after entering the stage area during the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines. KCCI-TV reports 22-year-old Jayden Michael Roccaforte was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance. The man is accused of entering the stage and prompted an evacuation based on his behavior, according to event organizers. The competition will resume today. DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in May, up from 3.5 percent in April. The number did include 3,900 Iowans joining the labor force. The participation rate rose to 67.3 percent, up from 67.2 percent in April. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent. The total number of unemployed Iowans increased to 62,400 in May from 60,700 in April.

LOUISA COUNTY – Organizers of a camp in which 88 children were recently removed claim there were nobody harmed on the property. KCCI-TV reports law enforcement is investigating possible human trafficking. The church minister’s son claims no children were in danger at the time of the raid last week led by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office. IOWA – A recent study shows tariff costs for Iowa’s importers increased by 300% from year-to-year. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that the data from a non-profit advocacy group called Farmers for Free Trade claims the increase represented a $68 million increase in April of 2025 from the previous survey. The products mainly impacted included aluminum, machinery, insecticide, and engines. IOWA – Uncomfortable and potentially dangerous summer heat is set to return to the state this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, daytime highs will climb into the mid-90s starting Friday and continue through Monday evening. Overnight lows will only drop into the mid-to-upper 70s, providing little relief. Heat index values are expected to top 100 degrees in the afternoon and early evening hours during the four-day heat spell, with the hottest two days expected this Saturday and Sunday. An excessive heat watch is in place for those two days for all of Iowa.

DES MOINES – There have been enough signatures collected among Iowa House members to call for a special session to override a veto of Governor Kim Reynolds. KCCI-TV reports 70 signatures have been collected, surpassing the two-thirds required. Reynolds vetoed House File 639, which placed restrictions on the types of projects that could use eminent domain. The goal was to curb an effort to build a privately-owned carbon pipeline. At least two-thirds of the Iowa Senate will need to agree to convene a special session about the topic.FORT DODGE – A teenager reported missing on Monday was found dead near Fort Dodge this week. WHO-13 reports 16-year-old Oliver Brockbank was considered a runaway after he was last seen at his residence on Sunday. The Fort Dodge Police Department reported that search teams found Brockbank in a body of water. IOWA – The former State of Iowa librarian has received probation after sending inappropriate images to an undercover police officer. The Des Moines Register reports 55-year-old Michael Scott of Clive was arrested in November for using an app to send photos and videos to what he believed to be a 14-year-old boy, but was actually a sheriff’s deputy in Florida. Scott plead guilty to two charges of disseminating obscene material to minors. He worked for the state’s library office before losing that job following the arrest. IOWA – Heat index values will reach 100 degrees or higher most areas from Friday through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The hottest day looks like it will be Saturday. There will be little relief from heat overnight, with lows only falling into the mid 70s.

LOUISA COUNTY – Eighty-eight children were removed from a rehabilitation and camp near Fredonia and in Columbus Junction, according to the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office. KCII Radio reports that on June 12th and 13th, a safeguard child protective custody operation and search warrants were executed at two locations – the Kingdom Ministry of Rehabilitation and the Shekinah Glory Camp. The operation was conducted due to reports of child abuse and endangerment. The collaborating agencies removed 88 children, who were attendees. DES MOINES – A Des Moines man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for child pornography charges. The Des Moines Register reports 44-year-old Filipe DeJesus Torres Villasenor was arrested last November after Des Moines police received details that the man had at least 20 videos on his phone depicted sexual abuse. He was sentenced Monday after entering an Alford plea to the 20 counts. He had requested a suspended sentence, but received 50 years, short of the 65 recommended by the Polk County Attorney’s Office. IOWA – Farmers had 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 15, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Damaging hail and wind was reported in parts of northern Iowa, which also received the most significant rainfall during the week. Field activities included cutting hay, side dressing and spraying crops. Topsoil moisture condition rated 5 percent very short, 22 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. At 97 percent, nearly all of Iowa’s corn crop has emerged, ahead of last year’s pace but matching the 5-year average. Corn condition rated 2 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 63 percent good and 21 percent excellent.